November, 2017 at Urban Home Blog
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Here are some of our plans for the
month of gratitude at Urban Home Blog.
- Burn sage on All Souls day both to honor the spirits of the departed and to cleanse home in preparation for the new year
- Put away Halloween décor, completing an inventory for insurance and family history
- Send donations to The Bowery Mission and Project Angel Food; make note in household calendar to check on need in February
- Go through household calendar to confirm appointments through New Year's, including doctor, dentist, and pharmacist
- Plan holiday getaway in Solvang
- Order 2018 almanac
- In memory of autumn in New York, order French Roast Java and Pumpkin Spice coffee from McNulty's
- Arrange and place displays of gourds, wheat, and autumn leaves
- Order and brine turkey for Thanksgiving
- Plan and order ingredients and supplies for Thanksgiving dessert board: pumpkin pie, apple pie, spice cake
- Make red-hots and giardienera for Thanksgiving relish tray
- Make and can applesauce for Thanksgiving guests to take home
- Assess and care for Thanksgiving serveware: launder and iron table lines, oil down wooden-handled serving pieces, polish silver pieces
- Host Black Friday Open House for friends who'd rather avoid shopping. Screen Torch Song, All About Eve, and the Maisie Series. Serve baked rigatoni, martinis, and desserts left from Thanksgiving
- Meet friends at the Abbey for annual toy drive and tree-trimming party
Reading List: The Haunted Life, Jack
Kerouac; Living Wicca, Scott Cunningham; Decorating Year-Round,
Better Homes and Gardens et al
Listening List: Thanksgiving Playlist
to include jazz and jazz vocals, boogie-woogie, and classic pop
vocals
November,
2015: Applesauce
November,
2013:
Grandma's Kitchen
November,
2012:
Weatherproofing, Leftovers, Side Dish, DessertNovember, 2011: Leftovers, Thanksgiving Music, Side Dishes, Pumpkin Ale
November, 2010: Setting the Table, Side Dishes, Canning
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