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We had a turkey dinner last night for Thanksgiving. I felt sorry for Americans in the UK -- all their loved ones at home were having a day off, watching the football, eating nice food, having presents etc. while they were just facing yet another regular November day in Blighty. Cold, wet, dark, having to go to work. Sobs. But we staged a little bit of a holiday feel, which was very nice indeed and an indulgence on a Thursday. It was also actually not a bad idea at all to be encouraged to be thankful for things (although not necessarily for the arrival of the Puritans); this has been a tough and challenging year in so many ways that it threatens to overshadow the fact that it has also been entirely lovely.