Outside my tetsubin teapot by Joe Lencioni

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Once again, my tetsubin teapot. You are probably sitting there and saying to yourself, “Gosh, what a sweet teapot. But, what do those strange characters mean?” To be honest, I don’t really have a great answer for that question. But, there are four of them on the teapot and I believe that they represent the four seasons: spring, summer, winter, and autumn. I think they may be Japanese characters (being a Japanese teapot), so if you are an expert in Japanese please inform the world by leaving a comment. I have some friends who know Japanese. I don’t know why I don’t just ask them…

The Thanksgiving meal that my mom and I slaved over was absolutely fantastic. It was pretty much this menu and recipies that I found on Epicurious with only one minor change: instead of pumpkin in the dessert we used butternut squash. There were only two downsides. First, the meal was kinda expensive. But, since it was a one-time holiday thing, that doesn’t matter quite so much. Second, a lot of time in preparation went into the meal. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook. It can be a lot of fun and a great creative outlet. But, the two of us spent probably eight to ten hours apiece just cooking. Cleanup was a whole other story. But, the payoff was so worth it. So totally worth it.

Happy black friday. Today I will brew my first batch of beer. I have everything set up and ready to go and set aside some time to get it all going. I am quite excited.

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