Friday Roundup #47
The first fire of the season. Callie hasn't discovered the blanket yet, but she will.
It’s finally cold in Georgia, y’all.
When I walked out of the office this evening it was cold enough to make me shiver. There’s a frost warning tonight, it’s supposed to get down to freezing tomorrow night, and we’ve got the first fire of the season going in the fireplace.
It’s a short and late roundup this week. It’s been a busy week and it’s all about to get busier.
- Coming on the blog: Sunday is the story of how pumpkin pie got political. Yes, really.
- This past week: How I Actually Cook Thanksgiving Turkey, Caramelized Pork and Beef Bowls, and Thanksgiving 2026: The Menu.
- Garden Update: No more saffron blooms this week. All 25 corms have sprouted, though, so I’m covering the barrel with a sheet for the frost and hoping we get a few more threads out of it. Next year I’m planting earlier.
- What I’m Reading: The End of Everything by M. John Harrison [Bookshop.org*]. I’ve only just started it. It won the Booker Prize on Monday, and Harrison is the first science fiction writer ever to win one.
- What I’m Watching: Still The Great British Baking Show [IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes], and the new season of Dexter: Resurrection [IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes].
- What I’m Eating: A sausage, pasta, zucchini, and pesto dish I made up out of my head (it needs more testing), leftover posole from the freezer, and Thai food twice, because we had cravings.
What are y’all reading/watching/cooking/dealing with this week? Let me know in the comments.
P.S. Yes, that’s Thai food twice in one week. When the craving hits, it hits. I’m not sorry.
P.P.S. Yes, my cozy first-fire week is an end-of-the-world novel and a serial killer show. It’s called balance.
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