Like a Christmas brothel

So we've been getting ready for this weekend's MizBubs family shindig. One of the things we did, MizBubs and I, was run a few errands Thursday. One of those errands involved getting a valance for the upstairs bathroom. We thought it looked kind of funky, a little discordant for the rest of the bathroom, but in a good way:

Our youngest was just finishing with cleaning up the bathroom to get it ready for company and I asked her what she thought of the new valance. Her response was muted, and I picked up that she didn't really like the new look.

Me: I think it looks kind of funky. Like a New Orleans brothel.

Hannah: Yeah, if it was a Christmas brothel...

MizBubs had it down and put back in its original packaging by the time I even sat down to post this.

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In other early-Thanksgiving holiday news, we grabbed our fresh free-range turkey and a couple of ducks for frying and roasting tomorrow. The turkey goes into the fat, one duck gets a half-full beer can shoved up its fundament, and the second duck will be roasted in the traditional manner. MizBubs bought me an injecteur de gout, and this year will be the first time I make a homemade marinade to inject into the turkey before frying.

The house is relatively clean, and we hung a little piece of folk art I got in New Orleans in March, but hadn't found a home for yet:



It will now greet visitors as they walk into the kitchen from the front door. Doctors Von Monkerstein and Zaius, take note.

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Here is tomorrow's menu:

Maytag blue cheese with fruit and bread (thank you, MizBubs' brother!)
Spanakopita

Deep fried turkey
Beer can duck
Roast Duck

Cornbread dressing with hot sausage, apples and pecans
Baked butternut squash with blue cheese and walnuts (thank you, Miz Splotchy!)
Corn pudding
Southern-style green beans
Warm cabbage, onion and apple slaw (recipe courtesy of Megan)
Garlic smashed potatoes

Chocolate pecan pie
Pumpkin orange spice pie
Cranberry apple crisp (thank you, sister-in-law Nancy!)
Vanilla ice cream

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Time to go. If you'd like you can hang out in Hannah's room. I find it funny that the kid with purple Christmas lights in her room found our bathroom valance garish. Oh well. We'll call you when dinner's ready.