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Good afternoon from Collegeville,

All is quiet here on campus.  It is a very nice day, almost 40 and some sun.  “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go…”    Well, not really.  Barby and I are going to the 5^th Avenue Grill at The Radisson in downtown St. Cloud.  It is hard to find a restaurant that is open on Thanksgiving Day.  All three of her daughters are going to their in-laws for dinner.  The Osberg’s gather on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I remember how Grandma Ramlo used to put on a feast.  She and Bert Ramlo owned a grocery store in Upsala, so there were usually three kinds of meat and lots of side dishes.  My job was to fill the crystal glasses with cold water from the cistern pump.   She would always announce that she didn’t know why she kept on doing this; she simply could not get anything right anymore.  Of course it was all delicious. 

I trust that you will have a blessed Thanksgiving Day.  No matter what, we still have a lot to be thankful for.  If you get a chance, tune in to “Giving Thanks” on the classical music station at 9 AM and again at 6 PM.  The local sponsors are Great Harvest Bread and McKay’s Family Auto.

The show this week is live from the historic Cincinnati’s Music Hall.  Special guests include the reigning grandmasters of Celtic music, The Boys of the Lough and renowned Minneapolis singer-songwriter Andra Suchy.  The usual cast of characters will be entertaining at least. 

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”  Amy Carmichael