So…how was your turkey?

Me either. Somehow, lockdown in Italy with just the Hub and the dog didn’t call for the full Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings. First, of course, there doesn’t seem to be any such thing as turkey here. And cranberries? Fuhgeddaboutit.

Why a Duck? (with apologies to Groucho) My friend Ro lives in S. Africa, so she knows a thing or two about traditional American meals that are never going to happen. She sent me her recipe for honey-glazed duck. I used dried cranberries in the stuffing, along with liberal splash of Cointreau (some of which made it into the stuffing) and called it Thanksgiving.

But here’s something I really am thankful for. Georgia Rose’s pair of thrillers Parallel Lives and Loving Vengeance are now available as an audiobook box set. When they first appeared in print form, I gave each book a five-star review (Parallel Lives