What I like best about Thanksgiving week, other than sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top, is that the radio stations start playing holiday music. You may think that I’m being sarcastic but I’m not. I’ve been listening to Christmas music all of my life and hearing it again transports me right back to my childhood. My favorites are the sentimental ones about getting back home for the holidays or having snow.

The oil barrel is filled. The thermostat is set on 68. The screens are up and the storm windows down (yes, we still have them), so I think we are ready for the cold.

Happy birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week. Big balloons go out to Gabriel Brito, who celebrated his day on Nov. 6; to Seamus McKeon and Jillian Pyden on Nov. 8; and to Evan Donnelly, who celebrates his day today, Nov. 9.

This month has been great. We did get some rain, but the days have been beautiful and the nights nice and cool. The sky at night has been clear and a lot of people got to see the meteor showers. Let’s enjoy this weather while we can.

The leaves are really starting to get their fall colors. I see more people in jackets, and some people have their fingers on the thermostat — but most of them have vowed not to turn it on until Nov. 1. We will see how long that lasts.