Brent is a Turkey....

...cooking machine!

I thought only my mom knew the secret to a good turkey, but Brent has done us proud.

Actually I was supposed to cook the bird, but I had to go to yet another parent-teacher night for the 9th graders this time, and he was left with the enormous responsibility. It wasnt that enormous, just 3.5 kilos.

He came through with flying colours, and cooked the turkey perfectly, made mashed potatoes, grilled veggies with the turkey, and I added my moms touch of the orange gravy sauce. It was all recieved brilliantly and he treated his co-workers to a magnificent all-American thanksgiving dinner. We ate too much, including Oscar and Albena, my teaching partner baked a pumpkin filo concoction that more than made up for the lack of pumpkin pie.

All in all it was a delicious evening. And a good start to the weekend.

Today was 15 degrees, all the snow has melted and it was brilliant and sunny, so I played tourist in Turnovo, and shot 4 rolls of film on my Hassleblad (12 shots a roll so not too much). I bought a beautiful hand made tea pot, a toaster (cause mom is coming and she likes her toast for breakfast) and a little camping gas burner so I can make coffee quickly. This I learned from my friend Caroline in Athens who does the same to make coffee. Oscar also got 2 very long walks in the park. And I got to nap afterwards.

I just had an OK dinner with Brent and Dettelina, which scalded me at the "Geriatric" restaurant as Dettelina calls it. They have a dish called The Oscar. I have had it before actually. Not bad, but I prefer my Oscar.

Tomorrow wont be so fun. I have a mountain of marking to do AND I have to make a test for the upper-intermediates for Monday. Ohhh the life of a teacher.