Clump #269:  De-clump paper pile; day twenty-seven of National Blog Posting Month.

The one thing you kind of forget when committing to the post-every-day challenge in November is a little thing called Thanksgiving.  This Thanksgiving was the year of the Pie-fecta: my husband’s Apple-Pumpkin-Pecan Pie.  The Turducken of the pie world.  I confess I wasn’t expecting to like it, but was won over by the yummy combination of flavors and textures.

And wasn’t it enough of a clump to get the pies made, the feast carried over the river and through the Amish farmland to be with our grandmother/mom?  Well, we had the easy part of the meal, with lots of help.  This is my very obliging niece, lovely enough to make the silly turkey hat look good.

Later I had just enough time and energy to haul out a clump of papers and bust through them.

In today’s issue of The Philadelphia Inquirer I enjoyed a spoof of the typical “holiday tips” lists that I’m attracted to like a moth to a flame.

I loved the advice below on how to “distract guest from the clutter you were too lazy to pick up.”

Is the picture a little out of focus, or is it the fog machine I’ve fired up? Hope your day was festive and fun!