It's the Monday after Thanksgiving and I've had some nice e-mails over the weekend. Liz Randall sent a picture of sons, Jason and Matt, both students at Lyndon State College here in Vermont, making pies at their parents' home on Long Island. Liz says they are both pretty good help in the kitchen. A couple years ago Jason brought a couple of pies for our Apple Pie Festival in Cabot. He didn't get a prize for his entry that year, but I overheard people who bought slices of them saying it was a really good pie.

Then I got an e-mail and photo from Cyndi Rouleau. Here's what she wrote:

After seeing all of the snow and ice around Joe's Pond, we thought we'd send you a photo of the "young Ray Rouleaus" on the beach on Thanksgiving. Shown here is our son, Ray, Jr. with wife, Barb and the three children, Christian, Evan and Ali.

Ray and the kids made this turkey in the sand. Everyone who walked by it on the beach stopped and commented. It was quite amazing until the high surf washed it away overnight. Cyndy & Ray Rouleau

Thanks for sending the great photos, everyone!