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It's the Canadian thanksgiving weekend and I'm still not sure what we're doing. I quite like the idea of joining friends for dinner, however it's been an insanely busy week and I think, for our sanity, it's likely it will be just the family for dinner.

On the whole, it seems like it's a much more casual holiday here than in the US. On the west coast, if the weather is nice, lots of people go camping. To me it seems like it's not a really big deal if the whole family doesn't get together.

Now, I get the impression from movies that Thanksgiving in the States is VERY important, that people have to get home for it at all costs. Is this really so, or should I not believe everything that I see in the movies?

Also, I'm just catching on that Thanksgiving is the beginning of the "holiday season" that runs into Christmas and New Years. Is this right? I kind of like that idea, having a well defined beginning to it all.

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It's a pretty big day all right.....and my personal favorite holiday. I guess because there is not the pressure of presents and decorating, just good food and family and a nice long 4 day weekend. Most people I know seem to spend it either beginning their Christmas shopping or watching football, whichever makes them happy. It's a nice time.

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OK, I've got Thanksgiving dinner all set to go, just keeping warm waiting for everyone to come in from canoeing. (We're on the Water here).

Everything is local, organic chicken (which I like better than turkey), local Water buffalo soft cheese blended with smoked chum, baby potatoes, butternut squash and asparagus, mixed greens salad with dried blueberries and a balsamic dressing (we have a local maker) and Blue Grouse wine. The only things not local are the olive oil and the almonds I put in the stuffing.

I'm going to be able to eat only a teaspoonful of each thing.

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