Pumpkins

Yesterday I saw at the store what look like sections of an odd kind of large pumpkin. Today I realized that it probably was pumpkin, and the reason is that it's Thansgiving. Someone told me that he does celebrate Thanksgiving, but on Friday. You can't get whole turkeys here, but you can get turkey.
I'm not crazy about the holiday--all that cooking and eating--but it's the best family time ever. Or could be. Or was.
The best part is the meal is the pumpkin pie. I like to make it my own way, and make enough pie to have at least half a pie for myself. And more for leftovers.
I could make pie just for old times' sake. And because it tastes good. But I'd have to buy pumpkin, flour, eggs, spices, sugar. I would probably cook the filling in my toaster oven and fry the crust in a frying pan, since I wouldn't trust my toaster oven to do a good job on a pie.
But that means I'd have to go out in the miserable rain and go to the store. Maybe I could do that tomorrow. We'll see.
Tonight it's beet-carrot-cabbage soup and leftover chicken. Not too bad, but it seems like something's missing.