Turkey is good. Turkey sandwiches are better. Eaten without the distraction of pumpkin pie, mashed rutabagas (not my idea of a good time, but tastes vary), yam fries with maple aioli, and the other fripperies of a Thanksgiving table, turkey achieves its highest calling between two slices of bread.
I like two kinds of turkey sandwiches. The night-of-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich, eaten late and alone, in the peaceful muzziness that follows a successful party, is moist white meat on 12-grain bread, with Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and leafy lettuce. With a nice glass of a full-bodied chardonnay to go with. Ahhhhh.
Day-after-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich is a little fancier. Eaten for lunch (with Diet Coke if working in the afternoon, otherwise, more wine [g]), again on 12-grain bread, but mixed white and dark meat, thickly daubed with gorgonzola cheese, heavily studded with walnuts, and layered with a sliced ripe pear. You put mayonnaise on the bread, but mostly to keep it all stuck together. Oooooh.
But of course turkey (etc.) is not the primary reason to celebrate Thanksgiving. (No, really. Add in a nice bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, and I’m not saying, but….no, really.) So let us concentrate on the essentials.
I’m thankful for whatever it is that makes me write books.
I’m very thankful for those of you who read the books, because I might tell stories to amuse myself, but it’s having those stories read that closes the cosmic circle of creation.
I’m especially thankful to have met so many of you (in the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia) over the last two months. I’ve never met so many nice people in such a short period of time. But…
I’m most thankful of all to be home with my family!
Hope you all had a lovely day, and much to be thankful for, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not.
Thank you for coming to Minnesota and thanks for writing wonderful books that keep me occupied for a few days.
I am thankful that you like to write "Big Books' and that you willing held my knitting in Denver at the book signing.
I'm thankful for whatever makes you write too! It's given me a greater relationship with my mother and mother-in-law. As well as endless entertainment and joy!
Im going to repeat what everyone else said, I am so thankful for your imagination and your ability to tell a story. You have no idea how much joy your books have brought to me over the years. Thanks you!
Oh, i too am also thankful for leftovers!
I am so thankful for my family and friends, and especially being able to share the wonderful world of Jamie and Claire. Thank you for your incredible talent.
The problem with being a guest at my daughter's for the holiday is no leftovers for sandwiches!
I'm just starting the audio version of Echo in the Bone and wish I had endless hours to listen.
Thank you for coming to New Zealand! I loved your talk in Dunedin. Good luck with your next book, I can't wait for it to come out!
Thanks for the books, which I have gleefully (and successfully) shared with many friends.
Next time you come to Sydney, if there could be an evening event, I would be so happy. My job doesn't offer flexitime or the option of taking a single day off, so I couldn't attend either of your events, much to my disappointment, as both were during the day on working weekdays. Sigh. I would have very much liked to have been able to go. Surely your publishers don't think all of your readers in Sydney are retired people or students or free to flit off in the middle of the day?
(With two copies of each of the books, the hardcover keeper and the paperback loaner, and a copy of each on audio, I have to work to afford my Gabaldon habit!!)
I love the way you mix time travel with real history. The characters are so real. These are some of my all time favorite books!
Thank you!!!
Thankfully (or not) there is no turkey in my fridge right now, or I would have succumbed to the powers of the Dark side and gone and prepared both your sarnies… They both sound absolutely delish!
Thanksgiving (Veuve or no Veuve) is one of the best Merkin inventions to my mind, and I always pause to do so on that one day of the year, at least. This year, however, I'm pondering how thankLESS the task of procuring a Christmas gift for my wife will be, with European publication of Echo delayed until well AFTER the holidays… Grrrr.
Over the last two weeks, I've worked hard to get a friend in France hooked on your books, because they, like most things in life, are better shared. While I was eating Thanksgiving dinner with my ship's crew in Portland, OR, she was at her parents' house, surreptitiously reading away, and by the time I returned, she was hooked. For that, I'm thankful.
I'm extremely grateful for your ability to write!
Dear Iago–
Did you hear about the UK publisher's offer to UK readers? To wit, if you order the hardcover ECHO from amazon.co.uk, just email the receipt to Orion (the UK publisher) and they'll immediately send you a copy of the trade paperback edition of the book that's already published in Australia and New Zealand. Then you'll still get your hardcover in January, when it's published in the UK, but will at least have been able to _read_ it in the meantime (or give it to your wife for Christmas [g]).
I'll be doing a quick tour in the UK in January, btw; mostly in Scotland–Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee–but also in Sheffield in England (plus starting and stopping in London, but don't know whether they're scheduling public events there, or just interviews and the like). So perhaps I'll see you and your wife along the way.
while your turkey sandwiches sound divine, my favorite is thus: sliced turkey on a hoagie, with cheddar melted over the meat. theother halfof the bun has cranberry sauce spread on it, then add in 2 slices of crispy bacon, and serve with turkey gravy for dunking. DIVINE!
i just finished Echo, and HOLY COW! can'twait to see what william's final reaction is.
In addition to all the usual things, I am thankful for you and Jamie Fraser and all the friends I've further bonded with over our love for all things Outlander and Jamie Fraser.
Thank YOU
I'm thankful for whatever it is that makes you write books too! I only live 2 hours south of Nashville, but was unable to be there the night of your book signing. I only pouted for a few days! I've had An Echo in the Bone since early November, but only allowed myself to start reading it during Thanksgiving holiday. It is so nice starting a new book of this series because it is like going home to visit old friends; you just pick up where you left off, and it's like you've not been apart at all.
Thank you for sharing you gift of writing with all of us!
Karen P
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Sounds like heaven! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family. I am Thankful for the books too. I have spent many many wonderful hours curled up with your books over the years. Time well spent!
I am now watching the series on television “Outlander” and the intensity of the shows only show to me that the books will be far more enjoyable. Reading is my favorite pass time. I go to sea for a living (ships) and I may watch one movie during the 4 months duration of my scheduled time there. The rest of what off-time I have is reading. I look forward to your books, all of which I will purchase electronically if at all possible (cubic size and weight of what I carry to the ship is limited).
Thanks, I am sure I will enjoy whatever you write.
Clifford Ward
Blanco, Texas