Thanksgiving is just three weeks away.  If you are hosting, you have some work to do:

• Finalize your menu and develop a shopping list.  You'll want to pick up everything except perishables this week.  The week before Thanksgiving is a zoo in grocery stores, so you'll want to minimize your time there.
• If necessary, polish your silver and iron table linens.  A great, wrinkle-free way to store linens is to roll them on PVC tubing or an old wrapping paper roll. Cover with a garbage bag and forget until the day before Thanksgiving.
• Finalize your guest list.
• If you'll be having overnight guests, start cleaning the guest room.  If you're like me, it can become a storage area.
• Start clearing room in your refrigerator and freezer.  You'll need it to brine your turkey, to store food during preparation stage, and to store leftovers.