November 1980 Contents Joleen MeredithFriend to Friend Gail BergstadThe Surprise Joyce Chalmers PerryFive Kernels of Corn Counted Cross-Stitch Jane K. PrieweThe Final Test Sherwood B. IdsoFrontiers of Science: The Octopus—Chameleon of the Sea Bertra KusikA Blessing on the Dressing June SwansonA Thanksgiving Prayer Betty Lou MellPeeps in the Attic Verda Mae Christensen, Jennifer Christensen, and Robert P. ManookinGiving Thanks Books Alive! Funstuf O. J. RobertsonMother Goose Menu Harold B. Lee 1899–1973 Joy N. HulmeA Place of Our Own