Thinking about next week's cooking - I'm going to assume shepherd's/fish/veggie pies as usual, unless there are screams of woe, but what about death cake? Do you want death cake or is it time for a change? (I make a very fine Baileys cheesecake, for example.)
I think in previous years the idea of having specific topics to discuss has worked very well for us. How about some suggestions for things we can talk about?