by Bill Batson Some years, it's easier to compose the gratitude list than others. With my new book, Nyack Sketch Log, Volume 2 arriving a week from today, I can safely say that Nyack has been "very, very good to me." But when I opened my booth at the Nyack Farmers' Market six years ago, I could only afford to pay rent with sketches like this one of autumnal vegetables. (Forty of these illustrated payments are on permanent display at the Nyack Library.) Only in Nyack can you find a Farmers' Market so dedicated to the principle that art and culture are part of a balanced diet. In honor of those who believed in me, I want to spend this Thanksgiving column giving thanks to the groups in our community who help others: Soup Angels, Nyack Center, United Hospice of Rockland and Meals on Wheels. I have included contact information if you wish to make a year end donation to support the work of these institutions that make our village home so sweet. Nyack Sketch Log, Volume 2 will be available on Tuesday, November 27. Join me for the book launch at 6p at the Hudson House, 134 Main Street. Soup Angels is one of the fifty-five sketches and short essays in this new volume. One more week to purchase an advance copy and get $5 off the cover price at nyackgift.com or stop by my tent at the Nyack Farmers' Market which is open Wednesday of this week, to accommodate Thanksgiving Thursday.