Thanksgiving is a holiday I dread. It just seems to be a hotbed of dysfunction and a recipe for disaster. Like Uncle Burt asking people to pull his finger in between inappropriate off color and mostly unfunny jokes. As a kid, I giggled and reveled in the somewhat forbidden nature. But now it’s just aContinue reading “Family Gobble”
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Grateful For…
With the leftovers finally gone, we can reflect on the Thanksgiving holiday and the tradition of giving thanks. As we all learned in grade school, the first Thanksgiving feast was celebrated by the Pilgrims with the Native American Wampanoag people after their initial harvest in the New World in November 1621. The feast lasted three days andContinue reading “Grateful For…”
Friendsgiving
As much as the native Americans and pilgrims came together to peacefully feast, the modern Thanksgiving table often becomes the dividing line in every family between political and generational feuds and sometimes great food wars. Sore points of who’s turkey or stuffing was too dry or who wants cranberry from a can or a stovetop,Continue reading “Friendsgiving”
SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON 