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lastguymn 56M

11/24/2014 11:30 am

Confession...I started responding to this post, and it got so long and dredged up so many happy memories that I got selfish and decided to save it for my own blog for Thursday.

I will say that my experiences sound very similar to yours...and grace's. It's really very cool how we all share so many similar traditions and activities surrounding the fourth Thursday in November. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was responsible for codifying the official U.S. Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to foster a sense of national solidarity between the northern and southern states...while it didn't do anything to prevent the Civil War, I think it's done much to give us a common touchstone as a people.


~LastGuy

"It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere." -- Keith Richards

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities." -- Ray Charles


kittykitty1260 63F
15748 posts
11/24/2014 12:39 pm

When I didnt have to sit at the 'kiddie' table anymore...after that is was all gravy....

“Who says life is fair, where is that written?”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride


kb1971 58M

11/24/2014 3:00 pm

Boujie this brings up happy memories. I enjoyed Holidays more as a kid no matter who's house was hosting, it was just fun craziness. The kids downstairs, adults upstairs, the food smells, Holiday music playing, and us kids expelling way to much energy in a confined space. Much like your family regarding a lot of people, women in the kitchen, and yes tables of food. Turkey, Lazagna, stuffed shells, ham. and of course the traditional sides, and deserts. I look back, and see Norman Rockwell ( my favourite painter, illustrator), but not so much now. The house was always decorated, it was about the feeling in the air. This year we will be having Christmas here...I have to admit I cain't wait. Happy Holidays to you.

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will suprise you with their ingenuity."~ Gen. George Patton


DancingDom 74M
22475 posts
11/29/2014 1:24 am

I am late to the table here.

I have to say, going to my Uncle Al's place when I was in 3rd or 4th grade the first time. My dad had passed away from cancer in 2nd grade and his wife had passed the same year, I think for cervical cancer. But despite that, his daughters and all the other relatives there (about 35) it was a joyous time. His daughters both played piano, and they had an old Victrola they would crank up. So three was singing around the piano or some music all day.

It was an all day event, Earlier in the day, all the men and boys would go outside, snow or no snow and play softball in the large space between the house and the barn. I usually like all the kids was in the outfield. My cousin Jimmy who was a teenager would mostly catch all he balls. Jimmy is still alive and I see him now and then, I still remember his outgoing smile and he would play Parcheesi or some other board games . Jimmy still has that huge smile to this day.

Dinner was in the late afternoon. Everyone at the table expressed what they were thankful for.

"One Big Sky Covers Us All Equally"



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