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Do 2-table Thanksgivings still exist?
There is something happening almost every day of these months (and I hope you didn't forget that we are back on Standard Time!) I just put away some of our things from Halloween, and it is already time to look ahead to Thanksgiving. In the old days, we always had two tables at Thanksgiving, an arrangement I am sure still prevails in many homes today. We had the one for the younger children in the breakfast room, apart from the adults in the formal dining room. The extended table with the fancier settings was, of course, for the grown-ups, and the breakfast room had a more fun setting. My kids and their cousins were at the small table until the age of 12, when they 'graduated' to the dining room, provided that their table manners met my standards. At first they were all determined to be at the table on the dining room, but after a few Thanksgiving festivities I noticed that they were not as eager to join the grownups. After all, adults talk about serious things, and you had to be polite and always remember to say 'please' and 'thank you' and use your napkin, and not gobble your food — all that boring stuff. And so they stayed at their own table, and Mother (me) would have to jump up four or five times during the meal to correct manners or settle squabbles in the next room. After they had kids of their own, they probably developed their own techniques for instilling manners. How about this idea? We can all go to a burger place, where everyone can relax. You won't have to dig out the good silver and clean it until next year. On the other hand, if my mother were here, I know what she'd say to that! OK, Mom. I hear you. Yes, Ma'am!
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The Goodwill Easter Seals Christmas ornament for 2008, a replica of Old Christ Church, is now available at Blue Morning Gallery, 112 Palafox Place, and all Goodwill Easter Seals thrift stores around town. Ornaments are $12 each, all of which goes to Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast. The agency uses the funds to help provide jobs and training for people with disabilities, said Bill Dillman, vice president of marketing and development for the charitable agency. Pensacola artist and photographer Mitzi Presley Holt has been creating the ornament designs since 2004. The ornaments are made of high-quality polished brass finished in 24-karat gold. Each one comes in a red presentation box perfect for gift-giving or mailing to friends outside the area. Goodwill Easter Seals Thrift Stores locations: 15 E. Brent Lane, 438-3930; 2 E. Nine Mile Road, 478-5047; 4081 Olive Road, 494-3196; and 3929 Highway 90 in Pace, 995-9965.
Benjamin Franklin said, "Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship." "The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you have been." Madeleine Engel. See you next week! |
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