Turkey Day Comes Again

Holidays tend to be road markers that help us think about where we have been, and perhaps where we are going.  During Thanksgiving we look for those familiar signs that comfort us by connecting us to the past.  Dig our the dishes, rarely used except for a crowd.  Dig out the recipes, also rarely used, except for a crowd.  Put out the turkey salt and pepper shakers, and pick up some turkey napkins Make all the mental notes for shopping and planning and also make those hard copy notes to help you remember all the details you need. (I once forgot to serve stuffing...left inside the bird until the meal was done)...not a tragedy by any means to have to eat all the leftover stuffing ourselves. I like to bring out the tried and true recipes, yes I always want to try a little something new as well. How has time changed the faces around the table?  Who is no longer with us but lives on in our memories?...any new additions to the family//....who is getting bigger and more grown up....who is showing that they are getting older and older?...who has changed...who has stayed the same for better or worse?  So much to do to make the feast, but eaten so fast...I really like Thanksgiving....it doesn't have all the complications that Christmas has...the shopping the wrapping, the get togethers, more of them than you really want to go to. Rush...Rush...Rush...Thanksgiving is so nice because there are several days following it to wind down, and eat leftovers. Gotta go...more to do to get ready.

Life's Interventions.....

So...Life has a wave of creating unexpected forks in the road that were not part of my life script.....my posts were put on hold after my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma...We experienced biopsies, surgeries, Interferon treatment, serious side effects involving a hospital stay, two  new probably related health issues, appointments and treatment for those, slow recovery from the effects of Interferon...news that the situation is stable for now...but with high risk of recurrence...planning a trip, spending much time at our Cabin in Maine, cancelation of said trip due to broken leg (mine), daughter moving back home after completing Master's Degree, health issue of our 16 or 17 year old dog....well, those are the biggies, I think.....as a result, I just did not feel like writing...I didn't know what to say, or was I afraid to put into words much of what I was thinking and feeling. The urge to write is staring to return...so I think it's time.....So I will just begin with my explanation of my hiatus...and statement of wanting to get started again.....