A number of years ago I found this wonderful set of holiday dishes at Target on clearance after Christmas. The first thing that caught my eye was the red berries on the salad/dessert plate. I just adore red berries and … Continued
If you would like some new traditions to add to your November gathering, here is a Thanksgiving activity to try Share something new with your family at your next gathering. Check out these conversation starters. Gather around the Thanksgiving table, … Continued
Through rare and historic images, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade book offers readers a chance to reminisce, explore, and delight in eighty years of this thoroughly American celebration. “I love a parade”–I grew up attending the big Harvest Parade in … Continued
Turkey Trivia for Conversation Starters When Europeans first saw the winged bird, meleagris gallopavo, native to North America, they saw that it looked like the guinea fowl, which at the time was called the turkey-cock or turkey-hen and so gave … Continued
‘s I grew up sitting at the children’s table at my grandmother’s house when the family got together for Sunday and holiday meals. We loved sitting together–laughing and being silly. We all sat at the children’s table until we were … Continued
This year the Thanksgiving celebration in which you usually participate–family members coming in from out of town, many family members and friends gathering indoors for a huge meal, playing games together, shopping in crowded stores –needs to be different. Thanksgiving … Continued
If you enjoy looking at and creating lovely presentations of food for special meals, parties or holidays, you will really enjoy checking out Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion. Make mealtimes, special occasions, and holidays extra memorable … Continued
Check out these first Thanksgiving food facts to learn about what was really eaten. If Sarah Josepha Hale had not promoted the Plymouth harvest feast of 1621 as the first Thanksgiving, our current Thanksgiving food traditions would have little to … Continued
With our fall season being influenced by the pandemic, we are spending more time at home with our families. Since we are probably not celebrating or giving dinner parties for friends, we may want to jazz up our family meals … Continued
Since the coronavirus has changed so many things in our lives this year, it’s not surprising that Halloween will be quite different. Check out this post, Celebrate a Pandemic Halloween II, for ideas of how to observe the holiday safely. … Continued