Bear Paw Meanderings

Around 75 Thanksgivings have passed me by and still I am excited about the day, the eats and getting with kith and kin to celebrate family, faith and friends.

For years it was the food for me. Maybe it still is. If I could not have turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy for Thanksgiving dinner, it would not be much of a dinner.

I know many people who take their whole families and go to a place and help out with cooking or serving or washing dishes afterward.

And that is fine, although in my family, it has always been a little more private. For the last years anyway.

Now, back in Grandma L...