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At Home with Mary Louise: Season After Season!
Thankfully Thinking of Thanksgiving
As I walk through the mall
window shopping, I can’t help but get into the holiday
spirit. Now that November is approaching us, I’m thankfully
thinking of Thanksgiving.
I have so many childhood
memories of this holiday. My grandmother loved Thanksgiving.
This was the time of year when she cleaned her home
thoroughly. From window washing, waxing her hardwood floors,
cleaning curtains … you get the picture. However, my sisters
and I always wanted to help Tudda (my grandmother).
We would polish the
silverware and clean the chandeliers that hung over the
dining room table. Tudda would assign me and my sisters
duties such as putting fruit in the large glass fruit bowls
and placing assorted nuts in the glass trays around the home
with the nutcrackers placed in them.
My oldest sister, Linda,
would always polish the staircase with Olde English lemon
polish. Oh my goodness, I can still smell the lemon scent.
Meanwhile as my sisters and I were busy with our holiday
duties, Tudda would be in the kitchen preparing, among other
delicious items, her outstanding lemon meringue pie. My
sisters and I couldn’t wait to get our hands on the bowl.
My great grannie, whom we
called Big Mother, was an accomplished seamstress. She made
all of our holiday dresses and my sisters and I would all be
dressed alike for Thanksgiving dinner.
After dinner was over, Big
Mother would play the piano and the family would stand
around and sing holiday songs. I could never forget those
childhood memories – so much fun.
From those times I have
kept in mind some tips from my Big Mother and Tudda about
holiday décor. As they told me about decorating my
thanksgiving dining table – don’t hesitate to pull out the
fine china and crystal candle sticks – those items that are
being saved for a special time --- this is a special time.
Please always use fresh flowers, bright colors.
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