November 25, 2003
Thanksgiving is upon us, and although I see signs all around that many have apparently blown right past this holiday and straight on to Christmas, my family enjoys savoring the love and emotions and special dishes that Thanksgiving always brings. As my husband and I get ever older, it seems that holidays now hold more and more memories of beloved family and friends who have died and so we always propose a toast to dear ones not present.
We have already hosted an early Thanksgiving dinner at our house so I have already cooked. This year I hereby want to notify the turkey packers that I like to never got that plastic clamp thing out that holds the drumsticks together. I had to pry that sucker out with a big pair of scissors and then it flew across the room. I had to race the dog for it. Whoever had the brainy idea to rivet that thing into the turkey's behind needs to be severely lectured, perhaps clamped themselves.
One eager neighbor, always the first with her Christmas decorations that have now quite overtaken her entire house and yard, fairly outdid herself this year by getting the decorations underway the first week in November. I am sure she imagines that all of her 400 neighbors want to view this Georgia Power wonderland for two months. But she must have her due: The display is largely tasteful. There is quite a large herd of lit up, nodding deer among the lit up trees and the lit up bushes.
My husband loves the Christmas holiday as much as anyone, but this tree thing seems to be losing its allure for him. One year, many years ago, he came across a heck of a deal on an artificial Christmas tree, a very tall and fluffy artificial tree. At the time, I remember I was horrified at even the sale price, but consoled myself by fitting it into the fishing pole model; that is, the price of the pole comes down every time my husband catches a fish with it. Now, however, the endless trips up and down the basement stairs to haul up all of the many, many pieces of this by now really cheap tree has turned into an unattractive chore. For several years now we have debated "something smaller," but have wound up doing the 45 trips up and down the stairs for the tree and ornaments. Odds are much slimmer this year.
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The Norcross Woman's Club is hosting its annual Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, December 6, 2003, at the Woman's Club, 65 N. Peachtree St., in Historic Norcross from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the door. Take-out lunches, too.
The Christmas Bazaar and Open House will be from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Norcross Woman's Club has been in existence since 1905 and is located in the building that was the site of Gwinnett County's first library. It is an interesting old place, just across the street from Thrasher Park. Hope to see you there. I'll be in the kitchen helping serve up divine chicken and rice, heavenly cranberry salad, and angel food cake.
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For those of you who might be interested in a really fine summer camp and winter high school, the Culver Academies and Culver Summer Camps is hosting an admissions presentation on Sunday, December 14, 2003, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the JW Marriott, 3300 Lenox Road, in Atlanta. That is the Marriott Hotel that is adjacent to Lenox Square. There is no cost to attend.
This boarding school used to be called Culver Military Academy, but when it developed a girls' school some years back the name was changed to the Culver Academies. Located in Culver, Indiana on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, the place is loaded with history. Out in the boonies of Indiana, there is this fabulous campus, complete with a gorgeous stone chapel and a brick hippodrome where the cadets learn to play polo. They play classical music to the horses in their stalls, the famous mounts of the Culver Black Horse Troop.
It has some famous alumni, Hal Holbrook and
George Steinbrenner come to mind. You can visit the school online at
www.culver.org.
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Hope all is well. Have a marvelous holiday and thanks for reading.
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