Dawn > wrote in news:gigjd.30764$T02.8323
@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com:

> I think I will do the cranberry fruit relish and the pumpkin pecan torta
> that we both like. Beyond that we haven't made many plans, this being
> the first year we have no family in town due to deaths and divorces. I'm
> not much in the mood for celebrating.
>
>
> Dawn

Tradition kept us going. Apart from my parents, all other relatives lived
thousands of miles away. My father died late in the month of October, but at
Thansgiving my mother and I pressed on and did a full traditional dinner and
invited a few close friends. We did the same at Christmas. A few years
later when my mother died, my partner and I did the same thing at the
holidays. It seemed to give some continuity to our lives, and I think my
parents would have been glad that we did. If we hadn't kept up the
tradition, I think we'd have been the sadder for it.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.