Thanksgivings remembered are filled with images of those beloved faces once seen around the old oak dining room table. And nothing brings back the people we loved like the coming season. The two oak leaves would have been fitted into the table center, which happened for every special family occasion.

The crisp white tablecloth, ironed on the table top at Thanksgiving and spread over the table, would be checked for on all sides to make sure it hung down evenly. And the children would set the table with the good china. Grandmama would be seated still be wearing her apron at

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