Our Thanksgiving Tablecloth

Write on it? Really?

by DEB MILLS, Clinton, Missouri

I KEPT IT IN a special box stored with the other holiday decorations and pulled it out on the day my brother was to arrive with his wife for Thanksgiving. I carried it to the dining room. When I unfolded the simple white tablecloth, its colorful adornments popped to life. The signatures of all the family and friends who’d ever shared a Thanksgiving meal at our table were hand-embroidered on top. I’d started my embroidery tradition 20 years ago, on our inaugural Thanksgiving together as a blended family. My husband, David, and his five children. My daughter and me. I wanted a tradition that was uniquely ours. Something we could look forward to. The first time I laid out the clean white cloth and asked the kids to sign it, my family…

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The Joys Of Christmas (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021

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