Every family has a go-to holiday house – the place where everyone always gathers to celebrate the occasion du jour. Growing up, it’s what I loved most about spending holidays at my grandmother’s in Cleveland. There were always baked-from-scratch goodies in the oven, assorted aunts and great-aunts bustling in the kitchen and far-flung cousins I rarely saw any other time to play with. That was how I always hoped my house would be. But as adults, it was my sister who earned the holiday destination designation. Her cozy home, always decorated to reflect the season, was where we congregated to eat turkey on Thanksgiving and brisket on Passover, to break the fast with bagels and whitefish on Yom Kippur and fry latkes on Chanukah, make breakfast burritos on Christmas and barbecue before the fireworks on the Fourth.
But once my husband Stewart and I settled into our new house, I wanted in on the action. I had wedding china, and I wasn’t afraid to use it. I started campaigning for a holiday of my own.
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First of all, I’m not still mad about the kitchen! I must say you have come a long way in learning your way around a receipe and the kitchen. The most important thing, though, is that your home just oozes warmth and comfort. That is really the reason people love to come.
Mom
P.S. I forwarded the link to your blog to some of me friends. Your writing is too good and too much fun to keep to myself!!