Turkeys Beware

This time of the year is a dangerous time to be a turkey. Thanksgiving day could be called family day as this is the time when Canadian families make every effort to come together for a turkey dinner and a sharing of time with family and friends. This long weekend enables people to get some much needed chores completed before the snow.It often is the last time people go to their cottages at the lake and close up. Around the house there are many little chores that will be done but the time shared around the table is the highlight.

When we were kids in Cape Breton this was the day when we banked the house. This meant that we piled earth or sometimes saw dust against the home to prevent drafts from entering the cellar. Many homes did not have concrete basements at that time but cellars with earth floors and a place to store the winter potatoes and vegetables.Times have changed now and this is only a memory.

It is a day of tradition and even a slight change of venue or menu causes some to take issue. In our immediate family there are a few of those and they keep the rest of us in order and the day a ceremony like the one last year.

Our family is like many in Canada and become larger every year but geography plays a hand as to who will be present. Up to now we are centered in Ontario and everyone finds a way to attend but soon there will be pressure for some to move for a multitude of reasons. I just hope we will enjoy every celebration like it is the last and have precious memories .