Its not too early to start thinking about your Thanksgiving table. Whether you're entertaining, or just staying at home with your family, an important part of any Thanksgiving tradition is a pretty table.
First, decide on the "feel" of your holiday table - will it be formal and stately, or more cozy, or even a little quirky?
One year, one of our daughters wasn't able to come home for Thanksgiving. I was afraid that using our traditional china and eating in the dining room would be too hard on all of us. I decided that our Thanksgiving table should be different, so that empty chair at the table wouldn't be staring back at us, and reminding us that things weren't the same. Besides, the daughter who has always demanded tradition - the very same menu eaten at the very same table, using the very same dishes - wasn't coming. We could go hog wild! We could roast hot dogs if we wanted!
Common sense prevailed, and we made minor changes. We moved our kitchen table (really an old army desk, given new life by Kenny) in front of the fire - so much friendlier than the dining room. Then, I went shopping - but not to the mall. The tablecloth, napkins, china, goblets and candlesticks all came from the Wandering Wardrobe. They cost a fraction of new, and the next year, when there were six of us for Thanksgiving dinner, I sold them - at the Wandering Wardrobe.
So if you're wanting a change this year, drop in. Our "inventory" changes hourly, and you just might find that perfect something to make your holiday table a little different. But unfortunately, we have no hotdog sticks.
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