Turkey Notes

When I remember Thanksgiving at Bawby's and Zady's house, some of my favorite parts were the visuals, and the warmth. The gorgeously set dining table that...to the little girl I was...seemed to stretch on forever. Happily falling into the color of their heavy, cranberry-colored glassware. And the, "turkey notes," that my grandmother personalized, and put by each place setting. Notes like, "Turkey red, Turkey blue. Turkey turkey, I love you."

I still love those notes. Only mine sound more like the one I wrote for one of my best friends years ago:
"Turkey red, turkey blue. Sorry Paul couldn't be here, too."

We laughed together as she was sorrier than I was. Because Paul was Paul Newman, who she'd had a crush on for years!

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