At a certain point, holidays become as much about who’s not there as who is. Their plates are there, their crystal bowls, their servingware. We miss their turkey-carving knowledge, wishing we’d gotten tips when we had the chance.
This year we missed my Aunt Joan most sharply, though, due to COVID restrictions and fears, it had been a few years since she…
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