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COMMENTARY
Aprons will provide
family ties this Thanksgiving
I’m a sucker for an apron.
I can slip on an apron that has a
fetching Provincial pattern and imagine
myself domestically stylish.
I used to never wear aprons—I
thought them too retro and frumpy.
Fortunately, now retro is in and aprons
are chic. When I had finally ruined fa
vorite shirt number 34 with a wayward
splash of olive oil, I decided that it was
time to tie one on.
And tie one on I do - every day - usu
ally around 3 o’clock, as I a grab a cup
of tea and drive off to the carpool line.
I keep it on for the red wine I sip while
chopping onions, and I wear it straight
through dinner and into cleanup.
It’s typically 10 o’clock before I dis
robe.
So, when I ran into my favorite kitch
en shop last week to purchase my annual
indulgence of harvest-scented hand soap
and saw the Thanksgiving apron on dis
play, I didn’t stand a chance.
It was a lovely shade of autumn gold
with a curly-stemmed pumpkin taste
fully embroidered on the front. It had
a handy row of deep pockets and an ad
justable strap. Plus, it was 20 percent
off.
I tried it on, thinking of what an ex
tra boost of classy confidence this little
frock would lend to my turkey and side
dish preparations. I thought it would
make a fine, if practical, mini-splurge
for my upcoming November birthday.
Then, something tugged on the apron
strings...
Maybe I could get one for my mom,
too.
Because this year is different. My par
ents have spent the last several years in
Florida during the Thanksgiving hol
idays. But in July, my wonderful fa
ther succumbed to cancer; this year,
ROBIN JEAN
MARIE
GUEST COLUMN
my mother
is staying in
Atlanta. She
will be spend
ing Thanks
giving with
us.
Whenev
er my moth
er comes to
my home, she
goes immedi
ately to the
kitchen and
stands at my
side to help.
Yes, I would
get a Thanksgiving apron for my mom,
too. Then I felt another tug....
Maybe I could get one for my daugh
ter, as well.
Maybe this apron could be more than
a pretty piece of protective fabric. May
be, when worn by the trio of us, it could
signify something else.
Maybe it can be the beginning of
a new tradition: three generations of
women gathered as a Thanksgiving
team. We will embrace each other and
work together, and we will celebrate in
honor of my dad, in gratitude for his life
and his legacy.
This November, my family and my
mother will come to the Thanksgiv
ing table for the first time ever without
our beloved father, and grandfather, and
husband. We will share sorrow and re
membrance, and comfort food.
We will begin a new tradition. And,
we will be united by an apron.
Robin Jean Marie is a writer and
mother of four who lives in Dunwoody.
She can be contacted at robinjm@earth-
link. net.
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