Mamacita says: I love Thanksgiving.  Sexist though it may sound, it usually takes a woman to fully comprehend what goes on in the kitchen before all that wonderful food appears on the table. I have several male friends who know, too. Painter Doris Lee portrays it beautifully, and some things haven’t changed all that much since a holiday kitchen looked a lot like this one.

Preparing large meals for a crowd is one of my favorite things in all the world to do.  I need to buy a boarding house. The more I think about it, the more I think that would be just the life for me.

Every dinner would be like a Thanksgiving dinner: a crowd of people around the table, conversation, and company.

I think I need to get out more.