Yearly, the turkeys come again.
Just like the handful of swallows that also return to San Juan Capistrano every spring, every fall our household’s pair of turkey salt-and-pepper shakers seem, perching on the pass-through between our kitchen and eating room, radiating autumn vibes.
They seem as a result of, yearly, we dig them out of a field in our crawlspace. Every is concerning the measurement of a baseball. We’ve by no means put salt or pepper in them (so you would say they’re flightless and flavorless birds). As an alternative, ever since our pal Mary gave them to us about 20 years in the past, we use them as an indication of the season, a logo just like the leafy wreath on the entrance door and the little pumpkins that my spouse deposits right here and there.
Not each household brings out particular tokens to mark the seasons, I do know, however in lots of households, this can be a time-honored ritual. Usually, these traditions attain far past symbols of religion like Christmas bushes and Hanukkah menorahs, and could be traced again to a treasured pal or a relative.
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