What about..... the table

This is my table. 

 

You can call it the kitchen table or the dining room table.

I refer to it as "the table". 

She's old. She has teeth marks where the dogs chewed, an imprint of a nail that sat to long, chairs that don't match or even stayed together (the seats on the chairs are not attached) and she has a little twinkle when she talks. 

Oh, the stories this table could tell.  This is where we sit with friends. We eat, but more importantly,  we talk, we discuss.  Mostly I sit here with girlfriends - and the things women talk about around "the table"..........


-sewing ideas, blunders, patterns
-food - we talk about food a lot
-we share lots of recipes and some of "the recipe" (the Baldwin sisters would be very proud - good night John Boy)
-our children, grandchildren and parents (I am very lucky that two of these girlfriends are often my mother and my daughter)
-gardening, freezing, canning - somehow food gets back in the discussions
-a little bit of politics - not much - but a little
-religion - again - not much -  but a little
-we make plans - some together - some apart
-we tell hunting stories - yes, we're good 'ol Maine girls - we hunt
-we have figured out (or tried) how to end world hunger and promote world peace
-we curl hair and discuss hair color
-we talk weight loss, nutrition and exercise
-there have been many celebrations
-we talked about technology - cell phones, ipods, ipads....
-yes, there have been many talks about sex
- talks about how to get our feet as smooth as a baby's butt
- we have shared our child birth experiences, in detail
- there have been tears shed as sons leave for the middle-east
-and tears shed for the parents, husband, grandson, brother and son that aren't here to sit at "the table"

The only thing "sugar coated" at this table is the blueberry cake and apple pie


We have planned quilts at this table, hunting trips, menus, hair color, hair cuts, shopping trips, birthday parties, weddings and the list goes on and on.......

So, what is it about "the table" at our house that makes it so much more than a place to eat?

We gather.

From there, the possibilities, friendships and rewards are endless.

Come, sit a spell............