Turkey and Trimmings with Flu Shot
My father’s been gone 20 years but lately I think about him more and more. (See Saying Farewell to a Special Guy, My Dad and the Word Processor)
His birthday was November 26 and we’d always celebrate it on Thanksgiving at my folks’ house, with my aunts, uncles and cousins around the table.
My dad was a GP who practiced in our house. Every year as our guests arrived they’d stop in my dad’s office for a flu shot, and then head to the dining room for my mother’s turkey.
Her turkey – always delicious. His flu shots – always painless!
RetroFlash / 100 Words
– Dana Susan Lehrman
Dana Susan LehrmanThis retired librarian loves big city bustle and cozy country weekends, friends and family, good books and theatre, movies and jazz, travel, tennis, Yankee baseball, and writing about life as she sees it on her blog World Thru Brown Eyes!
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Love this, Dana. My dad’s birthday was Nov. 23. It frequently fell on Thanksgiving Day. He’s been gone 31 years and, like you, I think about my dad a LOT! I miss him so much. He wasn’t a doctor, just a very sweet guy, full of homespun advice. My kids never knew their grandfather, so I try to tell them about him. May their memories be a blessing.
Yes Betsy, they are blessings as we remember them.
Cute story, Dana. I love the idea of everyone getting flu shots on the way to Thanksgiving dinner. However, I can’t resist pointing out that by my count it is 117 words, so not technically a RetroFlash.
Oh dear Suzy, I’m usually careful about that! Perhaps I added the two links and forgot to re-check the count?
In any case I just edited it down!
Beautiful story, Dana, and what a great idea to give the shots before Thanksgiving dinner. Your father’s memory lives through you and the stories.
Thanx Marian, he was a special
guy, as a kid I probably didn’t realize how special!
Sweet story, Dana. Reminds me of the doctor who made house calls when I was a kid. It was always very comforting. Nice that your Dad got to be one of those.
Alas Penny, he was indeed a member of a dying breed!
Lovely story, Dana. And it is interesting, if not surprising, that we both thought fondly of our doctor fathers in response to this prompt. Must be something in the vaccine, no?
Thanx John, yes indeed!
Your Dad and my middle daughter have the same birthdate, so we also celebrated her birthday on Thanksgiving. I love the picture of you and your father.
Thanx Laurie, that’s not me with my dad but my mom!
I just loved this cameo — including the pic of your dad — and the image of him sitting in his office pumping relatives full of vaccine pm the way upstairs. Your mom and dad look like wonderful people!
Thanx Charles, they were. Of course over the years there were the unavoidable family conflicts, but I have no regrets and no doubt of the abounding love in our home.
I realize what an enviable relationship they had, not always the case in the crap shoot called marriage!