Jane Howard said... "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."

It is around this time of year that family seems to play a bigger role in one's thoughts and activities.

The gathering together around the communal table with specially prepared foods, be they trendy or traditional, time-consuming laborious labors of love or simple one touch can opener delights.