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The Sunday Dinner Tradition
CANASTA COMMUNITY GATHERING SUNDAY DINNER SUNDAY RITUAL
The Sunday Dinner Tradition

There was a time when Sunday dinner was one of the most dependable parts of the week. It was not fancy in every home, and it did not need to be. What mattered was that people knew where they were going. Around one table, at roughly the same time, family and friends gathered...

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Sophia Loren and the Table That Fed More Than Hunger
CANASTA GATHERING ITALIAN KITCHEN TABLE SOPHIA LOREN SUNDAY RITUAL
Sophia Loren and the Table That Fed More Than Hunger

Sophia Loren could have eaten anywhere on earth. And for a while, she did. Cannes, Rome, Beverly Hills. But what Canasta players and card-night regulars already know, Sophia Loren figured out decades ago: the best table is the one in your own home, surrounded by people you ...

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Dolly Parton and the Front Porch That Started Everything
CANASTA COMMUNITY DOLLY PARTON FRONT PORCH GATHERING
Dolly Parton and the Front Porch That Started Everything

Dolly Parton grew up in a two-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. No running water. No electricity. Twelve kids crammed into a space most of us wouldn't use as a guest room. But they had a front porch. And that porch changed everything. Read more

Eva Gabor and the Canasta Nights That Held Hollywood Together
CANASTA COMMUNITY EVA-GABOR GATHERING SUNDAY-RITUAL
Eva Gabor and the Canasta Nights That Held Hollywood Together

Eva Gabor was famous for a lot of things. Green Acres. That accent. The diamonds. The husbands. But here is something most people never talk about. Eva played Canasta. A lot. The Hollywood Canasta Craze Read more

Julia Child Set the Table. And People Came Back.
COMMUNITY GATHERING SUNDAY-RITUAL
Julia Child Set the Table. And People Came Back.

Julia Child didn't become famous because she loved food. She became famous because she invited people into her kitchen. What her dinner parties teach us about building a weekly gathering after fifty.

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