Sunday Buffet

A reflection, recommendations, and words of gratitude

EVERY YEAR, I imagine that I’ll master the holidays, packing in the celebrations, the shopping, the baking, the travel. And each year, no surprise, I fall short of my unachievable expectations.

There is no way to accomplish it all. What does accomplishing it all mean, anyway? Is it to experience the beauty of a special time; to relive childhood excitemen…