With Thanksgiving less than a week away, we are thinking of many kinds of preparations the day requires, from recipes for the perfect bird and sides and pies, to ways to seat more people than you’re used to, and clever ways to decorte your table.

Then, of course, there are the more interior kinds of concerns as we think about blessings to think or say or send to those we love…and for some of us, how to navigate what can be a difficult time.

You’ll find ideas and strategies for all these aspects of the holiday by typing THANKSGIVING into the Improvised Life’s SEARCH box.  You can also search by concern: “tarts” or “turkey”, “tabletop” or “blessings”…

Over the years, we’ve published a trove; here’s just a snippet…