From My Window: There seems to be something special about Thanksgiving

I like this time of year. Winter is rapidly approaching, sure, but so are the holidays — the social season.
But I like this time of year mostly because Thanksgiving is just around the corner — a week from today.
I am the youngest of seven kids. There are 11 years between me and what was the oldest when I was a small child. And since my older brothers went away for…