Knives

 Every year for 30 years my knives all got sharpened Thanksgiving morning.  It was a job Dave took on and how he would spend the morning while the turkey was roasting in the oven.  Knives got sharpened during the year also, but Thanksgiving they all got sharpened. 

2013 was the last time he sharpened them.  He was too sick in 2014 and he died a few days after Thanksgiving.  Not a skill I ever was able to learn.  I have had Dave try and many cooks in my youth try to teach me how to do it.  Just not in my skillset.  So that means the knives have not been sharpened since then.  There was a store at the mall that you could take knives too, but it closed years ago.  So I just didn't know how to solve the dilemma of getting them sharpened again.  

This year there has been a Facebook ad for a retired chef who sharpens knives.  I've seen the ad many times but never followed through.  But here I am, the week of Thanksgiving, thinking it may be time to sharpen those knives.  So I contacted Garrett on Facebook asking about his availability this week.  He gave me his address and suggested I stop by and drop off my knives.  Which I did.  Then I went home and watched a movie.  Just as the movie ended he messaged me that my  knives were ready.  He had told me how much it would be before I left the first time and it stayed that amount.  I thought it might be higher since the knives were pretty dull.  $30 for three chef's knives and one pairing knife.  They are sharp.  And that is going to make carving the turkey a pleasure this year.  Garrett's Knives

I think Dave is smiling at me.  Probably thinking it was about time.  Maybe the new tradition is that Garrett sharpens my knives the week of Thanksgiving.