An invitation for every kind of gathering.

Same house, same table. Flora adds a card table to the end every year. This year, two.

Come as anything you like. The house is old, the punch is strong and the crows are real.

Come for turnip cake and tea, and stay for the lion dance down the block at two.

Spring lamb and the first asparagus of the year. Bring a jacket in case it’s breezy.

Mulled cider and a prize for the best tin.

Bring a pie; store-bought is honorable. Coffee, whipped cream and a vote for best slice.

Parade on the TV, football in the yard, and a turkey that has been brining since Monday.

Bring one ornament that means something. We’ll supply the eggnog and the ladder.