Some might find it difficult to feel grateful this year, so what do they do as turkeys are defrosted in anticipation of our nation’s day of Thanksgiving? As you and yours come together to dine on turkey and all of those festive trimmings, drop your attitudes at the door of where you’re gathering and remember that those folk you’re seated with are your loved ones, the people who matter to you. Tell them so, and remind them as the get-together wanes that you’ll be thinking about them if they’ll miss the next big meal together.

I visited Stepladder Creamery in Cambria recently. On a beautiful property 5 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean off Highway 1, we found a her…