Hello Pauline :-)
Poor turkey, is going to be a STAR for this holidays!
Benjamin Franklin
"I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the
representative of our country: he is a Bird of bad moral character:
like those among Men who live by Sharping and Robbing, he is generally
poor and very often lousy.
The Turkey is a much more respectable Bird and withal a true original Native of North America"
A VIDEO about HISTORY AND TRADITIONS of THANKSGIVING! - and a Commercial I couldn't get rid of!
Let's take a minute and Give Thanks for everything we've got!
Giving Thanks
- Anonymous
For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is
reaped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection have brought --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the homes that with purest affection are blast,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending from sea unto sea;
The land that is known as the 'Land of the Free' --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Weather Report
The temperature of turkeys will gradually increase through the day as
they will thaw in the morning and will have a temperature of about 190o
F in the oven by afternoon. The cook's temperature will soar to hot and
dry while humidity of kitchen will increase terribly. Busy moms may give
you a cold shoulder today. Bothering them too much may lead to a small
tempest. By later afternoon, the cold knife will cut across the turkey
and one-to two inch high slices of turkey will fall on the plates.
Cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes will make the plates slippery and
grimy. Stuffiness may increase drastically around the waist belt, so
warnings have been issued about indigestion and weight watch today. You
will have to pass the gravy. However, the evening will see turkey
diminishing to leftovers that can then be even distributed to all the
guests. The high pressure in the stomach will diminish slowly by the
following weekend.
Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the river and thru the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes,
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Over the river and thru the wood,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bell ring,
"Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.
Now, I think this is long enough already! Hope you won't mind, but it was such an interesting time to gather all these for you!
With lots of friendship,
Anamaria