[@Mike the Bloodwolf]

But I am still a Subject of her Majesty; born in Cowes and lived in Ventnor till I was 12; then I was kidnapped and drug to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I return to my Chaulk roots from time to time when I visit my Gran in Blackgang.


My mom loves cooking and Thanksgiving here in america gave her licence show what she could cook. She embraced the art of making stuffing that frankly should be declared a sin and her hams and fowl so wonderful I think of giving up running so I could devote my every moment to the enjoyment of their flavors, textures and basting techniques.


Sorry but to truly understand why Americans enjoy thanksgiving you need to actually be invited to an American’s house where the extended family assemble and the Ladies bring dishes they cook to add to the feast, it is gentle warfare. What makes me laugh are the poor men who prefer their wife’s sister’s dish to that of their spouse.

I could write a book on the odd things I've seen that make you laugh, cry or just remember years later

In my opinion it is a quintessential American Holiday; Forget the 4th of July all around the world they celebrate some form of Independence day and it is a Holiday that survives because it forces Americans to at least once a year associate amicably with extended families that are separated by if not a 1,000 then 100s of miles