Thanksgiving 2008 – West Viginia

In tribute to the fact that this was our first Thanksgiving since becoming US Citizens, we headed out west to the wilds of West Virginia to experience what Thanksgiving was like for the early settlers. We were going to cook our turkey and feast in a log cabin up in the Appalachian mountains. Or [...]

Historic Change Without the Fireworks

It was a November the 5th that Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament in 1605 in an effort to change government. This November the 5th 2008 America woke up to a new era to be heralded in by the 44th President elect, but also the 1st mixed race President, Barack Obama. Running on [...]