Today is Thanksgiving. We sit on the couch as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is going by on TV. Pilgrim Man and Pilgrim Woman have just gone by to pay tribute to those pilgrims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving. Chris Issak is now lip synching to "Great Balls of Fire".... Just when you thought it couldn't get too much better the Texas University Strutters are ... strutting their stuff, making the state of Texas very proud and yes, you can get all the music from the parade at iTunes. Here comes Kermit! He has become the family ambassador to New York City, so he's got a lot to be thankful for.
OK, maybe I'll break off the commentary there. Seems a few things have happened since the last entry here. We went apple picking. Seems that most of the people from Columbus chose to go the same Saturday as us and we sat in traffic trying to get to the country for what seemed a very long time. We got there though and got our pick of Winesap and Roma apples (the Fuji's were going fast in another field and sadly the Honeycrisps weren't quite ready or were already gone, I don't quite remember).
There was also the opportunity to select your pumpkin in time for Halloween. As seen above... Yes, that is a man with a cart (trolley) in a bumpy field out to select his pumpkin(s).....
On TV, Don Mclean has just mimed his way through "American Pie" while people dressed as park rangers awkwardly danced and sung along with the back drop of North Dakota's Mount Rushmore.
Obviously it being Thanksgiving means being thankful for stuff and I'm sure you've all been closely following my quest for decent Cheddar here in America. You'll be pleased to know a new American effort has emerged that I am very thankful for. Step forward Vermont's Grafton 4 year vintage Cheddar. Now I just need to work out a place to find it that isn't 2 1/2 hours away in Cleveland!
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