Morning Ladies and Gent's, hope you all have a great weekend, my self no plans for me, might just write some Christmas cards, hope our mates across the pond had a Happy thanks giving celebrations
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
My dear Ted, I'm on the other side of the pond, and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here. We only see it in movies, and it seems to be normal for people up north.
Here's a fact that came out in a local newspaper that I thought was worth sharing:
"In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to change the date of Thanksgiving for economic reasons. In 1939, in the midst of the Great Depression, Roosevelt proposed moving the holiday to the third Thursday of November to extend the Christmas shopping season and stimulate the economy. However, this decision caused a division in the country.
For several years, some states followed Roosevelt's proclamation, while others maintained the tradition of the last Thursday. This disagreement even led to the day being jokingly called "Franksgiving" (a combination of "Franklin" and "Thanksgiving"). Finally, in 1941, Congress intervened and passed a law establishing the fourth Thursday of November as the official date for Thanksgiving, thus unifying the country in this tradition".
Louis you are a hive of information ... Thank you have a lovely weekend mateMy dear Ted, I'm on the other side of the pond, and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here. We only see it in movies, and it seems to be normal for people up north.
Here's a fact that came out in a local newspaper that I thought was worth sharing:
"In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to change the date of Thanksgiving for economic reasons. In 1939, in the midst of the Great Depression, Roosevelt proposed moving the holiday to the third Thursday of November to extend the Christmas shopping season and stimulate the economy. However, this decision caused a division in the country.
For several years, some states followed Roosevelt's proclamation, while others maintained the tradition of the last Thursday. This disagreement even led to the day being jokingly called "Franksgiving" (a combination of "Franklin" and "Thanksgiving"). Finally, in 1941, Congress intervened and passed a law establishing the fourth Thursday of November as the official date for Thanksgiving, thus unifying the country in this tradition".
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Thanks Ted. Had a grand feast. Actually a little quieter this year. Just seven of us. The nieces and nephews are 30 somethings now and scattered to the four winds. Hard to wrangle them all in to one place at the same time. 🙂
Luis, always up for some history. Thanks for posting.