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   This comes form www.notmartha.org .  This looks retro for someone who like a non traditional christmas tree. Christmas tree ornament mobile, how-to Here is how I made my Christmas tree ornament mobile , it was easier than it looks, promise.   The Supplies a 17″ steamer rack from a restaurant supply store about 5 feet of lightweight jack chain a small carabiner 100 basic ornament hooks one roll, 500 feet, monofilament jewelry string (not the stretchy sort) 200 jewelry crimp beads or tubes jewelry crimping tool 100 lanyard hooks 100 ornaments Note: In the photo above I show earring wire instead of ornament hooks. I changed that later as I found ornament hooks made it far easier to move ornaments around after they’d been hung. Also, my supplies are based on a 4 foot tall mobile using almost 100 ornaments, you’ll need to adjust amounts if you make one larger or smaller. Creating the Mobile Frame Creating the frame for my ornament tr...

   The 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade  is an annual Thanksgiving Day Santa Claus parade held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently sponsored and aired by WPVI-TV. Its currently the oldest Thanksgiving parade in the country. It was formerly known as the 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade , the 6abc Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade , and originally the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade until Gimbels department store closed in 1987. History    Started in 1920, the Philadelphia parade is billed as the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country. Like other parades of its type, it features balloons, floats, high school marching bands, and celebrities. When the parade was begun, it was called the Gimbe ls Thanksgiving Day Parade. Ellis Gimbel, one of the founders of Gimbels Department Stores, wanted his toyland to be the destination of holiday shoppers everywhere. He had more than 50 store employees dressed in costume and sent to walk in thei...

  The popular story is that the Plymouth Rock was the site of the original colony of the pilgrims. Contrary to this belief, however, Plymouth Rock was not the site of their original colony. The fact about the history of thanksgiving is that when the Pilgrims landed on the Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620 in search of fresh provisions, they were greeted with hostility by the natives in the immediate vicinity and put back out to sea almost at once.    Then a little further south, the pilgrims came across Cape Cod, which was much more favorable anchorage as compared to the Plymouth Rock. And the positive thing about Cape Cod was that here the native population was more cordial in nature. Weary from their voyage and in no mood to hunt down the site mandated by their charter, which was considerably further down the coast and somewhere within the limits of the original grant of the Virginia Company of Plymouth, the Pilgrims decided to establish their colo...

   This recipe comes from www.mccormickgourmet.com .  Tired of the traditional pumpkin recipes.  Try this neat twist with cranberries and apples and all in single serving size, so everybody gets one of their own. This elegant dessert tastes as good as it looks. A warm hint of allspice is the special secret ingredient. Makes 8 servings. Prep Time : 20 minutes Cook Time : 40 minutes Nutritional Information For 1 serving Calories: 323 Sodium: 133mg Fat: 15g Carbohydrates: 44g Cholesterol: 56mg Fiber: 3g Protein: 3g Cranberry-Apple Bake Ingredients 3 medium Granny Smith apples, cored and coarsely chopped 3/4 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 1 cup sugar, divided ...

   This recipe comes from www.marthastewart.com .  A nice take on the standard pumkin pie. If you're planning on making this for Thanksgiving, start it early in the day. The pie needs four hours to set, but the refrigerator does just about all the work.           Yield Makes one 9-inch pie Serves 8 Ingredients For the Gingersnap Crust 1 1/4 cups ground gingersnaps (from about 25 cookies) 2 tablespoons sugar Salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled For the Pumpkin Cream Filling 2 cups whole milk 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4...

   The theme for the 85 th America ’s Thanksgiving Parade ® is So Much To Believe In . The theme chosen by The Parade Company, expresses that there is so much to believe in for our great State of Michigan and Detroit!    America ’s Thanksgiving Parade ® , one of the country’s oldest and most celebrated Parades, will step off at 9:20 a.m. on Woodward Avenue and Mack and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress in downtown Detroit on Thursday, November 24, 2011 . Hundreds of thousands of parade-goers will be watching as the Parade makes its way down Woodward Avenue . The parade will be broadcast LIVE on WDIV Local 4 and on WJR 760 AM. The Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation       The Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation was founded in 1982 for the purpose of staging and perpetuating America’s Thanksgiving Parade®, Michigan’s grandest and most cherished civic event. It is governed by key civic and corporate ...

  There are some very interesting facts about the origin of Thanksgiving in America. It is believed that the celebration of Thanksgiving in America was probably originated from the harvest-home ceremonies. These harvest-home ceremonies were originally held in England. During such ceremonies certain days were reserved to thank God for blessing the people with plentiful crops and bountiful harvest.    Therefore later it became a tradition, according to which, even in modern times this holiday takes place late in the Fall Season, after the crops have been collected. Although the form of celebrations of thanksgiving has changed a lot with the time but traditionally still it is the time for serious religious contemplation, church services and prayers. These days the Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States as a family affair, complete with sumptuous dinners and happy reunions and get together.   However the fact about the origin of the Tha...