Melinda the Intrepid

               A little about my feisty forebearers and a crazy true story about my parents and a fruitcake.                    My world did NOT begin with me.  It all started with all those old farts before me.  I am like all of them, a little bit of each and that's important. Soon you will see why.  Like I have told people before,  I didn't get crazy all by myself. My favorite photo of me and my dad in the 70s . Yeah, I am a bottle blonde! My mom Evelyn and Dad, the "Col".                            My Dad's side was descended from nobility, kings and queens, dukes and duchesses of Europe: England, France, Germany, Bavaria, all over the place, and we can prove ...

                Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday.  Here are the true stories of two unforgettable Thanksgivings in our family.   One, in Scotland is funny, the other, well...in North Carolina, USA , would be funny for adults but not animal lovers .  This is not for children.  Or those with weak stomachs... My ancestors were there at the First Thanksgiving!              My great-great-great (back 10 generations) grandfather, Governor William Bradford, started this holiday, unofficially.  The Mayflower pilgrims decided to have a feast at the end of their second fall in America, and the Indians were invited, too.   Thanks to them, the starving pilgrims had made it through a very hard winter.    Their first Day of Thanks was nothing like the ones we celebrate here in the US.     ...