Sights and Sounds Forty

Sometimes comfort food just rules. Tonight i decided to make a good old English meat and potato pie. I also added onions, peas and carrots, a little HP sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, Beef Bisto and a splash of Guinness and wow it was amazing. A couple of tips from the Missus and voila! See for yourself....

Sights and Sounds Thirty-Nine

Today was Thanksgiving here in America. We went over to Dusti's parents for the annual feast. I have a lot to be thankful for and spending time with family is one of those things. We had a great meal on a lovely warm afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Sights and Sounds Thirty-Eight

We spent the weekend in an region outside Aiken, SC called Horsecreek Valley. Dusti's mother's family all came from this area. It is known for all the textile mills that once were thriving but now all lay silent with locked gates. We shot some video and interviewed Uncle Chuck and WooWoo for our family documentary that we are putting together. It is quite an undertaking and will be a long haul but the stories we are capturing from our time spent with Dusti's family are great. Along with the footage and interviews we plan on shooting in the UK this Christmas we think this project is going to be quite special when it's finished.

Below are couple of images. One is the now derelict Vaucluse Mill which is where Dusti's Great Grandad worked. It closed a  while back but the post office is still open!

 Dusti standing with Mama, Steve and Judy outside the little Vaucluse Post Office