Views for the Neighborhood – The Search for Thanksgiving Decorations

~ John W. Howell

Today, we are on a quest to find any Thanksgiving decorations available in the neighborhood. Traditionally, Thanksgiving is somewhat ignored in terms of decorating, so we are off to see if we can find any. We are catered by Caroline of Austin. Our entertainment is Nat King Cole.

Menu

Biscuits & Gravy – buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, fried eggs

Spinach & Feta Egg White Omelet – grilled red onion, cherry tomato, breakfast potatoes, choice of toast

Ham & Cheddar Omelet – smoked ham, aged cheddar, breakfast potatoes, choice of toast

Eggs Your Way – choice of chicken sausage or peppered bacon, breakfast potatoes, choice of toast.

Whipped Ricotta Pancakes – syrup, whipped butter, powdered sugar

Crispy Chicken & Waffles – maple syrup, honey butter

Sweet Corn Cake Benedict – jalapeño cheddar corn cake, avocado, tomato & corn salsa

Huevos Rancheros – sunny eggs, crispy tortilla, black bean, jalapeño, avocado, queso fresco

Green Chili & Chicken Enchiladas – fried egg, yogurt crema, cilantro, avocado, lime

Picture of an old time school bus

So, let’s get rolling.

Here’s the first. Well, at least it is a decoration.

A mixed take on Thanksgiving but festive.

A little more spirit in this grouping.

Well, now this is more like it.

A turkey pilgrim adds the right message.

This is a unique symbol of Thanksgiving.

Another turkey pilgrim ignores that the turkey was invited to dinner, although not as a guest.

Here is the mother of all decorations.

There weren’t many decorations, but I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving. It’s time for food and entertainment.

 

 

88 thoughts on “Views for the Neighborhood – The Search for Thanksgiving Decorations”

        3. Your King George decided to tax tea.We were part of the British Empire. Taxing tea was the last straw. Our founding fathers sent a Declaration of Independence to George telling him we were going to separate from England. He sent troops to stop that action. The war was on and the result was the British troops were defeated and the thirteen colonies became a republic free from Briton. There a short course in history.

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  9. Pancakes, please, a short stack. I agree, that last decoration was a killer. Wow! Finally, Nat King Cole, was there ever a smoother voice. That song sounded hard to sing but he nailed it.

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family John.

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  13. The first item on the menu made me laugh. One of our favorite breakfast places has a sign that says: “I love you as much as biscuits and gravy. But not as much as bacon. Bacon is the bomb.”

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  14. Cute decorations – I like the turkey in the football outfit! We can’t have any outdoor decorations here (courtesy of the HOA) although everyone cheats for Christmas. Spinach and feta omelet? Count me in!

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  15. The football uniformed turkey made me laugh out loud. I love the longhorn steer with its head adorned with fall flowers.

    Several neighbors in my neighborhood decorated for Christmas yesterday and I noticed our gate has Christmas lights and bells on it already. The HOA must have done that yesterday as well. I’m waiting until after Thanksgiving to hang my Christmas lights.

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  20. Lovely tour, John. I wonder if the meager Thanksgiving decorations are due in part to Christmas decorations being available in stores before Halloween. When I was knee-high to my dad, we didn’t put up or even see any Christmas decorations until *after* Thanksgiving. I was in a store recently that had a bunch of Christmas displays but very little for Thanksgiving. Sad.

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  21. You had me cackling with the “Another turkey pilgrim ignores that the turkey was invited to dinner, although not as a guest” caption! 🤣 It seems like that’s the opposite end of the spectrum from uninvited guest?

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  23. Thanksgiving seems to be skipped from Halloween to Christmas. Yet everyone I know says they love Thanksgiving the best because it’s all about getting together with family and friends and not about gifts. I’ve been disappointed to see so many Christmas decorations up for the past two weeks. I’ll keep our pumpkins out at least until December one 😁

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  27. Firstly Boss, Imma take one of each from that delicious looking menu. It IS Thanksgiving week after all and I feel as if a smorgasbord is gonna be my jam.

    As for Thanksgiving decorations, I don’t see too much of it in my neck of the woods. I’ll spot some here and there but things seem to move from Halloween right into Christmas with little regard for Thanksgiving. So this was a nice ride.

    I dig that turkey balloon, it was giving me Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade vibes.

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