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
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.
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A lot more than I expected, actually! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍽
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Thank you, Laura. I agree with you. That last one was a shocker. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
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We don’t do Thanksgiving over here in UK, and I often wonder why. Maybe we can’t think of anything to be thankful for?
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You could be thankful that you got rid of the colonies back in 1776.
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Why don’t I know about this?
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I think you do. It was the American revolution.
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But what did we have to do with the American Revolution? (I’m not very good with history!)
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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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Wow! go to the top of the class, John. I never knew that the American Revolution was our fault. History can be interesting after all…
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I think it was going to boil over anyway and the tax was catalyst.
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We still seem to be telling everyone what they should be doing…
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Or used to.
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😍
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It looks like fun was had by all!!!🦃🦃
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I think so. Thanks for coming along, Cindy.
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Awesome and thanks for having me💗
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😁
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I enjoyed the Nat King Cole performance. What a voice . . .
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He was one in a million for sure.
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Maybe not many, but I got a kick out of each one. Thanks for giving us the tour, John.
Now – where’s my chicken and waffles, eh?
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Hmm. I know we served them to you. Here take another plate. 😁
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hee-hee-hee 😉
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Love that longhorn pulling the cart! I’d like that in my neighborhood, for sure!
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That house is on about ten acres all iron fenced. He has the best holiday displays always.
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Seems to be more inflatable turkeys around this year. Several people just dressed up their giant skeletons though.
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We have one neighbor who dressed their skeletons for Christmas but not Thanksgiving.
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I’d never seen a pilgrim noodle-man before. Pretty cool.
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Ha ha ha. I agree.
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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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Thank you, Steve. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well. 😊
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Those are real cool decorations, John. It’s nice that your neighborhood decorates at Thanksgiving.
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There were just a few but enough to give a festive air to the whole neighborhood. Thanks, Tim.
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Some fun stuff and a great song!
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Thank you, Annette. 😁
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I love the turkeys and the longhorn is very cool. You can never go wrong with Mr. Nat King Cole. Those Whipped Ricotta Pancakes look very good!
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I’ll bet they are good, Darlene. Thanks for coming along. 😁
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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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Yeah, bacon trumps biscuits and gravy every time. 😁
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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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That omelet sounded good to me too. No decorations? bah humbug.
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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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I’m with you. Nothing gets started until Thanksgiving is over,
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Happy Thanksgiving! Really interesting to see the menu and also those decorations. We’re seeing a lot of Christmas decorations coming out over here.
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Yeah, Thanksgiving not so much. Thanks, Esther.
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Hi John, it is interesting that Thanksgiving doesn’t have many decorations and yet it is such a big holiday in the USA.
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It mystifies me as well. Thanks, Robbie.
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A happy Thanksgiving week to you and yours, John.
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Thak you so much, Michele. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well.
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You found some good ones!
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Thank you, Becky.
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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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I just think Halloween and Christmas take a lot of energy that folks don’t spend on Thanksgiving.
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Good point 🙂
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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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Yes it does. Being invited and served might be a higher order than uninvited. Don’t ask the turkey though. 😁
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I think Obelix (from the Asterix fame) would just say “gobble gobble” 😛
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😁
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Fun post, John.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Love the turkey. Thank you, Resa. 😊X
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Welcome! Have a fab Thanksgiving! 🌟💋
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Thank you. 🦃X
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Don’t over gobble! You’ll get a tummy ache!
🦃X 🦃X
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We are having pork tenderloin this year. Stuffed with sun dried tomatoes and prosciutto. Got a ton of sides too.
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I’m about the sides!
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I know.
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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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The Christmas seems a little rushed this year. I’m with you. Keep that pumpkin out there.
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A turkey in a football uniform – more realistic than Pilgrims. Thanks for brunch!
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Thanks for coming along, Jo. 😊
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Great neighborhood decor, John. Looks like your community really gets into the season.
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some certainly do, Monika. Thanks.
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Thanks for the fun Thanksgiving tour and hearty breakfast, John:)
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Always fun to do. Thanks, Denise.
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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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I think you are right about the balloon. 😁
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LOL
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😊
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Loved the football mascot. 🙂
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It was unusual for sure. 😁
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🙂
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Delightful decorations! The blow-up pilgrim turkey and ‘grand finale’ were my faves. I wish everyone grew up with Nat King Cole music.
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He was great.
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What a fun, dear John! It seems to me the Nutcrackers have arrived a bit early & they are surprised that it is not Christmas yet. 🤨🌝🍻🍤🍤🍤
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That may be the case. 😂
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