11 Years Later and I’m Once Again Picking Lettuce on Thanksgiving Day

Reddish plastic pot filled with bronze-tinged crinkly green lettuce leaves.

In 2013, as part of National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), I chronicled my goal of picking lettuce from my garden on Thanksgiving Day in southeast Michigan.

Not an easy goal, given our nighttime November temperatures were often in the mid-teens (Fahrenheit).

And a trip to Florida in mid-November that year meant I had to rely on a heavy mulch of leaves to protect the lettuce while I was away.

It worked! Eleven years ago today, I picked lettuce for our Thanksgiving holiday meal!

This year, I did the same thing. But not intentionally.

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Photo of the Week: America’s Thanksgiving Parade 2023

Kermit the Frog,a large green hot air balloon with a white trimmed red Santa hat, floats down the road. In the foreground and background are green-costumed balloon handlers. The gray stone-front of the Cathedral of St. Paul can be seen in the background.

It was a cold morning for this year’s America’s Thanksgiving Parade this week in Detroit, Michigan.

Temperature in the high 30’s Farenheit and a brisk wind out of the northwest kept me bundled up with a plaid blanket over my legs.

Thankfully no rain or snow was forecast for the day!

Along with thousands of other folks lining the streets, we watched dozens of floats, marching bands, clowns, Big Heads, and hot air balloons make their way down Woodward Avenue from the Cultural Center Historic Center to downtown Detroit.

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Photo of the Week: America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit

Clear blue skies, bright sunshine, cool temperatures, and little to no breeze greeting parade watchers in Detroit for the annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue. It was the first time in three years I’ve attended the parade in person. Gorgeous day! It was wonderful to watch the floats, marching bands, clowns, Big Heads, dancing… Continue reading Photo of the Week: America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit