11/27/2016

Weekly Update 11/27/2016

I hope everyone had enough to eat this week. I did!

Thanksgiving was nice for me. I had been invited to join a group of friends at (where else?) The 90 for an amazing buffet. It had all the traditional Thanksgiving menu items – turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry, green bean casserole – plus southern favorites – mac and cheese, collards, okra, honey biscuits – and both green salad and waldorf salad, plus cake and pies for dessert. Since I was already at The 90, I watched the last quarter of the Lions game in the bar there, the only game of the day that I was happy about.

a full plate

friends at Thanksgiving outside The 90

Saturday evening, I joined Connie downtown for the lighted Boat Parade. This is an annual event. Sometime I go; sometimes I don't. But Connie had invited me to join her since Jim was still at work. We saw the huge tree on Bull Street that is going to become a tradition (so I'm told), and then wandered to the river. We thought we might see best from Rocks on the Roof, a bar that's on top of a River Street Hotel. The weather was perfect, and Connie found friends that had seats overlooking the river. We joined them and had great views. My picture-taking ability did not shine, and most photos were blurry.

the tree on Bull St

a few private boats, all lit up for the parade

the Delta Queen dinner cruise boat