
{"id":9497,"date":"2018-11-21T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=9497"},"modified":"2018-11-20T12:53:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T18:53:12","slug":"turkey-notes-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/11\/21\/turkey-notes-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Notes 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot believe it was ten years ago on this date that we published our first Turkey Note blog!<\/p>\n<p>Our blog, and many Thanksgiving tables, would not be complete without this local tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Our co-worker, Sarah, gave the best explanation for Turkey Notes way back in 2008. We invite you to read that original blog <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2008\/11\/21\/turkey-notes\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years later and the origin of Turkey Notes are still a mystery to us. We think that might just be part of the fun.<\/p>\n<p>To look at more Turkey Note blogs, we invite you to search using the Keywords: <em>Turkey Notes<\/em> or&nbsp;<em>Thanksgiving<\/em> in our search box.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy our staff donations this year and, as always, we love to hear your family traditions with Turkey Notes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Turkey dance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/em><em>Turkey clog&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; T<\/em><em>urkey says&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8220;<\/em><em>Thanks for reading this blog!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/11\/21\/turkey-notes-2018\/cartoon-thanksgiving\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?fit=166%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"166,166\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1449337073&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cartoon thanksgiving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?fit=166%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?resize=166%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?w=166&amp;ssl=1 166w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cartoon-thanksgiving.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Submitted by Pat:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Turkey red<br \/>\nTurkey blue<br \/>\nTurkey says<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ll get you!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Turkey up<br \/>\nTurkey down<br \/>\nTurkey&#8217;s eaten<br \/>\nall over town &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Turkey smile<br \/>\nTurkey frown<br \/>\nTurkey running<br \/>\nall over town<\/p>\n<p>Turkey red<br \/>\nTurkey blue<br \/>\nTurkey says<br \/>\n&#8220;glad I&#8217;m not glue&#8221; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Turkey frown<br \/>\nTurkey smile<br \/>\nTurkey is running<br \/>\nthe last mile<\/p>\n<p>Turkey two step<br \/>\nTurkey trot<br \/>\nTurkey&#8217;s trying<br \/>\nto avoid the pot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/11\/21\/turkey-notes-2018\/turkey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?fit=380%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"380,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1449337019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Turkey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?fit=380%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-9500 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Turkey.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><em>Submitted by Jill Jensen:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">NATIONAL TURKEY<br \/>\nTurkey Chosen<br \/>\nAnd Inspected<br \/>\nPlumpest Turkey<br \/>\nIs Selected<br \/>\nTurkey Crated<br \/>\nTurkey Sent<br \/>\nTo White House<br \/>\nTo President<br \/>\nTurkey Struts<br \/>\nIn Rose Garden<br \/>\nLucky Turkey<br \/>\nGets a Pardon<br \/>\nPoultry Lobby<br \/>\nGets Some Press<br \/>\nTurkey Goes<br \/>\nTo Gobbler&#8217;s Rest<\/p>\n<p><em>Submitted by Amber:&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Turkey Agatha<br \/>\nTurkey Christie<br \/>\nTurkey says I love a good mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey Hogwarts<br \/>\nTurkey Feast<br \/>\nTurkey says I\u2019m a fantastic beast!<\/p>\n<p>Turkey scissors<br \/>\nTurkey glue<br \/>\nTurkey says I make do.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey fold<br \/>\nTurkey earmark<br \/>\nTurkey can\u2019t find her bookmark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/11\/21\/turkey-notes-2018\/happy-thanksgiving-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/happy-thanksgiving-2.jpg?fit=3423%2C3425&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3423,3425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Our blog, and many Thanksgiving tables, would not be complete without this local tradition. Our co-worker, Sarah, gave the best explanation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/11\/21\/turkey-notes-2018\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[213,522,189,1777,42],"class_list":["post-9497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-history","tag-holidays","tag-poetry","tag-thanksgiving","tag-thanksgiving-traditions","tag-turkey-notes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXc-2tb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9497"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9519,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9497\/revisions\/9519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}