HAPPY NEW WEEK and HAPPY FULL MOON!
The full moon is Thursday, 17 October, in US and UK. It's a really close Supermoon.
The Covered Bridge Festival began yesterday in my area. Two million people from Indiana and across the country will visit at least one of the festival small towns to buy arts and crafts, enjoy country foods, take bus tours, and see the covered bridges. This weekend, we have weirdly warm weather and glorious sunshine, so our highways have bumper to bumper, slow-crawling traffic and there are crowds everywhere.
i intend to remain holed up at home until the festival is over on the 20th. I went to the doctor last week, and I took the opportunity to stock up on groceries. Yesterday. I walked to the convenience store on the highway and bought drinking water, so I'm all set to stay on my patch for the duration. I gave the groundhog a carrot today.
The festival is a badly needed boost for our rural economy, but I'll be glad when it's over.
Hugs and love to everyone!
Thank you DIANE. Very wise to stock up on supplies and stay out of the way of tourists, even though they are good for local businesses.
Having put it off for several Sundays, this morn I set out on a church photo excursion. The church website said service at 9.30 am. Intending to photo windows after the service and not knowing whether it would be an hour or 1½ hours, I arrived at 10.30 am and waited in porch. It was very quiet, usually I can track progress by the sermon or the singing. Not a sound emerges. After 10 mins, I bravely edged the inner door open a crack. Still very quiet. Open further & further. There is nobody in the church! Nothing ventured, nothing gained, I enter and start photo-ing. Quarter done and a woman appears, so I ask permission to photo windows & memorials. She has no idea; she is preparing for a service. She mentions they are “renting from the Australians”. She has a European accent but I dare not ask where she is from as that is now considered racist. I carry on and finish at almost 11 am. By this time young people are entering talking in some non-English language. They ignore me, obviously thinking I am someone important or official or something. Winge alert – yet another website that is not up-to-date.
I had offered to buy Xmas t-shirts for the Trio. Returning home I detoured to BigW, alas they had very few, in 2 separate sections; I couldn’t find the second section, probably buried under Halloween junk. Another detour to Kmart. Yes! They have some but hardly any in sizes I require, so a tedious search through three (!) racks with sizes jumbled. Success finally. BTW the sizes had colour codes on hangers. Guess what, they were different colours on different racks. Lots of sweary words. On a Sunday too!
Not sure what I shall do with my afternoon. Nanny nap first, then who knows?
Diane: I'd probably be one of the tourists, though these days I try to avoid crowds and typically avoid places with holiday-event crowds.
AQ: What a deliciious dilemma: A Saturday afterrnoon with no obligations. Hope you indulged yourself!
Have a good Sunday everyone.