Blame It on the Moon?
Not sure if this is a full moon or not, but I just took this a few minutes ago! And no, it isn’t blurry because of my shaking-camera-syndrome! The clouds are whizzing by so fast up there, it is almost mind-boggling! We are under (yet another) weather alert….this time for flood watch (not applicable where we are located) and high wind warnings. Needless to say, the latter alert looks as though it arrived early, as it supposedly starts at 7 am tomorrow.
So…..today, I ventured forth from our home to join the frazzled frenzied rush of last-minute shoppers. There were a few little things I hadn’t picked up yet, so I bravely faced the onslaught and lived to tell about it! My mom worked at a mental hospital as an RN for a few years and she said many times strange things happen when the moon is full. Must be why I went out!
The stores were so full of shoppers, one had to move judiciously and determinedly. (is that a word?) Some folks really did look as though they might bite your head off if crossed, while others resembled mindless bobble-heads, smiles on their faces that looked as though they had been applied like makeup in the morning!
I shopped for a couple of hours and found everything I was looking for, although inventories do look depleted in many areas!
I came home in time to make dinner. I made chicken, baked potatoes, salad, and mixed veggies. For dessert, oranges! I had bought a big bag and they are so drippy and good!
After dinner, we sat down to watch the Buffalo Sabres (hockey) play the Philadelphia Fliers. The game was nip and tuck most of the time after Philly scored two goals to lead the Sabres. In the last 7 seconds of the game, it appeared Philly won for all intents and purposes…..that is, until Buffalo scored! It ended in a tie, so the game went into overtime. No score. After overtime comes a shootout. Three players from each team try to score on the goalies. Well, we managed to score on the goalie (who was a goalie for Buffalo last year) and Buffalo won, 6-5!
I have been watching games, but not saying a lot as Buffalo wasn’t doing so well, but like they so often do, they are getting better and better as time passes.
Only a couple more days until Christmas. It seems like this year has gone by far too rapidly…..
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The older one gets, the faster time goes….. or so it seems.
I’ve known too many Americans not to appreciate the fascination that hockey holds for them, but I must admit that particular bug has never bitten me. Mind you I watch rugby, football (real football that is, not the American version!), shinty……….!!!
Sh…don’t tell anyone, lest I be deemed “unAmerican”, but football (American) drives me to distraction. Ditto to baseball and golf as well!
Mark played hockey while in high school. He is still as in love with the game as he was then. I grew up just south of Buffalo, so being a Sabres fan just normal!
I had not heard of shinty before! I looked at Wikipedia’s offering regarding shinty and couldn’t believe it! When I showed Mark the photo, he wondered aloud why “field hockey” (looks just like shinty) is only played by girls in the US.
Buffalo is also home to the Buffalo Bills football team. On January 1st, the football field (or, rather, small portion of it) will host a hockey game between the Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. I like both teams, but will root for Buffalo of course!
I just realized something….the Buffalo hockey team uses the “British” spelling! I also thought about my grandparents’ county when I was a child…it was Centre County in Pennsylvania. I guess there is “some” British influence here and there in the US. Michelle really enjoyed reading about the differences between British and American English. It really is different in some ways. I remember reading on a list once….it was an Austalian girl writing….When she said she “learnt” something, I thought this poor girl must be uneducated! hehehe I later found out it was an acceptable form of “learned”!
Ah well, as long as we can understand one another, I guess it really doesn’t matter!
I do know where the bonnet and boot are….thank you, James Herriot! haha!!!!
We had the same moon last night (my daughter’s birthday). She saw it and was fascinated that the moon came out, in full form on her day. Very nice photo you got there.