“I run this town. Mostly I run errands. ”
A Review of Yesterday
People only saw a swift glimpse of red speeding up and down cape highways. One woman thought she saw a dog in the backseat but she couldn’t be sure. She wasn’t even sure she saw a car. The witnesses could only agree it was a red flash going at a speed difficult to calculate. Fearful cries rang out and 911 was inundated so to halt this growing fear I am admitting to you here and now it was my car driven by me with Gracie as the pit crew. It went from South Dennis as far as Orleans with stops in between. I had a list. It started with the dump, the coldest spot in town with winds raging across the open field. I think I saw a wizened old lady borne aloft by the wind. She didn’t wave. The next stop was almost as windy. At the parking lot in the shopping center, people were holding on to door handles hoping to stay on the ground. I made it safely to stop two: the sports store for stocking stuffers. Stop three, the hardware store, was protected by trees so my life was not in peril. Batteries are the bane of Christmas toys. I needed six AAA. They came in a package of four or eight. Of course, they did. The bank was a quick stop. I got all crisp bills for gifts to nieces and nephews and grubby bills for myself. Gracie got a dog biscuit. It was her favorite stop. We then flew down 6A to Brewster and the book store. It is a dangerous place. I wanted books for my two grand nephews and nothing else. I left with a filled shopping bag. No comments please. I have a defense. I found some neat stuff like small clasped sock-like bags, the kind Scrooge McDuck kept his money in, to hold those crisp bills. I bought myself a book, some special Christmas cards and a couple of stocking stuffers. It was a great stop. From there I had to go all the way across the cape to the speciality gourmet shop for crackers, the kind you eat not the kind you open at dinner. I, of course, didn’t just buy crackers. I bought a fig spread for cheese and a paring knife. The lady and I chatted. She is getting a puppy today and she showed me pictures. The puppy’s name is going to be Gracie, and that started more conversation. I left there and went to my final stop, Ring Brothers, which is an occasion of sin for me. I bought so many things I had to make two runs from the car to the house. I also bought lunch: two pieces of pizza. It was, by this time, close to 2:30. One of the things I bought, which was not on my list, was egg nog, a new kind for me. It comes in a glass bottle. I thought that was pretty cool, but it was also pretty heavy when you add a 6 pack of winter ale (for guests as I am not a beer drinker) and a bottle of champagne for those Christmas mimosas. Those I’ll drink. I crossed off the last items on my lists, which were actually orange juice and bread, and went home.
I ate lunch and them took a nap. I deserved it.
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December 13, 2013 at 12:21 pm
The American’s House
We didn’t do outside decorations. No-one. mistletoe adorned the hallway, tinsel was clumped on the tree, rings crisscrossed the living room, holly and garland were everywhere, but outside was dark, with no sign of celebration or the festivity that lay within.
But suddenly, on the road to Cobham appeared a wonderment – a home with a Father Christmas in his sleigh illuminated and parked on the pitch of the garage, and lights and reindeer and stuff and lights and stuff. And the cars came from miles around to see this aberration including the Wolseley carrying our family.
This is the American’s House proclaimed my Father. And we nodded and appreciated.
December 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm
My Dear Hedley,
I loved your father’s explanation.
You did the light ride the same as we always did every year but yours was limited but more wondrous for its rarity.
All my life outdoor decorations have been a part of Christmas. I don’t know when they started, but they were also part of my mother’s Christmas. Gracie and I take a light ride every year!
December 13, 2013 at 12:54 pm
My Father understood these things.
December 13, 2013 at 12:56 pm
MDH,
I see he did.
December 13, 2013 at 12:37 pm
I did all my errands in one store today 🙂 No storm blowing here for once but they say that we might get a nasty one next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. Well I’m getting used to them by now and this one will at least bring no snow.
I’ve dressed my cypress and it was a bit difficult since the twigs are so weak that even straw figures bend them badly 🙂
I’ve always thought that eggnog comes in bottles 🙂
Have a grat day!
Christer.
December 13, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Christer,
I would have liked that instead of criss-crossing the mid-Cape, but I did feel most accomplished. I am now just about ready to take the Colorado packages to be sent. Then I need to make stuff like fudge and date-nut bread for my sister and wrap her gifts. I’ll see her on Sunday.
We are due for snow, and it might be Sunday which means no play for me. I am not happy.
Egg nog comes in those waxy cardboard containers like milk does. Nothing dairy comes in glass anymore.
Have a great evening!
December 13, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Hi Kat,
Wow! Warp Speed Road Runner Kat.
That’s some French Toast storm you’re going to have.
Egg nog used to come in eggs and milk bottles and sugar sacks and whisky bottles (or brandy flasks, if you were fancy) and it required some assembly. I like that old style egg nog much better. I’m too lazy to assemble it so mine comes in cartons, too.
But I amend it heavily with Grand Marnier.
I’m doing Christmas cards. I’d like to go out but it’s soooo coooold. My bones hurt at the thought. Even Rocky is not enthusiastic about the idea.
At least it’s sunny for the moment.
Enjoy the rest of the day.
December 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Hi Caryn,
It better be a dusting turning to rain!
This is an absolutely delicious egg nog, one of the best I’ve ever had. Mine gets a touch of brandy and Kahlua-heavenly.
I’m about to get dressed to go out then I’ll come back to make fudge, write my cards and put up a few decorations.
Stay warm!
December 13, 2013 at 2:44 pm
My tune for the day:
December 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm
im6,
Mae Questel aka Betty Boop-no mistaking that voice!
December 13, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Yesterday I returned home with less than with what I left. The dentist kept a half tooth. Ouch. May be he needed it as a Christmas present 😉
The usual egg nog comes in cardboard containers and is a dairy product? When I read egg nog I always thought of our egg liqueur which is like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocaat
(bottled and milk-free) but your egg nog seems to be different. Just curious, how much alcohol is in a typical American egg nog?
I like egg liqueur on vanilla ice cream and sometimes I add it to my banana bread dough.
Now back to Tinsel Tunes pt.1 while sewing a Christmas present…
December 13, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Birgit,
Ouch, I’m never happy to have to go to the dentist. Cleaning is okay but that’s all.
The egg nog has no alcohol and is a dairy product. We add the alcohol of our choice. I followed the egg nog link from your link and this is what I read,”Eggnog, or egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, and whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture). Brandy, rum, whisky, bourbon, vodka, or a combination of liquors are often added. The finished serving is often garnished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, or pumpkin spice.
It was also known as the egg milk punch.[1][2]
Eggnog is a popular drink throughout the United States and Canada, and is usually associated with Christmas. Eggnog may be added as a flavoring to food or drinks such as coffee and tea. Eggnog as a custard can also be used as an ice cream base.”
I add Kahlua and brandy and whipped cream folded in.
December 13, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Congratulations on your day! You certainly deserved that nap. I’m hoping this weekend will be half so productive as your one day, with Christmas cards and the annual Christmas mix top on the agenda. Shopping also is on there, although I admit we have festive events thrown in (a viewing of the new Hobbit movie, a Christmas cartoon-watching party, and an evening of revels) that will slow down how much I can accomplish.
December 13, 2013 at 5:28 pm
sprite,
Today I was out again-the packages to Colorado are gone! That is a big to-do off my list.
Tonight I have one thing to make and a few more packages to wrap (the ones I need to take with me on Sunday).
If I have time, I’ll do cards, but they are on my tomorrow list.
I love your festive events calendar.