Hurried out right as Bugs ended. There was a lot I had planned for the day, starting with a run to the Collingswood Farm Market. It was supposed to have rained all night into this morning. It was cool, windy, and thickly humid when I headed out, but the streets remained dry. Maybe that's why the farm market was so busy. I dodged people buying fall fruit and vegetables for football parties and weeknight dinners long enough to pick up pears, apples, grapes, and another one of those delicious, moist pretzel rings.
Followed the crowds down Collings Avenue to the Collingswood High School. Collingswood already made the decision to move the Book Festival into the high school again. I guess they figured it was too late to change it. I didn't do nearly as well there as I have during previous years. I really hope the weather is better next year. Of the four used book sellers, two emphasize vintage sci-fi/fantasy novels that generally don't interest me.
Strolled around the entire school this time, including the middle school. The writers and book sellers were in the middle school auditorium, while the kids' section was in the high school cafeteria and the teen authors and Scholastic's book sales were in the halls around it. There were food trucks in the courtyard across from the football field.
After nearly an hour and a half of searching, I just ended up with:
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L Konigsburg (Got this one for a dollar off the racks selling books from the Collingswood Library)
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years ,by Rachel Field
The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty (These two came off the tables with the more expensive, mostly non-sci-fi books.)
The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien (This came from one of the sci-fi sellers. Only Lord of the Rings book I'm really into.)
It rained very briefly for a few seconds, but the clouds were getting darker, and the wind had picked up considerably. It was time to ride home. Stopped at the pretzel shop for a regular pretzel, a cinnamon roll pretzel for dessert, and a pepperoni-stuffed pretzel for lunch.
Had my lunch while watching Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Given the weather, I thought "A Storm In the Neighborhood" was appropriate. The Tigers invite Katarina, Henrietta, O, and X to sleep at their home when a big storm hits the Neighborhood. The kids are scared, but their parents have a plan, including flashlights when the lights go off. Daniel doesn't know how they'll clean up the mess "After the Neighborhood Storm." He learns there's lots of helpers who can help others out, including firefighters who help his father move a huge tree that's blocking the Clock Factory.
Changed the dolls into clothes more appropriate for mid-fall after the cartoon ended. Molly snuggles into her red sweater from her hula costume and the khakis from her Aviator Outfit. Josefina wears her current meet outfit with the pretty red, blue, and orange print skirt. Felicity and Kit are in their original meet outfits. Kit gets her Rose Garden Gown, while Kit is in her lavender sweater twin-set and floral-print skirt. Jessa squeezed into an Our Generation sweater over an American Girl Coconut long-sleeved t-shirt, cargo pants, and high-top sneakers. Barbara Jean looks very 60's school girl in the white, black, and magenta Our Generation dress with the magenta shrug. Ariel also gets an Our Generation outfit, a shiny satiny blouse under a salmon knitted vest and a brown plaid skirt.
Unfortunately, the pink gingham dress I bought for Whitney from the Cottage Resale Shoppe back in August is way too big for her. I tied a pink ribbon around her waist, and it's still too big. I had to roll up the sleeves. I'll leave her in it this month, but I don't think I'll be keeping it.
(Oh, and it did finally start raining around 3 PM...and when it rained, it poured. It ended about an hour later, and to my knowledge, hasn't rained since, though it is much cooler.)
Worked on writing for a while next. The Tin Woodsman (Richard Dawson) explains he was out chopping wood when a shower hit him. He rusted and couldn't retrieve his oil can. Joyce frowns when he doesn't really seem to care about her, Charles, Rover, or their journey. He claims he wasn't built with a heart after a munchikin scientist rebuilt him.
Had dinner with friends of mine, then finished the night on YouTube with tonight's Match Game Saturday Classics marathon. Match Game had its fair share of handsome leading men. Most of them sat in the first seat, giving Brett Somers the opportunity to spend the week flirting with them. William Shatner, for instance, turned up for two very funny weeks in 1975. Robert Urich was appearing on SWAT when he turned up on the show earlier in '75. The satisfied look on Brett's face after she gave him a "new kid on the block" kiss was priceless. Urich's co-stars from Vega$, Craig Morris and Bart Braverman, were semi-regulars who appeared fairly often on the show.
Michael Landon appeared on the first week and became the first panelist to help a contestant win $5,000. McLean Stevenson really livened up the last two seasons of the syndicated show with his sarcasm, crazy jokes, and endless supply of single-colored sweaters. Robert Morse came over from Broadway for his one wacky week in 1974 as Rich and Charles defended Fannie and Brett from an overzealous contestant who kept chasing them. Dick Martin became one of the very few men to sit in all three seats (Bart Braverman did, too) when he took over Richard's spot in 1979, then sat in for Charles at least one week. Robert Pine from ChIPS turned up frequently in 1979 and 1980. Pitcher Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers showed the charm that would make him a beloved baseball announcer in Atlanta for many years.
See if you can play along with your favorite TV hunk in this very funny marathon!
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