TBW Daily Diary

People are rushing to complete their shopping and the weather cooperated for a change. The store was abuzz most of the day--some were seeking major gifts, some just stocking stuffers. A few were "still looking" and left with the promise that "I will be back." Hmmm. But all were in good spirits which was a nice thing to see . . . All of the "candles in a can" are gone. Coffee and cider collections are in short supply. Remaining boxed Christmas cards are now 30% off . . . Got my tooth back in place and am so happy that I did. This was the day for treats! Michelle Freed sent her dad Ed in from Camp Hill with a large platter of cookies; Em Robey from just up the street arrived with her fancy homemade gift boxes of goodies; Judy Robinson drove down from Juniata County with more lip-smackers including her "famous among family" sugared pecans; Lee Spitalny came in from the suburbs with belly-warming gifts as well. No wonder Bob and I were in such a good mood all day . . . Our TripAdvisor visitors today were a young couple from Philadelphia on a quick day's escape from the city. Sadly they discovered that Harrisburg is a shuttered city on Mondays. I guess I knew but never realized what a disappointment this would be for tourists. The library, museum, Broad Street Market, Midtown Scholar bookstore and other places they tried to see were closed including some establishments on Restaurant Row. They came to The Bare Wall despite that harsh review we were given by the couples from North Carolina which we discussed a few month's back . . . Caused a major ruckus this evening by finding the SuperMarioBrothers games on the Internet. JJ was thrilled since no one else in his family had been able to do so. I then learned why they had played so "dumb." Once he got started he refused to go home; screams and tears ensued. Oh, well, I was a hero however so briefly . . . Incidentally I discovered later (as I tried to learn these games) that some are infected with spy ware and my AVG Free virus protection wouldn't allow access. Those of you with children might want to be aware that the "free service" on the kid's sites isn't as innocent as we think . . .