| Poem for New Year's Day |
[Jan. 1st, 2008|12:24 am] |
( Te Deum )
We got a late start on the last day of 2007 and as a result ended up having a quiet night, though some people had been making noise earlier about going to see the midnight fireworks in Gettysburg -- we had pancakes and sausage at lunchtime and didn't leave for Harrisburg until after noon, and it takes about an hour to get there even on a low-traffic day. We went to the Whitaker Center, which in addition to having the usual Harsco Science Center exhibits (Health and Wellness, Mathematics in Nature and Art, Pennsylvania Environments, Bodies In Motion) has a holiday model train display and a miniature steam engine replica. My father-in-law had a moderately large HO scale display under construction in his garage, taking up the entire second car bay, so trains are always a popular activity with him.
( Trains and Trees )
We stopped at the massive party store Eiserman's in Hanover to look at the incredible collection of tchotchkes and collectibles, then came back and watched the last sunset of the year. For dinner we had the Swedish food that we have on Christmas Eve if my in-laws are in town; this year they were celebrating with ![[info]](http://piktures.deadjournal.com/userinfo.gif) apaulled's youngest brother in Oregon, so we waited till tonight for meatballs, farmer's cheese, lingonberries, rye bread, etc. Then we compared the virtues of crocheted vs. knitted Dalek patterns, played pirate card games and half-watched the Music City Bowl (I think Kentucky won but I really wasn't paying attention) and the Chick-fil-A Bowl (Clemson/Auburn, they should have called it the Tiger Bowl).
Happy New Year! |
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