Catch-up

[bobquasit]

So much to catch up on, but I'm too tired - I'll probably miss some of it.

• Sebastian and I finished the seventh book in the Great Brain series. There's one more, but it wasn't written by John D. Fitzgerald; I suspect it will be a letdown. But the seventh book was a perfect bittersweet ending to the series. Sebastian found it a bit embarrassing, but all in all he loved it and the whole series. I hope the library has the eighth book in stock somewhere!


• Teri and I were doing some shopping today. One of the places we stopped at was the Wal-Mart in Attleboro. It's a "Super" Wal-Mart, with a complete grocery section. We weren't buying groceries, but I was curious so I looked through it a bit - and was stunned. I've been looking for Underwood Deviled Roast Beef spread in supermarkets for over twenty years now. I haven't seen it in New England for decades. I'd resorted to the internet, buying a case of the stuff (two dozen cans) once a year for about $60. But Wal-Mart had them for $1.72 each! I bought ten. Guess what I had for dinner?


• We went to a "Books are Wings" party at the Library on Friday or Saturday. The audience seemed a bit young. But when we were looking through the books (each child gets a free one) I let out a gasp of amazement. They had a copy of Mr. Penny! But we'd already picked out another rare book, and weren't allowed to make a second pick. Still, it's amazing that they'd have such a wonderful book.

Comments

[ocean-state.livejournal.com]

Wow, I go to the Attleboro super Wal-Mart all the time! :) It took freaking forever to renovate that store, but as you've noticed the results are pretty spectacular. It's good that you found your hard to find grocery item there, because even super Wal-Mart doesn't have as much selection as Stop & Shop does. But they can have awesome prices on whatever is in stock.

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

That's the first Super Wal-Mart I've ever been in, but I was recently told that it's not as good as the new one that's going to be built in Dowling Village. The Diamond Hill Wal-Mart in Woonsocket is apparently going to move to that new facility. I wonder if they'll carry that roast beef spread too?