The forecast said storms, so I canceled our outing

[conuly]

and watch, it's been beautiful all day.

We'll try again next week, but that's when the rain will come, you wait and see. Maybe we'll go on Brooklyn Day.

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Comments

[tamsin]

I am so happy to see the news about Ireland.

[conuly]

Me too!

[thewayne]

It was a bit gloomy all day and I was feeling sucky, but today looks like much bluer skies and I'm feeling better. We're planning on going down to catch Deadpool 2 in a matinee and to do a little grocing, maybe lunch. Then I get to stick needles in myself, as I'm wont to do on Sundays.

[conuly]

Grocing? Is that common usage where you are, or just you?

[thewayne]

It’s probably just me. But who knows, it could catch on among the cool kids and leave ‘grocery shopping’ for the dweebs. :-)