
Oh Happy Day
A busy bee
This weekend, which may I add, is quickly approaching, could
very well be one of my busiest ones in months. While penciling
in a weekend cup of coffee with my neighbor, who just returned
from the hospital after a fall in her garden, next weekends
itinerary caught my eye
followed by a surge of concern,
of course. I had forgotten that I scheduled a lunch date for
Saturday, a window-shopping trip along Main Street in Northport
and a bridge game that evening. Not to mention, the sticker
my mechanic placed on my windshield is warning that its
about time to change the old Buicks oil. In an attempt
to squeeze every errand and activity in, I flipped to the
next day, only to find that my Sunday is even busier. After
last years Sheep to Shawl Festival, I promised myself
that I would spend a good hour or so with the Huntington Historical
Society May 4.
Feeling sheepish
With the petting zoo, pony rides, traditional music
and craft demonstrations- especially the craft demonstrations-
Im more than certain that I must allot at least two
hours of my Sunday to the Sheep to Shawl Festival. Now, if
I can make that happen, thats another matter. Anyways,
I hear the festivities are set to begin at noon and will run
until 4 p.m. I also hear that there will be fresh bread from
the beehive oven and sheep shearing. Yes, sheep shearing right
here in Huntington. What Im personally looking forward
to the most however, is the custom shawls. Im sure Ill
find myself taking home one too many shawls than needed, and
I know that as soon as I get home Ill teeter on a fit
as I try to squeeze them into the closet alongside all the
other shawls that havent seen the light of day since
I first bought them.
A tulipy tight
spot
After my fill of shawls Sunday, Ill
find my way down Main Street until I reach Heckscher Park
and stumble upon a sea of tulips and playful children. The
Tulip Festival, now in its eighth year, thanks to Councilman
Mark Cuthbertson, has quite the line-up from tasty snacks
to entertaining performances. While I have to keep myself
from indulging in the snacks, I can however take in as much
free entertainment as Id like. Oh darn! Looking over
the entertainment line-up, Ive found that I just may
have to rework my Sheep to Shawl hours, because the Chapin
Rainbow Stage featuring Chip Bryants Listening
with Your Eyes (12 12:45 p.m.), a vaudevillian
in the tradition of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, runs
extremely close to the first sheep shearing session at the
Historical Society. No use fretting now, we all know that
either way Ill find manage to balance tulips and sheep
this Sunday.
Heyyy
While I have my planner open, I suppose now is the best time
to scribble in Henry Winklers appearance at the Book
Revue on May 10. Far from his days of playing the Fonz on
Happy Days, Henry is teaching children that they
can overcome any obstacle and they can do it with a smile
and a laugh. Henry, now a childrens author, has series
entitled Hank Zipzer: The Worlds Greatest Underachieverwhere
the protagonist Hank has a story quite similar to Henrys
own experiences growing up as an undiagnosed dyslexic. Ive
yet to get my hands on a copy of his writings, but my grandniece
says Hank is a hoot and a half. I must say, no matter how
old Henry gets hes going to continue winning over hearts,
now isnt he ladies?
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