Greetings from Woodinville

We spent the morning watching football -- first the start of Penn State losing to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, and then the main event, Maryland vs. Auburn in the Music City Bowl. Though the Terrapins had a better record, the Tigers were favored, particularly since Maryland's starting quarterback didn't play, so it was a particular delight when the Terps went up 21-0 in the first quarter and stayed ahead the whole game, winning 31-13. 

We ate lunch while watching the game. Then we went out, first to Molbak's, which was nearly sold out of everything after the holiday season in preparation for the store closing, then to World Market, where we picked up lingonberries and a few other things we'd hoped to get at Molbak's. After that, we parked by the Woodinville Dragonfly Sculpture Bridge and walked along the Sammamish River Trail, where we saw herons, mallards, buffleheads, and crows.

 

When we came home, we watched the season finale of What If...? with Cheryl -- I loved that it was all about Peggy Carter, and I loved seeing Peggy fight alongside Kahhori, but it was much too much Big Battle for me, not enough cleverness. Now we're watching The Creator, which is well acted and steals in good ways from Blade Runner and Ex Machina with a little Iron Giant thrown in, though again there's a bit too much battle, too little intellect.