Lilly
Great with kids and cats! She loves cats and wants to "play"...Shelby seemed offended and threw one of those
"Oh...hell no...."
looks before stalking to the bathroom and staying there until both Lilly and Aiden were gone.
After sniffing every spot that Lilly had touched in "her house" (rather disdainfully) she settled for a long nap.
Thank heavens that's over!
Our trip to The Orchard with the Grands rescheduled as we all woke to a deluge of rain this morning!
Envisioning the Grands struggling though the muddy pumpkin patch like unwary dinosaurs at La Brea.
Remembering last Fall when the trek through the corn maze was a lot like this.
Nicole is healing well and doing wonderfully after her surgery. Breakfast looks like this now
She is an inspiration!
The rain is wonderful...saving our Fall colours. September was so dry the lawn had turned that Tuscan High Summer straw shade and the leaves were getting crisp and falling without even changing. Since the past several rains everything is starting to get splashes of yellow,orange and red. Turning quite beautiful!
Nearly finished decorating now. Mums and Sunflowers...Fat Orange Pumpkins...Spice scented candles and my golden Autumn Leaf candy dish overflowing with chocolates!
Did a mid-week Mall Rat with Sharon,Loretta and Diane to Terre Haute
and found my Fall Bath Scents at B&B Works. Spiced Pumpkin and Vanilla Whipped Topping Scent...Pumpkin Marshmallow...and a purse sized hand bac simply called
"S'mores"
We plundered the Macy Sales, where Diane and I found hats- and Loretta found boots and another purse, and adjourned to the nearby Red Lobster for Brunch.
Stuffed Seafood Mushroom Caps, Whipped Sweet Potato Casserole with Spiced Pecans (...omg..which I must recreate at home...) Wood-Grilled Asparagus and Cheddar Garlic Biscuits.
Came home to fall into a hot bubble bath that smelled a lot like warm pumpkin pie!
A completely "Spoil Me" day!
Chris and I watched and discussed Blade Runner 2049...after doing a refresher of the Original before-hand.
This was the Sequel.
I think I understand why it did not do well in the opening box-office, and it certainly wasn't anything to do with the quality of the movie (...which was outstanding...) or the length.
They just waited too long to make the Sequel.
Unlike Star Wars, which spanned generations, and stayed relevant from old to young...Blade Runner (1982) was released in several different versions and then disappeared for 35 years. That is a lifetime in Sequel Years.
Although there were many of us (...I preferred The Director's Cut Version...) who anticipated this film...there were so many who were being exposed to it for the very first time and lacked the context for it.
The film fills in gaps and stands alone pretty well.
Ryan Gosling was over-the-top as "Joe" a Blade Runner in 2049 after the black-out.
Harrison Ford was back as the time worn...frazzled...looking scruffier than the dog
"Is it REAL?"
"I have no idea."
crotchety ex-Blade Runner, Rick Deckard who has set up a home in the former casino/hot zone and just wants to be left alone with his scotch and his holographic Elvis and Frank Sinatra.
Get off my lawn.
Yeah... feel ya, guy...lol!
Well done sequel. Nice to see Jared Leto in the role as Nieander again.
Worth a night at The Movies!
Want to enjoy it more...watch the Original before going!
And since we still don't have mass produced flying cars (...the Terrafugata being prohibitively expensive and more like a small plane,anyway) the Renault people are working on a Pod-Type Hovercraft Prototype.
The FUTURE is coming!
This week's novel...a joint new release by Stephen King and youngest son, Owen King.
Sleeping Beauties
Mostly set in a women's prison, and the small fictitious town of Dooling, a story about a mysterious sleeping sickness that affects only females. Falling asleep and then quickly becoming covered in cocoon-like material.
Remove at your own risk!
Hell Hath No Fury like one of these women waken from her NAP.
Requires the usual sci-fi suspension of disbelief...but a very engaging read. A page turner.
Explores the "male dominance" and violence inherent in our society.
Brilliant endeavour of a Father and Son.
Well worth the read!
And NOW WHAT
The facepalm of the WEEK once again going to President Donald Trump for announcing that he had indeed
"...Spoken to The President of the Virgin Islands..."
about the damage from the hurricane.
Not quite understanding that
HE...IS...THE DAMNED PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
smh
And maybe a boot to the head (as well) for trying to whip his base into a froth already (OCTOBER) over the imaginary
WAR ON CHRISTMAS
More Anon...
