This Week's End...Falling Leaves...and A Cold Front On the Way

Wild winds and rains...and suddenly Fall has Fell!

Fall on the Patio.

And in the house...

"Nope...not going back outside until Spring!"
                                                                  ~Sofi

Although, the candy is gone, and therefore Halloween is now officially over.

The crisp Autumn replaced by real COLD...and layering of quilts and clothing and such.

Next week promises 15 degree nights and accumulated snowfall.

REALLY...Indiana...Really????

So yeah...pretty much hibernating this weekend.

"Nope...not coming out and you can't make me..."

With November the end of the Alternating Day Fasting until January...yay!

Celebrated with a skillet of fried potatoes, mushrooms, onion and bacon!!!

Yes, I'll gain a bit over the next two months.

No, I don't care.

I'll settle up in January.

There are too many wonderful foods to enjoy in November and December.

Life is way too short.

Taking the next few days to work on some in-the-house projects that need done before winter.

And reading, painting and a movie or two.

Gadget (at John's) is doing well...totally hooked on TV.

"I even have my own channel, Mom!"

and nosing into everything...

"I've fixed that problem with the wiring, Dad!"

She has learned that if she fetches the toy mouse when it is thrown downstairs she gets a treat.

So now she brings the mouse back up several times...then goes and lays by her special treat plate.

So smart!

"I almost have him completely trained, Mom"
                                                            ~Gadget

This Week's Movie

A great adaption of King's 2013 novel...telling the story of  Danny Torrence after he has grown up. A sequel to The Shining...which was also outstanding.

The film is part the novel...some of Kubrick's Film with
Nicholson...a little liberty taken with the ending...but overall very very very good!

I love the character of Rose the Hat and was exactly like I had envisioned her from the earlier book.

The TRUE KNOT winding its way in a caravan of RV's  looking for children who "shine".  

As Torrence makes his way back to the Overlook on the same twisty narrow road the original score from the Shining score is playing.

Inside several visuals and memories are snippets from the original film.

Probably not suitable for anyone under 10 or 12.

The True Knot does kill children, after all.

Exceptional Film!

And This Week's Book

A non-fictional journey into what Shlain refers to  as Tech Shabbat.

Taking from Sunset on Friday night until Sunset on Saturday night Tech-Free.

An experiment embarked on by her entire family.

Although I do take a few days monthly, here and there, unplugged (and enjoy them immensely) the idea of making this a regular ritualistic thing sounds much less relaxing than anxiety-provoking....in short...no.

Not for me. 

But it was an interesting idea, and might work for you.

Well worth the read.

Getting ready to put a pot of soaked beans on to simmer away with bacon and butter and onion....and make an iron skillet of corn bread.

Embrace the winter headed this way...