HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Morning all:
Lindybird: Tomato sauce with salmon? And parsnips? Agree with OG that they apparently didn't plan for deviations from the turkey. But no cranberry sauce either. At least you got to chat with some new people.
Diane: Re the debate, I thought it was interesting that Judy Woodruff (I think) did ask the panel how realistic their favorite proposals were. As usual, a couple of them managed to twist several of their answers to get back to their favorite topic. I watched it on PBS and CNN and hadn't noticed, until one of the CNN commentators pointed it out, that in response to the final question re "gift or forgiveness," the men opted for gifts and the two women opted for forgiveness.... And so it goes. I guess I'll be manning phone banks come next year. Hope your tooth holds out until driving weather improves.
OG: Assume you'll be supervising the decorations? How nice that the ice cream place opens up for Christmas. Do they make special flavors? Good that J is participating in his school's festivities; hope not too many 'new' pupils show up.
Off to check on the world and make sure it doesn't tilt too far...
OG: Raspberries in winter. Where from? Yum anyway. Ice cream with gravy? Um.....
Lindybird: There's something about the Cats costumes that freaks me out - the stuff of nightmares! It looks a bit creepy. Love the music though. Eons ago I read a short story by Daphne du Maurier - actually a kind of horror story - called The Blue Lenses and I think that's what started my aversion to human/beast combos. Also saw an eel in an aquarium some years back that had the face of an old man. Arghhh! Run away time. (Don't like centaurs either.) :-) I want to see "Knives Out," which is supposed to be very entertaining. Also "The Irishman," but it's more than 3 hours long and OH wants to wait for the DVD (we don't subscribe to all those channels).
Funnily enough, Annette, Sue was saying just the same today, as she wanted to see "Knives Out." Now she's looking out for it on Netflix. I suppose that because I've always adored cats and found them to be charming and fascinating, having people imitate them in a rather clever way was not a problem for me. I do understand that a lot of people just don't like them, though, as some folks also don't care for dogs, so there will be those who don't want to see the film. Those who've seen the stage show will love the film, though, I'm sure.
Edit: Stopped writing, there, as I had cramp in my leg. Urgh.
Went to visit a neighbour this morning who lives alone. She's elderly and rattling around in a house which seems much too big. "I've lived here for over 60 years" she said. "I suppose I should move to a flat or something, but I can't leave here after all this time." She will at least be spending Christmas Day with her sister.
I would like to see both Knives Out and The Irishman. Jimmy Hoffa was born and raised in a small, poor Indiana town not very far from me, just a few miles down the road.
The cramp in my legs returned later. I had it in the cinema but tried hard to ignore it, & eventually it faded away. There seems to be no pattern to it. Our tree is up but still unadorned: I will make a huge effort to decorate it tomorrow, but we have lots to do including yet more shopping in the morning and another set of neighbours to call on.