Making headway going through boxes in the garage. A nice time of year to be working outside before the HOT temps arrive. Hubby worked at sawing off a tree stump that needed to go but not before the ants climbed onto him for disturbing their palace.
Making headway on de-cluttering the garage. Over the years I bought vinyl storage boxes and filled them. Trouble is…now there's too many boxes and not enough garage for autos.
Inside the garage I sat in a comfortable chair with an electric fan blowing on me while going through a huge storage box full of old papers and receipts. Filling a trash bag with discarded papers after examining each piece felt like an accomplishment. A good one. I just know there's HOPE in getting better organized. It doesn't seem so daunting of a task after watching a movie that portrayed life in 1850 Nebraska.
After spending much of the day outside, we were tired and ordered a pizza for supper. While watching a western movie that we weren't familiar with, the evening turned into late night and I suppose I will dream about pioneer life.
THE HOMESMAN
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, John Lithgow and Meryl Streep. Diffinately NOT for young children.
Wikipedia
Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank) is a 31-year-old spinster from New York, a former teacher who journeyed to the Midwest for more opportunity. She is an active member of the small farming community she now calls home in Loup City, Nebraska Territory, and has significant financial prospects and sizable land ownership. Though seemingly strong and independent, inside she is suffering from depression and isolation after being rejected by several potential husbands for being too plain.
After a harsh winter, three young women—Arabella Sours (Grace Gummer), Theoline Belknapp (Miranda Otto), and Gro Svendsen (Sonja Richter)—begin to show signs of insanity due to the hardships they have faced: one lost her children to diphtheria, one killed her own child, and one was raped and suffers a breakdown after her mother dies. Reverend Dowd (John Lithgow) calls upon one of their husbands to escort the women eastward to a church in Hebron, Iowa that cares for the mentally ill. Unsatisfied with any of the men's potential, Mary Bee volunteers for the task alone, and Dowd reluctantly agrees.
Did I like the movie? Yes and no. It was very realistic…
maybe too much so. The costuming looked authentic, acting
excellent, cinematography beautiful. Subject matter wasn't
pleasant.
I had heard of some women going mad after life on the
frontier. If I had lived on the frontier and had the opportunity
to go back to a civilized community…I believe I would have.
The romance about pioneering has vanished in this movie
putting a realistic spin on days gone by. Cleaning the garage
out and organizing the cellar does not look so daunting to me
anymore.
I'm thankful to be living in the year 2015 in the United States of America. Sigh. Deep breath.
I'm a bit unsure of what to say about pioneer life…think I need
to watch a comedy. This drama about did me in. I felt like I was really there.
Thanks for stopping by,
d
