SWEET WEEK-END

BIRDS ARE CHIRPING OUTSIDE as it is freezing cold.  Warm inside.  Cozy warm.  The sounds remind me of SPRING.  I wish it were SPRING, but will enjoy this season as best I can indoors.  When I go outside to go somewhere, I bundle up in my heavy coat.

I am spending my time indoors dreaming about SPRING.  Cleaning house off and on.  This week-end will be what it is.  It may warm up some.  

Steady as we go.

Steady as we go.

d

Tis Valentine's Day

Beautiful day to say I LUV U!

HaPPy VaLeNtInEs DaY....

Waking early, I felt like I slept really well 

for having gone to bed at 2 in the morning.

Woke not sweaty!!!  

This is a wonderful way to wake up 

since the previous mornings weren't.

Card exchange between my Hunny and me.

A box of chocolates with a McDonald's Salad.  

Earlier in the week, we had a STEAK DINNER 
to celebrate this day.

Movie and popcorn!

Today we stayed inside where it's warm

'cause outside this fine day it's 18 degrees.

LAST NIGHT driving HOME from a Jr. High Basketball Game,

it was 5 outside.

Too cold to linger.

Sunday, a heat wave will come so it will be 50 degrees.

A whopper of a delight.

One day closer to SPRING!

Hallelujah and a half.

The week-end nears.

Not sure what I'll do.

Play it by ear.

BLESSINGS TO YOU,

d

Love Story - Trailer

WE WATCHED LOVE STORY ON THE BIG SCREEN AT A THEATRE LAST NIGHT.

When wealthy Harvard University law student Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) meets Jenny Cavilleri (Ali MacGraw), a middle-class girl who is studying music at Radcliffe College, it's love at first sight. Despite the protests of Oliver's father (Ray Milland), the young couple marry. Oliver finds a job at a legal firm in New York City, but their happy life comes crashing down when it's discovered that Jenny has a terminal illness. Together, they try to cope with the situation as best they can.

50 years ago the movie, 'LOVE STORY' was on the big screens across the country at the movie theaters.  It was 1970 and I was a youthful 14 year old.  That famous saying, "Love means never having to say you're sorry."  was uttered as a mantra by many.  Looking at this saying seems like excusing wrong doing.  Never acknowledging being wrong?  Not having to tell someone sorry then getting away with a wrong doing because you love them, seems like foolishness to me.  

BIBLE Scripture does say, LOVE covers a multitude of sin.  This doesn't mean you never apologize.  

I don't recall the movie's rating in 1970.  It does have a scene with nudity in it.  I did not remember this scene at all.  Nor did I remember vulgar words throughout the film.  THROUGH OUT the film.  

Honestly, I believe the film was working at getting away with every curse word in the book.  One must recall that 50 years ago curse words weren't the norm in a movie.  

The year that the television program 'Dallas' used a curse word, decent folk were not comfortable with the word.  He said what?!?!?From here it has gone downhill in the television shows.  Easy accessibility to movies these days makes for keeping the raw verbiage out of the house very difficult.  

Watching and listening to movies do plant seeds.  As do music videos and people in general.  

1939 movie GONE WITH THE WIND ends with Rhett Butler saying, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."  This was considered rough language.  1939.  

At present with the special anniversary LOVE STORY movie, I believe it's rated PG.  Just before the movie started February 12th, 2020, trivia statement indicates that this movie is shown to incoming Harvard Freshmen during the first week of school. I suppose because some of the movie was filmed at  Harvard?

Story line has two college students falling in love, playing in the snow, having sex in a Harvard dormitory room.  I suppose this is the main reasons to show this movie to incoming Freshmen students to encourage falling in love, playing in the snow and having sex outside of marriage?

Jenny, the female role, in this movie is a smart mouthed aggressive.  The male, Oliver is from a wealthy family that plays college hockey where he does not have a warm relationship with his father.  The father tries to make amends with his son, but the son cannot see that and snubs his father's kindness.  The female is outspoken and calls her dad by his first name.  Both Jenny and Oliver do not believe in God although when saying their marriage vows, Jenny mentions angels in the poem.  Okay.  Alrighty then. 

In reality at the time of the filming, the actress Ali was 30 years old playing a college student meaning that Ryan was about 28.  They passed.  It didn't hurt that Ali was so cute and Ryan handsome.  Together they clicked and made a film winning one well deserved Academy Award for the music I believe it was.  The music is beautiful.  The acting...somewhat cheesy?

Love Story box office was $136.4 million.  An instant box office hit.  

In 2020, the film's theme music was played during the funeral procession of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.   

Watching the movie last night, I realized that I remembered very little about the movie I watched in 1970.  Hubby and I decided we'd go see the film since Valentine Day is coming and this movie is a LOVE STORY.

When my husband was a movie projectionist as a High School student he ran it and didn't watch it as a person in the auditorium.  He didn't recall much about the movie either.

As I sat in the dark watching the movie, I was a bit taken back at the foul language.  I truly didn't remember.  Like seeing the movie for the first time.  Ali MacGraw's clothing were darling for supposedly being a vey poor college girl.  The language didn't add to the film.  

Say what you will, but Ali's acting was not the best.  It was rather bad.  Of course this was 1970.  Still she won some highly sought after awards.    

Make-up artist let us down when Jenny was lying in a hospital bed dying from cancer.  The character Jenny looked healthy not ill.  Some called Jenny's illness the Elizabeth Arden Disease as she was so beautiful in the movie's near death scene and way too pretty for being someone who was dying.  

I felt like I was watching a C-rated soap opera.  The music was beautiful.  Some of the scenes were nice.  Over all...I'd give this film an I don't know what C-.

Perhaps you liked it.  Perhaps not.
LOVE STORY.

The best part of the evening was being on a date with my Husband eating buttery popcorn in the dark.  This was an A Plus.  

d

How To Kill A Rattle Snake

May WEDNESDAY be a energy full day.  
I had a busy MONDAY.  
Tuesday I rested.  
So I really hope my WEDNESDAY will be another energetic day.

Moving in slow motion, but moving.
Healing up.
Hubby sick.

One day closer to SPRING and it's suppose to SNOW tomorrow.  
I'll continue to clean the house.  Slow mustn't stop me.

We watched a 2017 Western Movie and the Lady in the movie kills a rattle snake with a parasol and then breaks it's neck. 

One way of doing away with a rattle snake.  Hit the snake.  Grab it and snap it's neck.  That means you actually have to touch the snake.  Can't do it.  However, I could continually hit it with a parasol until it was dead, if there is no shovel handy.  

Very good Western! Filmed in Montana with KODAK FILM.  For mature audiences due to the killing (not the snake), but if you like Westerns then this might be one to see.

'THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN'

I'll watch again to see the gorgeous countryside.  The story is good.  Acting good.  Liked it.

    d

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A "solution" to clear frost off your windshield

TABLE SETTING FROM ENGLAND

Watched the PBS series SANDITON 
and admired the gorgeous table setting 

caught on the television screen.

Take a glimpse.

BLESSINGS,

d

JUNK IN THE TRUNK

A very wonderful JUNK MEAL 
for a SNACK TIME CHEAT DAY!

Red TWIZZLERS with m and ms.....two of my favorite JUNK FOODS.

Not exactly food, but close enough for JUNK TREAT.

Rarely have these, but when I do, I make it count.

If loving you is wrong then I don't want to be right.

I ate my greens.....green m and ms,

d

JUST A LOVELY ROOM

Beautiful Formal Parlour.

~IN LOVE WITH IT~

Silas Robbins Bed and Breakfast.

Oh how I'd love to visit this lovely place.

d

EARLY MORNING

IN THE QUIET OF THE MORNING I SAT.  The sunlight streaming through the window looked like a place I wanted to be.  Quickly the light moved about the room not staying long.

Early Morning today at 8 AM.  Twas quiet and I was alone in my recliner after waking at 5:30 AM which is really early for me on any day.  Wish I were more of an early bird, but I'm not.  I slept til 5:30, checked the internet, took a few early morning pics and fell asleep in my recliner around 9. 

Woke after my NAP and have not felt very energetic.  Another slow day and not liking it.  

I stayed HOME from a SUPER BOWL GAME PARTY last night because I thought it best to stay HOME close to a bathroom.  The antibiotic I'm taking is making me use the POWDER ROOM.

TOUCH DOWN!  One for the Gipper!

   

HOPING I continue to get stronger and more energetic.  February is here and so am I. 

Looking at my calendar book, my week might be busy.  More snow later in the week.  While I'm HOME, Lord willing, if I have the energy, I will continue to tidy the bedrooms, do paperwork, laundry, clean the fridge out, bathroom scoured.  Rest in my easy chair and read.  I need to write my brother a long handwritten letter.  Go shopping for Valentines!

BLESSINGS,
d    

'Life Just Got A Little Easier' Crockpot Cocktail Wieners

Crockpot EASY.  A CROWD PLEASER.

'Life Just Got A Little Easier' with this QUICK 

and almost pain free preparation SNACK TREAT. 

Plug in crockpot and turn on high.  

Place cocktail wieners (32 oz. or more to fill crockpot) 

into crockpot. 

Add a jar of grape jelly (12 -32 oz.).

Add a couple bottles of Bar-B-Q Sauce 

of choice to cover wieners.

Stir.

Cover and wait.

4 hours later it'll be ready for eating.

EASY PEASY.

'Life Just Got A Little Easier' for me and that's what I need.

BLESSINGS to you,

d

JUST SAYIN'

MAY THE MONTH BE A SPECIAL ONE.

BESIDES POLKA DOTS....hearts are one of my favorites shapes.  SURE LIKE THEM.  FEBRUARY is here and I just about can't believe it as I have been in ill health the entire month of January and half of December.  

MY DEAR HUSBAND has been tending to me.  I'm hoping that February brings health and well being.  I will continue to read a devotional and a Psalms a day in the quiet of the morning.  

I WILL IT.  I 'will' that I will get out of the house today, take a drive and make a special trip to BED BATH and BEYOND for bathroom and bedroom items.  QUICK TRIP over and back home in the heat of the day.  Sun is shining today with a brilliant blue sky.  

As the month plays out, The Super Bowl will take place.  Predicting the Chiefs will win by a margin.  I predict that THE Donald will be acquitted this first week of the month but not before the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS on Tuesday.  Wednesday of this week will tell.  I'll need to get some VALENTINE CARDS for Grandchildren.  Maybe work up a Valentine's box to mail. VALENTINES DAY mid month.  

NEED A QUIET ROMANTIC candle light MEAL with HUBBY.  Three Grandsons have a birthday this month.  AND I truly need to spend hours in the spare room going through boxes.  This is PLAN A.  

PLAN B is what ever.

May BLESSINGS come your way,

d