1. Hiram, Molly, Deke, and I worked for about two hours and jerking up the weeds in the backyard, creating a haystack on the concrete patio, a satisfying outcome of a small commitment of time and good work.
2. Deke fixed pesto for pasta and an anitpasto. What a refreshing, satisfying meal.
3. I enjoyed Stranger than Fiction tonight. I enjoyed its exploration of narrative fiction and how genres work and it's the only movie I've ever seen Will Ferrell star in and I enjoyed his portrayal of the Macon Leary-like* IRS auditor who breaks through the confines of his mechanical life and learns to live a life of vitality, especially as he comes to learn his death is just around the corner.
* The terribly emotionally shut down central character of Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist.
I was skeptical about Stranger Than Fiction, but I also really enjoyed it. I love Will Ferrell, but I wasn't sure I'd like him in a slightly more serious role. I was wrong. I loved him.
ReplyDeletePesto.... hopefully she used basil and not catnip!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWeeds are just wild flowers :)....... I am a weed LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL@catnip :)....
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Now the guilt. Last year I still had volunteers from the previous year to harvest, dispite my neglect. This year only the mustard survives.
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