The basement work was completed Wednesday, though we could not go down until today. The floors look strange with no tiles. We were unable to use our AC yesterday, despite a high of 88 F. It was a very warm house. We clicked it back on today around noon, and should have a more comfortable night tonight. Today a man came and took the asbestos from the water pipes in the garage. So we are all done. We have some flooring put back down, but will need to do more later. Tomorrow the furniture gets carried back down from the garage. After that, the unpacking of books can commence.
It was also up to 88 F today, with 90 coming up tomorrow. No humidity build up yet; that should also arrive tomorrow. We should be able to takes things easy once the furniture is back downstairs.
This week we watched two films on the holiday theme. Tuesday night we watched Mr. Hulot's Holiday, one of the great comedy movies of all time. Made it 1953, it pays homage to silent film greats like Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, and especially the great Harold Lloyd. We have seen the movie about 6 or 7 times now, and always enjoy watching it this time of year.
A classic French comedy film from 1953, a favourite of ours.
Tonight we watched Deb's movie selection, another comedy, though much darker. Last Holiday stars Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, and several other wonderful British actors. Guinness is mistakenly told by his doctor that he has only weeks to live. He quits his job, takes out his savings, and heads for a posh hotel in Pinebourne to celebrate the remaining days of his life. From a story or play by J. B. Priestly, the humour is pretty dark, as is the ending. It's fun watching all the great actors interacting, with everyone tied up in their own little world, and Guinness (Mr. George Bird) helping them along the way. This is a real find, and a classic sleeper film.
Deb's film choice, a British comedy from 1950.
This weekend marks our third monthly film festival, with selections from the Criterion Channel. It's my pick again (two months ago I chose the 3 Medici films by Rosselini), and I have selected three films by Wim Wenders. More about those films later in the weekend.
Mapman Mike
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