It's rare for leaves to be filled out on our trees by the end of April. It has happened before, and it is happening again. Despite 2" of snow last week, we are back into a very warm spring.
Deb has been visiting her mom daily, with 9 days remaining in her quarantine at her new home, Royal Oak LTC in Kingsville. She now has cable TV in her room, and apparently had a good day today.
Mogi seems to be in perfect health, continues to eat like a hungry stray cat, and has resumed taking baths and cleaning himself after eating. He used to try and lick himself with the cone, but only managed to lick the cone.
Music continues to keep us sane. The Beethoven project continues, as it will for at least two years, as does the even larger Bach project. Then there is the basement records listening project, also ongoing. And two weekly concerts by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which we continue to enjoy immensely. And of course I continue to read, and to write. The end of the month reading summary is not far away.
Then there is the Criterion Channel, a dream come true. Even if it was just a movie channel with their own programming, we would still watch it avidly. But being able to pick your own movies to watch, anytime, and stop and start them easily, is beyond the world of fantasy to me.
Sunset Song, a 2015 Scottish film directed by Terrence Davies, was my going away pick for last week. It's a close look at a farming family, filled with tragedy, violence, harshness, good old fashioned religion (part of the violence), and a young girl who has given up her dream of becoming a teacher, and, since the death of her mother by suicide, is merely existing. She finds a good husband, but he unwillingly has to go off to fight in WW1. Some lovely photography, the film was not only shot in Scotland, but also in NZ and Lichtenstein. Worth a view, the lead female actress in quite good.
Deb's main choice for last weekend was The Eagle Shooting Heroes, a Hong Kong special from 1993. Try to imagine the Three Stooges doing a Kung Fu movie with a big budget, and add in about six more Stooges, and you might have some faint idea of what this movie is like. It's great fun from start to finish, with some truly laugh out loud moments. A unique film, worth catching if you can.
Her going away film choice was Shanghai Express, one of the great early 30s adventure/romance films. Starring Marlene Dietrich and Anna May Wong, the b & w film follows a group of travelers between Peking and Shanghai. The train photography is great, the story okay, and Dietrich and Wong stunning. Directed by Joseph von Sternberg, this is a must see film.
More soon. Thanks for dropping by.
Mapman Mike
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