Well, we've had our fair share of snow this week - much
needed in this, our third year of drought conditions. Last weekend I drove five hours south to
Oklahoma to visit my parents. The farm
and ranch ponds between here and there are frightfully low or completely
dry. I don't know how much our 7"
of snow will make in a thirsty herd's watering hole, but hopefully we will have
more of the same in the coming weeks.
Tomorrow is the Academy Awards. Are? I
think that is grammatically correct: tomorrow are the Academy Awards. Some channel on TV is showing old movies
which were Oscar winners. Late this
afternoon that Spouse o' Mine and I watched Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? with Sydney
Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
What a TERRIFIC movie. Filmed in
1967, Civil Rights era, it examines bi-racial marriage. And interestingly, Spencer Tracy died 18 days
after filming this movie. What the two
of us remarked several times during this movie was what very great actors there
were in this movie! And no special
effects (e.g., no Mission-Impossible-Blow-'Em-Ups and so on...) Very simple sets, and the whole story revolved
around conversations between people.
(Are we correct in thinking that this was a play before becoming a
movie?) I have to say: Two hours well-spent!
After the movie, in the dark, yet in the full-moonlight, we
two strapped on our XC skis and headed out for some moonlight skiing. Pitch dark but for the near-full moon, we
could see our shadows and the snow even glittered in the dark, by the light of
the silvery moon!
It's been a terrific Saturday evening.
1 comment:
I've been hearing about snow in the midwest and glad you got some of it. Skiing in the moonlight sounds delightful. And GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER is just the best.
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