Here it is at long last - It is just awful how long it has been since Mommy and I have updated this blog. I apologize to all of my readers for the delay. It seems that when Mommy does have a day off, she is very busy in the cottage, running errands, or working in the vineyard. But isn't the photo of me today worth waiting for?
Mommy did have her sleepover with Grandma and the filet mignon was very good she says. Of course, everything else was good too. When isn't it?
Movie review: Gran Torino - Mommy says that this was not Clint Eastwood at his best. She and Grandma were glad they saw this movie, but it was predictable and not the best acting or story line. Only luke warm thumbs up for this one and maybe 2 1/2 stars. You can skip this one unless you are a big Eastwood fan.
Book review: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks - Brooks' first novel, and a wonderful read. This woman puts so much research into her books and it shows. This is a novel about a village in England in 1666 that quarantines itself from the rest of the world after the inhabitants discover that they have been infected with the plague. Social order, religion, superstition, medicine, all play a part in this story. And the ending! What a surprise it was! A "must" read, as are all of Brooks' novels.
Book review: Oh, Johnny by Jim Lehrer - This was Mommy's first Jim Lehrer novel. A quick read about an ordinary young man whose only ambition was to be a baseball player. Off he goes to war (WWII) where his experiences during a troop train stop in Whichita KS and The Battle of Okinawa affect him for the rest of his life. Thoughts of Betsy, his ideal woman, get him over the rough spots in his life while his memories of Okinawa haunt and torment him. If you want a cute, easy read, pick this book up. Mommy would probably have enjoyed this book more if she hadn't just read Year of Wonders. She also didn't like that the entire book covered three years in the life of Johnny, our hero, and was followed by an epilogue that covered the next 62 years. Mommy looked forward to each time she picked up this book over the weekend, so maybe she was disappointed that it wasn't longer and that the last 62 years of Johnny's life were summed up in just a few pages. Mommy said she would read another Lehrer book.
I haven't walked the railing recently and neither has Tacumwah. I guess we don't have anything to prove by continuing to do it. We really haven't done much of anything lately. Right now I am plastered next to Mommy's leg on the downstairs futon dictating to her.
Mommy is going to update the farm blog soon, so she can put the boring stuff in it.
Mommy Bonnie has two more weeks of work left...just 10 days. Then she will be home with us, reinventing herself.
~There is no such thing as a FREE kitten!~
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