look, its fall foliage!
I know
all that whining
about no fall foliage
and
there it is
Apparently
we chose the day
that the trees in Riverside Park
those
that weren't de-branched or uprooted
by Sandy
were
going
to
POP!
We did a variation on Toonman's long loop on Saturday afternoon
swinging down
around Mrs Roosevelt's statue
down the stairs to the river
back uptown
then
up the long hill
vs
the stairs
to the Promenade
everywhere
we walked
the trees were showing their colors
Saturday was the better day
in that
Sunday
Toonman
became one
with the BIG TV and FOOTBALL
not
that
he hadn't watched
every college game on Saturday
We watched a wonderful movie on Saturday while football was being recorded
Wes Anderson's Moonlight Kingdom
its Wes Anderson
so its quirky
its Wes Anderson
so its filled
with wonderful character actors
like
Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Harvey Keitel
and
the true stars
Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward
Got it on DVD from NetFlix
highly recommend it
While
Toonman watched football on Sunday
I read
I have been reading a lot lately
I love to read
but occasionally
I get into a reading slump
not so this weekend
I finished Elly Griffiths' first book,
The Crossing Places,
a very promising series
about a forensic archeologist
in Norfolk on the coast of England
it was so good
I started the second
The Janus Stone
if you are into mystery with a twist check them out
What else?
Thanksgiving is looming
this year
in place of
the take out from Indian or Italian or Thai restaurants
I ordered a traditional dinner:
Turkey, 2 kinds of stuffing, 2 kinds of potatoes,veggies
and
cherry pie for dessert
everything is pre-cooked
I get to go mad
trying to time it all out
to be hot at the same time
What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
Okay.
Its a short week
which means
it will be busy
so I gotta get going
catch you later!
