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Watched Mrs. Miniver in film class yesterday... it was a wonderful movie!
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Thus Far
Goodness! It has been ages since last I wrote!
Lets see, what has happened since then...
I finished school for the year...
I am enrolled in the local community college for the fall...
My dance performance came and went...
We spent several days picking strawberries for jam....
I am currently taking a summer intensive for ballet and jazz dance, three times a week from 9 to 12:45.
My Mother, little Brother and I will take a vacation up to Colorado later on in the month, which is exciting.
I have a job interview in the near future...
I am going on a picnic with my best friend Saturday. :)
The garden is doing splendidly, I have already put up a batch or so of herbs for the winter.
My little brother and I have been watching quite a bit of Winnie the Pooh and Jakers... two favourites!
... Well, that is all the random events making up my summer holiday thus far. Hopefully from now on I can be more diligent in posting. :)
Have a lovely day!
Period Movie Weekend
(I was going through my old drafts, and came across this weekend movie review that I forgot to post! So here is what I watched and drank one rainy weekend in February...) :)
Cold and rainy weekend afternoons call for only two things: Tea and Period drama!
Cold and rainy weekend afternoons call for only two things: Tea and Period drama!
Three days, three movies, two different types of tea.
The first movie watched was the 1995 version of Persuasion, with Amanda Root And Ciaran Hinds.
Based on the novel by Jane Austen, Persuasion tells the story of a woman who was persuaded to break off an engagement to a man whom she loved dearly, but posessed no money. Now eight years later he comes back into her life, and she finds she is as much in love with him as ever.
It was a very sweet movie, with beautiful costumes and cinematography.
The tea chosen for this movie was Twining's Looseleaf Earl Grey Tea with Scones and Mock-Devonshire cream.
The second movie that I happened to watch was The Remains of the Day, starring Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins.
The movie is ultimately about life, and the decisions that you make.
Or fail to make.
What I liked about this movie was its portrayal of life and the decisions that one can make, and how those decisions are vitally important.
The tea chosen for this movie was, again, Earl Grey with leftover Scones.
The third and final movie that I watched over the weekend was Horatio Hornblower: The Duel, starring Ioan Gruffudd.
I truly felt sympathy for Horatio's struggles, and it was inspiring to watch him through the progression of the movie rise in character and in rank, when he had many chances to back down and submit to the injustice.
I look forward to the rest of the series with interest.
The tea chosen for this movie was Twining's Irish Breakfast tea; chosen for its strong flavour to go along with the hard life of sea.
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Captain Wentworth: "I come on business, Sir Walter."
Sir Walter: "Business?"
Captain Wentworth: "Yes, my proposal of marriage to your daughter, Anne, has been accepted and I respectfully, sir, request permission to set a date.
Sir Walter: "Anne? You want to marry Anne? Whatever for?"
Miss Kenton: "What's in that book? Come on, let me see!"
Stevens: "This is my private time. You're invading it."
Miss Kenton: "Oh, is that so?"
Stevens: "Yes."
Miss Kenton: "I'm invading your private time, am I?"
Stevens: "Yes."
"I maintain the charge against Mr. Simpson, Sir! However, since I cannot prove it other than with my body, I have no choice but to accept his challenge." -Horatio Hornblower
May 18, 2011
Boiled Eggs
"But I do know how to boil an egg." - Julia Child, played by Meryl Streep
... Guess what I had for lunch today. :)
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