…at a DQ with a view.
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A DIY beauty treatment!
Greek yoghurt and coffee face scrub. Slap some of this goo on your face and you won’t need botox. My face was so tight that I was afraid to move it, lest it crack and fall off.
Good stuff!
Plumeria
You have to stop and smell each one. They’re all different.
Did someone say “s’mores”?
That’s what “dinner on the patio” means, right?
September begins at the local 9/11 memorial…
I love spotting new types of wildlife in the neighborhood…
These guys were enjoying the waning days of summer before heading to Palm Springs for the winter.
Book Review: Old Bones, the Wonder Horse
How did I miss this classic about one of my favorites, the 1918 Kentucky Derby hero, Exterminator? I picked up a battered copy online and it’s a keeper! It’s a kid’s book, but the writing is evocative and the horse’s wise, laid-back point of view is captured with humor, sympathy and understanding about the way our animal companions think. Good stuff!
What’s growing in the garden?
The balsam was beautiful this year.
Sunflowers…
Black-eyed susan vine, as usual…
Moonflower, a night-bloomer, and a descendent of the seeds our old neighbor George gave us decades ago.
Another sunflower…
And the cutest sunflower, the teddy bear variety.
2024 Movie Diary, Part 12
34. SAHARA (1943)
Terrific war movie with Bogart as an American tank commander leading a ragtag group of survivors as they battle the unforgiving North African desert as well as the equally hard-pressed Germans. Bogart is tremendous, and the rest of the cast, representing soldiers of differing nationalities, races, and faiths, is also splendid.
Verdict: Most highly recommended.
35. THE MUSIC MAN (1962)
If it had done nothing more than record Robert Preston’s force-of-nature performance for the ages, it would be worth seeing. But it is so much more. It’s just a pure joy. A tad long, perhaps, but it’s a minor carp.
Verdict: Highly recommended, particularly if you’re feeling blue, because you won’t be after watching it.
36. BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925)
As story-telling goes, it’s pretty ham-fisted, as state propaganda tends to be. But technically and stylistically, it’s a marvel.
Verdict: Nothing else to say really, except that I watched it because I’ve heard of it and it showed up on YouTube. See it here, if you feel so inclined.
At the Secret Garden…
Someone call the police! There are naked ladies everywhere!
Resting in the shade and quiet.
Somebody loves somebody.
This is their time!