Movie Monday - 8/31/2020

Let's just say that binge-watching shows is my chosen method of self-soothing these days. A one hour show and a few others following is longer than sitting down to watch a movie, but for some reason, it's so much more satisfying.

I did watch a two movies in the last week though.

Raintree County is set around Civil War times. The film, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint premiered almost 20 years after Gone With the Wind, but it reminded me a lot of that classic. Taylor plays a Scarlet-type Southern belle, who in this instance successfully lures her man from the clutches of the sweet Nell (Saint) by devious means. She's a troubled thing though, and things go awry rather quickly. It was a good story.

In a more recent offering, I watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. His ballad was only one of six unrelated shoft stories set in the wild, wild, west. The film was written, directed and produced by the Cohen brothers; so, quirky and a little out there. The Husb did not appreciate the small part he watched with me, and offered to skip the rest; so, I could enjoy it more fully. It was definitely entertaining. 

MK out.

Movie Monday - 8/24/2020

This week, we have a bit of a theme.

Welcome to Kutsher's: The Last Catskills Resort is a documentary about the last Jewish resort in the Catskills that finally closed. It was owned by the Kutsher family for over 100 years. 

Four Seasons Lodge is a documentary about another Catskills resort that was favored by a group of Holocaust survivors.

Both places were part of the Borscht Belt, so named because the resorts were patronized mostly by Jewish-American people. They were like summer camp, but for the whole family. Sounds like a lot of fun to me. I enjoyed both films.

MK out.

Movie Monday - 8/10/2020

Only one film to talk about this week:

Based on the novel, The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, Greyhound tells the story of a convoy of 37 allied ships making its way to Liverpool in the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. Commander Ernest Krauss (Tom Hanks) is the captain of the USS Keeling, aka Greyhound and commander of the convoy. He has to navigate the passage through the "Black Pit," where they will not have cover from protective air cover. Naturally, the convoy comes under attack by enemy submarines. It was good. 

MK out.

FO Friday - 8/7/2020

I finished a thing!

Pattern: That Nice Stitch by Susan Ashcroft
Yarn: Dream in Color Jilly Cashmere in Congratulations Graduate
Comments: I earned this yarn from The Loopy Ewe by completing all four years of Loopy Academy a couple or so years ago. I finally made something with it. It took me a while to decide what to make.

A yarn with three very stark colors needs just the right pattern and I think I found it.

MK out.

Book Chat - August 5, 2020

I'm reading three books right now. I need to focus on them one at a time; so, they will get read. I also have been meaning to tell y'all about the following books:

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

This book examines the emotional and sexual lives of three real women. It was an interesting read, but I didn't really connect with any of these women.

Housekeeping, A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

Transient Aunt Sylvie comes to care for Ruthie and Lucille, a pair of orphaned sisters, after a series of relatives have come and gone. For a time, the three fall into a good rhythm of creating and keeping a home, but Lucille tires of the irregular lifestyle and moves out as soon as she is able. It was alright.

MK out.

Start Something Sunday - 8/2/2020

I am on the sleeves of the Simplicity cardi; so, it's as good a time any to start a new project.

I'm going to make Summer Sorrel...

...using this yarn...

MK Out