Tonight we are having stuffed peppers, one of my favorites! Dessert will be strawberries with fat-free Reddi-wip.
While browsing on Netflix last night, we stumbled upon a 2016 film called The Take with Idris Elba. It was entertaining, although parts were implausible and sometimes predictable. Still, if you like action flicks, this was a decent film.
I personally enjoyed seeing scenes from Paris and Saint-Denis (where my ancestors are from) and especially liked the scene in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. I was able to visit there in 2009 and it's always fun to see places you've been in a movie.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been so intense. Hurricane season is typically considered to be June 1-November 30. This year the first storm came early on May 17th. Now, the list of names has been exhausted and they are being labeled with Greek letters, with Beta currently causing trouble for Texas and Louisiana. Beta is one month (34 days actually) earlier than in 2005, which is the only other year on record with so many named storms.
Just another crazy example of why 2020 is a bizarre year.
Hurricane Sally dumped a ton of water on my daughter's yard in Alabama. Mostly heavy rains where she is at, but she is safe.
Congratulations to the winners and the rest of the top ten! I'm so honored to be in that list!
There were so many amazing stories in this competition. I am thrilled to be among such talent.
A quick hello before I start making dinner (and brownies for dessert). I hope Victor's tummy is better! My kitty, Chessie, has been glued to my side today. Her tummy was making some strange noises as well. Keeping an eye on her lately. She's an old girl and I try to pay attention every little oddity.
I drove a 1972 Chevy Malibu Classic Wagon. It was red with woodgrain panels. It was a boat, but it got me to and from.
Stopping in for tea and a quick hello. Trying to take care of a bunch of stuff this week so I can focus on my youngest daughter next week. We leave a week from tomorrow to make the 8 hour trek to help her and her bf move into their brand new house. When I hug her 8 days from now it will be the first time in 238 days. (But who's counting...lol).
I hope Monday is treating everyone well!
Currently watching For All Mankind on AppleTV. It's an alternate version of the space race in which the Soviets get to the moon first, Ted Kennedy ends up as president after Nixon, and Molly Cobb actually made it to the moon. Very enjoyable alternate history.
The most recent movie I've seen was actually on Apple TV. It was Greyhound with Tom Hanks. An excellent WWII flick and not excessively long as some war movies tend to be.
The last DVD I watched was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I could probably recite every line from that movie having seen it so many times.
The last movie in the theater...I had to think hard about that one. It was either The Invisible Man with Elisabeth Moss or Knives Out with an all-star cast. Both were excellent movies!! I've watched them both on streaming as well.
I live in a small town on a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida. Sometimes we get a lot of wind and rain from Hurricanes. Sometimes it gets bad enough that we batten down the hatches, and on a rare occasion, we have to evacuate to the mainland.
I've been fortunate that a lot of the worst of the hurricane weather seems to skirt around me. It's probably because I am so well prepared with 8 cases of water, 2 weeks worth of non-perishable food, and flashlights/batteries up the ying-yang! I even have a portable generator!
Just stopping by to say hi! I'm in the process of trying to read all of the competition stories here. Such lovely stories, so far!