Finally Friday

Last Saturday, Ray and I attended the Colonial Golf Tournament in Fort Worth. It's at a fancy country club and we had free tickets including a hospitality suite visit, thanks to my employer.  Seeing golf live is interesting. I don't play golf and I do not watch it on television. But the wack of the ball, the whoosh as it flies through the air, and the accuracy of the players is entertaining.

It was a lovely day and we had a good stroll - got in a lot of steps. 

So here's to aim that's true.

Instead, I shall be flailing through this Friday and on into the weekend. 
Hope you score a hole-in-one, have fun, and use sunscreen.   June is busting out all over.

Wordless Wednesday

It's Wednesday folks, all. day. long.

Memorial Weekend

 Happy Memorial Day Weekend.  This is the fun, whimsy stuff.  Here are my little displays.  In the dining room I've got the flag runner and then symbols of summer - shells, etc. 

In the bathroom - more summer stuff - flamingos, fish, and beach turtles.  Heck yeah - I'm ready to swim.  It will be a fast plunge this weekend - from all of our rain, the pool is a brisk 68 degrees.
I'm a hardy Yankee gal - I can do it.

And the serious stuff for Memorial Weekend. It's not all about swimming, grilling, and chilling.

Soldiers everywhere have given their lives in the pursuit of freedom.  We shall remember and salute their sacrifice.

Cheers everyone and enjoy a safe and wonderful Memorial Weekend.
(and yes, I'm SO grateful to have a three day weekend - no work Monday - whew!!!!!!!!
It has been forever at work since New Year's Day - our last paid holiday. Holy Crap!!!! )

Wordless Wednesday - Grand Finale

Happy Wednesday - yea...she's done with the lantern pics

No need to comment, just enjoy. 

 Now we are aiming for Memorial Weekend - downhill slide to the unofficial start to summer.  Swimsuit ready, hot dogs and burgers to be bought for grilling, drinks on ice, and an eye on the weather - will we need to break out the sunscreen or umbrellas? 

Book Review - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah – In love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are  (cover blurb).  1939 France – Vianne sees her husband off to war, sure that this scuffle with the Nazis will end quickly. However, the invasion occurs, and soon she has a German captain requisitioning a room in her home.  Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Meanwhile Vianne’s impetuous sister, Isabelle, meets Gaetan and joins the Resistance. Never looking back, she risks her live many times to save others. The circle of war brings the sisters and their estranged father together in a unique circumstance. None trusts the other, but as family fighting for France in their own ways, they unite in a surprising way. Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates history in this fictional work. Sisters, ideals, passions, danger, survival, love, and freedom – this book covers the gamut in a novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women.  (cover blurb)

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is an excellent read. Have a tissue handy near the end – sniffle alert, I promise (and that’s okay).

Movie Review Madness: Avengers - Endgame

Based on the box office totals that have racked up to billions, Ray and I might be the last people on the planet to finally see  Avengers:Endgame.  But rainy Saturday morning kept us from yard work. Thank goodness - movie magic time.

Three hours - I thought it went by quickly. Everybody and their uncle from the Marvel universe showed up. Story lines were explored and tied up fairly neatly. Some live,  some die - that's life.
The word quantum is used and you know it's tricky when there's a time travel continuum theory bandied about.

Ironman and Captain America do stand toe to toe and argue. Well, Ironman does have to look up a bit. Chris Evans does have America's butt...hey,  the movie says so.

There are tears, there are battles,  there's humor. It's all there. Marvel knows how to package its product - the film is rich in characters,  dialogue, action,  and drama. I'm giving a review but no spoilers, just in case someone has been under a rock and missed this in the theater.  And do see it on the big,big screen - it is glorious.

P.S. I still love Thor, no matter what.  Chris Hemsworth rocks!

Wordless Wednesday - Still with the Lanterns

 Week by week I'm giving you your own guided tour of the Lanterns in the Park at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.   Enjoy