Today I drove my two grandchildren from Thibodaux to visit and spend the night with their cousins at my daughter's house in New Orleans. Then, I went on to see the movie, "The King's Speech", which was superb. Don't miss it! I'll write more later about the film, but I enjoyed every minute of it and left the theater on a high.
On the way home, I listened to the CD, "The River in Reverse", a collaboration by Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello, which kept me pretty much on a high all the way home. What a lovely way to spend a cold day.
Sounds like a great day
ReplyDeleteAnn, the bonus was that I was alone for a good part of the day, which I very much needed to be.
ReplyDeletei know what you mean about needing to be alone. Tomorrow I send family off to the airport and then it's time for me. Your day sounded wonderful. I wonder when (if) the King's Speech will hit Damariscotta.
ReplyDeleteAmelia, the movie will probably not make it here to Podunk, so that's why I saw it while I was in New Orleans.
ReplyDeleteMimi, I'm looking forward to seeing The King's Speech!
ReplyDeleteMother Amelia, I envy you living in Damariscotta. My son goes to Bowdoin and we've eaten at The River Grill a couple of times and had wonderful meals. What a beautiful place!
I'm t-t-t-t-t-terribly excited to s-s-s-s-see C-c-c-c-Colin Firth as Juh-juh-juh-George VI.
ReplyDeleteThe real-life story was inspiring, so I'm hoping the movie will be as soul-firing as the actual events. Poor George got overlooked in the hullabaloo of his brother, and Elizabeth's changes to the Royals' accessibility. He and his wife were incredibly brave, incredibly driven, and incredibly devoted to their people, succeeding in a job they were never prepared for in the darkest hours of England's history.
The British view may be different, but, over here, I see George and Elizabeth both as admirable and heroic.
Penny and Mark, don't miss the movie. You'll love it.
ReplyDeleteMark, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Have just returned from seeing "The King's Speech" It was excellent. I was a bit concerned beforehand as Colin Firth and George VI have no resemblance whatever but that did not matter. Of course, I was proud that Logue was an Aussie and portrayed by an excellent Aussie actor. As a keen reader of Royal histories I knew the general story beforehand. I have always believed that God's mysterious hand was in the succession dilemma. Just imagine if England had entered the war with Edward as King, the thought is too horrible to contemplate.
ReplyDeleteBrian, I'm in process of writing more about the movie, a review of sorts, but not a spoiler, I hope. So much of the story is history, which I remember from the mid-1940s on.
ReplyDeleteFirth and Rush were terrific as George VI and Logue, the speech coach.