IN THE WAKE OF THE WEEKEND

 Hello Journal people..... At last I`m back after a busy weekend.  I didn`t even have time enough to comment on the majority of journals and some I just couldn`t read through complete lack of time.  I`m almost up to date now that Monday`s here and everything has calmed down a little!

On Saturday evening we went out to our friends for drinks.  Kerry and Slava came with us and we all had a smashing time.  There were eight of us altogther and we sat outside in the gazebo.  It was a mild night and we were all, apart from Jim and Kerry who couldn`t drink, kept warm by the flow of  alcohol !  We all had a lovely evening but had to leave at 10pm because Jim had an early start in the morning.  When we left our friends gave Kerry and Slava a baby swing that had belonged to their children. It just about fitted in the back of our car and we have stored it here at our house because Kerry and Slava`s flat is just to small for it.

Yesterday was all go because I had to get ready for my brother and his family who were coming to see us in the afternoon.  It was nice to see them but we didn`t have a lot of time because we were going to see War of the Worlds, again with Kerry and Slava in the evening.   Also , Danny rang up with terrible toothache, asking us did we know of an emergency dentist that was open on a Sunday.  We have a NHS Direct walk-in centre in the town but Danny lives too far away and hasn`t got a car at the moment.  Jim told him to go to the hospital emergency dept. and they would help him, thankfully they did and gave him strong painkillers and penicillen as it is very likely an abcess.  At least he`s not suffering now and he`s seeing the dentist tomorrow afternoon.

 In the evening we went to see War of the Worlds and we were not disappointed.  I was a bit worried as I`m not a Tom Cruise fan but I must admit he was very good in the role of dock worker Ray, who spent most of the film covered in dirt, a bit of a change for him I think. Though the acting credits have to go to 10 yr old Dakota Fanning who played Ray`s  daughter Rachel.  It really is one of those films that have you glued to the screen and sitting on the edge of your seat the whole time.  Well worth seeing in my opinion. Speilberg back at his best.

Now Kerry is on maternity leave, she will be at a loose end much of the time, so this morning she came for a walk with me and Jake.  It was a fine morning and I thought it would stay that way, but alas no, I`ve just had to run outside and bring in my washing before it got much wetter.  Tomorrow, it`s the midwife in the morning, Danny for the dentist in the afternoon.  It looks like another full day for me again!

Before I go I`d just like to wish all my American friends a very Happy 4TH of July,

  I hope you all have a wonderful day!

I will say goodbye for now, take care and have a lovely day!

 

CUTTING REMARKS

Theatre and Cinema

~~  Poor little man.  They made him out of lemon Jell-O and there he is.  ~~

Adela Rogers Saint-John on Robert Redford

~~  They should give Haber open-heart surgery - and go in through the feet.  ~~

Julie Andrews on gossip columnist, Joyce Haber

~  Towards the end of her life she looked like a hungy insect magnified a million times - a praying mantis that had forgotten how to pray.  ~~

Quentin Crisp on Joan Crawford

~~  I`m pure as the driven slush.  ~~

Tallulah Bankhead

~~  If you say `Hiya, Clark, how are you?` He`s stuck for an answer.  ~~

Ava Gardner on Clark Gable

~~  The man was a major comedian, which is to say that he had the compassion of anicicle, the effrontary of a carnival shill, and the generosity of a pawn broker.  ~~

S.J. Perelman on Groucho Marx