dual personalities

How was your weekend? Mine was nice and mellow. I watched two really good movies, went to a good estate sale, and my special program at the County Library was not bad. I find that the St. Louis Genealogical Society does not offer much to me personally as the members are mostly interested in researching their German and Irish ancestors. I really need to belong to the Kansas City Genealogical Society (if there is one) as that is where my ancestors made their mark. I learned some new things, however, and it was not a waste of time.

On Friday I moved all the plants in the Florida room into the dining room, because the outside temperature had plummeted. On Saturday I moved the plants to all corners of the house. Some of them have gotten to be pretty big, so it is not so easy to find space for them. Also they have to be placed where they are not overly accessible to the wee babes.

I found a couple of treasures at the one estate sale I went to.

Very large, like-new chinoiserie pillow–great fabric!

Needlepoint rescue/antique chair for $18

I convinced the OM to take me to lunch at the Sappington House, a nearby historic site, which I have never visited.

Only the restaurant in the barn is open on the weekend, so I will have to visit the house, built around 1816, on a weekday.

The food was very good and I will definitely return.

We watched two good movies: The Chalk Garden (1964) starring Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, and Edith Evans.

[Once again the poster is way off.]

Based on the play by Enid Bagnold, this  movie was always a favorite of mine, but I had been unable to find it for years and years. When I saw the DVD on the TCM.com site, I bought it. I was not disappointed.

The second movie we watched was To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which daughter #1  had watched earlier in the week, prompting me to consider it.

Truly, you have to be in the right mood to watch this great, great movie and I was in the mood on Saturday night. It is definitely a top-ten movie. Everyone is perfect and the music is just the best. Gregory Peck was never better. He deserved every award he received that year.

And those kids…wow.

The wee babes finally were able to come over for Sunday night tacos. They were in fine fettle. They have come a long way in three weeks! Lottie can count to 10! The wee laddie weighs almost 19 lbs! His favorite word is “Go!”

Lottie and her friends Annie and Andy.

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Have a good week! Eat your veggies!

*Isaac Watts