3 October 2024
We had a great movie night last night. It was Houseboat with Sophia Loren and Cary Grant. Cary finds out his ex-wife has died and he’s left with three young children. He hires Sophia Loren as maid not realizing she’s the daughter of a famous Italian conductor. Grant learns about his children, Sophia learns about America and they all live happily ever after.
It’s really an excellent film. It was released in 1958 and I have to admit, I think I saw it in the theater back then. Grant was his charming self. Sophia, who still looks great today, looked gorgeous back then. She is something of an unconventional beauty.
Tucker had a great time. He got extra treats because of his previous vet visit. We finally cut him off after three sets. We don’t want him to go cold turkey when he gets home.
My neighbor directly across from me rang my doorbell today asking about the stuff on my front porch. She wanted to know if it is free to take. She wanted to resale it at market downtown. I told her I wanted it to go to Viet Nam Vets. However, if Viet Nam Vets doesn’t take it, I’ll offer it up to her. Apparently some people walking their dogs this morning took some stuff.
Tomorrow I am going to two art openings with Barbara. The first is Girls’ Club on 2nd street in Fort Lauderdale. It’s not really an opening but a closing reception and curator talk. It’s titled What Is Seen . It features mostly female artists.
The other is sponsored ArtServe on Sunrise. It’s actually four opening exhibitions in that one place: Anthropologist’s Delight: Works Representing Identity, Family and Culture, 40 Years Over 40, Let’s Have A Picnic, and Perspectives by Claudia Castillo.
I haven’t been to an art opening in years. My cousin Jo in San Antonio started taking me to openings in the city and I liked it. The champagne and cheese didn’t hurt. When I moved to Florida, Fort Lauderdale just didn’t have the arts it does today so I traveled to Miami for openings. It’s a lot of fun and you get to try to figure out thought processes of the artists. I’ll let you know what I think tomorrow!
Stay tuned!
