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I got up early this morning and took the dogs up to Ft. Tryon Park.  The first Sunday of the month the Local Dog Group holds what is called the “Coffee Bark” at the dog run.  I have never participated in this and the weather was very nice today…so I ventured up there and alas…no coffee…and the small dog area of the run was wet, muddy, and full of this purple berries that were staining everything.  Fortunately, there were not too many big dogs and I just hung out in the run with the girls for a little while.  Then the desire for some coffee and my own home took over and I headed back home.  It’s about a half hour walk (at a leisurely pace — allowing for stopping and sniffing) from the apartment to the park. 

I spent the rest of the day hanging out and watching movies.  HBO on Demand is offering the first three Star Wars Episodes: which I began to watch until the tiling of the digital image was just too much to bear.  I ask myself why we pay so damn much for cable if we can’t enjoy it!  So, I turned to my stack of Netflix movies. 

The first movie we watched was “The Painted Veil“. Ed Norton and Naomi Watts are featured as a married couple that venture to China during a cholera outbreak.  Ed Norton is a bacteriologist and Naomi Watts is his wife who finally discovers herself as a result of this experience.  I would give it 3-4 stars on a 5 star scale. 

The second movie we watched was “Water”  An absolutely georgeous film from India.  It is the story of Indian widows.  It starts with an eight year old girl who has become widowed (yes, child marriages and subsequently child widows were very common in the first half of 20th century India)  and is sent to an ashram.  She befriends another young widow who eventually meets a tragic end.  However, the movie ends with hope for the young Indian widow.   The movie is subtitled and worth a viewing.

And, yes we watched a third movie.  “Because I said So“…staring the incredibly talented Diane Keaton.  Now, this movie is the epitomy of the “chick flick” but, with wonderful twists and turns….motherhood, sisterhood, the quest for love…and lots and lots of laughter.  And, Diane Keaton is wonderful…wacky…heartwarming…and takes a few cakes in the face!

I love hanging out on Sundays with the dogs on my lap and my husband next to me in his big chair. 

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