"Dracula" Movie

After a four-day fall break for the college, the pool was open for water aerobics again this morning. The water was cool, but not unbearable, and felt good. The weather was warm this morning, too, though a bit misty. I wore a fleece outfit over my swimsuit, and thought I might have overdressed, but by the time I left the pool, the fleece felt good.

The story from the pool this morning was that there was an accident on the winding, downhill road leading into town from the south, but I didn't learn what kinds of vehicles were involved. Usually, the accidents on that hill involve 18-wheelers traveling too fast around the curves of that highway. There was no article about the accident in this evening's newspaper, so maybe we'll find out more tomorrow.

While I was gone to the pool, Hubbie took the truck to a town about 30 minutes away to have the transmission fluid changed, and other services done, as per vehicle manual recommendations. A couple of days ago, he replaced all the tires. He took these precautions so we don't have to worry about problems with the truck on our trip to Branson in a couple of weeks. The truck has never given us any trouble, but it is a 2001 model that has had no services beyond the routine ones like oil changes, so it was due for some attention. We figure maintenance is a whole lot cheaper than buying a new truck.

When I got home from the pool, Hubbie and I made yet another trip to the WDCS for a few items we failed to get yesterday. I don't know why we can't seem to plan our grocery lists better, so we wouldn't have to make daily treks to that store. It's a good thing the store isn't far from our home.

After lunch, Mother and I made a couple of more greeting cards, and then we settled in to watch another fit-for-Halloween movie..."Dracula." I taped this one on VHS a few years ago, but never watched it until today. It's a public television offering that puts a different slant on the chilling Bram Stoker story. This dark and brooding version is not for folks offended by sexual references.


In this movie, Count Dracula goes to England to give Lord Holmwood a "transfusion," which is supposed to cure him of a venereal disease contracted through his philandering father, who passes the disease to his wife, who then passes it to their son (Lord Holmwood) at his birth. Lord Holmwood hopes to purify himself so that he does not taint his own wife, Lucy. Instead, before Lord Holmwood can be "cured" and consummate the marriage, the vampire possesses Lucy.