Sunday, July 8

Slept late, until after 8 a.m. I was sleeping so soundly that Hubbie had to wake me up. Skipped my exercises after breakfast, since it was so late. Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house around 10 a.m., where she prepared onions, carrots, and celery to add to chicken and broth. Simmered the chicken until noon.

Spent a leisurly rest of the morning until lunchtime. Just as I was ready to serve lunch, Hubbie accidentally dropped a bird waterer/bird bath, breaking the gallon plastic bottle, and spilling the contents all over the kitchen, as well as on part of the den carpet. Somehow, Hubbie had not gotten the bottle properly attached to the base, and when he tried to carry it by the hanger, it fell right off.

A gallon of water creates an ocean when it comes to mopping it up. But finally, the task was complete, and we sat down to lunch. The boiled chicken, served with rice and gravy, and green beans, was tasty.

Mother headed to the couch for a nap afterward, and Hubbie and I ran errands...to look for a new bird waterer, which we didn't find; and to a pharmacy store to pick up on-sale decaf coffee, and to rent a couple of movies. Of the two I wanted, this Red Box had only one..."The Artist."

Our last stop was at a grocery store/pharmacy to pick up prescriptions for Mother and me, and blocks of Monterey Jack, and low-fat cheddar cheese. In checking the Red Box at this store, I found that it didn't have my first choice for a movie, either, so I rented, "Albert Nobbs."

Back home, Mother woke up around 3 p.m., and we watched "The Artist." This is a really good romantic comedy/drama movie about a male silent film star unwilling to make the adjustment to "talkies," and a woman he meets who is willing to work in the new medium. The male star fails at the box office, as the female's career skyrockets. The movie is in the style of black and white silent films, which is enchanting. The Jack Russell terrier dog is a real scene stealer.

After the movie was over, and we'd watched the news, we decided to have PB&J sandwiches for supper, and then watch the second film, "Albert Nobbs." In this one, Glenn Close plays a woman posing as a man in order to get a job as a butler in a posh turn-of-the-century Dublin hotel.

When the movie was over, around 8 p.m., I accompanied Mother back to her house. Hubbie and I spent the remainder of the evening watching one-hour shows.

Bummer...though it clouded up today, the wind blew, and it thundered, not a drop of rain fell at our house. But the temp did drop to a more comfortable level. Maybe we'll be among the those getting the "60% chance" of rain tomorrow.