Cranford

Here's another BBC period drama recommendation. An involving plot, engaging characters (Imelda Staunton is particularly hysterical as a busybody neighbor and Judi Dench is, well Judi Dench!), pretty clothes--what's not to like? I haven't read this novel (or novels, actually--they combined Cranford and some other pieces by author Elizabeth Gaskell) either, though I have read her Wives and Daughters. Lots of fun and not so heavy and serious as some Masterpiece Theatre offerings.

Middlemarch

I'm trying to borrow from the library the many BBC Masterpiece Theater shows that I missed the first time around. I'm almost done with this one, and it's been really great. I haven't read the novel, by George Eliot, but now I rather want to do so. I'm so afraid it's not going to end happily, though...

Watch Out!

I think she's channeling a Bond girl. Oh dear.












Time for water guns! Woo-hoo!

Homie in the Tub

This is my buddy, Homie. I've never known a cat who loved drinking out of the faucet to the degree that he does. And if you don't immediately turn it on, why, he'll just lie down and wait in the bathtub. And maybe jump out at you from behind the shower curtain...

Tippy in the Bathroom

Here is Elizabeth's cat, Tippy, in one of his favorite spots: the bathroom. I love how his eyes match the exact shade of the green toilet upon which he is sitting.

Serendipitous Shot

We were coming in from playing outside and I turned on the back steps to take one last photo. This is it, with some Photoshop "glow" added. Sometimes the shots you take on the fly turn out the best...

Siberian Iris in Evening Light

I love these irises with their clean lines and thin, strappy foliage. I just wish they lasted a bit longer.

Big Girl

This is one of the few photos I took during our sojourn to Normal, IL. Elizabeth found a set of monkey bars just tall enough to be challenging but not so tall as to be scary. Observe the concentration, manifested in the careful placement of the tongue!