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EllieMay

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I rarely watch film adaptations of books. Usually very disappointing.
The BBC did a very good serial adaptation of Treasure Island back in the day.
But I've only read the book of the Swiss Family Robinson.
Is the movie a faithful adaptation?
I can’t say because I didn’t read the book.. I also usually stick to one or the other..
 

EllieMay

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We are toasting his arrival. His real name is some Japanese word that I can’t pronounce let alone spell. My grand nephew named him. I’m just calling him toast because I can’t think of anything else. The woman who raised him and bred him names all of the beardies after food and she named him toast and I thought we could toast him for his new arrival. I have wanted a bearded dragon for a very long time and I decided my time is slipping away and went for it.
Sweet! Well cheers to Toast and Cheers to you ?
 

EllieMay

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It's just so hard to sit here all day. Yesterday I had William set me up outside in my wheelchair so I could talk to him as he worked, and today I have a "cankle" ( my ankle is as fat as my calf). I know in the realm of injuries this is nothing, but I'm not coping well.

Next Thurs. I go back to hospital for surgery to put a metal plate over the broken bone in my wrist. They said the healing time for that is much less than casting it.
Well I hope it’s uneventful.. and until then, remember... ELEVATE
 

EllieMay

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Happy Sunday all. Always too much to read. Gorgeous Autumnal weather & temps have settled into our region. Overnight temps in the 40‘s ! Second coldest overnight September temperature in the DC area since records being kept. I think it was 46F at Dulles.

We’ve been working in the garden prepping for Winter. Already frosts in Western Maryland last night. We bring in a TON of our Summer plants into our sunroom/conservatory. Our clean tidy room turns into a Winter jungle. Cactus, hibiscus, Monsteras (philodendrons), lime tree, jasmine & six monster elephant ear plants.

Great kayaking weather, but it’s also perfect gardening weather.

Have fun....

ogh, we made some stuffed grape leaves the other day using our own Muscadine grape leaves that we pickled earlier in the year.

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We used to smoke those as bad *** little kids ?
 

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I can’t say because I didn’t read the book.. I also usually stick to one or the other..
I had every single book Agatha Christie wrote, and read them all in chronological order a couple of times. I was very disappointed in any U.S. screen version, but I thoroughly enjoy the British versions I'm finding on Britbox.
 

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The work is needed and overdue believe me. Not enough hours in the day around here to do what we want or need to do, but feel we may be getting somewhere this year. I have searched the rock pile, a seed if he had gone climbing he would end up on his back, no luck yet
Darn. I'm just hoping for you and your tortoise. I think they don't go far even if they escape. They come back home. Hopefully you see it.?
 

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It's just so hard to sit here all day. Yesterday I had William set me up outside in my wheelchair so I could talk to him as he worked, and today I have a "cankle" ( my ankle is as fat as my calf). I know in the realm of injuries this is nothing, but I'm not coping well.

Next Thurs. I go back to hospital for surgery to put a metal plate over the broken bone in my wrist. They said the healing time for that is much less than casting it.
I hear you. I love it that your friend is helping you get outside. They need your input anyway to help you.?
 

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