December miscellaneous

B. and I have been getting a lot of walking in as we are dog-sitting Max this week. (at left) He has been the perfect gentleman - except for jumping on our bed whenever we are not looking - but his presence has been driving the cats crazy. Today, the third day of his stay, Zoe & Devin seem more calm about it all. They still stay up on counters and bookshelves and out of reach for the most part but Devin has taken to walking right up to Max. They are not pals yet but we have hopes that Devin will tolerate him; Zoe just avoids him.

With the writers' strike, we have taken to watching less current tv and more old movies. We watched "The Apartment" which I had never seen before and I really liked it. It was still very enjoyable. Last night we saw "Portrait of Jennie" and that I can't recommend. Maybe it wasn't good in its day either but it sure wasn't very good now. And that was a shame because the star, Joseph Cotton is one of my favorite actors.

We've also been watching some old Perry Mason shows. Have seen all of season one and we are now watching season two (thanks to NetFlix). I especially like seeing the old cars & buildings and the scenery from those days. And, of course, I always like Perry, Della & Paul.

The one current show that we have been enjoying is "Life on Mars", second season. It's a British show but it only goes as far as season two as they've decided to Americanize it. Wish they'd just continue the British version.

I've been busy knitting and crocheting baby blankets lately - one for a friend, one for a nephew and his wife. Both couples' babies are expected this spring and I should easily have the blankets done by then. One blanket will be knitted and that one is a pale pink; the other is crocheted and is being done in a cream color. Watch for their pictures on my blog in the coming months.