Another Hot One

6:20

Skiing at 6:25

Up at 6:20 to a clear sky, lots of sun and our neighbor's skiing by on the lake, their usual routine on a weekend morning, the lake like glass.  Now there's a bit of breeze, ruffling the lake, so it's not quite as desirable for skiing or kayaking.

Yesterday was not a lost day but neither one of us did much of import, especially me.  Evie really worked on the upstairs bedrooms, getting them ready for the kids and I went shopping to Lakewood as it has been awhile since either one of us have gone grocery shopping and we were running out of staples.  It was very warm, of course, so we spent much of the afternoon either in the water, cutting weeds, sitting on the dock or under a tree reading.  The CLA did call, to say they were picking up our cut weeds, so we trucked them back to our road, making it easier for the pick up.  They are going to try and pick them up weekly, on a Thursday or Friday.  We will see how reliable they are.  We have worked pretty hard to clear our area but a new set of weeds are coming up, the old are dying out, so we will be back at the beginning, with the new weeds, the millefoil.

Despite the heat, Evie made one of our favorite dinners, chicken picata, with garlic spinach and rice.  What a great combination.  And, since Nora Ephron recently died, we decided to watch her first film, HEARTBURN, the fictionalized story of her divorce from Carl Bernstein, from the Washington Post.  Meryl Streep played Nora and Jack Nicholson played Bernstein.  It seemed a bit slow and dated, and I don't think we were crazy about it when we saw it in the 1980's.  It was not very funny or romantic  as her later films like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY were.  Streep is amazing as usual and it was fun to see a younger, handsome Jack Nicholson.  I think this film was too close to her life and she had not found her niche yet, the romantic comedy.