Mockingbird Hill Cottage

A pretty scene, but we have a Frost Advisory for tonight.

I’m not ready, thank you very much. I’m especially not ready to haul my plants inside or try to protect all the porch plants with tarps. I’ll keep an eye on the weather forecast as the day goes on. Hopefully, it will change.

That being said, sometimes I think: Just let them be. What happens, happens. But so many of the porch plants, including the hanging plants are so healthy right now and I know they have at least a few more weeks of warmish weather ahead of them. So, I’ll cave, I’m sure.

This little zinnia, though a bit ragged, is so adorable! Completely unexpected and a delight.

Warning: Spoiler alert. If you’ve at all interesting in watching The Politician  on Netflix, skip ahead.

We gave up on The Politician  last night. I almost threw a shoe at the screen (but I’m not that crazy. I did, however, throw Gone Girl  across the room in disgust.) It’s done by the same guys who masterminded Glee  and the only thing, in my opinion, that Glee  had going for it were the musical talents of the actors. It’s done in a highly stylized manner and it’s a parody of politics today. I get that, but it involves high school students who speak in a rapid-fire, very adult manner that I’ve never seen from anyone that age, including myself (and I was known for speaking way too fast). Most of the characters are unlikeable, save one. They’re self-absorbed to an intolerable degree.

When a show becomes all about the self-perceived cleverness of the writers and loses any depth of character and heart, I’m gone.

And there you have it. There’s only one actor who is completely real on the screen. Maybe it’s written that way. Ironically, it’s the role of the student who commits suicide, and keeps reappearing in the story.

Our quotes about it this morning:

Don: It’s not as good as it thinks it is.

Claudia: It’s too full of itself.

End of sort-of review.

It’s sunny and windy today. I may clean the windows. I may not. I find it a frustrating task around here, because no matter what method I use, there are always streaks. And the weather is so windy when it rains that they get dirty again almost immediately.

I finished Down in the Woods. It was very good. I’ve now started The Treatment  by Mo Hayder, the second in the Jack Caffery series, checked out from my local library. I also spent several hours looking at miniatures on eBay and Etsy yesterday, so there’s that.

Happy Friday.