Movoie review

We went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 yesterday. Wish we'd saved our time and money. Part two will naturally have a quick summation of part one that will necessarily leave out the lingering on the bare isolated vistas getting gradually colder and colder which set the mood and tone for the rest of the movie. And the theatre had the airconditioning set to "freezing breeze" so everyone wound up huddled up, chilled to the soul just like Harry. This is winter. I don't need any more depressing crap, thanks. They did have some lovely ink-and-wash illustrations for the tale of three brothers from Beadle the Bard. That was my favorite part of the whole movie.

Then I went to a lovely four-o-clock proper english tea hosted by a friend who is married to a baker. We had treats from Mrs. Beaton's Cookbook - cucumber sandwiches. deviled ham sandwiches, little sausages wrapped in pastry and baked crispy,scones, chocolate cake, lemon cake, seed cake (rich with caraway seeds. YUM!) pistachio cream, and champagne. We were a merry crew! But it gets dark so soon now. The blackness in the windows sort of took the edge off the festivities and we broke up at 6.

We did, however, have Christmas crackers, and I got the perfect riddle for me. Why did the bubblegum cross the road? It was stuck to the chicken.