A 'down' day

Today will be a 'down' day. 

My niece, Katie, and her boyfriend, Steve, have been visiting for a few days.  They took the train back to Ohio last night after dinner.

We had a wonderful time with them!  I always feel sad and out of sorts after we've had visitors.  I felt the same way when Meghan, Katie's sister, was here for a visit last week.  I'm never quite ready for our family visitors to leave. So often, it's a long time before we see them again.

So, the day after I always seem to drift around, puttering here and puttering there and never really accomplishing much.  I have beds to change and laundry to do and somehow that will get done, but I'll read more than usual and play around on the computer more than usual and I may even take a nap.

I love having company, especially when it's my family.  Don't you?

The catalpa tree is finally blooming.  I was beginning to wonder if it ever would!  We had some tree service done this spring and the catalpa had a hard prune.  Now the flowers are so high up in the tree that you really can't see them unless you're at a fair distance.  But this morning, the yard was peppered with flowers--the remains of a strong overnight storm that swept through the area.

Today promises to be another day of high temperatures and unstable weather.  We made it past the middle of June before having to close up the house and put on the air conditioner.  I am so thankful for air conditioning but it was very nice to have the windows open for weeks on end.  That is a rare treat.

Johnny Depp was in Chicago yesterday for the Chicago opening of Public Enemies, his new movie about John Dillinger.  You can see a bit of the local coverage here.  I just love Johnny Depp.  Of all the 'big time' movie stars, he seems to be a regular guy who doesn't seek the lime light and yet is always willing to sign autographs and talk with fans.  Because of the filming and now the soon release of this movie, there's been a lot of information in the local press about John Dillinger and that whole Public Enemy period.  I've always found that an interesting era, especially the relationship between the 'crooks' and the public.  So many legends have sprung up around the gansters that they have become at times cult heros of sorts.  I don't know if I'll go see the movie.  Probably not.  I don't handle movie violence all that well, but I'd like to see it.  Maybe I'll just go to the library this morning and check out Finding Neverland and watch it this afternoon on this rainy, down in the dumps sort of day.  That should hold me over until Alice in Wonderland comes out next year.  I think I can handle Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter! (And Alan Rickman as the Caterpiller!)

A storm is rolling in right now.  Better unplug the computer and get busy!

Comments

[Kim in On]

Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar? Sounds great! Rickman is one of my favorite actors.