random thoughts – Day 2,167 (Saturday) – winter life

Winter 2025-26 feels like it has already been six months of snow. There were another three or four inches of fresh whiteness this morning. The neighborhood critters were busy with tracks along the backyard tree line. The tracks in the driveway under the carport featured some very cute tiny little toe prints. Squirrel maybe?

The weather forecast for the weekend is described as a full-blown blizzard. Forewarned is forearmed, I guess, but so far, I have failed to dash out for bread and milk as mandated by American snowstorm protocol. It looks like I may be queued up at the grocery store Sunday afternoon after dance. Or not. The pantry is well stocked and can handle a day or two in the kitchen, it’s the freezer that has the capacity issue. Soup? Mac and cheese? Baked goods? It could be a wide-open stove-centered adventure. Or a guilt free stretch of time on the couch with a book. We shall see. My domestic ambitions tend to change like the weather.

But back to today. There was fresh snow in the morning and it was cleared. Then I met a friend at the movie theater in town. I had been thinking of show shoeing until she called and suggested seeing Wuthering Heights, which I had already wanted to see so it was a perfect idea. Two movies within eight days / two movies in one year is a level of movie activity (and giant popcorn buckets) quite possibly not seen since high school. There were previews shown today for other movies I’d like to see (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Odyssey), so this could be a big year for me and the movies.

As for Wuthering Heights, it featured moody UK landscapes and wet weather, interesting characters, and some gorgeous costumes. And Margot Robbie has been great in everything in which I’ve seen her (Wolf of Wall Street; I, Tonya; Suicide Squad; Barbie, to name a few). It was an afternoon well spent.