31 Days Of Oscars

I am a movie lover and I watch a lot of movies.  During the month of February Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is showing all the movies that have had Oscar nominations that have been released to TV, video, dvd, blue ray, or internet.  It started February 1st and this year they are showing the movies alphabetical.  I have been able to catch a few movies and will continue to watch when I can.  Today the movies are in the "D's" and so if there was a movie A-C you wanted to catch you missed it.  If you go to 31days.tcm.com then you can see the movie schedule broken down by day/date.  Remember all the times listed are Eastern time zone so if you live in a different time zone you will have to adjust the time.  Today's picks for me: The Dirty Dozen, Doctor Zhivago,  and Dreamgirls.

Super Bowl Champs

Wow, what a game!  The Falcons were so dominant during the first half of Super Bowl LI. Who would of guessed that the Patriots would come back in the second half and then go into overtime to win the game.  Congratulations to the Patriots, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and to the Falcons you played a good game. The half time show was great and Lady Gaga was excellent.  She did not do anything political and even though some people are all ready trying to tie in some of her motions into a political statement I am going to continue to remember that her show was very entertaining.  Now, on to the commercials, my favorite is a toss up between the Mr. Clean commercial and the Kia commercial.  Both were entertaining and funny and I am hoping they will continue to play and not just be one time wonders during the Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl Sunday

Today is the day where almost everyone in the U.S. watches football.  Okay, well not everyone but quite a few.  This year the New England Patriots vs the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI (51).  I will be attending a super bowl party and we will have both teams represented but as for me I will be rooting for the commercials.  I have no interest in either team but, taking a quote from my nephew Pat, I hope it is a close game.  I am also hoping not to hear anything "political" today.  There is talk of Lady Gaga working in an anti President Trump message during her half time show but I hope it is false especially since it has absolutely nothing to do with Football.  Enjoy the game and Go Commercials!

Escaping Winter...Again!

I know that I post a lot about escaping winter but I have to validate it.  It has been a pretty warm winter at the farm and the temperatures have been similar and in some cases warmer than where we are in California.  With that said we do have some days like this morning.  Parrottsville is a cold 22 degrees while here in Southern California we are waking up to 56 degrees.  Today's high in Parrottsville is suppose to be 47 degrees where we will be getting into the mid 60's.  So today we escaped winter!

Award Shows

We are now in the middle of the Award shows season and any one who knows me knows I love watching them all.  I am a huge fan and I usually look forward to them but this year I have been so disappointed.  Due to the political rants and raves of most of the celebrities I have been unable to enjoy them.  I realize that everyone is allowed freedom of speech but really why do so many celebrities think we care about their political opinion?  We like celebrities for what they do not their political beliefs.  The sad thing is they get to share their political opinions on a huge televised stage that is not related as to why they are there.  I really don't need to hear that they hate something President Trump is doing while accepting an award for their performance in a movie or tv show.  I made it through the Golden Globes, but had to turn off The People's choice and the SAG awards.  I am very leery about The Grammys and the Oscars and even the Super Bowl may not be exempt. So celebrities please just thank the people who helped you get the award, your family and God and leave it at that.  I just want to enjoy the award shows again.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Happy Groundhog Day or is it?  Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter.  Now in a lot of the country this may not be a bad thing since it has been such a mild winter.  Then again, if you are in the area that has been cold you many not want 6 more weeks of winter.  Have you ever wondered how Groundhog Day got started?  Well, I have some information on that.
Groundhog Day originated as an ancient celebration of the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.  Superstition has it that fair weather, at the midpoint, was seen as a warning of a stormy and cold second half to winter.  Groundhog Day in the U.S. started in 1887 and since then Punxsutawney Phil's predictions have been interesting and very one sided.  Phil has seen his shadow 102 times and has not seen his shadow only 17 times.  Side note - there are nine missing years not recorded.  According to Phil he has been 100% correct in his predictions but according to NOAA's National Climate Data Center Phil has been only about 80% correct.  So, Phil says we have six more weeks of winter.  I guess we will just have to wait and see!  Happy Groundhog Day!

Working On Quail Way

A new project has started at the farm and it is one that affects the neighbors too.  There are now six addresses on Quail Way but the county does not attend to the road so it is up to residents that live on Quail Way to take care of it.  Even though there are 6 families on the road only five live and use the road daily.  George has taken on the responsibility of taking care of the road.  He does have help from Tim, when we are there, and our friend Larry who lives down the road.  Larry has a tractor that makes working on the road a lot easier.  Together they clear the ditches, repair the pot holes, even out the gravel and any other repairs that may be needed done to keep Quail Way driveable; I think I just made up a word.  Any way, after a long dry summer and fall followed by a very wet winter so far, more rain then snow, the road has seen some damage and so George's task this week, with Larry's help, is to fix Quail Way then have fresh gravel put down.  Thanks George for taking such good care of Quail Way.  We ALL appreciate it!