The big news today is, of course, that Whitney Houston has tragically passed on. So, in her memory, today's song is perhaps her most famous and brings back memories of middle school slow dances for Katherine.
Today, while Fitz was out running and as Katherine sat at the desk, we both saw snowflakes falling here in Winston-Salem. It has been a very cold and very windy day. It is currently 23 degrees, and Katherine is now convinced that the apartment is drafty. Thank goodness we have our comfy sweatshirts and blankets and hot tea! And yes, we do have heat.
We walked to the library this morning, and Fitz got a new audiobook, Ken Follett's Triple. Katherine is still working on her mystery novel and anxiously awaiting Mockingjay.
This afternoon, we went to go see the new Denzel Washington movie, Safe House. It was a great action-packed movie, and we both liked it and would recommend it. Before the movie began, we saw a trailer for the new Bourne movie...looks exciting! It stars Jeremy Renner who gave an amazing performance in The Hurt Locker, an excellent film.
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| Where's the Raisin Bran?? No, not the Kellogg's kind... |
As you may or may not remember, Fitz was devastated to learn that Krispy Kreme had discontinued his favorite doughnut, the iconic Kreuller. Well, sadly, we had not anticipated this event to be the harbinger of other misfortunes. While grocery shopping at Wal-Mart today, we were disturbed to discover that Post's Raisin Bran had been removed from the aisle and replaced by Honey Bunches of Oats. Obviously, we were able to buy Fitz his cereal at Harris Teeter (at a higher price), but it was a shocking event all the same. And while other sorbets seemed to be plentifully stocked, Fitz purchased the last mango sorbet. Another bad omen? We hope not!
I gotta say, I am intrigued with the Ken Follett selections. As I recall, Triple was quite good, but my question is - have you "read" the Eye of the Needle. That was the book that put ole Ken on the map.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have read "The Eye of the Needle," but if I did it was a long time ago. I remember you had that cover framed in the old house, and I actually searched for that book at the library the other day, but they don't have the audiobook version of it. I suppose I may have to break down and read it with my eyes (rather than my ears). Speaking of World War II books, I also thought about checking out Greg Iles's "Black Cross." It's 18 CDs long, though, so it would probably take a while to listen to.
DeleteThanks for the tip about The National's Think I Can Wait. It's awesome. We thought it sounded a little like Johnny Cash.