I’m shouldn’t be surprised by how extensive consumerism could be nowadays. But I find the products made available for cats, a bit unnecessary. Not to mention how much it costs. I read that our furry friends actually don’t quite mind the look of their habitat. What counts most is the warmth and dryness of their “home”. My neighbour’s cat is contended when given a simple cardboard box and an old scarf and I don’t think she minds it at all as she makes herself comfortable on our balcony.
As a child and as always, December is a month of festivities and celebrations. First my birthday, then Christmas. It’s a month of parties and dinners. As a child, I had the privilege of celebrating my birthday during our yearly family holiday. On top of that, December is a school holiday month in my hometown.
This is also the time I receive many presents for both occasions (‘cos I don’t accept 2-in-1 deal…hehe!). I really appreciate people around me who think about me and I also understand how agonising sometimes it can be trying to guess what the other person is wishing for. So this year I have decided to prepare to wish list (http://www.wishlistr.com/mengsun/) to make everyone’s shopping quick and easy. I know the horror of doing Christmas shopping at this time, with all the crowd and traffic jam. Have fun shopping!
(sortie le 19 Novembre)
Nous avons eu l’opportunité d’assister en avant première à la projection de ce film, qui fut suivi d’une séance de questions/réponses avec le réalisateur, Antoine de Maximy.
Le principe est un peu le même que la série d’émissions TV du même Antoine de Maximy, « j’irais dormir chez vous », à savoir partir dans un pays, seul, sans préparation, équipé de 3 caméras, dans le but de rencontrer des gens et, si possible, d’être invité à dormir chez eux.
Le défi, ici, est de taille puisqu’il s’agit de traverser les USA, de New York à Los Angeles, avec, en guise de déssert, l’objectif de se faire inviter chez une star hollywoodienne.
Au-delà d’un road movie, somme toute hors norme, c’est surtout à une découverte des différentes composantes de la société américaine, souvent bien loin des clichés en vogue chez nous, que nous convie Antoine de Maximy.
L’humanité et la bonne humeur du personnage lui permettent des rencontres surprenantes, cocasses, parfois même un peu inquiétantes, mais qui ont le grand mérite de toujours être emplies d’une vraie sincérité.
Ce film, loin du simple documentaire, est une totale réussite qui mérite d’être vu par le plus grand nombre, à l’heure ou l’Amérique est sous le feu des projecteurs, tant pour l’espoir que suscite mondialement l’élection de Barack Obama, que pour son coté sombre du à son rôle dans la crise financière.
En résumé : COURREZ LE VOIR !
I recently found that cats probably like the smell of argan oil. I used some to massage my foot last Sunday afternoon. Then the scent stayed on my palms the whole day. So when I went out in the evening, I ran into two stray cats at different occasions. On approaching the cat, I reached out my hand and it smelled my hand and seemed to like the scent. I knew that cats like and dislike certain scents and it didn’t surprise me that they like argan oil. But what really surprised me was when I read that cats like the smell of bleach!
You probably already knew from our earlier posts that we are movie buffs and we like watching different genre of movies.
This summer, most of the movies that we saw were “action” or “adventure” movies.
Some are quite good while some others are just entertaining.
This a short review of these “summer specials”.
“The Mummy – tomb of the dragon emperor” staring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li, is quite fun and based on some historical points, like the real tomb of the first emperor and its buried army.
“Wanted”, with Angelina Jolie, James Mac Avoy and Morgan Freeman is the story of a fraternity of assassins, with a lot of action. It’s so unreal that it becomes finally very funny.
“The incredible Hulk”, with Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler and William Hurt is probably the best “Hulk” film ever made. Special effects are really impressive and the characters, especially Dr Banner, are quite intense.
“The dark knight”, the latest Batman, with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman.
A great movie, 3 years after “Batman begins”, Christin Bale is back in
This episode is probably the darkest one; the main characters (Batman, the Joker, and Harvey Dent) are particularly interesting. It’s probably the masterpiece of this summer.
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We also particularly liked this one.
Here, he was spotted from our bedroom window at night. He's probably taking his supper, at this time of the night.
In fact, we have seen him several times in one week. Until one unfortunate day, we found him in broad daylight (something is very wrong to find a hedgehog out in the open in the day). So we approached him to check if he's ok. He didn't move when we tried to catch his attention with a broomstick. So my husband went out to him, only to find him injured and bled to death. Poor guy.
We don't know what happened to him. Perhaps he got himself caught in some hazardous objects usually found in cities. We live near the countryside but not quite there yet. So it's not really a hedgehog-friendly place for him.
I later read up about how to make our environment safe for these little garden-friendly creatures. Some tips and advices are found on this site and I hope that those who can and who have a garden, contribute to the preservation of hedgehogs.
This summer, we have a better weather compared to last year's. Despite that, we stayed back in our region most of the season as we are only taking our long holiday at the beginning of autumn (as it's less crowded and less expensive to make holidays when everyone returns to work).
Colourful butterfly
Blackberries
