Last night I curled up on the couch with Kenya and watched Pretty Woman. I wonder if we ever outgrow our need for fairy tales.
At one point Vivian asks her friend whether anyone ever escapes from prostitution; if Prince Charming ever does rescue them. Kit can think of one instance. I was reminded of my conversation with Mandy, the Mayfair Madam I met in October.
She said almost all of her "girls" were waiting for Mr. Right, expecting him to arrive at the gentlemen's club she runs, spend a few nights with them, fall madly in love, and sweep them off to the altar. Like Vivian they wanted more than a nice condo; they wanted the whole thing.
Mandy no longer had stars in her eyes; she saw very clearly that that they were living in some kind of dream world; that it would never happen, and I knew she was right.
But you know, I wanted desperately for it to happen for Vivian.
..the daily life of a hermit and her dog ...
River Echo
September, 2010
Welcome to Oma's World.
Welcome to Oma's world: a hermitage set on a pristine lake, nestled in mountains, surrounded by trees and inhabited by Oma, Kenya (her own dog) and the dogs she looks after.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
My Other Blogs
Kenya
My Lady of the Lake
Some of My Regular (and Occasional) Haunts
About Me
- Oma
- ... a woman who has been many women and will likely continue to metamorphose right til the end ... I have been a mother, a grandmother, a writer, a teacher, a traveler, a nomad,a hermit, a dog sitter, and a sporadic folk artist wannabe. Right now I am also a tiny-time-chef and caterer. Who knows where my travels will lead me as I travel down the final stretch of life's road?
Blogs for Writers
Followers
Something I Noticed Recently
- "A first draft is a work of construction. A seventh is the work of an artist." Barbara Kingsolver
Kenya's Sleepover Buddies
- Peach, a gentle 5 year old Lassie-type Collie
- Oberon, King of the Cat Fairies
- Corey, a 7 year old Golden Retriever
- Kitty, AKA Button, 8 weeks
- Tom Cat, 1 year old... run over November, 2010
- Olive, the 2 year old black lab
- Chelsea, the old and lumpy black lab on steroids
- Mica, the Siberian Husky
- Maggie, the two year old Berner
- Stella, the 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy
- Tango, the Ancient Sheep Dog, now deceased
- Zeke, the Nova Scotia Duck Toller, now deceased
- Henry, Marta's Golden Retriever
- Lulu, the tiny Cockapoo puppy
- Havoc, the Doberman
- Remi, Sarah's Golden Doodle
- Tango, the Golden Lab mix
- Teddy and Shea, Tammy and Carlos' dogs
- Nina, the Chocolate Lab, now re-homed because of viciousness
Blog Archive
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- Some Leap Year Meanderings of the Mind
- A Walk in the Frozen Bog
- Munich
- The Mixed-up ABC's of Life
- Can You Believe?
- Will My Life Ever Be Free of Havoc?
- Cheeky Guys
- A Small Rant
- A Dog's Breakfast
- Red Tooth in Claw
- Dogville, Wild Dogs, and Love
- A Bit of a Stew (Coyote Sightings and Poaching)
- The Pack: Half the Testosterone; Double the Fun
- Three Dog Night; Five Dog Day
- Wild Dogs by Helen Humphries
- Second Thoughts on Pretty Woman
- The Passion of Christ
- Western Quebec's Medical Services
- Pretty Woman
- Freezing Rain in February at the Hermitage
- All That Matters
- We Were the Mulvaneys
- Havoc in my life ...
- Hermits do not make good public speakers ...
- Almost Valentine's Day
- The Kite Runner
- A Hermit's Life
- A Sunday's Plans Gone Awry
- Il Postino
- On Balance
- Two Tough Movies
- Fear of Predators
- Treadmills for Dogs
- Praying for Kenya
- Random thoughts on settling in to watch re-runs
- Wow! A Trip to the City!
- Old Men and Dogs
- Why Kenya and I Decided to Board Dogs
- Home
- Ragamuffins Take 4
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Films I am Watching (reviewed are starred)
- Blood Diamond
- Amazing Grace
- Rosenstrasse
- The Blade Runner
- My Cousin Vinnie
What I am Reading These Days
- Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
- Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
- What They Wanted by Donna Morrissey
- Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather o'Neill
- Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free Thinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
1 comment:
I've never been able to watch that movie because the premise makes me so sad and mad at the same time.
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