The Graduate

I watched the movie "The Graduate" last night. Now this has always been one of my favorites. Dustin Hoffman's lines are soooo funny. I was quite surprised at the end to realize that I had a completely different feeling watching this at 62 than I did watching it at 21. When it first came out in 1967 I thought it was so romantic at the end when they jumped onto the bus together. Last night, now that I am 62 and more worldly, or cynical maybe, I had very different feelings. He did not even look at her, he was just staring straight ahead. Was he thinking that he had "won" her? And so many emotions seem to move across her face; joy, fear, trepidation. It was quite a funny feeling.

I have been listing some paintings that I did a couple of years ago now. My studio is so hot that I haven't been spending too much time up there.

My eight year old grandson spent the day with me on Tuesday and we had such a wonderful time. I looked after him when he was a baby and we developed quite a bond but I hadn't really spent any time with him alone lately. He took me out for lunch, we went to the bookstore, he asked me to teach him how to sew! I showed him how to make fabric bookmarks and coasters. Then he spent some time drawing. It was great!