Fifteen or so minutes before I leave home to head off to the local library for a Sunday shift I find myself taking a breather (home alone) and reflecting upon how 2018 has begun for us at Casa de Law and what we have ahead of us in the near future... Down south in Oz we are nearing the end of our six week Summer school holiday break. We have had sleepovers, an epic Zombie apocalypse and we have seen a few family films either at home or at our local The Cameo Cinema. On the work front school holiday activities have started off well but the warmer weather has been keeping people at home unfortunately. We have seen an increase of ex Thomas Foods workers coming in to use our free computers. Their main purpose? Searching online for new employment, the fire at this factory (main employer of the township) is something that has truly rocked our community. Something else that is stressing me is the library events I am trying to plan but cannot seem to finalise... Everything seems to be trying to happen all at once and I find I am struggling to get all the puzzle pieces to fit.
On this note I want to tell you that if all goes well we will have four music acts performing on Sundays in February, a truly mixed bag of talent including ukulele players (U3A Strummers), a local journalist with some mean guitar skills, a duo and (hopefully) a soloist. We have had some success with live music in the library in the past and it is something I wish to continue to do while the budget lasts. We will also be streaming some of the writers appearing at the Adelaide Writers' Festival (still awaiting the official line up to know just who we will be able to show). On the author front I have been in touch with a local with a brave, personal story to tell. I am hoping that leading up to Claire's appearance later in February there will be greater support from the community. I am also in communication with a romance novelist who has included local areas in South Australia in her hot and steamy read. A lot of details of this tour are still up in the air though causing me a little stress. Family Yoga sessions will be back and back very soon with us trying this time to avoid football and netball season. Our LEGO club still proves to be extremely popular with the primary aged and their parents and caregivers. Finally we are taking part in a digital literacy course for retirees which seems to be quite popular too.
So much has happened and so much still to go... Who said nothing happens in Jan and Feb?
Saturday 13 January 2018
Saturday 6 January 2018
A duo of successful sequels
The last few days have seen the Law family visit our local cinema for not one but two films, both sequels. The first we caught was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle while today was my wife's wish to (finally) see Paddington 2.
The original Jumanji I remember fondly as a funfilled crazy epic with comic genius Robin Williams in a perfect role for him as the older Allan. I love the fact that the sequel did not try to repeat the same magic as the original film but instead updated the story for the next generation. I loved the homage to both the original film and the old style arcade games from my teen years. In fact I loved the action and humour of this sequel. Aside from a question or two from Miss 7 and Miss 10 (unfortunately quickly explained by Master 11 who thinks he knows everything after one term of Sex-Ed) my three kids got all the jokes and followed the story without any trouble. If you have not seen this one yet it is certainly worthy of a watch. I have a feeling too that there will be a game out for X-Box and PS soon (if it is not out already). Be careful not to get too immersed in the game play... It could be a real killer...
And now for a beautiful family film in the shape of a bear with a full heart... What can I say about Paddington 2..? Firstly my daughter Miss 7 said she didn't want to see it as she couldn't really recall anything great about the original. We dragged her along anyway and it was Miss 7 who was first to say just how much she loved this film as we left the cinema. Paddington is wonderful and all the actors interact with the famous bear seamlessly (to me anyway). This film is full to bursting with heart and sweet messages of friendship, bravery, overcoming obstacles through kindness and trust and all the wonderful things I wish that real life could be. I must admit I had a few tears of happiness brimming during this film, especially at the end and left our local cinema early this afternoon with a warmth in my heart.
As sequels go I think these both deserve four and a half stars each. Two great efforts that have done the originals justice...
Well done too our local cinema as well. More locals should go along to the Cameo in First Street to support this local business. Showing some top flicks at reasonable prices...
The original Jumanji I remember fondly as a funfilled crazy epic with comic genius Robin Williams in a perfect role for him as the older Allan. I love the fact that the sequel did not try to repeat the same magic as the original film but instead updated the story for the next generation. I loved the homage to both the original film and the old style arcade games from my teen years. In fact I loved the action and humour of this sequel. Aside from a question or two from Miss 7 and Miss 10 (unfortunately quickly explained by Master 11 who thinks he knows everything after one term of Sex-Ed) my three kids got all the jokes and followed the story without any trouble. If you have not seen this one yet it is certainly worthy of a watch. I have a feeling too that there will be a game out for X-Box and PS soon (if it is not out already). Be careful not to get too immersed in the game play... It could be a real killer...
And now for a beautiful family film in the shape of a bear with a full heart... What can I say about Paddington 2..? Firstly my daughter Miss 7 said she didn't want to see it as she couldn't really recall anything great about the original. We dragged her along anyway and it was Miss 7 who was first to say just how much she loved this film as we left the cinema. Paddington is wonderful and all the actors interact with the famous bear seamlessly (to me anyway). This film is full to bursting with heart and sweet messages of friendship, bravery, overcoming obstacles through kindness and trust and all the wonderful things I wish that real life could be. I must admit I had a few tears of happiness brimming during this film, especially at the end and left our local cinema early this afternoon with a warmth in my heart.
As sequels go I think these both deserve four and a half stars each. Two great efforts that have done the originals justice...
Well done too our local cinema as well. More locals should go along to the Cameo in First Street to support this local business. Showing some top flicks at reasonable prices...
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