HAT TRICKS...

 

This last week has been a challenge. 

 A challenge to get out of bed,

 a challenge to get dressed,

 a challenge to carry on

 living as one should. 

 That challenge has not always withstood 

the tests that have been presented, 

so a number of hats have been donned 

to make it possible to figure out

 which one fits...

...and the winner is

 that of a

 TV critic!

Let me take you back

 to how the week started.

  The skies were gray,

 although a little piece of blue escaped

 and showed itself from time to time.

  We had snow, 

which was a beautiful sight 

until it turned to rain and more gray skies.

  In the end, however,

 all the color was 

sucked from the atmosphere 

and we are left with...

...only starry, twinkly lights within, 

which we hold onto with a 

mountain of strength.

We came upon this hat trick

 quite by accident.  

Normally, each morning starts 

with a bit of 

TV news and coffee,

 before the day begins.

.  One morning, however, 

we turned to see 

if the Magnolia Network 

on Discovery Plus had started 

and we were, 

from then on,

 immersed in a full day's worth

 of TV watching 

which actually turned into a

 week's worth of TV watching 

from morning until time for bed. 

 The new Magnolia Kitchen with Joanna Gaines

 is a fun hour filled with good recipes,

 filmed on a beautiful new set 

in an old grist mill, 

and chock full of

 the humor, family 

and enjoyable entertainment 

that we have come to expect from

 Chip and Joanna Gaines. 

 The "new" Fixer Upper

 shows every Friday. 

 It is still the same, wonderful show 

that it always was 

with just a little tweak

 to make it all new and interesting. 

 There are more shows

 offered on the network. 

 Each one telling great stories 

about everyday people and their endeavors

 to make the best out of life

 for themselves and those around them.

Moving on to Netflix:

 We just finished Schitt's Creek.

  For awhile now,

 I have passed over this show.  

I don't know why, I just thought

 I wouldn't care for it

 but let me tell you, 

had that impression held up, 

I would have missed out on 

one of life's little treasures. 

 This was six season's of pure gold.  

The characters are all so special,

 the story line always

 keeps you wanting more, 

and I fell in love with each and every character and situation.  

A beautifully written story

 done with class and humor.

  I am sad it is over.

We are now watching

 "Last Tango in Halifax". 

 Two wonderfully, charming people, 

meet after 60 years apart

 and the story of the merging 

of their two families. 

 It is all done with laughter, tears, secrets and everything in between.

  Well acted and written and 

so, so entertaining.

Another good movie 

was "Penguin Bloom". 

 A young boy finds an injured bird

 and brings it to a family 

who is going through a horrible tragedy.

 It is a heartwarming story 

with the need of about six Kleenex.

All of the shows I have mentioned 

are only on Netflix and Discovery Plus. 

 You do have to pay extra for these 

but for about $13 a month, 

it is all well worth the expense. 

 There are many more shows and movies 

along with documentaries offered

and it makes staying in 

so much more enjoyable.

One last thing 

that has nothing to do with watching movies. 

 We still are not able 

to get our Covid-19 immunizations.

  I have signed up for all that is available 

and my doc 's office says

 they don't have any and don't know if they will get any at all. 

 I am hearing from neighbors,

 and friends and family

in different parts of California

 that they are getting theirs. 

 It is becoming very frustrating.

  Are any of you having this problem?

My little wolf in sheep's clothing says:

Stay Well

Stay Home  

And

Wear Your Masks

Until next week, 

I hope I have something better to write about.

I am running out of hats!

...Judy...

"Teddy said it was a hat,

So I put it on.

Now, Dad is saying

"Where's the hecks

the Toilet plunger gone?"

Shel Silverstein

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