Australia Day, Movies, Books

After a somewhat long break from blogging, I'm giving it a go again. The weekend just gone, we had our National Day (Australia Day).

I've been recording movies on Foxtel - January was Western Month - and I've been trying to watch a movie a night, when I'm able, as the weather here is far too hot to do much else!

Last night's movie was a Jimmy Stewart film called "The Far Country". Not one I'd seen before.

Today's film isn't a western, but is a Katherine Hepburn film - "Suddenly, Last Summer". Also has a relatively young Elizabeth Taylor in it 😀

I have to admit, I am enjoying the films.

I've also been building a library for my books. Kmart sell $15 flat-pack bookcases. They only have 3 shelves, but at least I can stack them. I've missed reading my books, as they've been living in boxes the last few years.

I'm working my way through "The Diary of Anne Frank" currently. Given that the weekend also saw the anniversary of the liberation of the Death Camps so many decades ago, I thought it an appropriate book to read. Every time I step back in time to that Secret Annex with Anne and her family, I learn something new, despite knowing how it ends. It is a book that stays with you. 

I'm going to try and keep a record of movies and books I get through, as a way of giving myself incentive.

Last time I was in Brisbane (around October), I went for a walk around New Farm (one of my favourite historical places to walk), and took these photos. This is down near the old Woolsheds, where there is a walkway now.

BOOKS READ                              The Diary of Anne Frank
MOVIES WATCHED                    "The Far Country", "Suddenly, Last Summer"