Monday, July 09, 2001

Down came another pecan limb, this time on the telephone drop to the house. The trusty pavement broom dislodged it, and before dawn, but not without a terrific noise. With a Friend Like Harry was the movie du Saturday, requiring a first trip to the new Westgate movie theater, very handsome, but not much frequented, apparently. The end credits didn't crawl; they flew; so location credits could not be deciphered. People seemed to say "si" instead of "oui" a lot. Then it was Time and Tide, our third recent Tsui Hark feature at the Dobie, all in the cathedral room, thank goodness, not in the Egyptian room. I've read three reviews of this movie and there's no agreement on the plot, which is fairly incomprehensible, but it does't really matter. How fortunate that we were able to tape Miss Texas 2001 and how fortunate that it was not the ventriloquist who was chosen to go to the big scholarship. Jegimajo offered lots of lucky bamboo, bubble tea (not samples), and coconut rolls from the House of Bread in Houston, plus some pan de sal rolls from Sammy's Bakery and Delicacies in Houston, as well as a fat Filipino newspaper from Houston. Bolillos from el Buen Gusto bakery were disappointing--too soft, though nicely shaped. There was a wide selection of cakes, empanadas, and pan dulce, with tongs and a tray for selecting. Marranitos were resisted. At home we saw our first hummingbird. So we kept our minds more or less off the now very hot weather.

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