Ages since I did a movie matinee, and today was heavy rain all day, no walking, so I found the 1978 version of Death on the Nile on Freevee.
It's a mad gallop down memory lane of old actors, Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, even Olivia Hussey got in.
The scenery is wonderful, production values high, and the clothes, dresses, tailoring, just great. I expect we all know the plot -- wealthy young woman is murdered on a Nile steamer, which is packed to the gunwales with suspects. Ustinov is Poirot, with Niven as his sidekick, Colonel somebody.
Great fun to knit by and here's the result, one sock, two views
I've cast on the second sock now.
I also did paper file winnowing, and have a couple of pounds more paper to recycle now
A productive day, all told. And in case the actual spring weather ever gets here, a bit of Beatrix Potter to remind us what it might look like.
She was more than a children's book writer and illustrator. She was also a sheep breeder and judge, and was the driving force behind bringing back the ancient Herdwick sheep breed to the Lake District, Cumbria, to be exact, where it survives and thrives still.
Just another multi-talented person known mainly for only one of her taients. She also fought for the preservation of Cumbrian farms and the way of life of the farmers and shepherds, some of whose families have lived on the land and been good stewards for a thousand years.
Happy day everyone, enjoy your evening or whatever time of day it is when you see this.
