The Friday Five Good Things

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Howling winds on Saturday, and we didn't lose electricity or heat. Gottseidank.

2. Then on a day not as cold, heat in the basement, and hot water, but no heat on the main floor. Thank God for having the mini-splits to keep the house toasty warm.

3.The heating guy thought return pipes in the garage were frozen. Temps got a little warmer. Tuesday morning, I tried the main heating system and things kicked in. So relieved we didn't have to worry while we were in Pennsylvania

4. The Eldest will be moving to Pennsylvania, she found a nice, safe, affordable apartment. And maybe will be able to score some furniture and a washer/dryer as there's a hook-up in the apartment. Thanks to the awesome help of Vicky May-Hosick from Howard Hanna.

5. Ice storm predicted for today, so we cut our Pennsylvania trip plans short to get out of Dodge after The Eldest signed her lease.

How was your week?

The Friday Five

With Valentine's Day on Monday, five movies to watch while snuggling with your honey. That is if your honey will watch any of these "romantic" movies. My honey generally skips these so I watch them with Ink.

1. The Quiet Man, the courtship of Sean Thornton, the big Yank, and the tempestuous Mary Kate. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara are magic together on screen. The Duke in a soaking wet silk dress shirt makes me weak in the knees.If you don't watch this for Valentine's Day, save it for St. Patrick's Day.

2. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, another John Wayne. There's the rivalry between lieutenants Cohill and Pennell for the attention and affection of Olivia Dandridge. The better, more touching love story is that between Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) and his wife. The Duke should have gotten an Oscar for his performance.

3. The Way We Were Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand.  Redford as heart-breaking handsome Hubbell Gardner (deep sigh) and Streisand as headstrong Katie. Sometimes what we want for others is not what they want for themselves.

4.  Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, conservative lawyer, Paul Bratter (Robert Redford), and his vivacious bride, Corie (Jane Fonda) set up house in a tiny New York apartment and learn what marriage is really about.

5. The Electric Horseman, Robert Redford (you can probably guess why Himself doesn't watch these movies with me) and Jane Fonda.  Though Sonny can take your breath away, this isn't a typical romance. Sonny is more in love with his way of life. Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

What are your favorite romantic movies?

I'm Moving!

The Compost Heap has been imported into The Pony Express. If you've been reading CJ's Compost Heap, please note the new URL: http://ponyexpressgraphics.blogspot.com I will no longer be posting at the Heap.

Blog Moving Day

I've moved The Compost Heap from 360 Yahoo to here. Yahoo has lots of gremlins that sometimes make the joy of blogging frustrating. I can also reach more of my friends and family here. They don't have to join Blogger to leave a comment.

I will miss the more flexible template ability at Yahoo, the fun emoticons, avatar, and the quick comments.

Hopefully, the smoother programming here, will make up for the loss and maybe, those things will be added here in time.