The Return of Wes Anderson

Once again I did nothing worth talking about with the possible exception of watching The Phoenician Scheme from Wes Anderson. More on that later. 

When I walked to the post office this morning, I saw that shadow picture of one of the palms in front of the porch when I got home. I thought it was pretty cool. Here's another. 

I do love my cabbage palms, as we all know. 

I keep waiting for my fire spike to bloom but it's just not. It will. I do not get enough sun for it to go crazy. The plants look nice and hardy, sturdy and green so I do have have faith. 
Here's a vine which grows on the front fence which would also have a lot more blooms if it got more sun. 

Blue skyflower. Oh, how I wish it got enough sun to have many blooms. Wouldn't that be beautiful? 

I've felt just as bad today as I did yesterday although the pain in my side hasn't been as intense. But I have no energy whatsoever. The walk to the post office and back was all I could manage and that is a short walk. And my stomach is still off. I'm not really complaining- this is just the way it is right now. I did a little laundry and a little ironing. I wanted to make sure that Mr. Moon had a few nice shirts to wear on his journey to Canada. It was while I was ironing that I watched the Phoenician Scheme which is streaming on Peacock right now. 

I have to admit that I have not been exactly too eager to watch this movie. Although some of Wes Anderson's movies are among my very favorites, it seems that recently he sort of lost his way. His "Asteroid City" left me confused and unmoved. I felt that he had begun to lean too heavily on his unmistakable style that worked so well for so long. So I didn't have huge hopes for this one but I have to tell you, I really did like it. Would I say I love it? Well, I need to watch it again to be able to judge that. Trying to truly take in a Wes Anderson film while ironing is not recommended. Such small visual moments in his films are a huge part of the story-telling and if you're trying to smooth a collar, you can easily miss a few. 

But what I loved most about the film was the relationship between the main character, played by Benicio del Toro, and his daughter, a pipe-smoking almost-nun played by Mia Threapleton. She is an actress unknown by me but whom I found fascinating and we will surely hear from again. I loved how their relationship evolved, each of them softening in their absolute philosophies as they grew to know each other. 
Everyone in the cast did a great job as far as I can see. And I will watch it again. 

Here's the trailer. It does not do the film justice. 

My jigsaw puzzle in progress. Slow progress.

I'm still enjoying it. It has so many of my favorite things including the sea and cats and a kitchen and books. My main problem at this moment is that I have made some mistake in the top left part of the picture because the spacing is just wrong. I have studied and studied this and have not yet figured it out. All of the pieces I've placed seem to absolutely fit in perfectly. And yet, they cannot. 
Hopefully, I will see the solution eventually. 

Right. Supper. 

Love...Ms. Moon