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[butterbobbin]

So we watched half or so of "The Silver Chair" last night - it's rather long. We got to the place where they just went underground. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I like that there is so little emphasis on special effects and more put into just conveying the story and thereby retaining the spiritual lessons. I like that the children look like ordinary children, complete with bedhead at times. And I thoroughly enjoy the obvious flying on wires and mice and owls being people in costume. It adds to the experience, somehow - forcing you to put your imagination to work rather than having all of it done for you.

I pointed out to Dan that if even Trumpkin misheard "Eustace" as "Useless"........

All the same, I can't wait to finish it.

But, moving on, I'm going to make a double batch of Dutch Apple Cake today - one for us, and one for potluck. So those of you who voted Dutch Apple Cake last week can feel satisfied. I did all the cleaning yesterday so for the first time in a while I really have not much that I *have* to accomplish.

Perhaps I'll take the opportunity to read "That Hideous Strength". And speaking of books:

Book 25 - The Tough Winter, Robert Lawson. 128pp

Another book about the same animals as in "Rabbit Hill". I was lucky I guess that I happened to pull them out of my bag in order, because I didn't bother to see what choices I had and didn't know they were related when I pulled them off the shelf.

I liked the first one better - Uncle Analdas was more highly irritating in this one. However, there was a nice theme of friendship between Willie and Georgie that I found really sweet, rather Pooh and Piglet-like. The pictures were even more beautiful than before.

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[butterbobbin.livejournal.com]

Those are the ones! I can't wait to see more of them... unfortunately the library appears to only have three.

Good for Eustace!