Fiddlers In the Sunshine

Overslept and got too into reading The Daughter of the Pirate King, barely leaving me enough time to eat, get dressed, and rush off to work! Yes, I was late again. No, it didn't really matter. Once again, they barely noticed. We were quiet until noon, when people started turning up from work. I had to clean up some water leaking in the produce department, and this time, I had no extra help. Other than that, there were no problems, and I was in and out. At least the weather remains gorgeous for pushing carts. It was still sunny, breezy, and a little chilly for this time of year, into the upper 50's-lower 60's. 

Changed, had lunch, and watched The Pirates of Dark Water when I got home. All it takes is "A Drop of Darkness" that Ren and the others gather for elderly alchemist Cray to transform herself into a young beauty again. She uses Tula to force Ren to do her bidding and then to marry her...until Bloth turns up with his men, and Cray's potion doesn't turn out to be as full-proof as she thought.

After lunch, I went downstairs to go through my pots, pans, and everything else still in bins. All of my frying pans are a scratched mess and need to be replaced. I've had my largest pot since I lived in Wildwood, and it has burns I can't get off on the bottom. The Crock Pot has a broken top, and I've been meaning to get a better one anyway. I'm debating the blender. There's nothing wrong with the glass pouring vessel, but I've had it for almost 30 years, since college, and I doubt the motor is going to last much longer. 

Cleared out a bunch of cheap cups I picked up from various job fairs, along with the Phillies cup from the game I went to see with Jessa two years ago. Brought my other cereal bowls and one heavy Fiesta bowl for hot cereal upstairs, along with my only remaining silverware. I can't seem to find the container with the silverware, the Tupperware, and the toaster. It must have gotten lost or misplaced during the move. All of that will have to be replaced.

Went back upstairs, put away the dishes, and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening watching Fiddler On the Roof in honor of the last day of Passover. I go further into this touching 1971 epic about a Russian Jewish milkman and his changing family in the early 20th century at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.

Happy Passover! - Fiddler on the Roof

It was so late when the movie finally ended, I switched to Match Game '90 while eating dinner. They're still on the week with Phyllis Diller. Chuck Roast turned up on her fourth episode and almost seemed to like her, insomuch as he ever really liked anybody.

Finished the night with two of my recent record and CD acquisitions. The MGM Treasury of Bedtime Stories children's record features short but charming retellings of "The Pied Piper of Hamlin," "The Shoemaker and the Elves," "Rapunzel," and "Puss N' Boots." These are honestly pretty accurate for the time they had, other than the Shoemaker is able to hire help and get better glasses after the elves leave and the Pied Piper brings the children back after a year to parents who are much wiser and more appreciative.

(The back of the cover indicates that MGM did a lot more fairy-tale recordings, including ones with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Goldilocks, along with story records featuring Tom & Jerry and Mighty Mouse and a story record for The Wizard of Oz, all of which might be worth looking for.)

Bed of Roses was Bette Midler's hit CD from the mid-90's. Most of these songs are touching ballads, like "In This Life," "To Comfort You," "As Dreams Go By," and the title song. "Bottomless" and "It's Too Late" are slightly livelier, but these are mostly Bette in soft balladeer mode.