Well, the year in school is over and I hope it was a good one for all of you. We had some difficult times here in BC with the forest fires and the heat dome and then the floods IN ADDITION to the ongoing COVID crisis. We have also had to deal with far too many people dying of toxic drugs. I hope that, in 2022, we can think of ways to deal with these terrible situations and make the world a safer and a kinder place than it is now.
We were supposed to get some snow yesterday, but it didn't seem to materialize. All we had here was dreary rain the whole day. I watched an old Christmas movie -- "Christmas in Connecticut" with the great Barbara Stanwyck. It is a silly story about a woman who writes a homemaking column, but she isn't a homemaker at all! Her publisher is an overwhelming guy (Sidney Greenstreet) who steamrolls her into inviting a wounded soldier (it takes place during World War II) to her "farm" for the holidays. But she doesn't have a farm! Luckily her very boring boyfriend DOES have a farm and you can imagine what happens. It is a silly story, but Barbara Stanwyck makes it all work and I thoroughly enjoy it. The rest of the cast is terrific and the farm is lovely and the story is lots of fun. Dennis Morgan plays the soldier and he is very handsome and sings a pretty song ("The Wish That I Wish Tonight").
I had a very happy day on Friday playing games with all of my classes, seeing some students from the years gone by and enjoying Breakfast with Santa. I hope the rest of the holidays are happy and safe and cosy for all of you and that when we return in January (2022!), we will all be refreshed and ready for a strong finish to the first semester and a great start to semester number two.
Stay safe, everyone, and count your blessings!
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