DAY OUT WITH A FRIEND

 

I was very fortunate to be taken to Village Gold Class at Westfield to see THE 100 FOOT JOURNEY.  Spoilt rotten to be precise. Possibly a "girlie" movie. But. Having said that more like a feel good movie. Loved the food passion and how a recognisable gift and talent could be recognised by family and out of disaster, a vision and openness  became true. The food, the colour, the scenery......yep, the lot

Probably touched on one of our dreams.

And the company of Alicia, her generosity, the lovely food and drinks.....pretty special

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS

Watched Running With Scissors for the third time.

I had read the books quite awhile ago.

Back to the DVD

Based on the personal memoirs of Augusten Burroughs. 

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS is a wickedly funny, 

brave and moving tale of surviving a most unusual childhood.

Augusten's mother is an unpublished and unstable poet whose marriage to his dad is in ruins.

Soon, she is seeing a very eccentric therapist named Dr Finch, while Augusten is left in the care of Finch's wacky family including his tightly wound daughter,Hope. youngest daughter Natalie and his long- suffering wife Agnes. Constantly recording the event of his life in his journal as a way to cope.

Augusten finds himself avoiding school, learning about love from an older man, and making big decisions at the tender age of just fifteen.

The first book I read, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, I was at a very difficult time of my life.

I had suffered a heart attack. I had lost my business. I had to learn to hold a conversation again.I had lost a lot of my hair. I had lost myself.

I had always dressed different. I didn't know how to dress myself.

I was bankrupt. My husband was dying of cancer. I was in the process of reinventing myself.

BUT

His writing was so hysterically funny. How could anyone possibly endure this.

Made me look like chicken shit. 

Oh boy, if he could do it at this tender age,

I'm a big girl, I can do it too.

How could I possibly have a sense of humour with all that was happening in my life.

But, oh my goodness, every time I turned the page I would be cracking up laughing.

I did reinvent myself, and am now in the process of doing it again.

Must check out to see if he has any more books.

Hats off to you Augusten!