Comments on: On Golden Pond…

By: le

le — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:10:42 +0000

hello dear fe

enjoy your remaining days of the hols … they go so fast really ! well done with the wedding – I knew you would be fab – can’t wait to see the images … best le ox

By: Minymo

Minymo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:43:21 +0000

I enjoyed the Hepburn/Fonda On Golden POnd but much preferred Christopher Plummer in the role of Norman with ( really!) Julie Andrews as the Mrs. It was filmed before a live audience in the US about 8 years ago.Well worth watching if you get the chance.

As for the Moomins, my boy loved them to the point that he used to call me Moomintroll . He’s 35 now and all that time spent together reading was not wasted as he reads to his own children now and they generally only see the television or DVD at weekend. The rest of the week it stands covered with an old sari and forgotten in the corner.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:10:08 +0000

It was the first video I ever watched. Loved it.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:10:19 +0000

Oh I love that film! One of my all time favourites. I haven’t seen it for years though, but I think I shall have to track it down.
Henry Fonda’s character reminds me of my grandfather very much. I love that scene where he talks about “sucking face”. Love it.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:58:38 +0000

I hope the boys love the books, they’re great stories!
Can’t wait to see the wedding shots, love, I bet they’ll be super and what a surprise to learn that photography can lead to trim, taut, strong thighs?! Your blog is a constant source of revelation, dear Fe.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:46:23 +0000

I love the heat but have loved the cooler spell we got here today. It rained and it was lovely.

My kids have a 1 hour computer limit all the time (this includes their ds’,laptop, phone and wii). We can be flexible with that. I will allow them extra time if their behaviour has been ok or if there is another reason for it – like homework. We don’t have timers or anything but they know if I say their time is up then that’s it. I find their behaviour suffers if they spend to long with their minds in computerland. It works very well. Although trapped inside with the heat…
xx

By: Jennie

Jennie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:56:31 +0000

I’m loving the cold, snow and all that jazz! I think a lot of garden owners appreciate it too, since it’s killing off a lot of those unwanted creepies that have been invading us from warmer climes.

Apropos the electronics ban, I think it’s a great idea. I consider implementing something similar. Here’s a link to an article on guardian.co.uk that spurred some thinking on this subject, just yesterday in fact, so you’re post is very timely.

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:40:08 +0000

Personally, I am trying to play as much mahjong as possible. Wink, wink

By: Jeff D'Antonio

Jeff D'Antonio — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:06:55 +0000

To call your father your friend is, in my mind, the highest honor you could bestow on him. I only hope that my daughters will grow up to call me their friend.

Boo’s response – “I don’t see the point of that film. Nothing much happened” – is, I think, a fairly typical male response to a “chick flick”. Films about emotions and relationships are pointless to us. Don’t worry, he can hate “On Golden Pond” and still be a sensitive and caring young man. Even us sensitive guys would rather watch a film with car chases and stuff blowing up, than one about relationships and feelings. It’s a guy thing.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:51:05 +0000

I have seen “On Golden Pond” many times. I have cried each time. It is interesting how as we age the movie and how we relate to it changes. I will have to watch it again in the near future. I think what you have tasked your boys to do is brilliant. They, like most of their age need time to slow down and allow the imagination to paint the scenes for them.