My daughter and I watched a clever film last night (rented from the local library, no less) based on the book, My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (1925-1995). As a nature freak I must apologize for not being familiar w/Durrell before now: he was a famous British environmentalist and conservationalist and a great lover of animals. This particular book/movie was based on his early life experience spent with his eccentric family on the island of Corfu, Greece from 1935-1939. During his stay on the island, he categorized and collected much of the native fauna, "housed in everything from test tubes to bathtubs". The film primarily highlighted his eccentric, motley family and the sublime Greek landscape. After watching the movie, I've decided that I'm not nearly eccentric enough. I think I was once. My new goal is to move to Greece, study tortoises, make boureki and begin drinking wine everyday at 2 (this last goal I attain frequently).
LMAO ~ sounds like fun... you could always learn to make moussaka now, too, for preparation purposes. :)) eccentricity requires energy ~ something us old people start to @ a certain age. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI had to change it-I didn't realize moussaka had quite so MUCH meat in it, duh! It's a meat pie! I hear ya on the energy, thanks for commenting!
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