I stayed home yesterday. I wrote some. I worked on some financial issues and other at-home stuff. I had my dog and my chickens. The worst was not eating too much, but I did pretty well. It was hot, but the AC did its job. It's not unpleasant until the afternoon. Ray went to work and got the car realigned, and got his hair cut, and was home around 3. I spent a little time with Sky, working on KR finances.

At 4:45, we headed downtown to have dinner at the National with my parents. It was pretty crowded and by the time we left I couldnt stand the noise level. But the food was delicious and we had a good time. We had humus, although it didn't seem as outstanding as it usually does to me. Then I had a marvelous shrimp bisque, not as rich in dairy as some, but with a delcious complex flavor. For my main course, I had another "First"--lamb sliders. They were delicious, with onions and remoulade and some kind of jam--very tasty. But they came in rolls and that was way too much bread for me. I didn't eat much of the second one, I was so full. Perhaps my stomach has shurnk. Ray doesn't eat lamb and no one else wanted it either, so I felt bad. I didn't even order dessert. My Dad had the pork shoulder, still scrumptious. Ray almost ordered it again, he liked it so much the last time we were there. He had shrimp, amybe the same that I had on our last visit. It was all good--and my parents treated us, for our anniversary!

Then we went nenxt door to Cine to see Cluny Brown. We were a little early, but people started arriving. Bob and Claire sat right next to us. We saw Heidi and Al and lots of other people. Vicki J. works there. There was a lot of talking before the movie, so it was more than half an hour before it started. I began to get a little restless, but my parents enjoyed it, I think. This was a movie made in the early 40's and they had seen it when it came out. No one else in the theater had. It is not available on DVD. It was delightful, clever and cute--funny in a way that nothing seems to be today. I don't think people have as much fun now. When we were leavilng, my mother said, "I think we should go to France again next  year, get another canal boat, maybe on the Loire or the Rhine." It is rare for her to express a desire like that, so I immediately want to do it for her. If we go, it will probably be in July.

We came home uneventfully and went to bed at a reasonable hour. Now the AC ir running again...