P is for Play

P is for Play

or I Went to See A Play

Last weekend, Ward and I went to the local theater and saw a play. When we made the reservations a couple of months ago, the weather was cold and snowy and spending an afternoon watching a play was appealing. However, on Saturday when there was beautiful spring weather, I was not so sure that I wanted to spend the afternoon inside.

But it was well worth it. We saw Dial M for Murder and thoroughly enjoyed it. Dial M was written by Frederick Knott and was first preformed in England before Alfred Hitchcock made it into a movie in 1954. We both had seen the movie, but had forgotten many of the details. So we were on the edge of our seats much of the time as the story unfolded . In fact, the over 2 hour play held my attention the entire time. A rare occurrence for that length of time.

If you haven't seen Dial M for Murder or haven't seen the movie in a long time, I recommend you watch it. It plays frequently on TV or pick it up at the library. I just put a hold on it at my library so my kids can see it.

We make it to a play a couple of times a year and find it is a nice break from our regular routine. And this time was no exception.

Work vs. Play

or Different Strokes for Different Folks

I've been trying to figure out for a while why what is work for some people is play for others. For example, I've been wondering why Uncle Billy likes to cook and I consider it a chore. Why Ward has fun raking and I find it tedious. Why Wally likes entropy and I love to put things in order.

And you know what? I figured out the obvious--we're all different. "Different strokes for different folks."

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Ward finds raking relaxing and I find it tedious.

Uncle Billy likes to cook and we just find it time consuming.  (However like Dog, we all like to eat.)

 

I like to plant and pull weeds and Theo only does it when he has to.

I like working with beads and Lucy would rather look at her toes.

I don't mind doing all parts of the laundry but Theodore doesn't like to fold.

But we all like the challenge of outsmarting the squirrels.