Yesterday afternoon I watched the movie “Blackbird” on Amazon Video starring Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill.
Kate Winslet is the other name you will probably recognize in the movie. She stars as their daughter. The very competent daughter. The other daughter is a hot mess.
Movie Storyline:
Lily (Susan Sarandon) and (Paul Sam Neill) summon their loved ones to their beach house for one final gathering before Lily decides to end her long battle with ALS.
The couple plans a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily and her daughters, Jennifer and Anna.
They put up a Christmas tree, even though it isn’t Christmas. And they have the typical big holiday dinner.
The gathering includes two daughters, one son-in-law, a grandson and Lily’s best friend who is really like a part of the family.
The movie is a remake of the 2014 Danish film “Silent Heart.”
I’ve been watching quite a few movies lately. I don’t like to watch more than one TV series at a time. So during the daytime I enjoy movies on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
And I read books of course. I just finished another book last night by William Landay.
Longmire:
Meanwhile, at night I’m still watching “Longmire.”
I didn’t think I was going to like this series, but now I’m fully immersed in the storyline. And I can see why everyone wishes there was more than six seasons.
Someone here mentioned that Longmire is very much like the Marlboro man, and that was spot on!
Each evening I watch a few episodes. I’m now into the third season of the show.
I’ve gotten so much feedback over “Longmire.” It seems to be a well loved show for men and women alike. One reader said he and his wife have watched the entire series seven times!
Doctor’s Appointment Today:
Kasi is picking me up for a doctor’s appointment at 11:00. I’m having some trouble with pain in the incisions and they want to take a look at it.
It is hard to see the incisions on the outer side of my ankle. But yesterday I looked closely and could see stitches.
When I went to the doctor two weeks ago a nurse took the stitches out, or so I thought. Maybe there are supposed to be some left, but I didn’t think so.
So I got scissors and cut a little through the stitches and tried to pull one out with tweezers. But all I managed to do was make that incision bleed. I couldn’t pull it out. At first I thought it was just a leftover stitch.
Anyway, I think that’s what’s continually hurting atop the bone of my ankle as it’s tightening the skin.
I messaged the doctor’s office through MyChart yesterday afternoon, and they wanted me to take a photo of my ankle. So I did and sent it to them.
After seeing the photo, they wanted me to come to the office, but I didn’t have a ride yesterday. So they said to come in today.
It’s been raining and raining. I hope it lets up before I have to leave.
I think I’ll put Longmire on my list. I’m catching up on posts, so hoping to hear some good news about your ankle.
I just finished Blackbird this morning…enjoyed it very much…it was sad. I was really touched by the two daughters lying next to their mother while she died…that was a great scene. Thanks for telling us about it.
Netflix is showing Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, if you are looking for a good movie. I just saw it at the movies with my sister yesterday. It is just a treasure. I think you might enjoy it. No guns or explosions, no cursing, just a touching story about a cleaning lady who dreams of owning a Dior dress.
I’m the opposite when it comes to TV watching. I like to watch many different shows and wait a week to watch another episode – the way we used to have to do it!
The old days. I remember those!
Wow, good for you. I’ve gotten so used to binge watching, it drives me crazy to have to wait now, lol.
Glad your ankle is getting better. Dissolvable stitches can be tricky sometimes with thinner skin areas. Blackbird sounds like a great watch. Happy Friday.
It felt like needles against my ankle bone.
Absorbable/dissolvable stitches are used internally to close incisions below the surface of the skin, with “traditional” non-dissolvable stitches used on the surface to close incisions and removed by a nurse/doctor during a post-op appointment.
Although uncomfortable and initially worrisome, glad to hear the issue was simply absorbable/dissolvable stitches that hadn’t absorbed/dissolved. That happens fairly often, especially in areas of the body where the skin is thin (like an ankle).
Also, there are many different types of absorbable/dissolvable stitches (made from different materials), and the ones commonly used in orthopedic surgeries generally take the longest to absorb/dissolve.
Funny thing — absorbable/dissolvable stitches are often used to reduce scarring on the skin surface.
Hoping your ankle feels better, the incision area continues to heal well, and your PT moves forward.
Stay safe, stay well, stay hydrated!
The physical therapist is coming tomorrow morning.
Yes.. I LOVED Longmire so much! I actually missed Walt for a long time after the series ended.. he was like my friend.. and same with Henry! I’ll be watching the entire thing again very soon! Sorry you are having the pain still.. I had the same thing happen with my carpal tunnel surgery.. they didn’t get all the stitches out (though they said they did).. but one little one remained and was embedded and got infected! I kept insisting it was infected and event sent them a picture… and finally I INSISTED that I come in so they could look at it! Geesh. It is so annoying when you have to just take care of it yourself. Hope all goes wel today at the doc’s office. We haven’t seen a drop of rain here for months it seems! Marilyn
We had not had rain for what seemed like forever. Finally rain the last few days. My poor plants loved it I’m sure.
So sorry you have to go see doc again…and for the reason of stitches left in…hope that is something fixable!! I grow SO WEARY of incompetents…in any business here these days…we would have been fired for such in our working days, as to the kind of things most careless people do these days!!
There were disposable stitches underneath and they worked their way through my skin. That’s what was hurting.
Oh, I hope they will find the pain causing culprit and take care of it immediately.
I’ve got to figure out how to set up Amazon Video – you’ve been watching so many interesting movies and series.
Here’s how to set up Amazon Video… https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GWX36LKK4FFEHMWA
Brenda, thank you so much!!!
Let’s hope it’s an easy fix and the pain will be gone! Before you know it you will
be out on your patio with snippers sprucing things up!
I had my first cataract surgery last Monday. Doing great. She said after my next surgery on 8/8 I might not even need my glasses to drive and just need readers! I can’t even imagine!
I was the same way. Driving without glasses is strange since I have always had them driving. Now I can wear the sunglasses from the stores not the optimist. It does take a little time to get used to that.
I wore glasses all my life until I had cataract surgery. Now I don’t need them to drive anymore. I just use readers to read and write.
I hope the doctor can help you today. Isn’t My Chart a neat thing? I use mine a lot. Best wishes for a good weekend.
I love MyChart.
The case of the missed stitches, geez. That’s what happens when assistants who are often the ones who remove stitches are rushing to get from one patient to the next. I hope they get them ALL out this time, and that they really examine the area to make sure. It almost sounds like your skin was healing around the stitches, so I hope they put some kind of numbing medication on your ankle before they go in to remove those stitches so it doesn’t hurt.
They were disposable stitches my body rejected.