It’s Complicated

Rosemary and I have a tradition of going to a movie on, or close to Christmas Day. Based on the crowds we ran into yesterday while carrying out that tradition, we are not the only ones. We saw “It’s Complicated” because Rosemary likes Meryl Streep and I like Rosemary. It was an entertaining movie.  As the New York Times review puts it: “Ms. Streep plays Jane Adler, a successful restaurateur who’s about to nest happily alone in an upscale Southern California coastal community, or so it seems. Divorced with three adult children who enjoy her company (the middle one is just moving out), Jane lives in a large house on a lush sprawl surrounded by trees and no visible neighbors. It’s such a bucolic vision you half expect a few deer, a couple of bunnies and the bluebird of happiness to swing by for a visit and a quick song.” In short, this idyllic situation is disrupted because  Jane has an affair with her ex-husband who is remarried to a younger woman. The movie is intended to be light and heart-warming, which it is; but it is also a sad reminder of the long lasting pain of divorce. It […]

Christmas – The Morning After

It was a great Christmas. It began with a great Christmas Eve Eve Celebration. Every year on the 23rd of December the descendants of my parents gather. Since I am the oldest of nine children with whom God blessed Rene and Mary Lou Sigur, the gathering is large. This year was the first time I took responsibility for the organization of the event. I gained great respect for my sisters who have taken that role for years. For the first time, we ended the gathering with a Christmas service with readings, music and a meditation. The service was well-received and I hope it will be the commencement of a new tradition. My Dad died this year and he was a great fan of John Wayne. You need to know this if you view pictures of the event. I posted those earlier this morning. Our Christmas day was also great. Perhaps the best ever. We were blessed with thoughtful gifts, great fellowship and fabulous food. Some pics of that are to be posted as well. There was one bittersweet element. My granddaughter and her child, Kaydence, live with us. Well, Kaydence lives with us for three weeks and then stays […]