I don't mind ironing at all. The fact is that I really do enjoy it. Call me crazy, but I find it somehow comforting and soothing. Maybe because it reminds me of my grandmother - who used to iron everything from sheets to underthings. (I'm not that bad.) Or maybe it's the same thing I feel about most housework - I find great satisfaction in bringing order to chaos. Or maybe it's because I watch old movies at the same time. Movies that my house full of men wouldn't appreciate.
This afternoon I finished watching "Roman Holiday." In black and white from 1953, it's a story about a princess who spends one day in Rome, not as a princess but as a simple girl. The movie was filmed entirely in Rome - the scenery is wonderful, Princess Ann's royal outfits are stunning, and I would love to live in Joe Bradley's quaint little apartment with a balcony. The film stars Gregory Peck and a young and beautiful Audrey Hepburn. "Roman Holiday" was listed in a book I ordered - "The Family Guide to Classic Movies" by J. S. Ringler. Our family is discovering the wonderful wealth of old movies by using this book and ordering the films through our Inter-Library Loan System. That reminds me - I need to order something for next week's batch of ironing . . .
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I enjoy ironing too. However, since my husband has taken a different job, where he dresses more casually, I don't have as much ironing to do. Used to be, he wore a dress shirt every day. Now, he only wears one on Sunday.
I LOVE that Roman Holiday. It is on my list of 15 all-time favorites. Our family LOVES the classic movies. We pretty much watch only those movies from the mid 1930's to the late 1950's. You can really see towards the end of the 50's, that the standards in America were changing, and Hollywood changed right along with them. Oh, there are a few new movies we enjoy (like Amazing Grace, Emma, and a handful of others),but far and away, we enjoy those movies from earlier decades.
Love,
Patti
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