I composed this post in my head yesterday and it was going to go something like...'when did Autumn arrive? Where did March disappear to?' and so on. It came to me as I drove along the western boarder of Hagley Park (my new oasis in the broken city) as glowing orange leaves fluttered down on the road, rugby children played off in the distant foggy sports grounds and I was heading for Hornby (yes Hornby) to buy some much needed clothing supplies. It was a bit of a dreamy post about life going on and how the seasons still roll on and how lovely that all is.
Well, two things shattered my reverie - the first being shopping at DressMart on a wet (it had started raining by the time I got there) grey day with a bunch of glum looking bored people, driving home in a traffic jam on a Saturday in the pouring rain and knowing I wasn't coming home to a cosy house. The second was sitting in Hollywood Movie Theatre eating my delicious Kapiti ice cream at 5.54pm when the fucking 5.3 earthquake hit. The look of terror in Alex's eyes and my cowering on the floor of the theatre was enough for us to get the hell out of there. However, after some calls home and abit of shaking and some brave talk we re-entered the theatre to watch our movie (ice cream intact).
'Sarah's Key' has accolades and good press but in my dogged fashion, I don't read reviews before I go to films as I like my own path of discovery to be pure, so sitting in post quake terror watching the horrors of parents being ripped from their children, guilt, and other Holocaust bits and bobs added another layer of terror to my thumping heart. I would have to say the film was awesome and I love Kristei Scott Thomas in everything so it really is worth seeing. Here is someone elses
review of the movie which I think is pretty right if you want to read it.
As Alex dropped me off in my bumpy, puddled street I glanced at the car clock - it was only 8.20pm. It felt like 2 o'clock in the morning and I felt exhausted and bashed about. However, I snuggled down on the sofa under the winter white fluffy blanket and drifted off into la la land in peace. A bit of an up and down day I would have to say.
2 comments:
Good to read your blogs and good that you are back writing. Good for us to hear the reality of what is still happening down there. Thinking of you all. Let us know if we can do anything !! Always welcome to join us in our madness in the Wairarapa. Gill
Thanks Gill. It looks like you guys are having a blast in Aus. What a stunning family holiday. We did the GO Road a few years ago and it rained non stop the whole time. Wish we were there now as it looks like a totally different place. Port Campbell is lovely, even in the rain.
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