Day 167 - Finding my feet

As I slowly make my way to gentle recovery from foot issues, we decided to make today an easy stroll to a movie — all flat surfaces. Not quite enough to get me back to my minimum goal of 10,000 steps a day, but close enough for now (bigger walks planned as the week progresses…yeah!).

Joanna Lumley (from Absolutely Fabulous);
Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter);
Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge, Harry Potter, and
Oscar nom for Vera Drake); Celia Imrie (Calendar Girls  and
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel); and David Hayman (character
actor, so lots of stuff including Tailor of Panama).

Fittingly, the movie we decided to go see is titled, “Finding your feet.” It’s about a woman who is on the brink of her husband retiring after a long and glowing career that has resulted in wealth, and in him being given a title and her gaining a Ladyship in the process.  While their celebrating this pending retirement with a big party in their massive home, she finds him in a compromising position with a “friend” of hers. She goes to live with her much poorer, but worldlier sister who lives in a London flat. Her sister encourages her to join in a senior’s dance class with her, and her she learns to live, love and laugh again.

Although a somewhat predicable story with a few plot holes or awkward segues, it’s full of fabulous English actors who could make reading a phone book interesting. It’s a simple, sweet story that reminds you to make the most of life…as if any of us really need that reminder.

On the Smith/Walsh movie scale, we give it 3 out of 5.

I most particularly enjoyed watching the film in one of the “love seats” at the Regal Cinema in Evesham, sitting with a pillow behind me and nestled next to Phil drinking a lovely cup of tea that came with tea in a proper pot and separate container for the milk — as it should. Civilized cinema watching.

And…I am finding my own feet are feeling great again!