Last weekend, on Saturday, it was “my” day, and it was beautiful out, so I wanted to make sure we got outside some. After a mellow morning and a short run, I took Mer to Peninsula, a nearby cute town that reminds us both of Vermont. We got lunch at Fisher’s Restaurant, an eatery to which we had not been before. We got a great set in a bay window that looked out on the town, and we got excellent food.

After lunch, we drove (with a fairly good-sized detour because of one wrong turn) to Horseshoe Pond, one of the many parks in the Valley. We had tried hiking Horseshoe Pond before, but were driven off by aggressive deer flies. I figured that would not be a problem this late in the year, and I was right. We did have to traverse several large muddy areas along the trail. The trail was pleasant, and it was great being outside, but the trail did not offer too many “wow” spots – it was nice along the way, but no vistas or water, except for the pond at the end of the trail. Still, it was a good walk.

In the evening, we swung by Matt and Clarice’s place. They were out of town, so we fed and watered the kitties. Clarice has quite a movie collection, so we borrowed Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Inception. I had not see Roger Rabbit since I had seen it in the theater twenty years ago, and it was one of my favorite movies at the time; I had found it magical with its use of real people and animations. We watched it after we got home, and it has stood up well. The effects still work, and the story is still entertaining. It was good to see it again. We saved Inception for another evening.