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Lots of things going on, of course, and I'll make a full posting this weekend. But last night, something extraordinary happened.

I made quinoa, which I liked and Andy did not. No surprise, really. He has the palate of a toddler.

However, he has been extra kind to me this week. Last night, we sat down to dinner and he agreed to watch Masterpiece Theatre with me!

It's Great Expectations, starring Gillian Anderson. And to be honest, that's why I recorded it in the first place. I haven't seen Masterpiece Theatre in years, since I was a kid and PBS was the only TV channel we received clearly.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/greatexpectations_preview.html

We watched the first half. It was really very good. I remember reading the book in high school, but remember very little about it. However, at the end, Andy forlornly remarked that the next half was an hour long and we didn't have time to watch it!

I'll culture that boy up yet.

He also helped me set up the DVR to record Masterpiece Theatre from now on when ever it airs, and in HD to boot.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/greatexpectations/index.html

While I was watching the show, it twigged a memory from my childhood of a movie i watched that scarred my psyche. A mute boy be friends a wild white horse on the moors; when it falls into quicksand and is about to go under, he summons the courage to speak and encourage the horse to free itself.

Turns out the movie is called Run Wild, Run Free, from 1969. I have no idea where I saw it; it could have been in elementary school, at the library one afternoon, or while at my grandmother's house on TV, when we watched what was on one of the three channels available.

It's not available on DVD, sadly, but Turner Classic Movies recently acquired it, so they'll show it on TV at some point, I'm sure, and eventually release it as well.

You can watch clips here: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491506/Run-Wild-Run-Free/videos.html

It's heart-wrenchingly gorgeous.

What the clips do NOT show, however, are the parts that traumatized me as a child. Philip (the mute boy) will also have premonitions of death while on the moor- usually by seeing a skeleton hanging from a dead tree in the fog, with the classic Death in black robe with sickle standing alongside!

And this movie is rated G.

No wonder my generation is so freaky.

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I prepared mine by toasting 1 cup for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven first, then I put it in 1 1/2 cups cold water in a pot which I then brought to a boil. I then covered it and simmered it for 15 minutes, then removed from heat and let stand for five. It's fantastic with some soy sauce.