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Toulouse and the Witch's Flower

       While in Seattle I ended up going to Toulouse Petit for brunch with my family. It is on Queen Anne Ave. N. It is a New Orleans style restaurant that serves cajun-creole food. It's a decent sized place. There are blown glass lanterns hanging outside. Also above each table is a similar lamp hanging down. Like upside down Venetian vases. The floor is tiled in circular patterns. There are booths with gold velvet backing. The tables are beautifully crafted and designed wood tables. The walls are stucco-like, painted a mix of green and mustard yellow. Which sounds weird but it works. There are shelves on the walls with many small low candles. I bet it looks beautiful at night. A disco ball hangs from the ceiling near the bar. We got beignets for an appetizer. They were small. Good for sharing. I admit I didn't order the most unique thing. A lot of the food is spicy and I don't handle spice well. So I got a heirloom tomato and avocado eggs benedict with bacon. It was good. The service was good. I would go back. 

Tuesday: Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)

        Mary is a young girl who goes live with her great aunt. One day while exploring she meets a black cat. The cat leads her to a field where she finds a unique looking flower. Later she discovers the flower gives her magical powers. She also finds a old broom. Her temporary powers allow her to fly on the broom. It takes her to a magic school in the sky. She is welcomed and seen as a prodigy.  Mary loves feeling accepted and admired. She wants to go to school there. Soon she finds out the school has a dark secret. It is a Studio Ghibli film technically, but not done by the same people as the other ones. I thought it was good. They are great at making such detailed and other worldly places.

Sunday: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

          A spoiled housewife, Leona, is bedridden. One night she calls her husband who was supposed to be home early. Instead of getting him she somehow gets connected to another phone line. She overhears two men plotting a murder for that very night. She tries to track down the call but no one will help. No one believes her. She tries to locate her husband. Leona finds out her husband was up to something that got him in trouble. With each person she talks to she learns more about what he's really been doing. This movie was alright. It is based on a radio show of the same story.

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