After the karting, it was off to Stravaigin for a slap-up meal (now where does that expression come from?). A great night rounded off with cocktails - tried a nice minty one, the 'Detroit Martini'. By the time back home and light off, the sky was noticeably beginning to lighten. Been a while since that last happened.
However it happened again last night, as couldn't drop off (I'm a bit of an insomniac at times.) Got up for a spot of ice cream and watched some of 'Narnia' DVD. There are a couple of scenes from that film that particularly stand out for me - both in the trailer, which is a great one: 'This Christmas... four children... will find a door... into another world...' (or something similar). One is where Lucy approaches the wardrobe for the first time, which is covered in a silky veil (not mentioned in the book mind you). Palpable sense of mystery - what lies behind? And then a brilliant aerial shot of her sweeping this veil aside with a big arcing movement. Touching that it's just a little girl 'chosen' to be the first to enter the mysterious world beyond. And from the spiritual point of view from which CS Lewis wrote the book, it's a magical evocation of the wonder and marvel of crossing from the ordinary, earthbound, tangible world to the unseen but excitingly real 'virgin territory' of the spiritual world'. That second scene will have to wait.
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