Flapper's Folly

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. I know I did. All my family was here and on Saturday, the daughter, my mom, and I went shopping. My mother lives in a small town and has no place to shop besides Wal Mart, so I treated her to some new clothes. My daughter provided a wonderful break in the afternoon with spa pedicures and bellinis. We had a great day.

Sunday was just as great. We ended the day at Edelweiss, a kitschy German restaurant in south Fort Worth where there is a genuine polka band wearing lederhose (leather shorts). I did mention kitsch, didn't I? It was a blast. We almost danced our newly gorgeous toes off.

My son gifted me with a rack of beautiful dipping oils and by building a top shelf on my potting bench, which I love. My dear husband surprised me (even though I'm not his mother) with French matches, "The Best of James Taylor", a gift certificate to Restoration Hardware and Post Mortem, a PC game I've been wanting.

Post Mortem comes from Microids , the same people who created Syberia, another adventure game that I loved. I prefer my games to be beautiful, eerie, and challenging. No shooting, stabbing, or swordplay for me.

PM lacked the otherworldliness of Syberia. You can easily read about the game elsewhere, so I'll just share a few observations. The puzzles were very challenging, translate HARD. Syberia featured lots of mechanical puzzles, whereas PM's are mostly mathematical. And then there was the lock picking that really confused me. More than once, I had to go find help to get through, something I hate to do. Cool features of the game are that gameplay often depends on the direction you take conversations, even down to what items will be available. Also, about halfway through the game, you play as another character for a while, which is interesting. I understand there are three possible outcomes to the game. I saved before the last chapter, so I could go back, but I doubt I will. All in all, it was entertaining. It has a film noir feel and is set in 20's Paris. If you like adventure games, it is certainly worth your money and time.

I'll close by saying that I am a very, very lucky woman. I have an awesome family and I love and admire them more than they will ever know. I am exceedingly grateful.