Life, Lived Better – Outdoors
Marvelous May
Well, with tax season behind and summer upon us, it’s time to get out there, enjoy, and plan the festivities to come in the not-so-distant future. Kids and grandkids will be out of school, the weather will be warm: BBQ’s , birthdays, national Holidays, and the like – It Is Outdoor Season!
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May is Marvelous and let us help you make the start of the season something to remember.
See You Soon 🙂
—
Wayne Romain
Patio World
Life, Lived Better – Outdoors
What’s New at PW:
Recliners are Here!
We have had a ton of requests for an all-metal recliner with a pop-up footstool, and hurray, They Have Arrived!
Designed to handle the harsh elements and manufactured with Sunbrella cushions, these are the ultimate in comfort and quality. Test drive one today, but hurry, quantities are limited.
Out & About
→The Most Venomous Animal Ever Found- in a U.S. backyard
→Warning – It’s Early Breeding Season
→You Might Want to Pass on that Frosty Mug – for your next Beer
→That’s an old cannabis plant – 56 million years old
→Replacing Fossil Fuels – with breadcrumbs
→Don’t Make – The Keurig Mistake
→Well, I’m Turning 50 This Year – Habits Men Should Let Go of at 50
→Don’t Think This is Going to Happen in California – What to do if an Armadillo Visits Your Home
→Sorry Beige – You Are Boring
→Heat Tolerant Tomatoes – for SoCal Gardens
Wayne’s Book Movie Review
I’m switching it up this month. If you are new, this is typically the space where I extrapolate on a book that I forced myself to read (I ‘m no bookworm). This month I decided to switch gears and do a movie review (I’m no moviegoer either). I’ll give you a synopsis and my take on a flick that crossed my path.
This month’s movie:
Hoppers
From – Wikipedia
Hoppers is a 2026 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
The film follows animal-loving college student Mabel (Curda), who transfers her mind into a lifelike robotic beaver to communicate with animals and save their habitat from human destruction, inadvertently sparking an uprising in the process.
My take:
Now if I would have read the above synopsis before I saw the movie, I would not have been too excited to see this movie. Thankfully I did not.
This is definitely a fun movie to watch with family and friends. I was able to enjoy it in a small movie theater in Big Bear California over spring break with my wife and kids. The movie theater was surprisingly packed on a Tuesday afternoon with others who were beating the unseasonable heatwave taking place in March.
Having seen a few Disney movies over my 49+ years on this earth, I thought this would be a mundane adventure. Fortunately, the plot takes fun and unexpected turns to make this movie worth the ticket price. Mabel (the main character) is a sympathetic, endearing, and irritating figure, making her less than perfect approach to life more realistic. Her animal friends, human friends, and comical enemies in both worlds offers a creative storyline that keeps you wanting for more. All neatly tied up to a fantastic ending where I can see room for a “Part 2”.
On a scale of 1-10, I’d give it 8.
Note: This is my unprofessional, biased, informal review. I make no claims and receive no money or support for my reviews. It’s just an extrapolation from the mind of WR.
La Última Palabra (The Last Word)
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk – honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
– Samuel Scoville
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Whether at home or out in the wild, take it all in. Remember that life is truly lived better outdoors.
Take care,
WR
