Movies and Books

May the Fourth Be With You.

Today is Star Wars Day…May 4th. How to celebrate it? Watch the Star Wars movies in order of events Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Solo: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star WarsContinue reading “May the Fourth Be With You.”

Wise Words from Wonderland

TMI Tuesday: April 27 2021: Groovy Man

1. Are you ready to go? Where are you going? Using the words from Paint Your Wagon’s “I’m On My Way”: Where am I goin’? I don’t know Where am I headin’? I ain’t certain All I know Is I am on my way When will I be there? I don’t know When will IContinue reading “TMI Tuesday: April 27 2021: Groovy Man”

Book Review: The Scarlet Plague

The Scarlet Plague is a novel written in 1912 by Jack London (of White Fang fame). It takes place in the 2073 in what was once San Francisco. The plague takes place in 2013.The facts that London predicted 100 years in the future, are pretty amazing. Now all aren’t accurate, but many are. Like mostContinue reading “Book Review: The Scarlet Plague”

Book and Movie Review: Cloud Atlas

If there is a movie that I watch over and over again and recommend over and over; it’s Cloud Atlas, which features Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Susan Sarandon. http://amzn.to/2dUNYDa http://amzn.to/2dPOs2h While a lot people will not be interested in this because it seems too sci-fi or who don’t believe in past lives, but weContinue reading “Book and Movie Review: Cloud Atlas”

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

In 1970, I was in college and everyone was obsessed with a small slim book titled “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach. We read it over and over until we practically had the whole thing memorized. “The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with daily squabbles over food.Continue reading “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”

Outfit of the Day: Inspired by Frozen

Books Read in 2020

It looks like I read more than I thought. 38 books! The Snows of Somerset by JA SnowBlood and Cobblestone by JA SnowPilgrim Girl by JA SnowSwedish Christmas Traditions by Ernst KirchsteigerThe Nativity: A Critical Examination by Jonathan MS PearceThe 12 Days of Yule by Jenn CampusWintermas by Michael HaroldConstance: A Story about Plymouth byContinue reading “Books Read in 2020”

30 Day Song Challenge: A Christmas Song with a Color in the Title

Oh, that’s easy. White Christmas. The movie of these same title is my number one favorite Christmas movie and it’s one of the first ones I watch every year. And every year I cry at the end. The little ballerinas in red pointe shoes reminds me of my fascination with ballet, ballerina and toe shoesContinue reading “30 Day Song Challenge: A Christmas Song with a Color in the Title”

Movie of the Day: Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

“Filmed on location in Europe and Plymouth Plantation and featuring dialogue taken from original source material, DESPERATE CROSSING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAYFLOWER catapults viewers back to the 1600s. Actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company join members of the Massachusetts Wampanoag tribe in creating dramatic period reenactments that bring to life the Pilgrims’ harrowingContinue reading “Movie of the Day: Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower”