I Grew Up On Erma Bombeck

                                                                                                                                                  I grew up on Erma Bombeck, at least from 1971, when I discovered If life is a bowl of cherries, What am I doing in the pits?   I knew immediately she was my kind of person and eventually bought every single book she ever wrote.    I love her. So when Alice had another meme [...]

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"The Woods" by Harlan Coben

If you like a good “who done it” I recommend The Woods, by Harlan Coben.     This was intriguing from the beginning to the end and what I loved was that he was able to tell the story without the garbage mouth detective language that sometimes litters the pages so heavily.  (At least I can’t remember [...]

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Hairspray … A Must See

I finally got to see “Hairspray” and it was as good as everyone told me it would be.   I can’t wait until tomorrow so I can see it again.   I need to get the sound track so I can blast it through the house on cleaning day.  I loved the singing and dancing and the [...]

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Thank you George Osmond

I was so excited for Marie Osmond’ after her first dance of the evening last night on Dance’s With The Stars.     I thought it was quite a beautiful tribute to her parents and was amazed at how much she actually did resemble her mother in a picture I had seen of her in a book I [...]

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NCIS

Okay … so I like NCIS! For a few scary minutes last night I thought DiNozzo was a gonner and I would have to quit watching my favorite forensic show, NCIS (since he is my favorite on the team) but deep inside I knew somehow he couldn’t be dead even though he was fried to a crisp right before my [...]

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Grand Canyon Suite/Mississippi Suite

Today was the day for listening to Grofe:Grand Canyon & Mississippi Suites, as Kostelanetz Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic.   I turned the volume full blast so I can close my eyes, see the sunrise, ride the donkeys, visualize the Grand Canyon trails,  experience the glorious sunset as it splashes across the sky above the colorful canyons … [...]

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it’s a bad day when …

What a day … I mean what an absolute day.   You know it’s going to be a bad day when you step on your own pajamas getting out of bed, trip yourself, and don’t make it to the bathroom …     You know it isn’t going to get any better when you lean over to fill [...]

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