tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78586737928379410702024-03-18T23:54:01.172-04:00The Season of Plum and CobblestoneA place to reminisce about the good things that life offers, especially those insignificant moments that tend to be overlooked.Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-70958906643139026912024-03-18T22:54:00.002-04:002024-03-18T22:54:30.500-04:00Mead Notebook #9This notebook of mine was from 2008 but the front, back, and inside covers were all done in 2000. It just took me a near decade to sit down and fill the actual pages. <div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Film strip: Me & Rachel circa 1994, Amy, Ann Jillian and Andy Murcia, Me and Xavier in 1999, Carla Goncalves out back at the old Pier 1 in Ardmore</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI-_RZroPfCwBiPQOYcA9rX0aNCn-ML7kCLEh4KTwfajY0e-Xa5lFEnrJMPlYRRUVFeil-_IoEPvZ2bYaySjMnqY5Zj5BYPJ9i_LW17YRWVj6GkrcZLCwDBORMwM8Wu9AGTr-3qVXVpvByJ01NIME9v5yZoi2ipd6sB5J36Mhawsc6sx2Vh4U1TwgRns/w300-h400/IMG_9754.jpg" width="300" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTnwWOCS7DJv1WlaClGB1yTgrd3Rrs3KlzJ-2fox3kHsortcpv-z8EHO7vHN2GCuNVqAKXC23eZ12U24eUXMrAXkgYx_x_JFdMm15X3kP4CG9ZxLZhZcNJswW1EKC1bSVjSrUVAt5FVqZzLCpwQ_2cB5iJTeAGoVeV-jkoNXcF-piBJSzNSiHQc11mLE/w300-h400/IMG_9755.jpg" width="300" /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Marina, in my favourite shirt that she gave me and I still have, with Hayley.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznp05DhXkM8xHI7pLVlyabZ3hP86KlvjbtRiXJrQa4vX5xPLY-xDZAth2hzMHz_Q1iShrXrI8nLV8y_06JjMXA8rOYz-8LhE1VfW3KucMfuHrUvN45J8Q-nVaSjN2B5FthHv2vCfT15KflqRvrEfB6TL0e41tA9hEPjj5xmoz615YnBVYPcv9hg9BSlo/w400-h300/IMG_9756.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brandon Teena, the ideal ad when seeking a male partner, & John at the old Pier 1. Plus Tommy Pickles!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44bu04heak1XCffu6qHw1_mrreqTd-f1xaR_xfDXWc_fmgFMOeoOUGaxLbJDZYltPrOINSwHA18b1nBxceO10keuVJvUSta72irEm2aGcofcE-JOX9ABow11gNhXM1ArtRz7WhW1ZyGOi72UEXnjeAdbSCQMrVDhXYCAglyljPY8EUyllVWWC_wnKOPA/w300-h400/IMG_9757.jpg" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Amy in the lab at Richmond U, lil' Nicole and Ashlee, Angelina Jolie (who I was obsessed with in the late 90s), House of Blues sticker from Amy, <i>Clerks</i>, Gnomes, Stimpy, and Joy!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFUlTKgCHd3zOx5vjknDkBjUELSIsia86k2ue2StTOqgwD9m7v3-g-FX5_BeWRIGmiSzZ_bBIt6ahghwg2zJ9iF2hpEARxy0wgEAHDoaWNk42-Z_87oAqo9uRQLZxuy_q796X_9U60DprcXNJopg6yPGnASyRQ8j31w3ev9lKgdkYUvP4ZiR9TZIRBcw/w300-h400/IMG_9758.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dlJv2YI9IEc3W0VdaXxrbWMEjOTwpmsXi5-UJQXlMM_Ewwe59oKd7HhjDraSlbU2eT0akGz3av3eEbY1_y2LfM-HAXMp0yTTgXWFBCbnIJiZFPQ-B9OyMFGuiPYND4UNfgdMy149oMUCDvVQhNEWBXFBeMqY54zSvmSiStGrHIJSttJIoTjr52043rw/w400-h300/IMG_9759.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3-w0hYaCmUTY3Ec1-KHMvxdUtsNSu5mklpWRDBv3zaoDFbqGmlZdjH_q9qA-TTiipzXrviqACssu6_0wtp6ZkpzIESuSVliqYoj-RUxouLNlfieuwnPrXd6_g-BPKtkclW66_n2rMVfiJHRahcxHFzO7JdFtb0Mk6vQNQq4ACfTlMFZtefpbEu5vJEw/w300-h400/IMG_9760.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HZ95QxNo_yLsrk_bgbE4OcugQ0oYdHzWcEoKo066S8RVwq9UR6ptJDrTJ8rQS5fSWcnuInVLZ1UOoN_ZDjEjpvrj7UV58T7UpRmnuLKuUBdaI5VJ6fKx9sifhyYhZsy9Rk9cQmTjXYCaQbxCVl9u9EbhhXW_N7Q2BolUm5fyZUrkTFI0banUP94_J3Q/w300-h400/IMG_9761.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrVMMb7j2Q8e2fhvP_BjYPK-bDhN6wIdNtClTUk148js5UFoNya9AF3w8ZeWCcbX15x3mlSiIxQR6R4I-dquCnHkHV3aOg5FktAnF-fhAdVOh3VJ5yJarkVgUB5amGMBPH5ZsAfX47hQfFk9iNO_F1l2IVq9_I-d9OwZ3hxalY-f5U6pPrBFHz8cUbXw/w300-h400/IMG_9763.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mx8L9mCqr1WI8LPcWfc52NL7I6Ii2pBnHlU4tp8IHQ5PaHoTApvj5I29wZEmr-UJyQxG2ntQ7wIau1rmYT7SxjDasNxs88tc1WIjs-Zx2sjNvT_0rnEJcA4duO8vo8LlI2t9GlrKam_s95kjEBuEwRIwn8OQL3PTBIUTSy4Xf0GS_V74mOS3NkWeNsw/w400-h300/IMG_9764.jpg" width="400" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-46358579764542454272024-03-17T23:25:00.000-04:002024-03-17T23:25:03.048-04:00The Quiet Man - 2024The Colonial Theatre was playing this John Ford classic today and I got to watch it with Jackson! He'd never seen it before (he later gave it three stars out of five but declared that he liked <i><a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2021/05/singin-in-rain.html">Singin' in the Rain</a></i> way more). He finally got a chance to see the 1903 theatre and was blown away by how beautiful it is. We're hoping to get over there and score a tour one of these days. After the show we dodged the Irish crowds and hit up El Burrito for tacos, burritos, chips, and guac. Sooooo good!! I love hanging with this kid and we are hoping in April to see Christopher Lee in <i>The Man with the Golden Gun</i>. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Eo-xTmpm2sl13DKjtpILTPpcmG-xv-vhCsIWuy_eOS1wwTGOlYa6aUFkL19i6CRUwrvG5jhCAUSwL7Eh2VVohck8D2zSi1G4qfoEkjvPrEWxxHgyzm8oZLpwMLgBAcZzsYVIdH6NwqDQGW2jND_PWycmlFz2GNPUffEf2fFvFu8w_pegqw9N7mqSkrQ/w400-h300/64986A3A-B21D-4DA3-B377-AD9A3931AAC6.heic" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHZ8lC3glHhJWdGByQKqlQrB87oqXIgpnt8qzTKvRIQY8wmuBPLQkqIIyiTMmN76DgJ8Qm2YG-3DQjrBLcpqn7i04ewJFY5uO8byjR1xzhIGiFgJzKdUYj6-Vk3VyUmLUzfrGV20yRHIIHAd4O6sxy_trCK2hwQ4VqNDjcmgywCwbXy2KSpadBH1E5oA/w400-h300/IMG_9691.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwjPZwT6MdXAZGEVhjAz7X_UIHKUUoWUzBPXYUBF4yGew5nMUqZmdpsG8OUcJs8zhR0uiKJcjonU37zgUlPl_AglIN4URW6bOENMm9VWODcI9ycMg3ME8oJt1M-ir6g-fCK7IsR4XaOot0Y6ZgR4KP0LkTU6bt1mqWXxd-X3WsR3DvQcThnCtatdgBuA/w300-h400/4C786DF5-CD13-49D5-9158-0682A0E02BC8.heic" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZWNNMZoJMr3cKT9vY93igzMMkcRpE9wwqFcXKqrLVq3UoEi88NSpNGAgNwl4QcyT8SEPdDrmiEcrxFAj_CCnT2toBgESoN-UsEvUxdJLP6qolfUHdqvFFjv0pPG_WSHeGiiy6nFYhmU7DBAU6N7zaayxlLJPAG36ate19bwNkPxafi-oDqnRkiZgsVw/w400-h300/7C86D677-091F-4342-AC9E-196E4E185571.heic" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoFGZlK7EsZaDYqgIb2oh4fMWFDPgakvPVIWhGmgL6iexElXGipP-J7ViTCWsGp_HG7QRFoCJcIH8jqm1BA7vSZvVGcrMop51kFrOvgt7u14cgGwdvOsKbpWvw-JJYrfmXkRD29PvNE7W-WYytsmsQ6YiV310iqTPqhVMRPCEW0lpRY4jSi8EhyIOPMU/w400-h300/7224472D-414C-4AD0-B7F9-F0C9B5FCFB2F.heic" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPipH5kAUkrgdgW1VI7gf_PJXsmLxLIAcxWoJe6QB9ptNT_20rkos-fKlp7iH2jmOU-61DvOp-n4JjS2Gv3ymLs_qBXhkzN7WJRsS00-By_e4jyd03T7nSDFmEeHGb-dWrXg_2hrTeA0sr6ySeY-UQvsO2xNMbBcESa_2z8L24mETiqy3AIR0dd8Z3BU/w400-h300/IMG_9696.jpg" width="400" /></div></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-81938333813287073002024-03-16T23:36:00.001-04:002024-03-17T01:40:34.132-04:00Happy St. Patrick Swayze Day 2024!For the second annual celebration of St. Patrick Swayze Day, Amy and I went to The Colonial Theatre where they brought us <i>Skatetown USA</i>, a truly terrible film. It was so bad at some parts that I was crying from laughing so hard. The cast was a mish mosh of random actors: Billy Blarty, Flip Wilson, one of those Landers sisters that JeffreyMixed mentioned earlier today on his Insta page, Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick, and inexplicably, Ruth Buzzi. Oh and lovely Dorothy Stratten actually provided one of the few genuine laughs. That aside, at one point I turned to Amy and rhetorically asked, "Why are we <i>watching</i> this??" We're glad we saw it, however we both plan to never see it again. But Mexican grub for dinner beforehand was the best part of the evening. Just hanging out and chatting with m'bestie was pure bliss.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm98NoKdc1w6UOU3KZpv1WAIk0G3zAoFc1_RMc-btnns33tT9eeaFM0L3dbm0A5U2hCcn4IYjeAfUkWTjd8ngu5sqJGJwLND2uIpdPmhNzviH05scnGdm0lcBLcC4hp5Tw6TsvcylRKoqjdEIuo8dM25XBgaOctqQYuME1ESp69ME-ytkRp0SOUKGJ6Do/w275-h400/A6F9A7CB-6E37-4C7D-9C8F-C6492D1A8199_1_201_a.jpeg" width="275" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6YpT6mxXHLm_t9F1fKGLxZIzVij998DytxJSpFHuvJ4klJZiJ3gonztmn2YZxs6vOu3gmlkBmJRolh-Zoj-qFHFXtIOFYAJXIBv762zoARKAhw6uhyYwh1GUarjAGPzvMGiZy4x6SSbJmzCGGzbMJNH-g42JTt_FL1FLSJ_Xac1h227bRIXnJqxNDtI/w300-h400/31415477-FB73-4846-8945-0AD1300D8F38.heic" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMGPbnmn3Jyx_JBqxwEFzoJTDmaml1QrwYcSLK1_5YPBYWCk45F5UhGr5g2_LIPuluUmljcGv32ADbCgq2z-IbJBeRgkVQ9y6ZJb_mvTieSPawHFs22bcEvF2tPx0qaCzY9yQF-Pjb2Ak-qHQUIH6rX4tqqv4l2stVCP0XsS13aCN-_JrOurm9RAc4Cw/w400-h300/IMG_9691.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwD_ZvGvfbwA_mXsC9kGbREyAeQfY1E1iOXU4hoqF8q7_AZ4SIVo09W5ywgf9Ud5Fek3x1nVezcsSy_M6wPVeP_CS6uTxw72wDnNBHsyvxTtS2oGnEWn9xm-Do-ABr69WrIlyxkmuQylGHt8uQB15ZpDC6DkBPBPlOApkIpJ2gsFlc2KyEbAUdfivqeI/w400-h300/IMG_9692.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPUbiQ2M6k5RbsjxS1yKYqaRxbjI9kG76orvokcx4lY7bkYC43_0RHqP3xjPe-UJ_l9g4tvJmEGGfgIK9KLYQ1X257_KxCErKC6Exmll2bp8hkwFnYZ0uOzimBashbVYLt4gbPVl-jAgc0Em3SiUrjxAo83GShw8DU6XpcEVIyaaSSwQJR78tjVbDmvU/w400-h300/IMG_9695.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pGQ2UxHxLAnoj6NpGDs5sqi69l_hDIczJZTqNQR2ITj682jCE_eJcjPUFCi027jgd3fYcy4wOi-cAxPOOhM9uIzEp3cYJqBwS3KnBqpd0nfUeAAnHTSpWJzva3iNkIBUD8KhqBhnCNR-f8idOY_2hVNvEqDZqTJW1xg78sCsQd2SX7y1zj14gu6nYPs/w400-h300/IMG_9697.jpg" width="400" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-19243634333885797192024-03-15T19:50:00.000-04:002024-03-15T19:50:29.980-04:00Bonded Through Hatred<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My upstairs neighbour of the last year and ten months has been an absolute nightmare. She has the gait of a bull elephant and from the pressure she places on each footstep, one would imagine she weighs as much as said pachyderm. The lighting fixtures in my dining room and the frames on my wall shake and clatter when she walks. I loathe her with every single fiber of my being. The next three people in line to despise her as much are Amy, Natalia, and Emily, who has a firm desire to punch this broad out. Natalia and Amy try to keep things light and send silly videos and memes about horrible neighbours, which I do actaully find very funny. I'm glad I'm not the only one in this world that has to deal with assholes. Today's Instagram convo with Amy was endless amounts of fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiwZIfeC-w5-U89iw2eNlJRlhyphenhyphenlijUyZq6piwKrTSr68QaS2akC2lse04VxK8sEBdISDUZP_XmimQCJXlxXiMarvjDU7g1CIjCkg6JSaZ3YOcTZ88ncD0zVWW49AjRwTQLOHS3BSKCnfpCP6H5N4o2qR57dAjeRwl_08-ILcea0s3fjXmCtgw1Y__WGA/w300-h640/1A396EC9-3AFF-4B21-9E4C-5CC6A5204AA9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCyhogRk2Tjw7TSW-BaDvEilxSSljCcawCCWYldYpNFhXnPuEdHVYc2HIxU8RQ_g5mrmZUc_a-vco4-nk_Y8L4UFt4Sb1kHPD1kpXEkqESYmPOswJmBVWI0jqmccJVfWLj-GXCs_t8rE3gv-NAvOCxu9V9Lqj3mXec9uScNcuG6pRWpsgoHQiYCJcO6M/w296-h640/13E5C9C7-18B4-432C-8D0A-250241222B7B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="296" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkqFipo-ythBkOmTHmupO5BF7Jztk4yHKvSWXWxWDMXnqJroRqPnp24HsL0nJTbaWZ9cuzh3wj2nPiXTUG2C52u0_8UfbUdLe64T-UZ-tzYg5r1FZcumskGslKaglpj7ACG49mVzN6mei73IH_9ps_EKg4ajYxax1jeRHjn9_MEoGgLrBSDN9iYBF0Ac/w296-h640/DDEFB4F9-7EE3-4157-85EF-4833F453C9E7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="296" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ3JMA0JkpPg4R7QypIEU8RhTp0L_PugWnAxgYou0W4KswePldL9cPFZuMMK3iI_SgOVvmAYVYV5M8F_ZoSADo91Ls4nFvUVY6e-AB5s-f-EVz1A62-pzcAnpJg8xpbxmI6Ucd1gwpekLCqAgBKTwB1KQ5RaMbct_Aw4eTErEYChU7NG3e1cZy5jXW7I/w296-h640/B94A6409-ED4A-415C-9597-83829070C10E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG9yC7gEa__vONmCrHa6FObla_pKa83CXmic3tMVyLR6tre8Ad0hMTWLS8doSRcxjXKbOVD4-AqDk_gCja629IEs0u4kyXbuVHyjj-WtW7vPBE9nw2wKlYpccsTNV4ILAxoNibkkspk9PH_D1CX41_U1jYXssrqecwMzoQIrDhjD22kY4EUBtaahhx7M/w294-h640/6060DFAE-6740-4EE3-BEE0-9800CF431CED_1_201_a.jpeg" width="294" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Amy's forms of torture are tame compared to what goes through my mind. Rat torture is high on my list. I genuinely don't know what I'll do if she renews her lease in May. I can't go on like this much longer.</span></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-36675832971118644112024-03-14T22:46:00.000-04:002024-03-14T22:46:07.596-04:00Well, I thought it was funny...Amy texted me the other day to share with me a gift bag she saw that featured a cartoon shark attending what could only have been a child's birthday party. I thought my response was downright hi-larious. Sadly I received back a mere chuckle (without an exclamation point, mind you) from the woman who claims to be my bestest bestie...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYLu09TbDKylKXF_IRH71zGhPl9oX8uU-5OfiPJV0rHQF4Gu5CLHzJ6TMaaS_baKRSO1S_qN79CTpabQMAohtaos6ucYYNt1V4YK42u9DJO-KkjlCzjPAHpW52GWZa0Cbcnue-mQPIiKPsF2CyEyGKJTn5mrTFa7KDmmBMP0aXCNDHbkpqnhPJraopmc/w296-h640/partyonsharky.jpeg" width="296" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-65392369751710428102024-03-13T14:49:00.000-04:002024-03-13T14:49:00.147-04:00It's Officially March!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiwQJXcPUjL5CnEp-bNOozO7Aj-86D0GdJsBwn5u0FCQvi58N90mZzfpnu-ShCnLU0wQmIPzFua4kUrymeSETcS-9K4CPQxvimI_FVrN4sltIZuqInpagmRnOMCfPRPEvnBKxVGUVRJyvXwuYCI6w1Aue9qxHt-0Xw1GZ8OqZR1pUirhA2ZbmSqc0exA/w362-h640/IMG_9638.jpg" width="362" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-8716675881115178982024-03-12T00:02:00.001-04:002024-03-12T00:02:00.241-04:00The Puddin' GameI mentioned this brilliant game on two previous bloggies but it's too good not to share again.<div><br /></div><div>Few games bring as much laughter as Puddin'. It's simple; you think of a film and replace one of the words with Puddin'. Example: <i>Hey Hey, It's Esther Blueburger</i> could become <i>Hey Hey, It's Esther Puddinburger</i>. Here is a LONG list of examples from my old blog from 2006:</div><div><br /><div>Rocky Horror Puddin' Show</div><div>Creature from the Black Puddin'</div><div>Blazing Puddin'</div><div>Jesus Christ Puddin' Hunter</div><div>When A Puddin' Calls Back</div><div>The Puddin' Book</div><div>28 Puddin's Later</div><div>Night of the Living Puddin'</div><div>The Towering Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Escape</div><div>Once More With Puddin'</div><div>Howard's Puddin'</div><div>The Silence of the Puddin'</div><div>Faster Pussycat Puddin' Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Has Eyes</div><div>Texas Puddin' Massacre</div><div>Peggy Sue Got Puddin'</div><div>The Eyes of Laura Puddin' <span style="font-size: x-small;">(This should have been The Puddin' of Laura Mars!!)</span></div><div>Citizen Puddin'</div><div>Gosford Puddin'</div><div>Remains of the Puddin'</div><div>9 1/2 Puddin's</div><div>Risky Puddin'</div><div>Dirty Puddin'</div><div>The Day the Puddin' Stood Still</div><div>Somewhere in Puddin'</div><div>The Four Puddin's</div><div>Puddin' to Me</div><div>Pretty in Puddin'</div><div>High Road to Puddin'</div><div>12 Angry Puddin's</div><div>Ferris Puddin's Day Off</div><div>The Puddin' of Greenwich Village</div><div>Adventures in Puddin'</div><div>Mrs. Puddin' Presents</div><div>Pride & Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' & Prejudice</div><div>Bridget Jones' Puddin'</div><div>Beyond Puddin'</div><div>Twin Peaks: Puddin' Walk With Me</div><div>La Dolce Puddin'</div><div>Mulholland Puddin'</div><div>The Last Temptation of Puddin'</div><div>What Ever Happened to Baby Puddin'?</div><div>Rosemary's Puddin'</div><div>Octopuddin'</div><div>The Maltese Puddin'</div><div>Puddin's are Forever</div><div>Flight of the Puddin'</div><div>From Puddin' With Love</div><div>Little House on the Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Rose of Cairo</div><div>Midnight Puddin'</div><div>All About Puddin'</div><div>3 Men & a Puddin'</div><div>Deer Puddin'</div><div>The Journey of Natty Puddin'</div><div>Curly Puddin'</div><div>The End of the Puddin'</div><div>Bye Bye Puddin'</div><div>Gone With the Puddin'</div><div>The Manchurian Puddin'</div><div>North By North Puddin'</div><div>They Shoot Puddin' Don't They</div><div>The Sound of Puddin'</div><div>West Side Puddin'</div><div>Stealing Puddin'</div><div>Pink Floyd's The Puddin'</div><div>Lady Sings the Puddin'</div><div>Easy Puddin'</div><div>It's A Wonderful Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' at Tiffany's</div><div>It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Puddin'</div><div>Broadcast Puddin'</div><div>The Lost Puddin'</div><div>198puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' of Madison County</div><div>Rear Puddin' (sounds like a discharge)</div><div>Puddin' on 34th Street</div><div>The Pud, The Bad, & The Ugly</div><div>The Madness of King Puddin'</div><div>6 Degrees of Puddin'</div><div>Under the Cherry Puddin'</div><div>Seven Brides for Seven Puddin's</div><div>How Stella Got Her Puddin' Back</div><div>Plan Puddin' from Outer Space</div><div>All the President's Puddin'</div><div>The Wicker Puddin'</div><div>Regarding Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' on the Ritz</div><div>Easter Puddin'</div><div>White Puddin' Can't Jump</div><div>A Tale of Two Puddin's</div><div>The Exorcism of Puddin' Rose</div><div>Puddin' of the Baskervilles</div><div>You've Got Puddin'</div><div>O Puddin' Where Art Thou</div><div>Meet Me in St. Puddin'</div><div>Boyz in the Puddin'</div><div>Fistful of Puddin'</div><div>Field of Puddin'</div><div>Sleepless in Puddin'</div><div>The Andromeda Puddin'</div><div>Nightmare on Puddin' Street</div><div>The Puddin' Clause</div><div>Pee Wee's Big Puddin'</div><div>Of Mice & Puddin'</div><div>East of Puddin'</div><div>Not Without My Puddin'</div><div>Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Eatin' Your Puddin' in the Hood</div><div>How to Lose A Puddin' in Ten Days</div><div>Ace Ventura: Puddin' Detective</div><div>Puddin' Doesn't Live Here Anymore</div><div>Anatomy of a Puddin'</div><div>Streetcar Named Puddin'</div><div>Ben-Puddin'</div><div>Throw Puddin' From the Train</div><div>This Puddin' is Condemned</div><div>Suddenly Last Puddin'</div><div>Desperately Seeking Puddin'</div><div>Who's That Puddin'</div><div>Bill & Ted's Excellent Puddin'</div><div>Saving Private Puddin'</div><div>Behind the Puddin' Door</div><div>Debbie Does Puddin'</div><div>Earth Puddin's Are Easy</div><div>Spiderpuddin'</div><div>When Harry Met Puddin'</div><div>How Green Was My Puddin'</div><div>I Never Promised You a Puddin' Garden</div><div>50 1st Puddin's</div><div>War of the Puddin's</div><div>Puddin' on a Plane</div><div>Valley of the Puddin'</div><div>Good Night & Good Puddin'</div><div>The Devil Wears Puddin'</div><div>Hitchhikers Guide to Puddin'</div><div>The World According to Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' Blvd.</div><div>Less than Puddin'</div><div>A Fish Called Puddin'</div><div>Lord of The Puddin'</div><div>-The Fellowship of the Puddin'</div><div>-The Two Puddin's</div><div>-The Return of the Puddin'</div><div>Scent of a Puddin'</div><div>Mystic Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' of the Mohicans</div><div>The Trouble with Puddin'</div><div>Annie Get Your Puddin'</div><div>Million Dollar Puddin' (served at the Algonquin Hotel)</div><div>The Puddin' Brief</div><div>Prêt-à-Puddin'</div><div>Psycho Beach Puddin'</div><div>Alien vs. Puddin'</div><div>Office Puddin'</div><div>Monty Python's Holy Puddin'</div><div>Life of Puddin'</div><div>La Belle et la Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' of the Christ</div><div>Jesus Christ Superpuddin'</div><div>The Truth About Cats & Puddin'</div><div>Lock Stock and Two Smoking Puddin's</div><div>Napoleon Puddin'</div><div>Spongebob Puddin' Pants: The Movie</div><div>The Blues Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' at Heart</div><div>Puddin' Streets</div><div>Welcome to the Puddin'</div><div>The House on Puddin' Hill</div><div>The Flying Leather Puddin's</div><div>The Quiet Puddin'</div><div><br /></div><div><b>These are ones that Cerpts came up with:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I Was A Teenage Puddin'</div><div>House of 1000 Puddin's</div><div>The Puddin' Always Rings Twice</div><div>She's Having A Puddin'</div><div>Stir of Puddin's</div><div>Bringing Up Puddin' (sounds like they're a little ill)</div><div>House of Flying Puddin's</div><div>Crouching Tiger HIdden Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Under the Stairs</div><div>Schindler's Puddin'</div><div>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Puddin'</div><div>Weird Puddin'</div><div>The Owl and the Puddin'cat</div><div>The Mirror Has Two Puddin's</div><div>On a Clear Day You Can See Puddin'</div><div>The Lion in Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' of the Year</div><div>To Have and Have Puddin'</div><div>Farewell, My Puddin'</div><div>Dude, Somebody Stole My Puddin'</div><div>Shadow of a Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' in the Rain</div><div>20,000 Puddin's Under the Sea</div><div>Lara Croft: Puddin' Raider</div><div>Fried Green Puddin's</div><div>Star Wars: The Puddin' Menace</div><div>Groundhog Puddin'</div><div>A Low Down Dirty Puddin'</div><div>Puddin'fellas</div><div>Madonna: Truth or Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' of Dr. Caligari</div><div>Ordinary Puddin's</div><div>Die, Puddin', Die!</div><div>I Walked With A Puddin'</div><div>Cat Puddin'</div><div>Curse of the Cat Puddin'</div><div>Lethal Puddin'</div><div>Mad Max Beyond Thunderpuddin'</div><div>Puddin' Interrupted</div><div>The 40 Year Old Puddin'</div><div>Bring Me the Puddin' of Alfredo Garcia</div><div>The Pudd Earth (by Pearl S. Buck)</div><div>Raging Puddin'</div><div>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Was Green</div><div>The Long Hot Puddin'</div><div>Pud (starring Paul Newman!)</div><div>Clear and Present Puddin'</div><div>Rebel Without A Puddin'</div><div>Porn Star: The Legend of Ron's Puddin'</div><div>Inherit the Puddin'</div><div>Arsenic and Old Puddin'</div><div>8 Puddin's in a Duffelbag</div><div>Under a Tuscan Puddin'</div><div>Barefoot in the Puddin'</div><div>Close Encounters of the Puddin' Kind</div><div>Dick Puddin' (starring Warren Beatty)</div><div>Risky Puddin'</div><div>Puddin's of the Caribbean</div><div>Trading Puddin's</div><div>Full Metal Puddin'</div><div>Coal Miner's Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' and Maude</div><div>Manos, Hands of Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' Got Served</div><div>Invasion of the Puddin' Snatchers</div><div>I Am A Fugitive from a Puddin' Gang</div><div>Puddin' of the Apes</div><div>Soylent Puddin' (Ahhh! The Puddin' is PEEEEEEEEEEOPLE!!!)</div><div>Puddin'ship Down</div><div>Terminator 2: Puddin' Day</div><div>Indepuddin's Day (IP4)</div><div>Polterpuddin'</div><div>Bedknobs and Puddin'sticks</div><div>Puddin'shack</div><div>A Cool, Dry Puddin'</div><div>Bio-Puddin'</div><div>Big Top Puddin' Wee</div><div>Shall We Puddin'</div><div>A Puddin' To Remember</div><div>Wait Until Puddin'</div><div>With Six You Get Puddin'</div><div>Curse of the Mummy's Puddin'</div><div>The Angry Red Puddin'</div><div>Forbidden Puddin'</div><div>Bleak Puddin' (by Charles Dickens and nominated for a bunch of Emmys)</div><div>The Courtship of Eddie's Puddin'</div><div>Journey to the Center of the Puddin'</div><div>What's Eating Gilbert Puddin'</div><div>A Puddin' is Born</div><div>Out of the Puddin'</div><div>The DaVinci Puddin'</div><div>Guess Who's Coming to Puddin'</div><div>Harold & Kumar Go to Puddin' Castle</div><div>The Puddin' Brief</div><div>The Puddin' Vanishes</div><div>Dead Men Don't Wear Puddin'</div><div>The Wild World of Batpuddin'</div><div>The Puddin' Trap</div><div>The Legend of Lizzie Puddin'</div><div>Two Puddin's Before the Mast</div><div>The Puddin'slayer</div><div>Rasputin the Mad Puddin'</div><div>Any Given Puddin'</div><div>The 7th Puddin' of Sinbad</div><div>The French Lieutenant's Puddin'</div><div>I Married a Puddin' from Outer Space</div><div>An Officer and a Puddin'</div><div>The Roman Puddin' of Mrs. Stone</div><div>Shirley Puddin'tine</div><div>Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Puddin'?</div><div>Island of Lost Puddin's</div><div>Voyage to the Bottom of the Puddin'</div><div>Have Puddin', Will Travel</div><div>Star Trek III: The Search for Puddin'</div><div>The Puddin's Have Eyes</div><div>Puddstock: The Movie</div><div>Ed Pudd</div><div>Dracula Has Risen from the Puddin'</div><div>Fat Man and Little Puddin'</div><div>Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern are Puddin's</div><div>Much Ado About Puddin'</div><div>H. R. Puddin'stuf</div><div>Mary Puddin's</div><div>Enter the Puddin' (with Bruce Lee)</div><div>Jefferson In Puddin'</div><div>Puddin' Along the Mohawk</div><div>Five Easy Puddin's</div><div><br /></div><div>This game is essentially endless and I highly recommend coming up with your own. It's a fab way to pass the time!</div></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-61188796040664415782024-03-11T14:49:00.003-04:002024-03-11T14:49:18.180-04:00Back in the Director's ChairOh my gosh, a zing! like lightning shot through me this morning when I stumbled across this post on IG about my favourite Baltimore native:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiB182-m_UE1GbJ_Q5GmwOCLEePpnhr6jzmDDA4BEeaUCfRrhxsyp0m2I2_8JKJhLkMTICXZig_-VbEOdyE26vruCvxY8UM-gXWIczBuqYK4VFYGz8PVh929hq9OZmC4eJrBkAvFpG2GYaLfjxg0YQJQS66-6w47nmvNU1-jGQL8fmCvgzc09HhHZf6g/w293-h400/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%202.39.38%E2%80%AFPM.jpeg" width="293" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope it's <a href="https://www.them.us/story/aubrey-plaza-liarmouth-cast-john-waters-movie">true</a>!! Even though it wasn't my fave John Waters book, I desperately want this man to get back behind the camera at least one last time!!</div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-46932010545650214082024-03-10T23:07:00.001-04:002024-03-17T23:13:35.732-04:00St. Patrick's Day 2024<p></p><div style="text-align: left;">This year I only sent out a handful of St. Paddy's Day cards, but they were all really cute. Barbara, thankfully, got hers well in advance of the big day and WhatsApp'd me to let me know it arrived. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIO1kZypvlwRpj2klYDqKaTiEm0UyhFbbAtlnedHvTS2_ynGeVJh8GlJJ6nUdKbaBywzf4XMmCCdvf4jyFxRCx4U7KfhG9QJRAJV48gwgUHGUkLK2BuONWtN7dszzL4s8R4bLoCcWvzleOXVa-7kKI9AAQc4aj7oigsNl9hC5oLamGc3bCc2s23oG4Co/w400-h300/IMG_9511.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiotb8eczwb_9rcKUvZrR2Cdwh85hImakCf8li1ZCKE5-LG0pp4QYUdEqkI2e1CDT2I2KfE0vL6pIKMK8YLDjHNJDWuZm26neAf7tT16MzO1xoWR_xR4nLApXckIPrI1LByjNSvq65vkFyfHeG6pe6qOiwGtcuAXT5RBQyVKLIYzKHRd4BYfqzTq8d70/w225-h400/4e67545d-3206-464e-8d2f-1094411f0cb6.JPG" width="225" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh9ttzERAha9pEEXpAZr8f7G7QZo7PIuPz2Bf213FIY7G0FCc1d4cYTPJCel1w3nmg5x4jFTgmUSqUkKWJN3RYumWf9xsSubv9hqx1znRNnAq3Em_9Uwl-r3pFri3iHUuVFe2xtLFn9QEdl8IBbyXPBBpboksHRrRSqy7HeZJF8BdpLrhaa_cR9zrclA/w296-h640/IMG_9640.jpg" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmD70sgIV_qwjlH2a2WbNDnrKLDlWQytLUAYK5Foe0IfpArgnjcKQ2c27aVGe9txnEgglbIO8wjWOHMEgdfqtnSX1EKz5V-KTaC2EcRlVhoyiOY5vzSIVKIDM_nyU3Iu7iqmY4ZHPzDbOCWsOCzTZxhdBGgvm5z0aoO7-U5zXAE5_uf-a-AwH-oJQ8NQ/w296-h640/IMG_9642.jpg" width="296" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Post Script Bonus! On St. Paddy's Day Eve I got my one and only card - from Bishop!! Ain't he the sweetest? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuHOWoKNUTFNzniEEIpXr6rxoGNPXMBNvcge8TBzBXP8kReTX4QuWwImvoEwxtD23qAPLukShWWuY_zSFlsXKtymZa7xOh4Arhv_m53WhPzkzFXe1hFn_RU9s7CmuHGIkJeXE9HiueSkiG0BCa-Loh86fPhSne8FFYXcVCVH-I2pXtjObKAzTh1A22kA/w300-h400/IMG_9765.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8u_iMgybtAulv_ka2_pm_8hc9ds0MAzmx0VZyoLeMHEyW5d6SBrtQItOectK0xkWMBdSuhBHvIL1NeZ_2CMYVoJqYjo9gbDmWRI4rukh_onoX4k5av99gQd-DhTmhxHzKEU2NKkSccK_F-b9fyczhBEucHFNETT2HWjPRmMtAEoVDznKxfvcj_1vdis/w300-h400/IMG_9766.jpg" width="300" /></div><p></p>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-86707049319114663622024-03-09T23:58:00.000-05:002024-03-17T23:11:45.891-04:00Saturday Out with LucyFinally I got to introduce Lucy to Baldwin's Book Barn. I told her all about lovely Fred who works the register and how he is quite possibly the cutest, most darling man to exist. As luck would have it, he was working today! I loved showing Lucy around and she was so excited to walk out with a stack of books for under fifteen bucks. Then it was off to Snap Pizza and Vegan Treats. On the way there and back we listened to <i>The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane </i>which was thoroughly depressing. The highlight was lil' Lucy saying "A'n Lisa? We've been together for eight hours!" And I coulda gone another eight.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg2uF29HKVF06NAy68RUyzWFwg3PUQFj4OErOyExALEPWafTJTaFxUcEtxAzAr45rdZ8zcSZX1Hcbzyq_TLOOeDVcLfYV4cWjt0eVVmu3jG5Fwo0j9jw1CvmUk339IEz39hb528CDg4vqOnxWRvYUIfMMgqZT34iWwlShWqB1FiOgIFSCwAySo1USqqM/w300-h400/IMG_9564.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhMcnoIvE6Bpl_0qwr1ye7Fzq9dq3_qExFLKJF76wQBdCvjHzWDyBDZoMOHXTRE1XZ-DHj7JWA_JKjz2dZ4qoLuS34zDqSLA-OVdFsz93xQH6FyCIrbtKzmG1_WPqf6111B6bh5FblEuH7zbNgUP6miiq-CrtTBUdwyNRZhUbJigbnDm8NakCr9h44bs/w300-h400/IMG_9570.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvePq7oKr0lqqtAfYevv4Kez3BfdSxxQbbjvfA5OgMrAhAVN3VCjNVPpniWehXlKLeC95ZQ9GjuT46fnxGlrgHHfSocDxv0dG3zWZS9Q6LLntgmNPdeShmVqwLgVjfM79S51Mbi-4lq3D0XO_jOoGu3GMEDU8yuHNTB7DI9DvJn86A2dUsR2SZfv6nk8/w300-h400/IMG_9572.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRxR6YqGExQQohaAaKqjoYlpGkZHqcuvu1JYJumqYkpMQkITSJL4X-X8s2PwFhX0FgObxH66dyYLe1giN3MPzNgcR1rBxxHX4E41aXz6IGI_Idiren4mNxPWIR-OGwfHhhmWWgre3ujJj6zkKzW55PKrdv40mLUrziJvBIGr_cwo2pHG388NjCEHhhpk/w300-h400/IMG_9609.jpg" width="300" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-85776348852712545262024-03-08T23:26:00.004-05:002024-03-08T23:26:41.327-05:00Music of 2021I began tracking new artists, musicians, songs, and albums I discovered and writing them in my Bullet It! journal. Just for the halibut, here's the list from '21!<div><br /></div><div>Johnny Tillotson</div><div>Kula Shaker</div><div>Troye Sivan</div><div>Gabriel-Kane</div><div>The OK Social Club</div><div>Julian Lennon</div><div>Shirley Bassey</div><div>The Faint</div><div>Icky Blossoms</div><div>The Excellents</div><div>Celeste</div><div>The Seahorses</div><div>a-ha</div><div>Tony Bennett & Bill Evans</div><div>new Greta Van Fleet </div><div>Nemo's Dreamscapes</div><div>Ani's new album</div><div>Mathis: Wonderful.... and Up, Up, & Away albums</div><div>Henry Wolfe "Linda Vista" & "Asilomar"</div><div>Fleet Foxes "Shore"</div><div>Dirty Honey</div><div>Tokio Myers</div><div>Eartha Kitt</div><div>Bobby Short</div><div>Cam Cole</div><div>"306 Hollywood" sdtk by Troy Herion</div><div>Moody Blues</div><div>Jeff Bridges</div><div>Liza Anne</div><div>Victor/Victoria sdtk</div><div>Lukas Nelson</div><div>Lady Gaga (Chromatica)</div><div>"Les Indes galantes"</div><div>Dan + Shay</div><div>Billie Eilish</div><div>Hiroco.M</div><div>Wipers</div><div>The Mona Reels</div><div>The Coral Sea</div><div>Scream</div><div>Jonny Lang "Signs"</div><div>The Linda Lindas</div><div>Roya</div><div>Adee Roberson</div><div>Brontez Purnell</div><div>The Younger Lovers</div><div>The Strokes</div><div>Leslie Uggams</div><div>Noveller</div><div>Irvin Mayfield & Gordon Parks</div><div>CLOVES</div><div>The Raincoats</div><div>The Owl Service</div><div>Chuck van Zyl</div><div>serpentwithfeet</div><div>Floating Points and Pharaoh Sanders</div><div>Molly Joyce "Breaking and Entering"</div><div>Streisand "Where Am I Going?" </div><div>Lucy Dacus</div><div>Lost Sky "Where We Started"</div><div>Khaled "N'Ssi N'Ssi"</div><div>Laurie Anderson "Life on a String"</div><div>Louyah</div><div>Charles Aznavour</div><div>Brian Eno</div><div>Brownie McGhee</div><div>"Rama Bauer" by Tony Lagare</div><div>"Fanfare for the Common Man"</div><div>Dry Cleaning</div><div>Zoe Boekbinder </div><div>Alice Temple</div><div>The Brendan Hines</div><div>Jaymay</div><div>Passenger</div><div>Hannah Waddingham</div><div>Ryley Walker</div><div>The Get Up Kids</div><div>Gordon Lightfoot</div><div>Dhani Harrison</div><div>Inhaler</div><div>Breakfast Club "Right on Track"</div><div>"Basement Screams" Naked Raygun</div><div>Descendents</div><div>Jimmy Eat World "Futures"</div><div>Pedro the Lion</div><div>Eat Skull</div><div>Ariana Grande</div><div>Big Thief</div><div>Lewis Capaldi</div><div>Adele "30"</div><div>Jessie Ware</div><div>KALEO</div><div>Haley Heynderickx</div><div>Yola</div><div>Derek Jacobi & Anne Reid "You Are The Best Thing..."</div><div>Taylor Thomas</div><div>Taylor Swift</div><div>Adrianne Lanker</div><div>Marissa Nadler</div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-29770450612854688832024-03-07T17:20:00.003-05:002024-03-07T17:20:27.450-05:00First Card from Kayla <div>Back in the Fall of 2012, my cousin Donna dropped her niece Kayla off at my house for some one on one therapy. I'd met Kayla a few times when she was a baby but didn't see her again until Summer 2010. By 2012, her parents had split up and she moved with her Mom and Jaeden into the family house in Fishtown with MomMom and her Aunt Donna. New state, new school, new home, new life. She suddenly had to share a room with her Mom and little brother and the adjustment was anything but easy. Donna saw that Kayla was struggling, mentally, and reached out to me, asking if I would spend time talking with Kayla and seeing if I could help her even a little bit. (Donna and I had lived together for about a year when she and her husband split and she knew I also had mental health issues.) Donna threw Kay at me and I did the best I could to build up her self esteem and instill her with positive self-talk. That one day kicked off a friendship that has only gotten stronger over the past twelve years. A couple months after that first session, at Christmastime, I was hanging out with Kayla when she gave me this card. To say I love it is a gross understatement. I adore it, and since the day I got it, I have had it sitting out on display in my home. Every time I see it I am reminded that, although my life is a complete mess and I've failed at nearly everything, I never failed with Kayla. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRsB_bFCsm3Vh67Vt6ZsDQI9qzx7YP08z8mWIVQnRlhXHCK5QEM0vZjWJN0WDsFalhGBTe0EZ9r8rWNouIVOcV7mQdTg4vQtVlvldunc6W-QX0yXzxBzwzKUYJW1jXBDy8Dqm9v1FYFycaAd1FOCQoET4t_2QEUayjDLyB1UIMOGpyPQAHSz8jxbueUM/w300-h400/IMG_8206.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1svu3QLRpuJXob5JkAo6jPo1ctsk0Mf1wkJ10RN8gkq2wTqJGMI8qknQ0txblTHxmOAIsljwy5mtzMkxJg81NM5jfnR19672KuUJGG7AB7DWU5MmboFiidifS6at7rZ8OI-sBTfSRKq9T5zcDy4d7LfREFR4G7akzyLxq1EJ29nVS_52EV6mqRnCv9ys/w300-h400/IMG_8207.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpL8_KVFBwyDMtvtWU4_wDkYQdTdf38mppm7NvnFDOTe51bUpfU3qJFVFwIGGVYP_ET1u9Tc1moBMS1G_4Q7AAZnKP1TM9gT0ILnZV3Nm_l4_RXwLfGV6Gj0qvFTu58wOXJZULMEnKo73TYi5SCpZ5VRxVRDXWmD1PCgVZLsUNqBvej-2idG_dCmCp6w/w300-h400/IMG_8208.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXVpFaAonKk-RbTvrAQ68PuNWlQoXVWuAg_BsLniCrWgRBDgSFyS2ybKO7hHsmTia4ZyhYuMxiYDtcg5vWjE1jeYxHlfGAd6tysUj6cJGuwJM3ZBHqcY1xxKUv2a_5ZzKzhgrjYAAv8lFrGhD7jikg_cgRoGq0_pLk2KkxLRnRWE1Y12ECbFWSv6Mbuc/w300-h400/IMG_8209.jpg" width="300" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-70705348983040042942024-03-06T18:29:00.002-05:002024-03-06T18:29:43.595-05:00Movie Monologues<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5mEbPV2ysXzS0hFCArw4gjKWDxid5sIhyphenhyphen1t1-k51hv1WF9G0vrxXLUWUuovBLAnI5APDnCehlzBIJV9hJVmETt_5vC0Q4LecTl6PQSzPTEJSPP3GZZ-5afSRJeTjyi2VxDS5JRG7MfvK9LfnMtQJgbB_JU72793XPIEAqou901ryzqhHVo2skJu9Mys/s4032/5E2AD2AB-B4D7-4989-8145-3CE2B48C1CF5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5mEbPV2ysXzS0hFCArw4gjKWDxid5sIhyphenhyphen1t1-k51hv1WF9G0vrxXLUWUuovBLAnI5APDnCehlzBIJV9hJVmETt_5vC0Q4LecTl6PQSzPTEJSPP3GZZ-5afSRJeTjyi2VxDS5JRG7MfvK9LfnMtQJgbB_JU72793XPIEAqou901ryzqhHVo2skJu9Mys/w300-h400/5E2AD2AB-B4D7-4989-8145-3CE2B48C1CF5.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-List Monologues That Left An Indelible Mark On You-</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">- courtroom speech "The Fountainhead"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- M'Lynn's breakdown "Steel Magnolias"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- on the fire escape "Education of Sonny Carson"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- the soliloquy in Branagh's "Hamlet"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- the end speech "The Great Dictator"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Bryan's phone call in "Taken"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- "Rocky Balboa" I am speech</div><div style="text-align: left;">- "Network"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Spence in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- William Makepeace Thackeray line in "The Crow"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Jodie Foster "The Accused"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Anne Bancroft final moment "Garbo Speaks"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- the breakdown in "Junebug"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Mona Lisa Vito testimony " My Cousin Vinny"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Judy to the cop "Rebel Without a Cause"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- in the play "Somewhere In Time"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Robert Shaw "Jaws"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- "Good Will Hunting"</div><div style="text-align: left;">- "Rocky" - go the distance speech</div><div style="text-align: left;">- stream of consciousness "First Blood"</div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-76534335357567176982024-03-05T18:42:00.003-05:002024-03-05T18:44:14.059-05:00Nobel Prize Winner at Last!Yes, yes, yes, I'm posting about more text messages. But I don't give a rip - I wanna one day look back on this blog to the Texts label and re-read and re-live all those silly little conversations that I had with those I utterly adore. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5RD-14-GqLUBr-zRjRNuxoaV1ar6LUkdkoRtFgn6bh5B-qM_pN9dV5QD1PYq2HaKhPhrljaEK5Hk1Lz6K07wmSwWuECybQ3aoLeyAdUbJJ_63byQmV60E47SnMHR9wZ1jGhVKfC1LYgZqf6anQw8qAtW-sxKtz5CXqxzqrZ3nFMAfEN_o7SZOS8tK1s/w296-h640/IMG_9501.PNG" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYcSF6nCXsKVkrW5von50a7NkEWfklmP-GXvQa5rLqgG6nsieW6ereVRTXpCaY4qUAVX50tNnQv7VxjZ1fwALPJHJOy3bPP4dXKls-0TK6qL10RyNWTvqOI6jQJax3BUO9xeTs5EMgGo5VhwPEfeYJ9ct0yuexeHGuQxNljSQkoAjfChnFQ8o7SzIYKg/w296-h640/IMG_9502.PNG" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvJiLCv4lPTg-n-rw0HxAMUfGvkdvZj5AODGj72H6O3xil9dR6DfrgZdsFpKzslmxTnv78L3aMmWB4628JLibNNRRz1MXQHFih8Ds8c24pEUPno_OKDY5Tf-T0Y_0cjl8dXgoeqmKovTtdTqBr3ocHntnTxq6hCwcP6g8TODsNsBR5dmM4Azc2Ri2KTE/w296-h640/IMG_9503.PNG" width="296" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-30049796263865232412024-03-04T00:36:00.002-05:002024-03-04T00:36:00.139-05:00Black History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEqo4qSsg1VbjiZcr0Vj-1WsIsmRpWKVVa1xMTLgHep4L_WuLOA4LAf-Y5Ba9XY73mbCUQiU_3OYZTrKN8kGJZ7AzZwPf10Sstzw_3vN-PVKfSwx70H96lH8_1JrlwDc9Wiiwat3FVHTrxHJsXorxCDr3YpZxarHfjoYCAFodAe3ODZPpWktBU2pLa9o/w400-h300/A1657D82-B1BB-454B-A675-20BC3F3CFBC7.heic" width="400" /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I totally love that my hair is reflected in the glass over Ali's head so he looks more like Janelle Monae. Ha! And clearly my fave is <a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2011/09/louis-armstrong-story.html">Mr. Armstrong</a> ♥)</span>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-43607704305295642462024-03-03T22:22:00.012-05:002024-03-05T23:36:09.692-05:00The Way We WereTexted Kayla late last night to see if she was maybe free today to see Sydney Pollack's <i>The Way We Were</i> at The Colonial Theatre and then have dinner at El Burrito to discuss <i>Mr. Inbetween</i>. As luck would have it, she was available! While she still thinks <i>Return to Me</i> is way cuter, she really liked today's film. I love exposing the "kids" (my God, Kay is gonna be twenty-four next month!!!) in my life to movies and art and adventures that they would otherwise never experience. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnzYc0B8WhrqlmhFlVe8ju4q1W8rfbmtGcaBMluwyNvcQryREXzuMVCexURtZowqwBdePLoeQP2w-5OZFXB591nAUHNm6_TkoA9Bu3RQcnfztQnUodRFuS0OxFbEs_YzhotE9-0cvO6XoD4v0Me_jGt2Rk4HMSN5vDb6_zOuC36nGLrHMrMY0QWtPdI4/w400-h300/IMG_9483.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(ps - On the drive to the theatre we got to talking about the men of <i>Mr. Inbetween</i> and played a round of Marry Fuck Kill with Ray, Dave, and Gaz as the potential suitors. As unbelievably sexy as Dave was, his overuse of the word cunt was a major turn off and Kay mentioned that he <i>so</i> looked like the kind of shallow guy that would dump his gal if she was anything less than perfect. Who wants to bed a man that makes you feel like crap about yourself? Ray on the other-hand was loyal and clearly went for women with character. Gaz is adorable but Kayla pointed out that his sexual proclivities could not be controlled and would never work in a long term relationship. So we both had the same outcome - we'd kill Dave, marry Ray, and have a one-off with Gaz. Gaz is sweet and caring and hey, why not treat myself to one night of crazy, disgusting, kinky-freaky sex before spending my remaining years with a handsome assassin? It was kind of hilarious how in-depth we got with this silly hypothetical scenario. Oh, and sorry Dave. You might be sexy as hell, but a heart of gold is way more attractive.)</span></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-12935721448125150692024-03-02T12:41:00.003-05:002024-03-02T12:41:18.599-05:00Farewell to You Beautiful, Rare BirdTurned in late last night/early this morning and opened up Insta to this post from Iris Apfel's account. Ms. Apfel had a glorious run on this earth, but I somehow thought she'd outlive me. What an extraordinary and remarkable woman.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5dM_AFvZfJxk1hs9Wm3EEv2TLScOqSCn4gts0UmBsc0yJvEYBJUZf4XxcQgtbAeHLDYyrDBSTNZnDhlcKfBE_jluz1GxPpIkSrt82Az5U3HieYtO5jsRHC9gTp4EpKT4R8sp6e7f0q7-VURRVK8Wz5dog_pVSDDzHsPXja1VWHvIOTRsQHFmltmYyxs/w321-h400/D5C2C934-5C8E-4A38-9838-DBD6FDF0E146_1_201_a.jpeg" width="321" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-69971039675153849042024-03-01T23:33:00.005-05:002024-03-02T02:00:07.436-05:00Fr. BernieMy first year of high school was at a Catholic prep school. It was a less than wonderful experience. I have never fit in at school and especially so at this one. Nearly everyone came from money and was very aware of who they should associate with and who they should shun. Most of my classes were forgettable and I only had two teachers worth remembering. Mr. Jeffers, who taught Math and knew one of my brothers and therefore called me Sis, was a wonderful, wonderful man. Uniquely hilarious. A favourite moment was in class someone said a curse word a little too loud, something like "What the hell..." and he said, "Hey hey hey! I got a picture of my wife and kids in my wallet and I don't want them hearing that kind of talk!" The other teacher was Father Bernie Carman, who taught, surprise, religion. He was warm and sweet and I liked him so much that I stayed after school to take Italian with a handful of students once a week or so. He had lived in Italy and been to the Vatican and in between lessons he would tell us little stories about life in Italy. Recently I was going through some old magazines and came across one that featured Fr. Bernie. I don't care for the Catholic Church and what they've done and continue to do, but Fr. Bernie was the kind of man that seemed to genuinely walk in the footsteps of Christ and lead a life of decency and compassion. Wherever he is now, I do hope he is still that same lovely man.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3674" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId3eGIWkl2nHNjx8CBukKlVRX-6wX8eA69EwigJ94hN94n0zQetgaASeJmf4d4UEEuQnw00IBPIjd8OdQ-64AADE9oL0iwTBwcxTLj7TISYcfIAcxK80nc7vhRqpNLWfgwTh09_qyheJtEIW0ou6W6I12k7ctYF7FOqCaCGphyphenhyphenO76Zx5vEuIyz-k-86s/w400-h329/772BB4A0-1F6D-4C3B-9EF2-5B7EBB30E333_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-21402213575348271552024-02-29T19:02:00.002-05:002024-03-02T01:32:51.808-05:00February Books 2024<div>♥ <i><a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2018/10/significant-others-sure-of-you.html"><b>Sure of You</b></a></i> by Armistead Maupin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1030" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWIJASDVYlw6JpvMTut6Nxky0TOyCgIDD-f-d4E_ag5e8tqmbYKw9qU9Q6Vs0CBHxK7nV83nWF23Q6s_GPiALaUOo5weLFEdb2DeOItnC4-dTx6x2C5ygERcN6vtEdeELE5kS8zNI0oUnB3kt-U9ZlYx4cBDHMSiVqUmrbNDBC4DyHwlPYlRvXK_8waM/w400-h390/96238865-478D-4B22-9AC1-73E713F5E5FB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>♥ <i><a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2020/10/september-2020-books.html"><b>Pride and Prejudice</b></a></i> by Jane Austen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="985" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEd0ngRrqOPPbm8lXrLXQqBI32ziE1t457sgOu_nyAS8GIZB5UzgblC6EKQw3ADzl58CcFPJuVLJt8IMKa9MtAewFLp3uojX582Z5sbLsy3NN-DgHPuLO1H85wfMuGB1gJmQ5PgSXuCkjbhGZxT_cz4kCdjA_RNzTxSNxPG3NMyeYsQDNsTEtnS3Hto4/w394-h400/FF160345-7B07-4D37-8AB2-D7E32A0B992B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="394" /></div><div><br /></div><div>* <b><i><a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2018/11/michael-tolliver-lives.html">Michael Tolliver Lives!</a></i> </b>by Armistead Maupin </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="888" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvPpZSEsCLAZ1LEYggTLDdL7KgmcZdYK471tkhOeniuHQKdATZx-NN0v3n32GlIVS68ZyQJYGFmwPQux7dXKjHyhzh-ypiowz2YM8s7KanniXYkGZQowHj-0omm5z0zHxdn63coNFA9Z-YZrLnjCBvAUoWGGA_e52SFt_a5uvJtlwCxlWuCInAgDtxcs/w400-h366/B17D0490-DBFA-4D4F-B548-4D571346C63A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div>* <i><a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2018/12/mary-ann-in-autumn.html"><b>Mary Ann in Autumn</b></a></i> by Armistead Maupin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="909" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ieuZh-T3CKZYOEB7qbTMF5NxfcYJAn08E5LXZvk4uUM4Y-YKEUkBrQx3HG06o_2OqAXcj6SkYYREZwUqF2gz5p45AtVXm_-urBeZcXN-eth1yrtxSi8WvELZ62XXzXoS9FnUCIHaJpZY2CDcn1QZyFSRXyWX0VS1U-9uiRCHO1aVPYzh0_1hpeUv_cM/w400-h363/12CCD38E-9FAD-4F2E-BBC2-8E94ED26E085_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>* <b>Persuasion</b></i> by Jane Austen - This book was good and Karen Savage did a fab job narrating, but if I didn't have Ciarán Hinds to imagine, I doubt I would have enjoyed it as much. But I do so love that Jane Austen always seems to deliver the perfect happy ending that everyone so needs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="737" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4FmCvXFg_Ls75KCmricGt1KY2EifV-fBrCviJ_hfgjSvfmI2w8JjGHYohK1-vorZtDfrX5zjKaHdBxqpimmxQ9nvgQU3SlPJPKvbSoONzIwfBw62c8t2NsCqpglso8rjGs0ifAybCq6Nlwn7TxUk6CqPAi0IPTdKUiVLODbMsYyYJu41VT-HzDYMTqc/w400-h396/F807EBBD-1120-4350-B5BA-B908A58DA5CD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div>¹ - audiobook<br />² - abridged version<br />* - liked<br />♥ - loved<br />Any unmarked titles were, in my opinion, so-so.</div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-32332981027917024672024-02-28T22:45:00.004-05:002024-02-28T22:45:34.322-05:00Black & Gold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last pack of my Nat Sherman Black & Gold cigarettes. I'm still mega furious that they disconntinued these and my beloved <a href="https://theseasonofplumandcobblestone.blogspot.com/2019/05/nat-sherman-fantasia.html">Fantasias</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyObv5FFFnE0m7aU3B1RUT_pQNiSd6pWVD3ksJhL-e_f93IuQHjeTYlJZiKkHLrNEb1rCJZ-QCXKPneUkOC1Q8QYvQZM1VJkDNfZJykJGxhIxNz3Q6veuM1DiaBGVbFHXsqjr-fmaKrdxO-p8WYuCnAkTluct1GVrZ_rTYip3WHAJ3gjvP2AjHvsOR3fU/w300-h400/29D61840-D576-4659-A583-7A666807B6DC.heic" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIy9jr3dkRDWXbQJOAXBZ3dAskpv10iM8B4MkHAuaXJSC2kTy3Uia1Xs35Us34M-TPlvNGuG1DjpituK_zauJnAB6xKOsVQGodFfuRiW_M4MNHLW7YTToThS5fpiiMA9mXuCzN7z0mU2S4n73e6Pen1ShX7YHcRs6jaLNUOH4FMfEs5B8jIaC14BYrpc/w300-h400/D407EFBC-4078-4763-B762-4AF2C660F9AC.heic" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPZ_o3-IncjPBvRcgiadaukQOPbQ2gb9rz4yFt7aaCyNEAMnJU4Zfz8VsV75Rzm8xMnD0RcHuWROOAsyvorGlAJE1-w9vbQsebo7PNn2Xjuo1viQJHPPJ7yRwvNlKNI8zMo4MCQ3Osocs1WkGkf_a9MaSe4PeVTKdKAw3Ezb2QgJrXjkpsfHh7RSpNR8/w300-h400/E5AB08D4-3976-4D44-B23C-C4BCA426DD43.heic" width="300" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-17935654778800818082024-02-27T22:31:00.003-05:002024-03-03T22:35:59.052-05:00Bella's On Board!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Sunday I told Bella all about how I love <i>Mr. Inbetween </i>and that I was thrilled when Kayla and Wayne finally listened to me, watched it, and went nutso for the series. Like me and Kay, Bella loves anything featuring a good dad, and the bonus of it being Australian was all it took for her to check it out. Today's text from her had me floating on a cloud of glee. I love it when people actually take my advice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0pfcHyjNeU7R_i8djs0HU6HzPUD9tcR-tUs-vCsduzF-Htk9zxuO6gpTJfrw9wIoVFYsT5zwBdCAelLiK9csxugK9ZQf2Y5IQ83AZTIE8MS0IY9Nt7A6KnnwlSUySJYNYYOhUrvKZ5di4butN6D18bvXjA3Htwmbbp8qfoGC3Wjd3AKLkm0ijhRCX-k/w296-h640/IMG_9397.PNG" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8ZudOiGOJD-N9EKl7Z1xri7t_iOKR23RbzG0RisBlX3EjX2ArbdiApYuoTvjDiQHl8KKnOBy9dgnah1GWa6mp-ThQC5AD-Z3G9FA1tTA1bYnK5Hjrn5DnmQkIYyMjMFIEyZCY3pjKPcuKAPbp3xqC7foH_dsPNYPIsUIeuI2gSVY438V7Vp7EH6nyFs/w296-h640/IMG_9398.PNG" width="296" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-57142870768410544572024-02-26T12:25:00.002-05:002024-02-27T23:55:27.553-05:00Oblation Paper ClipsBack when I had a monthly stationery <a href="https://www.oblationpapers.com/letterpress-express/">subscription</a> to Oblation they sent cards and stamps plus a mini bonus card and an adorable little papey-clip. Once they stopped with those wee extras, I dropped the subscription. I saved them in a jar that I keep on my desk and here they be:<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRTDjIF_Tc27gx7HfHnnsY51CyovU1JvN2ejLuCww8h89OfJxxS4UKvLHYak3kQ_cHa1agQTt2G__0UYMwtZ_y5n0Ch-VfdyQ-ByPqY0zkGrqB59GwhHCJkBcl-IWWovEiPXIZsjYL8d9GickRC6L6Dkg_jwJvPEqa_RD_7ePIcIzebPD3OrpGEcposE/w400-h300/D1B95761-63AE-4913-90AF-34C3422AD8C1.heic" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcc1wIIs_mUS-C2lv9Z5ipVU7vkQdBAnAws7B6aYWJgrvkBKOS4q2JXBsaXx_4neRt0z50i0JS-Kb5cacY0oI52wK_71PTlOIUTQtDLqDprEK7mo1PT7OuduR3oPLqYu3faRssyZoE7FWhQ6YfpMszNAm7onhVtlCWbu1ii8OcczogsOJALAf7Bn00Kw/w300-h400/6CBDAD56-A877-4035-A5B1-6393A4A338E5.heic" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRcbUcQp0z2DjACM0r_QRIGis3AWWScjazTl_9ddYYt9jslR0J-WEnsB9l5uUl8ImyK6TgG3xLplDlp57LdFjwJiAsIuof0GQ07HRjcp-MTROjJiladwjYCC1v6nBnetfJtFxU3qUkiPUJVl_NHKYh-YTU8I3VmfFdzFEjS9fm0iD2GCpcyUv5CUIBnk/w300-h400/050A9522-6D1A-485B-A6FF-A61BB3FA5B9F.heic" width="300" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ps - Don't think for an instant that I am wholly unaware of how boring it is to post photos of ones collection of stationery equipment. But this blog is really all for me and I think that they are all cute as hell. So there.</span></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-35119212907249761922024-02-25T22:59:00.001-05:002024-02-25T22:59:52.389-05:00On the Big Screen AgainToday marked the third time I've been able to see <i>Casablanca</i> in the theatre. This time around Isabella met me and we spent the whole day together. She had never seen the film, nor even heard of it, and I was so relieved to hear her say how much she liked it. Her favourite moment? When Captain Renault let Rick get away with killing Strasser. "Round up the usual suspects." Then we went to El Burrito for fabulous Mexican fare and chit chat. Can't wait until we can do it all over again with a new old fave! Oh and the bonus? The lovely gent playing the Wurlitzer before the show began.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QusJCDG9CQ5rg_FGGsqVXe-_La6zsALRe15IWCNsKNSHCGU8BmiA11EJnlzI2iWIFlX7RBzLDvPLVmYX1io2ioIJ4c2P5GhK7NV-JNycDslfaOCvIw_LIrgr_yEVHtQ1zUCxulTxR3VlKhBRLp_hIJLgt7LJI6A8Rooex0TcGtR-30lmgcbyCs0EDyQ/w300-h400/DE3D9B0C-562C-48A9-AB03-AB7A29967086.heic" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zfDwo_fD-1w22KbL1uC83Y9GMkmKZhC2RpFWynBCfi3j8FKj31h4gaE2Be7QfgOWmP2441Ie01uAttm1Ki5zidVexAcyU7VPe-YcuX1CifML7r2MiHzqVfVHecnv2TdjDSIKLGBlrlZflLEeCoMaMluV8XL3DnQ1JzRdFsFVNS6UkAIP0fWkbmz6__s/w400-h300/F98C3B58-05EB-4EFA-8D88-71C251DCA86D.heic" width="400" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-24110395764865328752024-02-24T14:06:00.016-05:002024-02-24T14:14:27.558-05:00Cat Nippin'For Christmas I gave adorable cat nip bags from Blue Q to Lilly and Zuko. Here's a cute video that Momma Kayla sent me to show how much they loved the treats!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyagBEbyOnJRII2EBBPW0G6cVUap-BdJpE0fmkgem8jqZ1K7O_7K6J0U5hH7Pgr8uruvhkXQyjFhT-z2wus6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1taHjLTOh7XwqrEK636MVm-4tipc_EoAeBfkqmXCou5OeHJO2wQ2prtKvlZgLuNwniUBt_07GzJhkP_E2FpKUYF_vtcX8XeXjWKC7rbo6-cS1QWl6NtBKEcWFSiQ_el_uSqiK5pUSdcGxc5-AsvSAIDQx8wgzYERbJYFA72EaFkznB_VPQLFypzwkNNk/w300-h400/IMG_7715.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7tg8A76nFFxsN9CAUGAaSTNe-LrCWUAS-O_grFICa4f6OUUxwat6IKWgH4W9rCqxHTvzUNIA7_hsLUKp1k4jtmI5ZKMTCnz2hpuYshz1H2X-ZjiZ4QyXxVo7sKTSUTkcScubVkyyXoaLj5aAMQrWOavQnF1p6ugJheEgOd28_i2_Awxg77voexM-Ewk/w300-h400/IMG_7716.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCrR-UXmChKEovOeQn4KgFpLi8N02Yj6X2MrHpnhWWam1-BKwDxQreVhy73fjQWDox1Q9qiGCy1cKK6ocDgz5ZCQdLvBHa576ceHXYj_oa9nMHEZwPSTVaV8U8CkzeTi5xszLlQGOOq9xQXMy3rcPxAl4j9J7DHTd6V37yS7VXM7uggiENo7oTjtcYh8/w300-h400/IMG_7717.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUg-4mGA3RL486xUHSjAr9DD68619Kyfo34iYDb5qTSUM6SN3BWxC6OQcL63nQ6knFcqN2Wr0vwSgXoTNQzyze4Qpz8V3q87O4Cie8BqcCwtUezD05TNWViHqIjk85mBZPzMfw5nxMQinQIliHJA5DByRjqBYQIIIpEeLSirMPC3x1lzFyB49eQSZFtmc/w300-h400/IMG_7718.jpg" width="300" /></div>Starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16234350815672955309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858673792837941070.post-37645237238432038282024-02-23T00:05:00.009-05:002024-03-03T22:35:59.052-05:00Another Member to the Club!I'm still trying to recruit people to watch <i>Mr. Inbetween</i> but so far only Kayla has listened to my pleas. On Monday night I told Wayne again that he <i>had</i> to check it out. I said to him that if after the first episode he isn't seriously into it, then just give up. After <i>Return to Me</i> at the County Theatre on Wednesday night, I looked at my phone for the time and saw a missed text from the big brother. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzwJbwHixkOUBPvUPPwk4ABl1kYESNL9tW9RIjqt1Rl0R7S0YK8Bi4X6JAwmTl6D-4tI8viPqNt8Jvsv33tbAmhMQqWkesu2J042IrmwOR_UGFF-FanR4yAGCyyMh1tTzlnsN0rIJbZuX2Rq0SppZVcvbF0ZZHPPBhpbwh-xbpUjTg5-h8ZOk_u8xvL4/w296-h640/IMG_9287.PNG" width="296" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBEO2g8va_8pRbol5Gjnn8BKW-hRBqtOjmUbcF_QRFyy-QL9ZTJl7E7B7FyTdfryKQ_bOP18bD5TmydtKrRsY9En9WbuxT_Y-7lv3sdOlXpk4RbCuS1L1c5pM0nh04zAxsH3p-Dh6_oYhDz6cBpHXKE7Hb_H0GfxdIm5tIcDOcT_KQuHUG_sJGNmvVM4/w296-h640/IMG_9288.PNG" width="296" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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