Sunday, December 13, 2015

Now comes the fun part

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Here's what I left in the Toys for Tots donation box: •  Firefighter playset (fire engine, ladder, etc.) •  "I Luv London...
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Sunday Stealing

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Why Do You Want To Know That Meme, part two 25. List 3 activities that you can only enjoy by yourself. "ONLY enjoy by myself?" ...
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Day 13 Is Tasty

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December 13: Favorite Christmas Book The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman . I've read it twice, and if my TBR pile wasn't ...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

Happy birthday, Francis

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I've read that Ava Gardner is the only one who called him "Francis." She broke his heart 200 different ways and 200 differen...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Chuck E.'s in Love (1979) 1) In this song, Chuck E.'s friends look for him at the pool hall and the drugstore. If w...
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Day 12: I'm a wrapper

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December 12: Wrapping paper or gift bags Depends on the gift, but for the most part, I'm paper. To play along with this challe...

So far, so good

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AP photo, taken from abc News Another week of protests have come to an end. Streets have been closed, business and shopping and commuti...
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Friday, December 11, 2015

That was it for the year

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I have been worried about Joey. He's old, his kidney disease is irreversible, he doesn't have much time left. I'm trying to ge...
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Day 11: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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Click here to see the American Humane holiday collection December 11: Favorite holiday tradition I kick off Christmas over Thanksgiv...
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

It cheered me up

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Life just feels weird these days. It's spooky warm for mid-December. The rest of the country is all about Donald Trump, but that blowha...
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Happy birthday to me -- part 5

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My friend Barb isn't feeling well. She's battling the flu and it makes it hard for her to focus. I'll assume that's why my...
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You go, girl

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Saw the Carole King musical, Beautiful , last night. What a lovely heroine she makes! She's talented, she's humble, she's good...
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Day 10: Lemme in

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December 10: Favorite Christmas scent Cinnamon. And now I've got this wretched piece of pop running through my head. On a continuous l...
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Wednesday, December 09, 2015

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW.WEDNESDAY is back! To participate, and to see how others responded, click here . 1. What are you currently reading? Brief Encounters...

Day 9: Beatle Bonding

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December 9: Easiest person to buy for Either my oldest friend of my nephew. For they are massive Beatle fans. And I am uniquely qualified ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Riding the rails

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Spent much of today on trains. The el to Amtrak this morning, Amtrak back home tonight. I enjoy the train, especially now that the wifi is...

Day 8: A little blurry

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December 8: Post a picture of Christmas decor These are three of the four cardboard cutouts we gaze at in my office. (The fourth is San...
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Monday, December 07, 2015

Day 7: You had to go there

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I always wanted to spend Christmas with Andy Williams December 7: Your Most Memorable Christmas Unfortunately, my most memorable Chri...
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Sunday, December 06, 2015

What rude looks like

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I don't want to hear that you take up two seats because you are claustrophobic. You take up two seats because you are rude. By takin...
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Sunday Stealing

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WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT? 1. List 5 things you want to do before the year ends.  First, see some of the big year-end movies. Second, t...
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A little in love

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Last night my classic movie group had a special Saturday night meetup to celebrate Christmas. And we celebrated it with Cary Grant. As an...

Day 6: Isn't He Lovely?

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December 6: Your Favorite Ornament I'm not putting a tree up this year, so it doesn't matter that my favorite ornament won...
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Saturday, December 05, 2015

Ho, ho and ho

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Feeling rather Christmas-y right now. I accomplished three rather delightful things on my to-do list. 1) Made Andrew's Christmas a lit...