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Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 29

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 29

Top 10 Classic Movies You Should Be Watching Right Now

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt was Non-bookish Freebie (The sky is the limit here. Make a top ten list on any topic of your choosing, bookish or not!) So I decided to share ten movies I think all of you should watch at some point in your lives, but … Continue reading Top 10 Classic Movies You Should Be Watching Right Now

Sunday Bookends: That bumblebee had it in for me.

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: That bumblebee had it in for me.

Summer of Angela: The Long Hot Summer

This summer I am watching Angela Lansbury movies for the Summer of Angela. This week I dropped the movie with Angela and Warren Beatty that seemed super dark and replaced it with The Long Hot Summer, which I actually watched in 2022 during my first ever movie marathon called The Summer of Paul (Newman that … Continue reading Summer of Angela: The Long Hot Summer

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 22

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Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Template August 22

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Template August 22

A review of the movie and book versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel (yes, there are spoilers)

They seek him here, They seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere, Is he in Heaven? – Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel? Last week I finished the book The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. I enjoyed the book so much that I looked forward to a couple chapters each night before … Continue reading A review of the movie and book versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel (yes, there are spoilers)

Sunday Bookends: An old-school mall visit and weirdly high blog traffic for my usually quiet space

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This past week was a tame week for the most part. Things picked up Friday when I … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: An old-school mall visit and weirdly high blog traffic for my usually quiet space

Summer of Angela: A Life At Stake (1954) with minor spoilers

This summer I am watching Angela Lansbury movies for the Summer of Angela. Up this week was A Life At Stake, another crime noir “B-movie” and another chance for Angela to show her evil side. Honestly, she’s been evil in a lot of the movies I watched with her throughout this summer, which cracks me … Continue reading Summer of Angela: A Life At Stake (1954) with minor spoilers

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 15

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 15