Category: Humor

November 26, 2015 /

Bogey and Bacall married at Malabar Farms in Ohio – Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2015 /

Reprise: Thanksgiving at our house…

  Hello dear readers, This in no way resembles what the house looks like in real time. By this point I have become the person who the child refers to as “Boss” and who the sainted man that married me is kind enough to endure. They are probably setting the…

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November 5, 2015 /

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” Somerset Maugham

October 29, 2015 /

Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë

My favorite screen adaptation was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga in 2011, starring Mia Waikowska and Michael Fassbender, screenplay by Moira Buffini. Now, Thug Notes is a new fascination – I especially liked their recap and analysis of Moby Dick, but we covered that a couple of weeks ago. Thug…

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October 24, 2015 /

Halloween Kids – 1925 – Hollywood

October 22, 2015 /

Veronica Lake – I Married a Witch – Mr. Lester, you are forbidden to comment

September 24, 2015 /

Hollywood whimsy — Barkies Sandwich Shop

Hope the food was as creative as the signage…

September 24, 2015 /

Rise and shine at the Coffee Cup Cafe in Hollywood – 1920

The best I can come up with for this architectural style is: whimsical. This is the Coffee Cup Cafe.

September 21, 2015 /

Reprise: From Whence Novels Do Come – Unvarnished Vickie Lester

September 17, 2015 /

Vickie Lester is stepping back and looking at the big picture

I have been contemplating, and not my navel, for the past couple days and have been absent from my post. Soon (ish) I’ll be back chattering and responding to your comments which I apologize for neglecting. I might have something profound to say about social networking — but probably not…

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