ABC Wednesday: A is for Acting
For the past year I’ve noticed some interesting posts for a project known as ABC Wednesday. They are starting the alphabet once again and I thought this time I’d try giving it a go myself. It should be...
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E is for Emilie Loring
When I was in my early teens my mother introduced me to Emilie Loring. I enjoyed her books that mingled mystery with adventure and a little romance and that valued character in the heroes and heroines....
View ArticleM is for the Magic of Maps
“I was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1935. The Warsaw blitz occurred in 1939, when I was four years old. I remember streets caving in, buildings burning or crumbling to dust, and a bomb falling into the...
View ArticleQ is for a Quote, a Quip, a Queen, a Question, Quests, and Quotidian
Dear Helen, Dear John, It’s been very difficult for me to write without Bob. This past week especially I had a vast range of questions and sprawling thoughts that only he could answer and appreciate. I...
View ArticleA Bit of Happy #29: Van Heflin Does Shakespeare
One of my favorite parts in Presenting Lily Mars is when Van Heflin teaches Judy Garland how to play Lady Macbeth. In three minutes you can see how understanding the why can make an immediate...
View ArticleA Bit of Happy #16: Shakespeare, Bill Cosby, and Tom Conti
This episode of Cosby is one that always makes me smile. It combines several things I enjoy: Cosby, Shakespeare, and a delightful performance by Tom Conti as the Bard. It is a quirky, fun reminder of...
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A Bit of Happy #5: My Own, Private Shakespeare Garden
I can take only a very small amount of credit for the completion of this project that I’ve had in mind for several years. This winter, my stepdad built a raised bed garden for me with dimensions that...
View ArticleReading Challenge Bric-a-Brac
Dear Helen, Dear John, It’s time to check in on some reading challenges. Unless I complete a crazy readathon beginning in mid/late December once I return to my personal library of books… statistically...
View ArticleFor there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
The universe works in remarkable ways. I don’t think of myself as a person of any importance, so I am always surprised by the number of people who take particular notice and interest in me. I confess...
View ArticleLost and Found: Repost of Finishing War and Peace
This post was originally posted June 24, 2015. It is one of the rediscovered posts referred to in Missing. The original comments for it are lost. I had originally believed that finishing War and Peace...
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