I plucked The Lilies of the Field off of a public library shelf back in March. It’s dust cover attracted me, then the memory of the movie by the same name that starred Sidney Poitier. The movie is a classic that I enjoy anew each time I see it. It never occurred to me that [...]
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Lilies of the Field
Posted in Books, movies, tagged hymns, Lilies of the Field, Negro spirituals, Sidney Poitier on Saturday, April 14, 2012 | 22 Comments »
After buying The Thirty-Nine Steps
Posted in Books, movies, tagged Alfred Hitchcock, C. K Chesterton, John Buchan, The Father Brown Mysteries, The Thirty-Nine Steps on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | 29 Comments »
I’ve been on a book binge, which means I’ve taken leave of my senses and have forsaken my book diet. Is it the end of winter or just that there are too many books and so little time? How about you? Do you have piles of books you want to read? Do you come home [...]
A Downton Doll to see you through
Posted in Historical, Just for fun, movies, Television, tagged Downton Abbey, Lady Violet, Lord Grantham on Monday, February 20, 2012 | 18 Comments »
SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST EPISODE OF DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 2, BE ADVISED. SPOILERS! Isn’t it amazing what you can find on the internet? Downton Abbey. Google. A few clicks of the mouse here and there. Up pops Lady Violet – as a paper doll! There are Ladies Sybil and Mary. Even [...]
Singing in the Rain
Posted in Famous and infamous, movies, music, tagged Gene Kelly, Singing in the Rain on Friday, April 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
How about a little Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain to chase this misty, moisty weather we’ve been having here in the Midwest and whatever weather is happening your way? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME
Jane Eyre
Posted in Books, Family and friends, movies, tagged Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, The English Home Magazine on Saturday, April 2, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Who else goes to a 10:20 am feature on a Saturday morning to see a movie? Why, Bev and Penny, of course. What, you say, would spur them on to see a movie at such an odd hour on a Saturday? Jane Eyre This film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s book did not disappoint. The beautifully [...]
The Journey of August King
Posted in Books, movies, tagged Jason Padric, Thandie Newton, The Journey of August King on Monday, March 28, 2011 | 12 Comments »
It seems that a book has to occasionally sit upon a shelf, gathering dust and spending time before finally being opened. Such was the case with John Ehle’s The Journey of August King. Have you ever done this? Bought a book and then let it sit, perhaps picking it up a few times, then putting it back, [...]
Heart and Soul
Posted in Books, movies, music, tagged Big, Heart and Soul, Maeve Binchy, Robert Loggia, Tom Hanks on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Have you ever been seated at a large table with eight or ten other guests? A wedding or shower, perhaps a charitable event or banquet you attended where you felt you somehow knew the stranger seated next to you? Pleasant conversation starts. “Hello, I”m Penny, glad to meet you? Where did you say you live?” [...]
The King’s Speech
Posted in Historical, movies, tagged Colin Firth, Georffrey Rush, King George VI, Lionel Logue, The King's Speech on Thursday, January 20, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Remarkable speeches came out of World War II. It was a time of gifted orators. Speakers who could capture the emotions of a people, whether good or bad. Hitler. Stalin. Theirs were the cadence and rhythm and fiery words that brought forth history’s most dastardly atrocities. Churchill and Roosevelt. Contemporaries that we, on both sides [...]
Devonshire and Downton Abbey
Posted in Books, Famous and infamous, Historical, movies, tagged Deborah Mitford, Downton Abbey, The Duchess of Devonshire, Wait for Me! on Monday, January 10, 2011 | 18 Comments »
I seemed to be well among the landed gentry this weekend. I’m lovin’ it! Wait for Me! by Deborah Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire, is a coveted Christmas gift that I started reading even as the colorful wrapping was coming off of the present. I didn’t really get a chance to bite into it and [...]
