I’ve watched an interesting variety of movies over the last week (you can watch the trailers if you click on the movie title) and I’m surprised that the ones I would recommend were the horror and French films. I loved watching the mother and daughter roles played out wonderfully by Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche in The…
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My love of photography, cinema and peaceful walks were brought together this week when I had the chance to wander through a few of the 20 beautiful gardens that surround the Cranbrook House, capture photos using the cinematic feature on the Hipstamatic app and later in the day enjoy another “horticultural escape” through the beautiful…
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I always love when I can add another favorite to my lists and this week the absolutely wonderful documentary Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy was added. I loved my introduction to Diana Kennedy, enough that I’m determined to start cooking again since our restaurant days are on hold, and “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy provides an intimate look…
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Loved the name and the “bright fruit driven wine that is well balanced with a vibrant, lingering finish” was a great choice for the week while enjoying the movies Bottle Shock, A Good Year and Sideways.
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A walk in the morning with Harper enjoying the flowers followed by a mini Meryl Streep film festival that began with It’s Complicated, which I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched for the wonderful bakery, home and garden scenes, followed by Julie & Julia and The Devil Wears Prada.
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Today’s double feature includes a lovely swan family and my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies, Two For The Road and Breakfast At Tiffany’s.
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Watching the great documentary, The Booksellers, about the New York rare book world inspired this weekend’s reading list of Book Row by Marvin Mondlin and Roy Meador about “the American story of the bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960s” and Old Books, Rare Friends by Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern “about the companionship of two rare…
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You know you have been in the house too long when you’ve driven the dog to a breakdown and you find yourself walking through the house chanting to yourself “who you gonna call, Ghostbusters!” I’m not exactly sure what has occurred over these last two weeks, although I believe it began when I had to…
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I immediately went off the deep end when I saw those first photos of Baby Yoda and had to order Disney+ to watch Star Wars: The Mandalorian and I’m hoping I can blame the holiday spirit(s) for being so giddy about Baby Yoda. I told Santa to ignore all of my letters and hopefully after witnessing…
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