That's right, it's a blog. The theme for my year was acquisition. Some years you pare down, shed and streamline, and some years you gather, nest, gain. All that to say, I bought a house, with a lovely big yard, in the country. Much of my energies this year went into this process, obtaining and … Continue reading 2024 Book Blog
2023 Book Blog
Time is a runaway train. Another year has rushed past me. It was a really good one, looking back, but it was also a bit slippery. I had some big adventures, like a two week writing residency at Monson Arts that was profoundly good and creatively life giving, a wonderful jaunt to Denmark where I … Continue reading 2023 Book Blog
Nora Ephron’s Best Movie that You’ve Never Heard Of
I remember watching Oprah, when I was a kid, and Nora Ephron was on talking about ageing. She was so funny and shockingly explicit about her experience. And I remember the first time I saw When Harry Met Sally, when I was ten. I thought I'd hate it, I'm not a rom-com fan, and as … Continue reading Nora Ephron’s Best Movie that You’ve Never Heard Of
Deep Dive on Bogie
I guess you might say I've entered my Grandpa stage of life. After watching a bunch of Clark Gable movies (mostly filmed in the 1930s), I decided to move on to Humphrey Bogart. I had never actually seen an entire Bogart film, so I watched ten of them. I do think I may have gotten … Continue reading Deep Dive on Bogie
2022: The Books
It has been a very full year. While 2020 & 21 were years of stripping things down, and turning in, this past year has been a long much needed replenishment. I got back out in the world, and I started to build again. This year my cleaning business has grown and matured in really fulfilling … Continue reading 2022: The Books
Spooky Season Flicks
I haven't blogged about movies since spring! Not entirely surprising. Summer is a busy time for my business, and although I've been reading and watching all kinds of interesting things, I haven't had the mental energy to sit down and share. But it's Fall, folks. Autumn if you're fancy. The leaves here in central Maine … Continue reading Spooky Season Flicks
Bad Romance
Love can be a real mess sometimes. There are acceptable and unacceptable types of love, ways to love, people to love. And when you fall in love with someone who is "bad" for you, the obstacles (self imposed, enforced by our society, or otherwise) will begin to pile up. Things labeled bad run the gamut: … Continue reading Bad Romance
Double Feature
I watched Blade Runner the Final Cut, and Blade Runner 2049 back to back yesterday. Let's get into it. Blade Runner, The Final Cut, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, and Rutger Hauer. It is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. … Continue reading Double Feature
Hello, Old Friend
What were your favorite movies when you were under 10? Do you still like them today? When did you last watch them? I really want to talk about two of my favorite movies from childhood, and what it was like to re-watch them this past week. I took a journey. These two were on heavy … Continue reading Hello, Old Friend
Feel Big Feelings
There are times when the only thing for it is to sit down with some tissues, and tea, and blankets, and feel some feelings. That thought crossed my mind many times this past month, and there are two movies that I think reckon with that human need pretty thoroughly. In very different ways. So in … Continue reading Feel Big Feelings
