Cool Chick: Reese Witherspoon

Posted by on Feb 29, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Reese Witherspoon’s production comapny, Type A films, reflects a truth about this blonde dynamo many of us know. She will not, cannot fail. She won’t give up. She has two kids that she manages to be raising in a mostly-sane way in an insane environment, she doesn’t appear to rely too heavily on nannies, bodyguards, or a huge entourage, and she’s charming and gracious....
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Books and Cooks: False Impression

Posted by on Feb 26, 2008 in dish | 1 comment WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: BREAKFAST CASSEROLEThis is the second Archer page-turner we’ve selected–the first being Kane and Abel–and it was a snack of a book. I ate it in a few hours, actually. It’s extremely fast-paced. The entire action takes place in the week or so following the September 11 attack. The heroine, Anna Petrescu, is a Czech refugee all grown...
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NYC Saturday: Theater Gal

Posted by on Feb 23, 2008 in dish | 3 comments Aside from the fact that my boots are not made for walkin’–at least, not on all this concrete all the time (the things we do to keep warm and stay marginally in fashion)–I am loving this trip to New York.Tonight was special for another reason, since I got the chance to hook up with a former student of mine. He’s the stage manager for the Take Wings and Soar production of...
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NYC Friday: Night at the Museum

Posted by on Feb 22, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Today was an awesome day in the Big Apple! First, we woke up to three inches of snow on the ground! Pretty cool stuff for this Florida gal. I haven’t been in serious snow for years. All the natives were probably annoyed at the snow-eating grin on my face. Got some nice pix, so that was good.Props to my favorite French store, Targét, for sponsoring free Friday night at the Museum of Modern...
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Big Apple Bound!

Posted by on Feb 20, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Off in the a.m. for a three-day workshop in NYC (oh, the agony). Loose on a weekend with no kids–just adult conversation, museums, theater, etc. I suppose I’ll muddle through somehow. I’ll admit, though, it would be more fun to bring along DH, but he’ll have to wait for next time. :-(I’ll post some pics when I get back. Off to pack!
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Classy Dame: Judi Dench

Posted by on Feb 19, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Like Helen Mirren, Dame Judi is a Dame (Order of the British Empire). Hugely talented, gets nominated for Oscars about as often as I sneeze, a real hoot. She was married to Michael Williams for 30 years, until his death, and said “We were just happy to be in the room together.” (Don’t you want to be able to say that about your marriage?) Love the fact that she’s the new...
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