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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Phyllis Whitney, RIP

Posted by on Feb 16, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I was surprised to read in today’s RWA eNotes that longtime author Phyllis A. Whitney–she retired from writing at 94!–died last Thursday, February 8, at age 104 (read the NYT obit here). Ms. Whitney’s Guide to Fiction Writing–out of print, but available on the resale market–was one of the first useful writing reference books I ever read. (As an aside, the...
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Best Romantic Movies

Posted by on Feb 14, 2008 in dish | 3 comments It’s only fair that if I crack on the worst romantic movies of all time, I have to cough up a list of the best. Presented for your approval, my selected list. For now. I know there’s something I’ve left off.Notting Hill – Just about pitch perfect. How can you not love a soundtrack that starts off with Elvis Costello? Hugh Grant is at his stammering best as William, the...
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