Once again, it is Film Friday and time to review every movie I watched over the last month. The Lazarus Effect (2015) This had a great cast and such a creepy premise, but it wasn’t nearly as much fun as I expected. The main problem was that it just didn’t take enough time to build …
Film Friday (March 2024)
If you’re looking for something to watch this month, here are all the films I viewed last month. Maybe something will inspire you! Dark Corners (2007) This looks and feels like it would be right up my alley. Dark, creepy, and mysterious, with a twist ending. And I certainly was not bored. But I spent …
Andre’s Chocolates
It had been about a couple of years since the last time I had ordered chocolates. Since the nice, cool weather doesn’t have much longer, I decided it was high time to try a new brand, before the Florida heat could destroy a perfectly good order! This time, I opted for Andre’s Chocolates, since I …
Film Friday
Starting a new thing…we’ll see how it goes. Film Friday will be a quick review every first Friday of all the movies I watched the previous month. (And since it’s National Women Inventors Month, let’s take a moment to appreciate the women inventors in filmmaking!) Lavender (2016) This one started out great. It had all …
The Best Novels I Read in 2023 (Part 2)
I have had a lot of bad luck with the novels I’ve chosen in the second half of this year. Unfortunately, there are only a few that I was able to rate four stars or above. Let’s take a look at those. Mystery/Thriller The melancholy mystery The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger was …
In Search of the Perfect Tubing Mascara: A Review
I’ve been a Too Faced Better Than Sex girl for years now. There’s just nothing else like it that creates so much length and volume all with one swipe. But after years of rubbing off panda eyes, I finally had to face the facts that liquid mascara just isn’t for me. Read on for my …
The Best Novels I Read in 2023 (Part 1)
Check out my reviews of the best novels I’ve read so far in 2023.
How to Spend a Week in Budapest
If you’re like me and your life revolves around every possible moment you get to spend within Old World elegance, then Budapest is your place. Stick with me as I walk you through a week’s worth of activities and vacation ideas full of history, opulence, and splendor. And consider making Budapest your next destination! Before …
7 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 2)
Continuing my mid-year idea of sharing all my four- and five-star reads, here are seven more novels that fit the criteria from the second half of 2022. (By the way, several of these reads came from Book of the Month Club. If you’re curious, you can check out what’s inside my current box, as well …
How to Spend a New Orleans Weekend
Forty-nine years ago, my boyfriend’s parents celebrated their honeymoon in New Orleans. Last week, they invited him, his sister and brother-in-law, and me to join them there for their anniversary. What fun! I was not accustomed to traveling with a group, and particularly not one I like so much. We had a blast. My first …