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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Happy Anniversary
MY POINT OF VIEW Congratulate me, Dear Readers. This month marks my two year dating anniversary with TBF. It’s been a very happy two years. TBF is a dream come true. Tall, handsome, smart, funny – and willing to date someone … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Romance, Senior Dating
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Weekly Reader
Do you recognize these books? If they look familiar, maybe you were a member of the Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club, too. I have never belonged to a club that gave me so much unalloyed joy. Whenever that alluring, … Continue reading
Posted in books, Children's books, Weekly Reader
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Guilty Pleasure
In the Sunday February 4 edition of The New York Times travel section there was a piece entitled “There’s an Art to Ordering Room Service.” ICYMI: The column by Shivani Vora was filled with helpful and commonsense tips courtesy of … Continue reading
Posted in food, Room Service, Travel
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Be My TV-alentine
This post is dedicated to Rickey Freeman- with the generous forbearance of his beauteous wife, Joan. A kindred spirit when it comes to old television shows, he’s sure to remember everything mentioned here. Happy VD, my friend. I hope yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, Television
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Dance Party
That’s American Bandstand, Dear Readers. It ran from 1952 all the way until 1989. In 1956, after the emcee, Bob Horn, was fired for a drunk-driving arrest, Dick Clark became the show’s perennially-young host. On August 5, 1957 ABC began … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Dances, Music
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Sex Tape
True confessions time, Dear Reader. Somewhere floating around in the ether there exists a certain rather racy video of me and another person- a guy- and well… Not to put too fine a point on it- We’re in bed and … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture, University of Wisconsin
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Cookie Monster
In the cookie beginning there was the Word. And the word was Salerno. Eating a Salerno Butter Cookie is probably my first lifetime cookie experience. How well I remember those butter-favored pinwheels nestled in their plastic sleeves. Their Art Deco … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Childhood, Cookies, Maurice Lenell Bakery, Salerno Bakery
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Was She Or Wasn’t She?
Okay, Dear Readers. I need your help. Something has been driving me nuts and maybe you can solve the mystery and resolve my problem. See the blurry photograph that heads this post? I want to know who that woman is. … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Helen Mirren, Movies
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