Paris 2010

Paris 2010
Garden at Versailles

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Mad Men news

Good news - more seasons to come but not until next year:

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2011/04/amc-and-lionsgate-deal.php

The Royal Wedding

Here is the coverage of the wedding by the BBC website -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13247503

I DVR'd the wedding and the aftermath on CNN and we watched about half of it last night.  I thought the wedding was wonderful and the bride was stunning!  Loved her dress and she seemed so poised, not nervous at all!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Quote of the Day

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

Margaret Thatcher

Monday, April 25, 2011

Quote of the Day

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

Robert F. Kennedy

Moisture Therapy

I sold Avon products back in the 80's and didn't have much success with it.  However, I started using Moisture Therapy Hand Cream and I still use it today.  In fact, I recently almost ran out of it and panicked a little - what will I do without it!  I bought quite a few from my sister who sells Avon.  If you have dry hands, nothing beats Moisture Therapy Hand Cream!  It really works better than anything else I've tried.

The Royal Wedding

I'm really getting excited about the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.  Jackson and I took a tour of Westminster Abbey (one of the highlights of our trip to London last year) where the wedding will take place.  The wedding will be on Friday, April 29th. 

I love British accents, humor, books and movies!  I'm sure the wedding will be amazing.  I'm looking forward to seeing Kate's wedding gown.

The Seattle Times ran a opinion piece on the wedding by Leonard Pitts Jr.  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2014850919_pitts24.html

Hope you enjoy the wedding if you plan to watch!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

Every year the Seattle Times has a contest for the best Peeps display.  They have cash prizes for the adult and children winners.  I think they are really clever.  Here are a few -




Friday, April 22, 2011

Beautiful People

I've been reading a fun book called Beautiful People by Wendy Holden.  She's a British author and the book was described on the back cover as "sinfully enjoyable, literary cheesecake."  The story takes place in London, Hollywood and Italy.  One of the main characters is named Darcy, which is my younger sister's name!

Anyway, I'm more than halfway through and I'll review it when I'm finished.

Happy Easter Weekend






Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Don Draper Bio

This is from http://www.tvfanatic.com/:


Don Draper is the Creative Director at the Sterling Cooper advertising agency. He hasn't always held that job, of course, or even always had that identity.

Draper fought in World War II and assumed the identity of a fallen fellow soldier once he returned to the States. Therefore, the world of advertising is a perfect fit: Don's entire life is selling a version of himself to those around him.

He lives in Ossining, New York, with his wife Betty and their two children, Sally and Bobby. However, at the end of season three, Betty left Don after she learned of his past as Dick Whitman.



Quote of the Day

This is a beautiful quote from the Bible:

Love suffers long, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.... And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love". Paul of Tarsus, 1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8 (New King James Version)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Quotes of the Day

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.

 
Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's a pretty good empty experience.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans.

 
Woody Allen, 12/01/1935 -


US writer, actor and director

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Michael Douglas movies

I am a big fan of Michael Douglas.  He was in Seattle filming some scenes on location for the movie Disclosure (not one of my favorites) years ago.  I didn't get to see him but I actually went to the hotel where they were filming to see if I could catch a glimpse of Michael!  No dice, but it was fun anyway!

I really like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct (we have both on DVD).  I  recommend both films, if you haven't already seen them.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Some Good Quotes

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- Psalm 30

You are in charge of what enters your mind.
- Sue Patton Thoele

Life is ours to spend, not to be saved.
- D. H. Lawrence

Monday, April 11, 2011

Mad Men

Life is far from dull when you're an actor on Mad Men. Sometimes you're doing stunts, other times you're playing drunk, and you're always impeccably dressed. AMCtv.com spoke with some Season 4 cast members for behind-the-scenes insights on shooting a memorable scene.



• Mark Moses on fighting:

"The more choreographed [the fight], the easier it actually is because [of] the wrestling, scraping, tossing, sloppiness -- to make it look real tends to be harder to do because you don't have as many succinct moves."


• January Jones on slapping Kiernan Shipka:

"[Kiernan Shipka]'s a very professional young actress and she goes for it. We had a stunt coordinator there so everything was done very safely, but I do have to make contact to make it look real."


• Randee Heller on Miss Blankenship's makeup:

"When they first made me up I said, 'My god, she looks like she's well into her 70s.'"


• Robert Morse on Jon Hamm's acting:

"I've seen a lot of movies and a lot of TV and a lot of actors play drunk scenes, but I have never seen one as brilliant as Jon Hamm did in that episode."


• Mark Moses on giving a drunk speech:

"Initially [Matthew Weiner] wanted [Duck] to be just kind of stand-up drunk and pretty literate ... but it didn't come off quite as drunk as we wanted. So we went back and forth with the levels of how drunk he was."
 

Sunday, April 10, 2011

"House" news

Robert Sean Leonard says he's leaving House at the end of this season, except not really: He also admits that he "assumes" he'll be back if everyone's contract shakes out, but that's not a done deal just yet. "There’s also no deal for House next year because Comcast bought NBC Universal and no one has a deal," he says. He really misses New Jersey and hanging out with his family, so how might a studio entice the back-on-Broadway actor (currently in Born Yesterday) to stick around? "I. Love. Money. Very, very much ... I would love to make more money. Money is nice." Money it is, then. 




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Cute dog!

Some Good Quotes

One must put all the happiness one can into each moment.

- Edith Wharton


I always try to check my motivation and be mindful and present in the moment.

- Dalai Lama

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Love Quote

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

- William Shakespeare in All's Well That Ends Well, Act i, Sc.1

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Oldie but a goodie

I heard this song on the car radio today -



Enjoy the O'Jays singing Love Train!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Chris Botti

Chris Botti plays the trumpet so beautifully.  We saw him at the Jazz Alley in Seattle a few years ago.  He also appeared on a concert shown on PBS. 

Enjoy -





Saturday, April 2, 2011

Reading too many books!

I think I have checked out about 9 books from the library right now!  They all look so good but I need to read them in some kind of order.  I'm currently reading Michael J. Fox's latest book - Always Looking Up.  It's really great!  I will write a review when I'm finished.


Happy reading!

Garden

Garden
Versailles

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Paris

Paris
The Seine

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Paris in May

Paris in May
Paris

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Chihuly glass sculpture

Chihuly glass sculpture
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Monet's Water Lilies

Monet's Water Lilies
Orangerie Museum, Paris

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
London

Bruges

Bruges
View from our hotel window

Amsterdam

Amsterdam
canal

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Lilacs in London

Lilacs in London
St. Paul's Cathedral

The Royal Guard

The Royal Guard
London

Music man

Music man
Bruges

Joy at the Palace

Joy at the Palace
London

Guard

Guard
Tower of London

Jackson in Bruges

Jackson in Bruges
Belgium

Canal bridge

Canal bridge
Amsterdam

Houseboat

Houseboat
Amsterdam

British police

British police
London

Oscar Wilde's Grave

Oscar Wilde's Grave
Paris

Rhododendrons in the park

Rhododendrons in the park
Amsterdam

Versailles

Versailles
Joy in the palace

Winter scene

Winter scene
wow!

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year
dragon

Sweet peas

Sweet peas
love 'em

Pretty bouquet

Pretty bouquet

Princess Diana Fountain

Princess Diana Fountain
Hyde Park

Gardens

Gardens
Versailles

End of summer daisies

End of summer daisies
Our yard

Cool art

Cool art
Tate Modern, London

Penguin party

Penguin party
penguins

Pretty kitty

Pretty kitty
My sister's cat

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm
Is he a great looking guy or what?

Mad about Don

Mad about Don
Mad Men

Love Monk!!

Love Monk!!
Love To Tony

January and Jon

January and Jon
Beautiful people

Jon and January

Jon and January
Mad Men actors

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa
The Louvre

Royal Crescent

Royal Crescent
Bath

British phone booth

British phone booth
London

Harrod's Department Store

Harrod's Department Store
London

Versailles

Versailles
bedroom

Trafalger Square

Trafalger Square
London

Tower of London

Tower of London
London

Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library
Seattle

Lavender

Lavender

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas
beautiful

Coffee love

Coffee love
yummy