Paris 2010

Paris 2010
Garden at Versailles

Friday, January 25, 2013

Knickers in a Twist

I just finished this really fun, clever book -  Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang by Jonathan Bernstein.

This is a great little book full of British slang. I consider myself to be quite the Anglophile so this book is right up my alley!

Here are some of my favorites -

Bloody Nora, Close your eyes and think of England, Slog your guts out;

Silly buggers, Sod's law, Bubble and squeak, Trainspotter, Twit, Toffee nosed;


Upper-class twit, Bobs your uncle, Blot one's copybook, Shipshape and Bristol fashion;

and Silly season.

If you don't know what some of those mean, you'll just have to get the book! I highly recommend it for you Anglophiles out there.  ;-)


 
London Bridge
 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

I read the book The Carrie Diaries a few years ago when it came out.  It is a prequel to Sex and the City.  I was a BIG fan of "Sex & the City" on TV so I had to read this one!

There is now a TV series based on this book on the CW network.  I watched the pilot the other day and enjoyed it.

By the way, I was going to post a review of the Golden Globes but just have not had time.  I thought it was very entertaining this year.
 



Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Some Good Books from 2012

First of all, may I wish everyone all the best in the New Year!

Here is a list of some books you may not have heard of from last year -

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/979475/best-books-you-missed-in-2012?utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=1-1-13+celeb+Campaign

I have Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore on my goodreads.com list already, but I don't remember the other three.  They sound interesting.

Happy reading in the New Year!

 
Don Draper reading on Mad Men
 
 

25 Films Inducted into the National Film Registry

See this link for the new list of 25 films now in the National Film Registry created by the Library of Congress in 1989 -

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/980195/25-national-film-registry-selections-2012?utm_source=EmailDirect.com&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=1-1-13+celeb+Campaign

My favorite is A Christmas Story from 1983.  I watch it every year! 

I also really like A League of their Own (1992) and The Matrix (1999) and highly recommend all three if you haven't seen them already.

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