Joyfully Retired

Going to the movies in the middle of a weekday is one of our favorite treats since we retired. We sit in a mostly empty theater and think about all those years we were working at this time of day. The last four weeks I’ve been “off.” First it was very hot and then I [...]

A few weeks ago, I confessed to Chaucerian Girl, one of my fellow Quirky Girls, that I did not like Shakespeare. It’s a carry-over from my high school days when we were forced to read and analyze Shakespeare’s works to death. I have avoided them ever since. But Chaucerian Girl suggested I might give them [...]

I’ve been looking forward to this movie ever since I heard about it shortly after reading the book. (My review of Lincoln Lawyer is HERE.) I’ve enjoyed all the Michael Connelly books I’ve read and I particularly liked Lincoln Lawyer. I confess, I like to read stories about lawyers and the law. In my career [...]

You know that I love to talk about and eat food but did you know I love to watch movies about food? My friends, The Bumbles, feature movies every Monday on their blog. Today it’s all about food related movies. I couldn’t resist. I had to participate. My choices for my favorite food movies are [...]

I do not like movies by the Coen Brothers. To me they are usually weird. Jay and our son-in-law went to see True Grit when we were in Portland over the holidays. They came back ecstatic about the show. I knew ahead of time that my husband would love it. Our son-in-law, Mark, is very [...]