So this five gallon jug sat in the old childhood home living room. Pennies were plopped into it for over thirty years.
My brother just spent an afternoon unloading it into a counter.
Care to make a guess? No, I'm not giving prizes. You just get bragging rights if closest to the $, but not over. Just like the game The Price is Right.
Good luck
Keep good memories and celebrate those dads that are living.
Sebastian Trapp, a mystery novelist, invites Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction, to come tell his story. This is a man who's wife and son died/vanished (?) many years ago. How, who, what, and why?
He's dying while living with his gorgeous second wife, Diana. His daughter, Madeleine is a bit of a lost soul. There's a wayward nephew, Freddie, and other strands of questionable characters.
It's up to Nicky to weave together the strands.
cover blurb - And when a corpse appears in the family's koi pond, both Nicky and Maddie are shocked to find that the past isn't gone - it's just waiting. And is it Cole, Maddie's brother, who is texting her?
p. 310 Sebastian says, "Where the mystery and the violence are mostly within you, and where the clues are almost ineluctably lead you someplace you don't want to go." "We're all in that story. Life is a thriller. The ending is fatal and the conclusion is final."
Whoa!!! This is a very good mystery/thriller. The pages turn quickly and in the end you'll say, "Holy cow! Didn't see that coming."
Ray and I were invited to his 35th annual Crawfish Boil on Memorial Weekend. Wow - quite a fest. Friends, family, neighbors. There was a steady stream of people. It was a hot, steamy day - I felt like I was on the bayou. Mardi Gras type music played. There were chests of beads to adorn you.
Big pot was filled with boiling water, seasoning packets, a full big seasoning bottle of cayenne pepper, etc. Crawfish imported from Louisiana, potatoes, corn, andouille sausage, full garlic cloves, onions all went into the hot water and churned with a huge paddle. Finally, it was ladled onto a huge table covered in paper and everyone dug in.
Ray gamely peeled and ate. I was not enamored by the star of the show. However, the potato and corn were yummy and HOT! Whew, my mouth was on fire!
We enjoyed our time there from 1 to 4. As we left, another pot was boiling, and more folks streamed in. Those folks know how to party!
back blurb: Lucie Churchill hates George Zao the minute she sets eyes on him at a wedding on Capri. She has always sublimated her Asian side. Years later, she's drawn to him again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiance, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment building, and ultimately, herself, as she tries to deny George entry into her world - and her heart.
Kwan name drops furiously, and has his characters flying all over the world in private jets. They drip in diamonds, drink only the best champagne, are the elite of the elite, and are often miserably making a mess of their lives. His writing is easy breezy and glitzy. The life is over the top ridiculous, but fun to read about. If you want brain candy, this is sugar into the veins. Silly fun and page turning addictive.
A perfect summer, hang by the pool, book. Enjoy froth.
I've stolen this photo from my brother (thanks David) to use on a Whatever Wednesday post.
He and Cherie were up in Portland, OR and got to visit the carved troll exhibits that are around the city. How cool and crazy is this?
Wacky and really amazing.
So, we see Colt Seavers (Gosling) on set as the best stuntman. He's flirting with his camera operator, Jody Moreno (delightful Emily Blunt). Ready for his big stunt take for leading man, Tom Ryder ( Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Ready - set- oh no!
Eighteen months later, Colt is ready to get back in the game. He's flown in for Jody's debut action film. But where's Tom? Colt is asked to find him by producer, Gail Meyer (funny Hannah Waddingham). Caught up in a whole conspiracy, trying to win back Jody, and risking life and limb on set and in real life, Colt has to use all of his skills to live and save the day.
It's a fun, wacky romp/thriller. Plenty of laughs and great chemistry with our leading players. Very fun flick to see on the big screen. Ray and I both came out laughing.
