But I never miss a Ken Burns documentary. And while this one is epic in many ways, I have to admit there are a few too many battle sequences and not enough gripping personal stories to keep viewers riveted. His Civil War masterpiece set the bar very high.
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There was so much buzz about this movie I had to watch. Unfortunately that was two hours of my life I’ll never get back.
It was horrible. Hard pass.
And just when I thought that was the worst movie I could find…
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Holy hell.
I read the buzz about this being a treatise on beauty and the fight against aging so I was not expecting the stupidest, most ridiculous, literally laughable turn this one took. Hollywood really has lost its mind.
Thankfully some of my favorite series have returned to save the day.
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The Mayor has his hands full this season with a brother on the wrong side of the bars and a crooked warden running the prison. This show is raw, violent and often times hard to watch… but I’m here for it.
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The Morning Show has been a consistently superior program and this season does not disappoint. Well cast, well acted…. there’s never a dull moment.
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Landman rocks. I never thought I would be the least bit interested in the down and dirty world of oil production but this powerhouse show makes you sit up and pay attention. Season one was amazing, but this year they added Sam Elliot and Andy Garcia.
Need I say more?
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Never having been a Stallone fan, I was surprised how much I liked Tulsa King when it first started. But I have to admit the new season is leaving me a bit cold. I can’t really explain why, it just seems a little off and rapidly approaching campy.
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My husband stumbled on this sweet, feel good movie the other day. Based on a true story, if you’re an animal lover?
Maine has a craft brewery on every corner, it’s serious business up here so it always astounds me that Vermont outranks us. We’ve driven literal hours there and not seen one.
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Damn, Texas.
There are other stores…
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How southern are you?
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I thought Maine would rank higher but I get it…we’re expensive, not to mention cold.
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I take umbrage with this one.
We aren’t rude, We’re New Englanders who just take time to thaw.
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I’ll take autumn leaves, Stephen King and seafood any day.
This won’t be the typical sappy Thanksgiving post where I list all the wonderful people and things I’m grateful for in my life and then excuse myself to gorge on turkey. It’s just going to be a quick story of what happened the other day.
The husband and I ran out to the grocery store to grab a few things I needed to make my contributions to the holiday feast we’ll be attending at a dear friend’s house later today. (Creamy crab toasties, autumn harvest sangria, broccoli casserole and a cappuccino mousses trifle) The store was packed with last minute shoppers and as we neared the end of our trip around the aisles, my guy spotted a little old lady slowly pushing her cart past the milk. She was alone, frail, slightly bent over and seemed a bit overwhelmed.
What happened next is the very definition of holiday spirit.
My husband jogged up to the front of the store, found the manager and told him he wanted to buy that lady’s groceries.
Just because.
He handed over his bank card and the manager quickly opened a separate register while a clerk steered the unsuspecting woman through. My husband didn’t want to be recognized as the payer and ducked out of sight as the cashier told the puzzled lady there was no charge.
I hope the kindness of a stranger made her day.
It certainly made my heart swell with pride.
Here’s hoping your Thanksgiving is filled with wonderful people like my husband as well.
