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Snapshots
— Picking up my “Chronological Shakespeare” reading project, which I’ve done once before, years ago. It’s so fun, time-consuming but well worth it. Currently reading Merry Wives of Windsor which feels completely ridiculous as well as an enormous sigh of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Personal
Tagged family, July and Half of August, Night of the Hunter, River of No Return, Robert Mitchum, Shakespeare, snapshots
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File My Claim
I know the song Marilyn Monroe is probably most known for singing is “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”. But the way she sings “File My Claim” in River of no Return is my personal favorite. Marilyn in River of … Continue reading Continue reading
“God, look at huh.”
On Saturday, my sister Jean and I went and got mani/pedis. French nails on Ye Olde Digits – and I got the lovely shade called “Kinky from Helsinki” on the toes. As we sat there, getting pampered, we watched television … Continue reading
River Of No Return
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Tagged Marilyn Monroe, Otto Preminger, River of No Return, Robert Mitchum
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