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...Grover Blue "the MONSTER at the end of this Book"
It is with the greatest of pleasure that I break tradition for only the second time in four years of “Color Me…” This post isn’t about...
Oct 31, 2019
...Cray-Cray "Sorry 'Bout That Nun Movie"
Few things are more inspiring than crazy nuns hangin’ out in the Himalaya Mountains. Think spooky wind chimes. A treacherous cliff. ...
Oct 6, 2019
...Rockin' Amy Heckerling "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
Rising to stardom with 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” today considered an ‘80s cult classic, Amy Heckerling was perfect to direct...
Sep 29, 2019
...Feliz and Lykkelig "Fish Tacos at Fjord"
Summer 2019 has fast become my “foodie” summer. From scrumptious Italian on Arthur Ave, to a Peruvian Andes Mountain view in Port...
Aug 18, 2019
...Piccata and Saltado "My Birthday Dinner Double-Header"
Arthur Ave, meet Port Chester. Port Chester, meet Arthur Ave. Both New York giants in gastronomy, these two scrappy ‘hoods provided the...
Jul 14, 2019
...Holiday Road "A Summer Classic Revisited"
Thank you, Flickside, for publishing my film review entitled "National Lampoon's Vacation: Hilarious Classic Ripe for Summer" (1983). ...
Jul 13, 2019
...Floral Purple "New York Botanical Garden"
The saying goes that New Yorkers LOVE nature more than the city itself. After visiting NYBG (New York Botanical Garden), I’d agree. ...
Jul 2, 2019
...Black New York "Where Old Hollywood Starlets Go to Die"
Yes, yes, no need to tell me. What a morbid post. Let alone in the blossoming pink month of April. What can I say, my lovelies. Even...
Apr 22, 2019
...Happy "A Smile from Guatemala"
"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" It is with great pleasure that I unveil my first guest blogger. Ms. Barbara, my dear friend, has...
Apr 13, 2019
...Appreciative "The Loss of Stanley Donen"
STANLEY DONEN (1924 - 2019) Hollywood film director Stanley Donen passed away this February 21st, 2019, at age ninety-four. Known for...
Mar 3, 2019
...Moroccan "I Found You in a Teeny-Tiny Store"
Delicately pacing, over a creaky wooden floor no more than 12x14, I debated buying you. Incense came up through the floorboards – wafted...
Feb 10, 2019
...Lime Green "I've Joined a Writers Group!"
No big post today. Just a quick update to say – "I've joined a writers group!" Not since college have I been lucky enough to be part of...
Feb 3, 2019
...In Pink Cursive "An Affair to Remember"
I finish this third blog year with a movie that “started it all.” Cue the waiter with pink champagne. And where's that Dramamine for...
Dec 24, 2018
...Tongue-tied "Chilly Chile"
My latest travel article was published in InTravel Magazine's July/August issue. And below is my favorite photo from my first Chile trip....
Dec 8, 2018
...My Old World Spain "Madrid, and Toledo, and the Prado, Oh My!"
Running hurly-burly through busy, noisy, even construction-filled city streets isn’t new to me. Back in my day, this New York City gal...
Nov 12, 2018
...Rainbow Sprinkles "The Sweet Ones"
Someone asked me recently if “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) is on my “25 Favorite Films” list – to which I replied “no.” I then promptly...
Sep 27, 2018
...Dreamy "Olé Molé on a Summer Night"
At its best, a summer night is indescribable. Elusive. From the warm breezes; the comforting, rhythmic chant of crickets; and the...
Sep 3, 2018
...Sunny "I Glimpsed My Heart in Panama"
The dwarf palm tree was my friend that day. Its swaths of healthy green opened in a gorgeous five-foot-tall flourish – like a wondrous,...
Aug 18, 2018
...Amazed "I Did It!"
After writing it, editing it, and then editing it some more... after printing it, copying it, and choosing photos galore... after...
Aug 12, 2018
...Happy! "'Goin' Rogue in Spain' Wins Fan Favorite"
Thank you to everyone who voted!!! My article called "Goin' Rogue in Spain" was voted "Fan Favorite" for the May-June issue of InTravel...
Aug 4, 2018
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