...Windswept "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison"
The other day I watched “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” (1957), a wondrously windswept, sand-in-your-eyes, nun-luvin’ movie set in the World...
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- Aug 19, 2016
...Paas Pastel and Royal Red "The Fairy Tale Called Holland"
I love the U.S. Don’t get me wrong. I was born here in the '70s, grew up in a nice simple throw-back house built in the Baby Boom '50s....
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- Jul 20, 2016
...Ethereal "The Birthday of a Swan"
You know how some people like to open a new novel and read the last page first? I’m like that with Old Hollywood movie stars. Now, it’s...
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- Jun 5, 2016
...Rebellious "An Independence Day Mystery"
In lead up to my birthday (less than a month away!), I am breaking tradition by posting a non "travel, food, and film" piece. The below...
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- Apr 1, 2016
...Black and White "My Old Hollywood Winter"
With my last delicate sip of Darjeeling tea, I whisper “Farewell, darling” to my Old Hollywood winter. Amber muscatel warms like the...
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- Jan 23, 2016
...Mosaic Blue "A Moroccan Rodeo"
I don’t remember my exact words: “What’s a COWBOY doing working in a MOROCCAN restaurant?!” Maybe that was it. And I had sounded like...
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- Jan 10, 2016
...Crazy? "25 Favorite Films"
Sharing my “25 Favorite Films” list is an absurdly personal thing to do. I’m quite protective of revealing my favorite “anything” – but...
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- Jan 4, 2016
...Grateful "Me and My Misfit Friends"
Going out with my fortyish, never-been-married single friends for a Friday night happy hour is like docking on the “Island of Misfit...
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- Jan 4, 2016
...Tropical "Even Nuns Wear Bikinis in Miami"
“MÁS SEXY!!!” Flashback: Coconut Grove, Bayside, South Beach at night while standing outside Gianni Versace’s former mansion – with...
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- Jan 4, 2016
...Picasso "This Is What We Do"
We accidentally call Paloma – "Palerma" (a female variation of an Italian city). We then break a margarita glass like a Greek lady –...
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