I'm in the process of figuring out who I am - mother, wife, daughter, writer, extrovert, hermit. A contradiction in every sense of the word. Maybe it's a cliche or just mid-life, after all it's the journey, not the destination.
What a fascinating way to write about the life and times of the famous silent film star Lousine Brooks. The Chaperone isn't really about Brooks, it is the story of a close to middle-aged woman living in a era when society's moral compass seemed to be swinging wildly from one extreme to the other. Cora Carlilse leaves Witchita, Kansas to chaperone Brooks for the summer in New York City while the not yet discovered starlet attends the Denishawn Dance Academy. Cora leaves behind her husband and her quiet, sheltered life to return to the city where she lived as an orphan at the "Home for Friendless Girls". The author vividly creates the exciting world of New York in the roaring twenties. Juxtaposing the free spiritedness of the flappers with Prohibition. Cora wrestles with her preconceived ideas of what is right and expected of women, trying to protect her young charge from ruining her reputation in the big city. Ironically, it is Cora who risks ruination when she meets a man who helps to change her mind about what she wants from life.
Ordinary Days
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A little video clip that Isaac made of himself and a cousin that makes me
laugh. Summer days are the best.
Abbey with my cousin's cute little boy, ...
an inspiration & an icon, at 70.
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i want to introduce you to my friend carol. i’ve known carol for a handful
of years while i flutter in & out of the gym in a completely disloyal
manner. ca...
A Good Place to Start {Nicaragua, Day 1}
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Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the
tune without the words, And never stops at all. We drove 2 hours to a city
dump,...
A week in the life, instagrammed
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There is not one part of me that regrets leaving my 8-5 hospice RN job for a hospital job, one where I work 2-3 nights a week. That leaves so much free time ...
Thoughts from the Laundromat – The Great Equalizer
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Recently we moved. With seven bodies in our house, boxes are not our
friend. So, like the Tasmanian Devil, I (and my forced labor) tore into
those things a...
Mango Salsa- so simple so awesome
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Hello on Friday! A sunny Friday even. Just a quick post if you needed
some inspiration for the weekend or for a Father’s Day menu item. Here’s my
easy-pe...
And Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Together
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I'm thrilled to say PET SOUNDS has been selling well. Since this book has been published to benefit living things who can't thank you themselves, I am thanki...
Where'd you go?
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Many of you have been asking me this question after I skipped posting for
three weeks. It's the longest break I've taken in six and a half years of
bloggin...
unmoderate
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Today I learned that separating banana stems from the bunch prevents them
from ripening too fast, because I guess the banana peer-group influence is
strong...
In Ted We Trust
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To win is wonderful, but to win respect is divine. Hero worship is way
overrated. But I make an exception with Ted Ligety. When you have the
world’s best s...
Looks lovely - but very, very cold.
ReplyDeleteAll the snow here has melted - again!