Film Festival: Weddings, Hollywood Style Father of the Bride (1950) opens with a scene of complete chaos: bottles, confetti, and trash all over a home. Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy), the father of the bride, speaks to us about his opinion of marriage and weddings. “Someday in the far future I may be able to remember…
Edward Eager books – magic and wit
Edward Eager was a playwright and songwriter in the New York world. Starting in the 1950s he wrote a series of magic adventure books featuring fun brothers and sisters. They find magic tokens and beings operating under rules that have to be discovered. Harry Potter has captured the hearts and imaginations of many but these…
Healthy sweet and sour chicken sauce fruit and veg
Sweet and sour chicken is an old style American takeout Chinese dish that is not difficult to make at home. I wanted to update my old recipe to make it healthier. The biggest change is taking out the fried crispy coating on the chicken. I went for crunch by using ground toasted almonds and baking…
Atlantic Beach and Morehead City: Crystal Coast NC
Atlantic Beach and Morehead City, along with Beaufort are three lovely towns on the beautiful Crystal Coast of North Carolina. Beaufort, founded in 1709, is a sailing harbor town with a great view of the Rachel Carson Coastal Reserve. Morehead City, founded in 1860, is home to a large ship port and a fun fishing…
Lisa’s Home Bijou: San Francisco
Film Festival: The City by the Bay THE GREAT 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire is one of the defining events in 20th century American history. The 1936 film San Francisco connects faces with some of the stories of the earthquake, from the wealthy owners of mansions up on the hills, to the politicians who…