February 2008

No, not the dress.  It’s not my style, but that’s not the problem.  I got an email yesterday from a friend, showing a bride trashing her dress, and my friend wondered what I thought of the whole Trash the Dress and Take Pictures of It phenom.  As you know, I’m a pretty wishy-washy person, so [...]

Red gowns were all over the red carpet. My favorite? Anne Hathaway, pictured in a previous post. But also taking best dressed honors, Helen Mirren. Miley Cyrus (at the Oscars? Must we?) did look nice in red, with subtle hair and makeup. I loved Katherine Heigl’s look. Very glam. Heidi Klum? She’s making a lot [...]

Isn’t that the best picture of Johnny you’ve seen in a long time? He looks good with a decent haircut. Alas, though my favorite, I don’t think he has much chance to win. On to my predictions, my projected winners in boldface: Best Picture Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will [...]

A gossip site I frequent remarked that Katherine Heigl’s latest haircut made her look like a forty-year-old woman. I happened to be admiring her haircut before I saw the snarky comment. I was thinking, “Hm, great hair! I wonder if I could do that?” And then it hit me– holy cow, I’m almost a forty-year-old [...]

Yes, one day only, you can get all that!  How, you ask?  Simple.  Come to Long Beach, California (which might be a bit tougher for some of you than others), drive on down to the Queen Mary, docked there in the harbor and come on board.  I’ll be signing books for most of Saturday, down [...]

Or at least, between the pages. Valentine’s Day, a good day to bury yourself in a good book until it all passes over… ooh, someone’s feeling sentimental. I recommend: On a Highland Shore What better way to celebrate hard won, long-lasting love? Breathtaking fiction with two strong lead characters. Sigh. Highlander Unbound My favorite Julia [...]

I had to say goodbye to one of my old stinky labradors this weekend.  I’ve had Hugo and Maude for 13 years.  They were litter mates.  I wanted one dog, and a male.  But I picked Maude up and she licked my face, and that was that.  They were so adorable as puppies that my [...]

Who can forget Jennifer Lopez’s big Grammy debut? Tomorrow, I’ll have a full Grammy fashion report. I doubt anyone topped J-Lo for outrageous fashion, but Amy Winehouse is performing via satellite from the UK and she has already won two awards (best female pop performance and best pop vocal album). More later!  Share this:

I’m more of an impulse buyer than a bargain shopper. If I see what I want, I buy it. Especially if it is clothes and I have been searching for hours to find something that fits. I will pay any price. With groceries, I try to be more frugal. The kids complain that I “only [...]

How can you not love this guy? Tedy Bruschi, pictured with his wife Heidi and two of their three sons (Tedy jr. and Rex pictured, younger Dante not shown), fought back from a stroke- an actual stroke- to return to his position as linebacker from the Patriots. The stroke was caused by a previously undetected [...]