September 2009

Delayed to honor Kathleen’s birthday, but here I am with Emmy fashions! Best dressed? I loved Drew Barrymore. Old-fashioned glamour, pretty color, she looks lovely. And Christina Applegate. Or maybe I just love to see her on the carpet looking fit and healthy in blue. Worst? Victoria Rowell wore a red, white, and blue sheath [...]

September 19 is indeed Talk Like a Pirate Day (and my sympathy if it also happens to be your birthday.). My daughter and VB both gave me the heads up. Thanks, VB. I would hate to have missed it. “But how did this happen?” You might be asking, or, “How can I get in on [...]

Talk about a weekend of bad behavior!  What was up with that?  Michael Jordan’s nasty speech as he was inducted into the Hall of Fame might have made him cry, but it made a lot more of us cringe at his boorishness.  Apparently there is not a gracious bone in that man’s body.  And Serena [...]

I’ve been threatening to revamp my website for ages and have finally done just that.  Check it out at http://www.kathleengivens.com I’ve added links to my Facebook page, and Twitter – my latest Tweets can be seen at the bottom of the page.  And there’s a brand new feature called “Behind the Scenes”, in which I’ll [...]

She did it again! Julia London’s contemporary romance Summer of Two Wishes has hit the NYT Extended list and USAToday for two (going on three? Fingers crossed) weeks in a row. And in my grocery store, shelved in the #12 Bestseller slot. (Nothing says “you’ve made it big!” like being in the Bestseller slots at [...]

Bradshaw’s back, all right! And she’s a maniac. Now why is it this picture calls to mind 80s movies or old boy band songs? Aha, the Flashdance sweatshirt. With pearls. Please not that again! Why not just throw on a pair of leggings and be done with it? And, I don’t know, there’s something about [...]