#smartauthor I started writing in 2012. Well, that is not really true. I started writing when I was a little girl. The first “Diary” I have is dated 1949. I wanted to record things – thoughts, secrets, events. I want to spend time with my best friend – ME. During the day, I “behaved” –Continue reading “#SmartAuthor WRITE THAT BOOK!! JUST DO IT!!”
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DODGER BASEBALL AND STEVE ORLANDELLA
How ’bout them Dodgers!! YES! Here’s to the Dodgers! MY baseball team. OUR baseball team. Win or lose, Dodger Blue forever!! OK, we all know that Steve was a member of the Red Sox Nation, but he had a LOT of room in his heart for the Dodgers. Joe Quasarano, “Vinny” Scully, Elaina Habeeb Fote,Continue reading “DODGER BASEBALL AND STEVE ORLANDELLA”
A WEEK IN THE LIFE – COTE D’AZUR
I am very beezzy. If you have anything you need me to do, the answer will be, “No, I’m too ‘beezzy’” (joke between Steve and me). This past week, I attended to my health – my “medical catch-up” week. Monday, I had my annual physical with Dr. Blanc and got a flu shot; Tuesday, IContinue reading “A WEEK IN THE LIFE – COTE D’AZUR”
YES “THE END OF THE BEGINNING”
Of late, Daddy has been on my mind, especially this week. Two reasons, in particular. First, I must decide where to hang my picture of him and a water color by his mother, Mary Dickson. Everything must go on the walls somewhere. Second, I ventured out into the world this week. I was invited andContinue reading “YES “THE END OF THE BEGINNING””
THE MOVE “MY FUNKY HIDEAWAY”
THE MOVE is over. I am ensconced in my new digs. Somehow, it all fits. I call it “my funky hideaway”, making a concerted effort not to take my emotional temperature every ten minutes. A lot is good about it. The apartment is cozy; it has good energy; it has three closets (that is aContinue reading “THE MOVE “MY FUNKY HIDEAWAY””
TIME MARCHES ON
Time Marches On. Remember those news reels that were shown between screenings of the feature at the “picture show” back when? Along with the cartoon and previews? It was in a Time Marches On segment at the Royal Theatre on Main Street in Gainesville, Georgia, that I first saw the horrors of the concentration campsContinue reading “TIME MARCHES ON”
“TITANIC” By Steve Orlandella
“TITANIC” is Steve Orlandella’s masterpiece. His love affair with those in peril on the sea that fateful night started when he was a young boy. He saw every film made, read most books on the subject, and spent couple of years writing this book, obsessed with “The Convergence of the Twain.” He wanted “TITANIC” to be accurate,Continue reading ““TITANIC” By Steve Orlandella”
“THE GAME” By Steve Orlandella
This week has been a rough one. But, that holds true most weeks these days. On the news, on Facebook, on Twitter, everybody rants, typing in all caps. Give it a rest every now and then. Watch a game of baseball. That worked for my husband, Steve Orlandella. He would get upset about whatever. But,Continue reading ““THE GAME” By Steve Orlandella”
NEW RELEASE: “JAYSPEAK ON THE COTE D’AZUR”
This book is dedicated to Steve. We dreamed this dream together. Then, made eleven months of it a reality. It is also dedicated to Andrea and Kate and the people who encouraged me to keep writing – Adria and Judi, are you listening? It never would have happened without all of you. It started likeContinue reading “NEW RELEASE: “JAYSPEAK ON THE COTE D’AZUR””
AUGUST 2017
Nothing is quite like the month of August. Someone should write a song – like Gilbert and Sullivan. Something like “It’s May. It’s May. The Lusty Month of May!” ALL of France goes on “holiday”. The rest of the world comes to town – to eat, to swim, to sunbathe, to dance, to sight-see. TouristContinue reading “AUGUST 2017”
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