I’ve been using Google Maps to plot out my two week trip to Scotland. I’m not renting a car, and I’m looking at the walking directions- half a mile in…
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My exploration of all things Scottish continues. I read “Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine” by Gail Honeyman with my book group. The book isn’t my usual fare, it’s definitely a…
Starting on my literary journey to Scotland, I realized I have read some of the bestselling authors according to the newspaper the Scotsman.. I didn’t realize that Arthur Conan Doyle…
Sometimes while chasing waterfalls, you don’t find any. In this case we visited the lack of a waterfall on the rocky cliffside of Thatcher park, on what is known as…
Son, dog and husband all joined me this weekend to a jaunt to Poestinkill, NY, to the Barberville Falls of Rensselaer Plateau. My son has almost, but not quite figured…
I’m trying to get my son into nature more (it was literally prescribed to him by his doctor). I asked him what would entice him, and he said waterfalls and…
The Aristocats, 1970. This movie was the last that Walt Disney had oversight on. It seems to be an original story, not based on a book or fairytale, but a…
101 Dalmatians, 1961. The movie Cruela just came out, and I am afraid to watch it. I don’t want to sympathize with her, I don’t want to like her. The…
I’m watching my way through Disney animated feature films, and I have reached the 50’s. Cinderella got its own post. Alice in Wonderland, 1951. I grew up reading Alice in…
Cinderella came out in 1950, the second “princess” in the Disney line up. As a child, I didn’t think about its creation or influences, it just was there. Watching it…
