All I want to do these days is stay home and watch Turner Classic Movies – it’s 31 Days of Oscar month! As you could probably guess even if I didn’t talk about it all the time, I am an absolute sucker for old movies. And looking over this year’s schedule, I’m realizing just howContinue reading “10 Great Romances from 31 Days of Oscar”
Category Archives: Nostalgia
The Paperback Rack at the Big Star
Every writer has a touching story about their favorite bookstore or library as a child, the place where they discovered the ineffable delights of literature. I can go on at great length about my love for Miss Daisy at the Chester County Library or my swoon of ecstasy the first time I walked into theContinue reading “The Paperback Rack at the Big Star”
How to Cook Supper on a Tuesday Night (Hamburger steaks & gravy)
My mama worked a nine-to-five clerical job pretty much my whole life. So I learned from her at an early age how to get to the grocery store, get home, and get supper on the table fast before collapsing from exhaustion in front of the TV set. This was one of my father’s favorite dinners,Continue reading “How to Cook Supper on a Tuesday Night (Hamburger steaks & gravy)”
John Lennon
So when I was three years old, my absolute favorite show on TV was the Beatles cartoon: Note, please, the vampire theme. When I was six, my aunt showed me the cover of her Abbey Road album and explained that some people thought it proved that my favorite Beatle, Paul, was dead because the pictureContinue reading “John Lennon”
I can’t stop listening to this song!!!
She’s Not There by Neko Case and Nick Cave I found this on iTunes yesterday – I was actually looking for the original by The Zombies, which is one of the first records I ever remember hearing as a very small child. Which might actually explain a lot – pretty spooky for a British InvasionContinue reading “I can’t stop listening to this song!!!”
The Best Beach Trip Ever
The family and I just got back from our annual pilgrimage to the ocean. I’ve been going to North Myrtle Beach on vacation nearly every summer since I was eight years old – more years than I care to share in a public forum. This year in a four-bedroom house, oceanfront, we had my dad;Continue reading “The Best Beach Trip Ever”
Lucy Blue Writes 