Thursday, July 23, 2009

Speaking of Alan Rickman

Well, I've seen several friends' posts lately regarding Alan Rickman, and thanks to Erika who sent this to me, I am sharing this YouTube clip from the Family Guy that I just LOVE! It is so hilarious.

And Kate, I also love that man!! :-)




Here is the original blog link that Erika sent me: http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2009/07/nerd-man-of-month-alan-rickman.html

Ladies, we are not alone!!

Also, he was absolutely fabulous as Snape - he MADE the 6th movie.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Still my favorite book

"The Salinas Velley is in Northern California. It is a long. narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay.
I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer - and what trees and seasons smelled like - how people looked and walked and smelled even. The memory of odors is very rich.
I remember that the Gabilan Mountains to the east of the valley were light gay mountains full of sun and lovliness and a kind of invitation, so you wanted to climb into their warm foothills almost as you want to climb into the lap of a beloved mother. They were beckoning mountains with a brown grass love. The Santa Lucias stood up against the sky to the west and kept the valley from the open sea, and they were dark and brooding - unfriendly and dangerous. I always found in myself a dread of west and love of east. Where I ever got such an idea I cannot say, unless it could be that the morning came over the peaks of the Gabilans and the night drifted back from the ridges of the Santa Lucias. It may be that the birth and death of the day had some part in my feeling about the tow ranes of mountains."

- East of Eden , page 1. John Steinbeck

This is one of those books that just sticks with me, and as I read it, I find myself thinking about the layers that Steinbeck has carefully built and it truly is a joy uncovering each one.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Wine Tasting in NC

Today Christina, Emanuel, Bronte, Hywel and I went to the RayLen Vineyard just outside of Greensboro, NC. We had a wonderful time - the sun was shining, there was music playing and a nice breeze. Good times! I made headbands from the clover flowers that Bronte picked!