APPRECIATE THE PAST........ENJOY THE PRESENT

YESTERDAY I WAS REFLECTING ABOUT THE OSCARS  WITH A YOUNG FRIEND, PERSON UNDER 45, WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHO IS KIM NOVAK...IT OCCURRED TO ME  THAT THERE  ARE ENTIRE GENERATIONS THAT DON'T KNOW THE HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY FROM THE 40'S, 50'S ETC.
I AM NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT PERHAPS MS. NOVAK MADE A POOR DECISION TO APPEAR ON TV.  SHE WAS AN ICONIC ACTRESS WHO APPEARED IN CLASSIC FILMS SUCH AS "VERTIGO", "BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE", AND "PAL JOEY". HER BODY OF WORK SHOULD BE KNOWN.
I LOVED THAT A TRIBUTE WAS GIVEN TO JUDY GARLAND FOR THE  75th ANNIVERSARY "THE WIZARD OF OZ", BUT DO YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW HOW INCREDIBLE SHE WAS, AND WHAT A LEGACY SHE HAS LEFT. IT WAS FABULOUS THAT HER CHILDREN WERE AT THE OSCARS, ALTHOUGH I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT ELLEN MADE A TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER, MEAN SPIRITED COMMENT TO LIZA MINNELLI.
THERE IS FABULOUS TALENT TODAY, BUT MUCH OF IT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE. WE MUST KNOW OUR COLLECTIVE PAST, AS WELL AS OUR INDIVIDUAL PASTS, IN ORDER TO FORGE INTO THE FUTURE AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
EVERYONE KNOWS GEORGE CLOONEY, BUT HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW HIS AUNT, ROSEMARY CLOONEY.... DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA, THE ENTIRE RAT PACK... CLARK GABLE, JEAN HARLOW.......TALENTS THAT INFLUENCE THOSE TODAY.
THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT AGAIN TODAY, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE AND PRODUCTIVE.......

I RECENTLY FOUND A WEBSITE ON PINTEREST WHICH SELLS LOUIS VUITTON AT THE MOST INCREDIBLY LOW PRICESlouis vuitton lussac.......THEY SAY IT IS REAL, BUT MY DADDY USED TO SAY IF YOU BUY A GOLD WATCH FOR $.10 MORE THAN LIKELY YOU HAVE BOUGHT A $.10 GOLD WATCH........CHECK IT OUT AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF........ www.fashionlouisvuitton.com

DON'T CRY BECAUSE IT IS OVER......SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED
SO..... PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND AND ENJOY THE DAY

CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND ENJOY...........

ROSEMARY CLOONEY/VERA ELLEN

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, BUT LOOK AT THAT SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKY.......THESE 2 WOMEN COULD MELT THE FROZEN TUNDRA........

SO PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND ENJOY THE DAY
click the link below

LENA AND JUDY

OSCAR NIGHT


THE RED CARPET WAS ELEGANT AND GORGEOUS AS A NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD SHOULD BE...........
LOVED Amy Adams IN GUCCI COUTURE, JENNIFER LAWRENCE WAS STUNNING IN HER RED GOWN, AND OH THAT SHORT HAIR IS OUTSTANDING, AND SO VERY FRESH. KERRY WASHINGTON LOOKED LOVELY IN JASON WOO, AND WHAT A JOY TO SEE ROBIN ROBERTS LOOKING RADIANT AND HEALTHY.....IS THERE ANYTHING MORE CLASSIC AND ELEGANT THAN LEONARDO DiCAPRIO IN A NAVY TUXEDO......NAVY, LOVE IT.
AS A NUMBER ONE FAN OF JUDY GARLAND, I MUST SAY PINK PAID AN ENORMOUS TRIBUTE TO HER, AND WAS FANTASTIC 
BARBARA AND JUDY

A MEDLEY, JUDY GARLAND & BARBARA STREISAND.THE COMPLETE 'HOORAY FOR LOVE'...

TODAY IS THE FIRST OF MARCH, AND WE ARE SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR THE "BIG" STORM, AGAIN.........I SEEM TO BE CONTINUALLY WRITING ABOUT THE WEATHER, BUT HERE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, WE HAVE A VERY DRAMATIC GROUP OF METEOROLOGISTS WHO ENJOY HYPERBOLE AND PANIC.......MOTHER NATURE IS NOT HAPPY, AND WITH ALL WISE STRONG WOMEN, SHE HAS THE LAST WORD..........TOMORROW IS OSCAR SUNDAY, SO STOCK UP ON TREATS, PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS, AND ENJOY THE SHOW........
I AM AGAIN TRYING TO SHARE A VIDEO OF BARBARA AND JUDY SO CLICK BELOW ON JUDY GARLAND AND BARBARA STREISAND, AND MAYBE THIS TIME WE'LL GET LUCKY

WILL IT EVER WARM UP

IT HAS BEEN A VERY COLD AND SNOWY WINTER, WHICH I USUALLY DON'T MIND, HOWEVER THE ICY MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN SENDS ME INTO A TOTAL TAILSPIN, AND I MEAN THAT LITERALLY. LAST WEDNESDAY, I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE TO WORK, SLIDING ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND THEN UNABLE TO PLOW THROUGH THE PILES OF SHOVELED SNOW, WHICH WAS MASSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE BACK HOME, A JAUNT THAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ME 5 MINUTES RATHER THAN 35 MINUTES. I WAS JUST GOING TO CALL OFF FROM WORK WHEN CAROLE, "THE SNOW WARRIOR" CALLED.  COMING TO MY RESCUE,  SHE DROVE 25 MILES OUT OF HER WAY TO PICK ME UP FOR WORK. GIRLFRIENDS ARE THERE TO HELP YOU NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER........FRIENDSHIP ISN'T A BIG THING, IT IS A MILLION LITTLE THINGS..... PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID BUT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.......CAROLE, THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES...I WON'T FORGET THIS RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS.
TODAY, HOWEVER, I AM IGNORING THE COLD AND SNOW, AND ENJOYING SPRING INSIDE MY HOUSE. MY HIBISCUS AND MANDEVILLA ARE MIRACULOUSLY BLOOMING ON THIS COLD FEBRUARY DAY, AND I HAVE VASES FILLED WITH TULIPS, AND FRAGRANT PURPLE STOCK.  

TOMORROW IS VALENTINE'S DAY, AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY DAY FILLED WITH HUGS AND KISSES..........YOUR IMAGINATION IS YOUR PREVIEW OF LIFE'S  COMING ATTRACTION, SO PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL VALENTINE WEEKEND

THE FROST IS ON THE PUMPKIN.......
The weather has been so crazy this last month, but today it is cold and gray, and I am thinking a bad winter lies ahead. The garden peeps showed up today to trim back the ivy from the house, which makes my husband a happy man. There is much clean up to be done, and a brick walk to be laid, but I am happy that there is a beginning today.
Halloween is next week, and to get everyone in the mood I am sharing a story and picture by my friend Kathy Hooper, who writes the most wonderful stories about 2 frogs, Francoise and Nibs. I took Francoise to Paris with me in January, and I do believe she did have a wonderful time.
I ASKED FOR ALL THINGS THAT I MIGHT ENJOY LIFE....
I WAS GIVEN LIFE SO THAT I MIGHT ENJOY ALL THINGS..........PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL  DAY                             
       A Halloween Clue
   From the Collection of short stories

     “The Little Green Gang”

        By Kathleen Hooper

               

          It was mid October in the Sonoran Desert.  Daylight had grown shorter and the evenings were much cooler.  Fall had definitely arrived.

          Many homes were decorated with dazzling orange and black lights and all sorts of spooky things.  This meant one special thing to Nibs. Halloween was coming!

          Farley would definitely be a cowboy but Nibs couldn’t quite decide. He loved writing poetry and thought it would be fun to give Farley some clues about his decision.   

             The Little Ghosts

                   By Nib
 Five little ghosts were sitting in a tree
      Two fell off and that left three
     Another little ghost decided to jump

 Landing in the leaves with a soft ker-plunk!

     Two little ghosts remained in the tree
  With a lighted pumpkin bright as could be
     They sat and sat waiting patiently
       For a special little ghost…me.

 Can you guess what I’ve decided to be

            Happy Halloween

 

 

 

 

Flu Shot.......if you are planning to have a flu shot this season please consider having your shot at a Walgreens.......the staff was kind and professional, and the best part is that Walgreens has a program through the UN Foundation called "Get a Shot, Give a Shot" vaccine initiative, which is providing up to 3 million vaccines to children in developing countries.
It is a win for all.BE YOURSELF......EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN
PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND