By: Mary Fran BontempoOh, how tempting.As a writer who starts out every project staring at a blank page, waiting for inspiration to strike and feeling the terror when it doesn't, I've thought about how wonderful it would be to have the next great American novel drop into my lap out of thin air.How wonderful to just have a finished, brilliant work appear, and be able to put my name on it, reaping all [...]
by Chrysa SmithI wish I could do my wedding all over again. Well, that is, except for the 25 lbs. I put on over the last 27 years. But, what I mean is this: instead of listening to all of the older family members, tradition and actually caring about what others thought, I would do it all my own way. And my own way would be a lot simpler, more elegant and outdoors---with [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I grew up with Italian grandparents from South Philadelphia. We lived the whole South Philly Italian experience including gravy, Sunday pasta dinners at 3 PM and everything, of course, home made. And I loved it all--except the gnocchi.Gnocchi (pronounced "nyucky" in the Americanized version of the word), are generally little football-shaped ovals of dough, made with either potato or ricotta cheese. And most of the time, they taste like little ovals [...]
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Distance--A beautiful new song by Christina Perri featuring Jason Mraz. Enjoy!--Mary Fran
Make it a great day, gals!--Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran BontempoOh, no, not subtitles!I’ll confess, it was my first thought when a friend and I took in the award winning film, The Intouchables, last week at Doylestown, PA’s charming County Theater. But in a testament to the film’s heart, I barely even noticed that I was reading the dialogue running at the bottom of the screen.A French language film, The Intouchables gifts movie-goers with the story of a blossoming friendship [...]
