Oz The Great and Powerful

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Ruby slippers, flying monkeys, witches--good and bad--and a wizard who isn't named Harry. Does it get any better? Well, it's not quite perfect. In this version of Oz, Dorothy's ruby slippers do not make an appearance. In fact, neither does Dorothy herself. Today, Disney releases Oz The Great and Powerful, and takes us to the magical land before the appearance of the little girl from Kansas and her pals. [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:24-04:00March 8th, 2013|1 Comment

Great Names, Good Tastes & Fond Memories

by Chrysa Smith Back before Christmas, my mother told me she was looking for a nightgown. If you haven’t read it before, she’s 90, so that pretty well leaves out anything from Victoria’s Secret. A granny nightgown is what she wanted, and quite frankly, the old-fashioned, flannel, button up to your neck and grace the floor type isn’t all that easy to find. So after scouring every store, I reverted to the web. [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:25-04:00March 7th, 2013|1 Comment

Some Low-Tech, High-Fun Entertainment

By: Mary Fran Bontempo "What do you want to do?""I dunno; what do you want to do?""We could see a movie, or go get a bite to eat.""Yeah, but we always do that. I want to do something different."Sound familiar? Unless you've got a special outing planned, the typical entertainment options available for any adult on a typical weekend are, well, typical.And boring.Remember how when you were a kid, something as simple as [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:26-04:00March 1st, 2013|0 Comments
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