By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's that time of year again, when Hollywood spends the next few months in a stupor of self-indulgent self-congratulation, reminding the common folk of just how amazingly awesome they are. (And we aren't.) Wednesday, it was The People's Choice Awards, a mish-mash of stuff covering movies, TV, music, individuals--in short, anyone or anything they can throw a statue at who they think will show up to accept it. Fans [...]
Welcome to all of our returning readers and newcomers to Not Ready For Granny Panties. We look forward to 2014 being a wonderful year! Wishing you peace, joy, blessings and FUN!
Google shares inspirational searches from 2013. Enjoy and Happy New Year! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo (No audio version of this post because, as you'll read below, I'm kind of tired....Maybe next week.) So…I know it’s the time of year when I’m supposed to promise to be a better person. To be kinder, gentler, less of a biatch—generally a much nicer version of myself. I’m supposed to promise to eat better, exercise more, do all sorts of inspirational, humanitarian stuff to make the world a [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's not quite Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, but it's pretty close. Saving Mr. Banks, one of the Disney Studio's offerings for the holiday season (the animated Frozen being the other), is the tale of how the magical, whimsical, delightful film, Mary Poppins, almost didn't get made. P.L. Travers, creator of Mary Poppins and author of the series of books depicting the character, resisted the wooing of one Walt Disney for the better [...]
Somehow, this never gets old. And 43 million You Tube viewers can't be wrong! Enjoy the beautiful--unexpected--sounds of the season! Happy Holidays! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Well, today is our entertainment day here at NRFGP, but let's be real. It's six days before Christmas and we're women. The most entertainment we can hope for is no nightmares about forgotten presents when we collapse into bed at the end of the day. Somehow, no matter how we try to "be done," there are always last-minute gifts to buy, things to wrap, cookies to bake, dishes to [...]
