By: Mary Fran Bontempo Around Easter, I can hear the voices resounding in my head. "Moses." "Oh, Moses, Moses." "Moses! Moses!" From his former lover, Queen Nefretiri, to his shepherd-girl wife, Sephora, to God Himself, Moses has a lot of people wanting a piece of him. And, as portrayed by Charlton Heston in the Cecil B. DeMille classic, The Ten Commandments, this Moses, by turns bare-chested and studly to gray-haired and stately, [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Imagine the conversation: “Hi, Daniel. It’s Cardinal Jorge. Ah, just so you know, I’m going to have to cancel my newspaper delivery. Something’s come up and I won’t be home for a while.” I’m free-forming here, but a similar call was made to a paper carrier in Argentina last week, canceling a long-running delivery. The [...]
This is just hilarious! If only we could make everyone say exactly what we want. Enjoy! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It’s official; spring has sprung—and not a moment too soon. Here in Philadelphia, the most immediate sign that spring is on the way is the Philadelphia Flower Show, highlighted on NRFGP a few weeks ago, which returns every year at just about the time the natives are about to lose their minds to cabin fever. The delightful sights and scents of flowers and nature (okay, so it’s a gigantic [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Dave was mesmerized. During our weekly Costco run, my husband happened upon a young woman standing at the end of an aisle performing magic tricks with an aluminum extension ladder. Now, before images of a pole dancer in the middle of Costco enter your head, let me clarify. The Costco employee was simply folding [...]
This video received over 147,000,000 hits on You Tube. Pretty cool. Enjoy! --Mary Fran
Today, NRFGP is featured in Mama's Lil' Guide, published by NRFGP friend, Sharon Mcgowan-cowell. Check us out on page 31!
