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Daily Diversion #234: ‘Tis the Season

Posted on October 25, 2014 by maedez

A few lovely ladies photobombing my Caramel Apple. “I tasted life.”-Emily Dickinson

Daily Diversion #233: Hawk/River

Posted on October 20, 2014 by maedez

The view from our hotel room, with an obliging hawk soaring above the local river:

River/Hawk

Daily Diversion #232: Excalibur

Posted on October 12, 2014 by maedez

“In the midst of the lake Arthur was ware of an arm clothed in white samite, that held a fair sword in that hand.”-Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur

Excalibur

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy

Posted on October 10, 2014 by maedez

Speedboat on the Savannah River. June 2014.

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”-Louisa May Alcott

My entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy.

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted on October 8, 2014 by maedez

Name: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1st Baron Tennyson)
D/O/B: 8/6/1809
Member Since: 1862
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Coordinator of club poetry workshops
Hobbies: Carrying out duties as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom; coining now-famous phrases; sitting for intense portraits

Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869

Daily Diversion #231: Tiny Autumn Leaf

Posted on October 6, 2014 by maedez

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”-Albert Camus

A tiny autumn leaf resting atop a lantern on our front porch.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

Posted on October 5, 2014 by maedez

Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah. June 2014.

My entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs.

Daily Diversion #230: True Romance

Posted on September 27, 2014 by maedez

Topiary Couple

Writers Writing: Frances Marion, 1918

Posted on September 26, 2014 by maedez

Frances Marion in Photoplay, 1918:

Frances Marion, “caught” in the act of writing.

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Herman Melville

Posted on September 23, 2014 by maedez

Name: Herman Melville
D/O/B: 8/1/1819
Member Since: 1860
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Chief teller of rousing sea-born tales, some of them even true
Hobbies: Whale-watching; dreaming of mystifying high-school students for generations to come; maintaining his luxurious head of model-worthy hair

Herman Melville, 1860

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!