tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186317792024-03-23T11:28:04.717-07:00Here In The HillsLife: Past, Present, & Future, and all that jazz!OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comBlogger997125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-787730272588487642015-12-31T18:09:00.000-08:002015-12-31T18:09:47.386-08:00happy new year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happiness And Good Health!</i></b></span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-71130452473699319652015-12-22T21:45:00.001-08:002015-12-22T21:45:45.179-08:00the holidays are here.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Wishing you all the Joys of The Season!</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Be sure to leave some Cookies for you know who,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>a little Cat Nip</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>for his friend!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Remember your loved ones.....</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>The Darling Sweetie, </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>My Loving Pal For Twelve Years......</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>And after that,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Have A Very Very Happy New Year!!!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>May 2016 Be A Happy Healthy Year, Filled with Love and Kindness and Creativity!</i></b></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-12195428234149608402015-11-24T01:06:00.002-08:002015-11-24T01:06:57.549-08:00thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>Have A Wonderful Time!</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>Eat Well!</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>Hug Everyone You Love!</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>Give Thanks For All The Blessings</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>In Your Life!</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><i>More To Come......</i></b></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-59068561270909143232015-10-12T22:11:00.001-07:002015-10-12T22:12:13.558-07:00a good day.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>They say you shouldn't live in the past-----</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>well, sometimes the past brings back lovely memories of great times and 'once-in-a-lifetime' experiences, that, in my confined dotage---i.e. <i>(Confined To My Home In My Old Age, that is) </i>makes life with endless Kleenex filled mucous, truly bearable. <i>(I wish Mucous was useful in some way---like for caulking the tub, or building a wall or something....oh well.....it isn't!)</i> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And I am so very grateful to be surrounded by a lot of my past, all of which gives me joy---the the painting of 'The Cows' by Phyliss Manley, that hangs in my bedroom. Those ladies are comforting and remind me of some lovely times.</b></span></div>
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<br />So, today was a wonderful day for re-living lovely past memories.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I discovered a new-to-me channel called GET TV......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>They are showing the old CBS Judy Garland TV Series----which was a true gem!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Having seen Ms. Garland "live" many times, back in the day, it was just thrilling to see her on television, once again----On Time Warner Cable here in L.A., GET TV is channel 1283! <i>(Who would have ever thought we would be counting into the thousands on our TV Sets...and back when the Judy Garland show first came on the air---no one ever thought we could or would see her every week singing gloriously in our living rooms.....talk about special memories)</i></b></span></div>
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<br />Anyway.....it was just Wonderful! Great songs sung by the greatest performer I've ever seen, 'live' in the Palace Theatre and in other Venues, too, including The Hollywood Bowl.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Amazingly, just yesterday----Sunday-----they showed "A STAR IS BORN" (1954) on Turner Classic Movies....I wrote about Garland and this film a long time ago here on my blog---<i>(which is 10 years old this month)</i>----I wrote about going to see this wonderful film with my dear dear Soul Mate, Sammy, on it's opening day in New York---we sat through two showings---you could do that back then, and I think we would have sat through it a third time if we both didn't have something we had to do that evening....So, seeing Ms. Garland's television show today was a true joy!</b></span><br />
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<br />Right after that hour GET TV showed a 'special' with Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey---it was just fabulous, too.....these two old pro's reminded me of all of the great great talent that is now long-gone.....</b></span><br />
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<br />True Broadway and Show Business legends---superb performers of such a high caliber---another terrific hour.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then, they showed one of the old Merv Griffin Shows----and two of the guests were Carl Reiner and Robert Kennedy....!</b></span><br />
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<br />The time spent with each of the guests was longer than we get now, and it was precious----today, your lucky if a guest on one of the popular daytime and/or night time 'talk' shows gets 5 minutes!!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And I'll be watching Judy Garland next Monday night, once again......</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>What makes this cake so tasty is a tiny bit of coffee flavor----just a touch, not too much......</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Below, a photo of the Dining Room with those sitting at the table waiting for their cake and coffee which was just about to be served.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Beautiful flowers sitting on my Little White Baby Baby Grand, were sent to me by The O'Donnell Family who live in North Carolina. Such sweet dear people. Their son John is a dear old friend and though we haven't seen one another for many years now, we talk on the phone <i>all</i> the time.</b></span><br />
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<b>No surface in my house is without all sorts of treasures.....Some more personal than others, of course.....</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Like that very dear Hippo.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><b>I love my Happy Hippo.....I found him in London back in 1993, in a Gallery that was across the street from the Old Vic Theatre----He is very touchable-petable.....</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">You almost cannot NOT touch him......A closer look at my Beautiful Hippo, below......</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Betty always said she gained two daughters with both of these very special women---</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>(I'm happy to say, I just had a wonderful visit with Katy a few days ago)</i>----I love both these terrific girls, more than I can say.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And what's wonderful is they are both very close to each other, too, as are Betty's sons.....I was lucky enough to be the 'Officiant' at both Karen and Garrett's wedding <i>(November 9th, 1991)</i> and Katy and Andy's wedding, <i>(September 28th, 2002)</i>, as well.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Above, Will and his fabulous crew, working in the kitchen.....that yellow box sitting on the corner of their table is, the cake, which you have already seen.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And the above photo was taken after we had our Birthday Cake and our coffee.....you can see that there is still a coffee cup sitting on the table, way over to the right....And, way over to the left, is Craig's lap, still holding his napkin, and then Dianne and Garrett, Karen, and Andy......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Above, Annie Guilbert's daughter arrived to pick up her Mom and Seemah.....She had driven them from the West Side----Pacific Palisades, to be exact, and now, she had come back to pick them up and take them home.....And someone pointed out that I hadn't opened my presents yet.....And even though I had said 'no presents, please', some people brought them anyway.....</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I had these little soft bears for everyone to take home as a remembrance of the evening, and some July 4th Hats.....incredible that THAT is how long ago my birthday celebration was.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Above, flowers for the Dining Room table----a gift from the incredibly talented and dear dear Van, who is my florist.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>There are always flowers that are new to me, along with the beauties, I already do know......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Above---Lee and Marshall, <i>(Lee's Husband)</i>, and Dianne T., and one of the wonderful appetizers that Will had made for our pre-Birthday Dinner......These are marinated pieces of Tofu---absolutely scrumptious---Who knew that Tofu could taste so damned good!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>There's Dianne, and Will Grover, the wonderful caterer who makes it all happen----crudites on the table with two kinds of dip; then next to will is Karen Culliver Parks and Seemah--sitting on the couch and me and that is the back of Bridget Hanley's head.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And above, that's Katy Melody Parks--Andy Parks' wife, with Annie G. behind her and on the table, Marinated Shrimp wrapped in Snow Peas.....almost half of my guests are Vegetarian's though they all eat Fish----so I try to build my Menu around them......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, in front of me----which you can barely see, is the warm Brie with Apricots----One of my favorites!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I love this picture because it gives you a sense of the various parts of the room----that's Bridget H. in the forefront; Annie talking with Lee; and on the little couch against the far wall is Craig Curtis and Andy Parks......I love that there are many places to sit in this room......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>A little closer look at Craig talking with Andy.....And my little Baby Baby 'Electronic' Grand over on the left......and then there is The Dining Room.....Below, there is Mary who works with Will and has been coming to my house with him for 35 years.....!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>She is just beginning to serve everyone their Fabulous Fish----Chilean Sea Bass! Oh, it was so delicious. It is my favorite fish! And we had Brown Rice----my request. I just know it's better for you and I like the taste a lot.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Some of us ate in the living room----that's why I love those big white plates! They are kind of like a tray, which makes them easier to navigate on your lap....There is Andy on the floor and Craig, sitting in the chair, and Karen and Garrett sitting on the couch----and that is my plate down in the left hand corner of the picture.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>A closer look above, of my plate----the Fish is almost out of the frame over on the lower left----It was everything I hoped it would be....</b></span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-39948864276789249212015-07-21T03:17:00.002-07:002015-07-21T03:18:06.315-07:00The birthday celebration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I didn't take any of them, at all, but three friends who were there took quite a few pictures, for which I am very very grateful.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>That Orchid on the Piano near the Balloons was given to me by my Gardener, Seven.....It is absolutely Gorgeous!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We started fairly early and it was still light outside and a pretty clear day in L.A., so we could see things outside my floor to ceiling windows that aren't always visible......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>That is the lovely Bridget Hanley with yours truly----with my 84 shirt and the city behind us.....It was a lovely warm evening, but not too hot like it is now.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My dear friend Glenn was one of the people taking pictures.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I was showing him how to use my camera.....And he took a lot of terrific pictures! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The wonderful Dianne Travis took a lot of pictures, too....In fact she took the one above of Glenn and me......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And there on the left is the lovely Dianne, talking "Horse" talk with the beautiful Karen Culliver Parks......They both love horses and in fact, Dianne has a Beautiful horse named Chisholm who she calls Chis, for short....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And above, there are Karen and Garrett Parks.......it is always lovely for me to be with Betty G.'s boys and their wonderful wives.....This year, daughter Maddy was not her because she is in New York working----of course, it's the family business----Show Business. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>She has the most Beautiful voice and has </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"IT"!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Any of you who have been reading my blog for a long time have watched Maddy grow up.....<br />Well, here is a picture Garrett emailed me the other day----this is the Beautiful Maddy now!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We missed her, but it is thrilling to know she has begun her New York career......I'll keep you updated!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And above, the wonderful Annie Guilbert with Andy Parks, betty G.'s younger son.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Annie is on an HBO series called "Getting On".....she is such a wonderful actress---stage and TV and film----And what a career! The neighbor on "The Dick Van Dyke" show.....and many years later playing Yetta, The Grandmother, on "The Nanny", and now "Getting On", plus all sorts of plays and films and TV shows all along the way.....She has been in two plays of mine and won an Award for one of them.....It was fabulous to work with her!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And of all the people at this party, I've known Annie, the longest!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> I met her in the early summer of 1962.....when I was singing at this little Piano Bar called Verney's.....Annie was in a show called "Billy Barnes, L.A."....it was a terrific 'review' right next door at The Coronet Theatre. And Billy played the piano in Verney's, and I sang there.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And just a few months later I met the dear sweet Lee Meriwether when I joined Theatre West, and of course, that's where I met Betty G., too......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It's wonderful to have such dear sweet friends for 53 years. And wonderful that they were celebrating my 84th Birthday with me......</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And above, there is Lee with her darling talented husband, Marshal Borden---a superb actor and a fabulous writer, too.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>They met doing a play at a Theatre that my sweet friend Earl Holliman ran many years ago.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And there is Earl, arriving-----I've known him for 50 years! It doesn't seem possible.......And over on the left, the Beautiful Seemah Wilder.....!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I love this picture of Earl---still a handsome devil----with Annie and Bridget.....it was such a fun happy night.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I love that you can see those two Rollators in the background----one is Annie's and one is mine! We are falling apart but still having fun! LOL!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>More To Come........</i><br /><br /> </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>It's been quite a while since I have posted anything here......Sorry about that, my dears.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>I feel like I have very little to say since my life is so restricted by my Health issues.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>I don't go anywhere, so, there are no new adventures to talk about......</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>I do watch a lot of TV......films and some shows.....It's getting close to Emmy time again, and as a voter, I have received umpteen amounts of "For Your Consideration" DVD screener's......plus, now you can watch so very many things on Netflix and Amazon, etc.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, many many things are available through the Television Academy's Website......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>It is pretty overwhelming and I cannot watch everything.....but, I try to see as much as I can. There are so very many channel's now, between the three Networks and all the Cable Networks, etc.....</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is just one tiny example of what is mailed to you---and then there is HBO, STARZ, NETFLIX,TNT, FX, USA, BET, NBC, CBS, ABC, BRAVO, THE FOOD NETWORK, COMEDY CENTRAL, and about 25 other networks and/or Producing Company's..........ALL send these elaborate boxes filled with pictures and, of course, the DVD's----all this---must cost a fortune!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>Trying to watch all that.....?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>The good thing about it is, doing all this makes me feel a part of my old life, so to speak.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>And voting makes me feel as if I am still contributing in some way.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>The first go round of voting began on Monday (June 15th and goes through Friday, June 26th) and this year, for the <i>very</i> first time, ALL the voting is going to be done</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b> 'on line',</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>No more paper ballots.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>No more paper anything.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Television Academy has definitely moved into the 21st Century, in a BIG way!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm not sure how this will go for me, because I always had a system that worked well when it was still all on paper.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is going to be interesting, or a disaster!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Well, here's the answer!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>It is a frggin' Nightmare!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>But.......I persevere, anyway.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>The only other bit of nice news I can share with you is that a play written by the wonderful Actor/Writer, Jim Beaver, called </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>"VERDIGRIS",</b></span><br />
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</b></span><b style="color: #6aa84f;">which was first produced 30 years ago at Theatre West----and for which I wrote a song and score, was revived in a new production at Theatre West and once again, my music and song (with me singing from the tape from 1985) were used as they had been back then.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>I didn't get to see it, but I got some lovely feedback on the production and particularly on my musical contribution to the play.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>It was a lovely reminder of what that part of my creative life was like before my confinement.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>Other than that, my days are spent taking care of all the many holes in my body and just trying to get some joy out of whatever small things I can.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>And speaking of the little joys, here is a bit more news:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>the end of the month and I am planning on having a small dinner party here in my home, with some dear close friends.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>We are looking at 84!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>How the hell did that happen????</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, life goes on as best it can.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><i>More To Come.........</i></b></span></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-41127774556090535482015-05-08T01:50:00.001-07:002015-05-08T01:51:02.175-07:00happy mothers day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And what is more beautiful than an Orchid......</b></span>.</div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-51438973665363249142015-04-16T22:04:00.000-07:002015-04-16T22:06:33.668-07:00update......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I know it has been a very long time since I posted and I am truly sorry about that......</span></b></div>
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<b>A few days ago I got what I felt was a rather mean spirited comment from someone who I do not recall commenting in the past---<i>(and if she has, please forgive my lapse in memory)......</i></b></span><br />
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<b>The comment was chastising me for being a bad blogger because I have not responded to the many comments asking how I am; that it was rude of me and at 84 I should know better.....and saying it was very wrong of me for not letting people who care about me know how I am, and then added, and, "if you are dead...well, RIP."</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't post it because I found it so cold and truly shocking, unfeeling and hurtful. </span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">(And if the person who wrote that comment happens to be reading this, I am still 83 and will turn 84 the end of June, God willing...)</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">To all of you wonderful reader friends that I actually know from your years of caring commenting, and from your truly wonderful blogs, your incredibly supportive understanding has not gone unnoticed by me----and I have tried to get around as much as energy permits, to as many of you as I can, thanking you and letting you know where I am at and what is happening to me---all be it, in rather vague terms......</span></b></div>
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<b>My Health Issues have really really laid me low and leave me with very little energy for blogging and even for going on the computer, at all.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The other factors of living life with an incurable disease plus one's body just falling apart as it sometimes does as we get older, have left me very depressed.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">More losses of dear ones which seem to be the 'norm' these days, has added to that depression.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">And that, on top of the ravages of the body, makes it very clear to me that there is no good end here.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is no light at the end of the tunnel here except possibly the light you see, hopefully, when you leave this life.</span></b></div>
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<b>As many of you know, I have been confined to my home for over 10 years.....not able to go anywhere; not able to participate in any of the life I lived before this disease was diagnosed----and that has been very very hard.</b></span></div>
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<b>This blog has saved me.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">All of you have saved me.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But, I am running out of steam now.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Things are getting worse and will continue to do so, I'm sorry to say----that's the nature of illness and age, and I must say---</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">it really pisses me off,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">and leaves me feeling pretty hopeless.</span></b></div>
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<b>And I have to say, I really hate writing all this to you because I always wanted my blog to be a place of creativity and hopefulness, in spite of what was and is happening to me.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But I'm at a point now where all of my waking hours are just about taking care of my bodily needs and that is very wearing and it takes all my energy.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wish I could hug each and everyone of you to let you know how meaningful your loving friendships have meant to me over these more than nine years of blogging----a gift I never expected and a gift I truly treasure. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">You will never know just how important all of your friendships are to me.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have no idea when I will write again on my blog, and I hope and pray I will be able to......And if I am not able to, I also hope and pray you all will understand.</span></b><br />
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<b>I guess I should thank the person who chastised me because it did propel me to write this update.....</b></span><br />
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<b>I love you all with all my heart, and I will continue to stay in touch as best I can, when I can.</b></span><br />
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<br />Hoping there is <i>More To Come</i>, but I make no promises because I don't really know what <i>is</i> to come......</span></b><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-85689802540722678372015-02-11T14:35:00.000-08:002015-02-11T14:35:04.791-08:00hi, again......<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I've been away from my blog for quite a while now.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Between 'Health Issues', which have kind of worn me out, and other stressful things that have been happening, </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I just don't have the energy or desire to try and write a post.....</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>During this last 7 or 8 weeks, I got to watch a lot of films....I'm so very grateful to have been able to see almost all of the films up for Awards and winning many Awards already.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>There are some very very good films this year, each of them hoping to pick up that </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Golden Fellow known as OSCAR!</b></span><br />
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<b>What to go and see or rent?</b></span><br />
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<b>If you haven't already seen it,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>give yourself the gift of---</b></span><br />
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<b>This is a funny, endearing, delightful and beautifully filmed and edited picture that is pure joy!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>There is a <i>wonderful </i>performance by Ralph Fiennes---brilliant, really....</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">There are lots of fun 'name' actors in this film--some in very small parts----but, all, important!</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>it's a truly 'Original', (in every way) Screenplay by Wes Anderson, who also directed it.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>It is gorgeous to look at---the production design and the sets and the costumes---plus the fantastic editing all add up to a feast for the eyes, and a truly special film experience.</b></span><br />
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<b>This is a 'feel good' movie that is a welcome change from many of the so called serious and somewhat depressing films available right now.</b></span><br />
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<b>Will it win Best Picture?</b></span><br />
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<b>Should it win Best Picture?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Oh, do try to see this, if you haven't already, before Sunday February 22nd.....</b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Note: I thank all of you dear sweet wonderful people for your concern and encouragement and your heartfelt caring....These are hard days, but knowing you are out there sending all of these sweet messages, means everything!</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I thank each and every one of you with all of my heart.....!</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Not sure how soon I will be posting again----time will tell....</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">And I promise to visit you, when I can....</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Sending big hugs to you all.......</span></i></b>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-90610929294100203232014-12-24T02:38:00.000-08:002014-12-24T02:38:26.076-08:00happy happy holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>May 2015 be a Healthy, Happy, Joyous Year</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Sorry I have been MIA, but life has been difficult these days......</i></b></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-15353107854332121742014-11-21T18:13:00.001-08:002014-11-21T18:14:18.240-08:00mike nichols<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">After I read the news of Mike Nichols death, early yesterday morning....All I could think about was what a great and special man he was----so talented in every way----writer, director, actor.....an exceptional human being in every way----the loss to his dear dear wife and family----the loss to all of us-----especially those of my generation.</span></div>
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<br />I remember Nichols and May.....what a team they were----How truly side-splitingly funny they were---how we all bought their recordings, wanting to savor forever their on-the-nose-humor where human foibles were concerned---that GREAT sketch where they were mother and son-----it was truthful and painful and hysterically funny, all at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">And his incredible gifts as a Director-----winning 9 Tony's. NINE!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">A Grammy, a couple of Oscars and a couple of Emmy's, too......He was in that rarefied small group known as 'EGOTS'----people who had won the big four Awards given to those few people who have proven their talents in all the 'Arts'---Theatre, Movies, Music or Spoken Word and Television.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I did not know Mike Nichols, though I spoke to him once, on the telephone---a funny story too long to go into here.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">But.....I felt like I knew him and more than that, that he knew me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">His work---his choices of plays and films touched me deeply.</span></div>
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<br />"Angels In America"; and epic life-changing work, brought to the small screen by HBO....His love and attention and understanding of Tony Kushner's play spoke volumes to the heart and the head.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">"Birdcage", a funny treasure of a film based on the French film, 'La Cage Aux Folles'....The casting was superb----Robin Williams and Nathan Lane and Gene Hackman and Diane Wiest among many other wonderful actors----</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">"Who'd Afraid Of Virginia Woolf", starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor----getting performances from them that were unforgettably memorable.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">He discovered Whoopi Goldberg doing stand-up in a small theatre in New York in 1984 and brought her to Broadway---making her "career".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">The list goes on and on......films like "The Graduate", "Silkwood", "Catch-22" and on and on....He directed Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley on Broadway in "Barefoot In The Park", by Neil Simon.....and, again, Simon's "The Odd Couple" for Broadway, with Walter Mathau and Art Carney.....And another Neil Simon play, "The Prisoner Of 2nd Avenue", with my dear long-time friend, Lee Grant----I was at the Opening of that one, and on and on and on, gathering those 9 Tony's.....</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">It was Mike Nichols who brought "Death Of A Salesman" back to Broadway a few years ago, in a revival with Philip Seymour Hoffman......</span><br />
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<br />When The American Film Institute honored Nichols with it's Life Achievement Award a few years ago, it was one of the most joyous evenings I have ever witnessed. The love in that room for this true genius, and 'mensch' of a man, was palpable.....</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I've watched all of those evenings since they began televising them-----this one was unique. The true feelings of love and respect and yes, awe, were undeniably real.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Authentic.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Brilliant.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Sublime.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">He was all those things</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Why do I feel such a loss?</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">He was such an enormous presence in my world of 'show business' for over 55 years.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">We were all so lucky to have had him in this world in our lifetime.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Someone you thought would go on, forever.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">His death is another reminder of the fragility of life, especially as I grow older.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Another person who touched my life in such a deep way.</span><br />
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<br />And of course, for those who really did know him and loved him---his beloved wife and children and grandchildren----and those incredibly lucky people who worked with him....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">RIP, dear dear Mike Nichols. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I thank you for touching my heart and my soul and for giving me so many wonderful and exciting experiences with your exceptional razor-like understanding and your unique talent, and for giving me unforgettable spectacular memories that have and will stay with me, forever.</span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-49700830387349011642014-11-02T16:13:00.001-08:002014-11-02T16:16:38.819-08:00public opinion debate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>How come this is acceptable</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am not a prude by any means, but it seems to me the outfit that Miley Cyrus is wearing at this AMFAR Fund raiser is incredibly inappropriate and pretty close to cheesy porn......</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>(And Miley is not alone in this fashion statement)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Rihanna came in a close second in the cheesy department?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Is this how we, as women, want to be defined?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I thought we had moved on from all this......</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Boy, was I</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Wrong!</b></span>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>On the other hand.....</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>A mother breast feeding her baby is a very beautiful and natural thing to see in my humble opinion......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Is my "age" showing?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I think we are now in 'The Hand Basket', just about ready to take off for Hell!</b></span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-48853243396466083022014-10-15T21:13:00.001-07:002014-10-15T21:14:41.668-07:00flowers - 1979<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Here are some more incredible flowers from my dear old friend Ron Rifkin's English Garden. He had planted all these seeds in the yard of his Hollywood Hills Home......</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>And when they all bloomed </b></span><b style="color: #38761d;">I thought they were magnificent......Beautiful, in every way. So I asked him if I could come over and take a bunch of pictures of these incredibly gorgeous flowers It was fine with him.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>So.....one beautiful sunny afternoon I went over and took a huge amount of pictures----maybe 200 or more......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I don't know the names of any of these flowers----I'm sure Judy will know----But I just thought they were all incredibly stunning!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>These pictures were all taken in 1979---I cannot believe that was 35 years ago.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I love seeing things in extreme close-up. Like the picture above---where you can see all the little fuzzy hairs one would never notice or see, unless you can take it all in, in a very very close way---what they now call Macro.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I love seeing these flowers in the 'abstract', so to speak.....the colors in the picture above just knock me out! I have said it so very many times-----you cannot beat nature and the colors that nature produces.......</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>The simplicity and yet, the complexity.....it's all magical, isn't it?</b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I met Ron and Iva back in the 1960's here in Los Angeles, so here is another lovely long long friendship that means a great deal to me......</span></b><br />
<b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Below, a photo I took of Ron in Hawaii, in 1974......What a special time that was.......</span></b><br />
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<b style="color: #38761d;"> </b><b style="color: #38761d;">He and his sweet dear wife Iva, eventually left Los Angeles and went back to live in Manhattan----Ron is a Wonderful actor and works on the stage as well as in film and television, and New York was the place for them to be, though he continued to work out here, too.....</b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #38761d;">Ron was working in Los Angeles so he couldn't be there.</b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #38761d;">It's funny how that works sometimes----people move back to New York, and then they get a series, which shoots here in L.A.!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>And below....Iva and Ron at my 75th Birthday in 2006......</b></span></span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-43810439719484078432014-10-07T00:49:00.000-07:002014-10-07T00:56:22.336-07:00an anniversary.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>It's been over a month since I last posted anything here on my blog.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm still struggling with all of my Lung Issues----and I have come to realize that this is my life now.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I've always known that this disease was not going to get better----that there is no cure.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And now, certain aspects of the problems have gotten worse. And with that, as mentioned in my last post, my energy level is just crap.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Kleenex company should be very happy having me as a customer.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>So.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>any of us can do.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>One thing that has happened, which is a rather exciting milestone---</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I just celebrated---if you can call it that----</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>my 9th Blog Anniversary.</b></span><br />
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<br />It just doesn't seem possible that nine years have gone by since starting to blog.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>One of the great things about blogging has been all the truly wonderful dear sweet people I have met from all over the world----all of whom I would never have met if I had NOT started blogging</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Amazing!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Many of you are long time blog buddies---almost from the very beginning.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>That's amazing too, considering so very many people who were blogging back then, aren't blogging anymore.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, even more amazing is----</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>From as far away as New Zealand, and as close as Glendale, CA., <i>(for any of you who are familiar with the Greater Los Angeles area)</i> and from all kinds of wonderful places around the U.S and even from the beautiful U.K.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is one of the great bonuses of blogging and the incredible shrinking world due to the fantastic age we live in!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, some more big news......</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>This post today, is my 1001 post.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I know many many people have posted a lot more than me, but I was kind of thrilled and overwhelmed when I realized that I had actually made it to 1001 posts!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I don't really have anything else of any consequence to report or share, except to say I will try to continue blogging when I can and will continue to visit all of you wonderful people when I can, as well.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, Oh yes, we have been having a horrendous heat wave here and I hope it lets up soon---it has been going on for a <i>very</i> long time and it really doesn't help my Health Issues one bit---so I'm ready for some nice cool weather, and we could really use some rain to, </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Dear God!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>I send all of you my love and I thank each and every one of you for all your loving and supportive words....</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>It means more to me than you will ever know.</b></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-87217507865443134372014-08-25T14:04:00.000-07:002014-08-26T01:52:23.172-07:00a little of this and that....<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Robin Williams death---such a loss to his family and friends and to the whole world. An insanely talented genius---he gave us so much joy and laughter, and also brought us to tears with his limitless gifts as an actor......The pain he lived with was the other side of this. And the aloneness he must have felt in those moments before taking his life.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The day after Robin Williams died, one of the last of the Golden Age Stars of The Studio System---Lauren Bacall,---died, at age 89.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Bogie and Bacall.......there never was and there never will be another pairing like those two.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Her career was quite incredible.....films and then Broadway---winning two Tony's.....And finally, being given an Honorary Oscar, long overdue.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I met her once---very briefly---when she was married to Jason Robards and we did the CBS Television "special" of "SPOON RIVER"....we taped in in New York, and Robards was one of the four actors.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The day of the 'taping', Bacall came to the backstage area where all of us were, having brought Jason something he had forgotten, at home. It was a very wifely thing for her to do, and I was reminded of the fact that we are all just people, trying to live our lives as best we can.......She was dressed in a very light weight summer cotton dress---just like the rest of us----but, it was hard to forget she was Lauren Bacall, the 'star', and yet---there she was, just being a helpful wife to her hung over husband.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And my dear sweet longtime friend, the incredibly talented Mitzie Welch, will be included in the </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>She and her dear husband Kenny have won a bunch of Emmy's over the years, 5 to be exact, having written for The Carol Burnett show for all the years it was on Television----and they wrote a number of 'specials' , too......"Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments", plus lots of other terrific television shows....to see all 14 of their Emmy Nominations, go <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919621/awards?ref_=nm_awd">here</a></i>.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Nothing else really happening here on my Hill.....just trying to get through each day, as best I can........</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">I've been away from my blog for a couple of weeks.....</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm afraid my physical problems have kind of overtaken my life--Big Time!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Many many problems, but the most exhausting one is coughing up endless amounts of disgusting phlegm---sorry, TMI, I know......but, it is part and parcel of the lung disease I live with, and have been living with for many years now.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And this problem has increased in volume.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I should have stock in 'Kleenex'----I go through at last one big box, a day---sometimes more.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So......my energy is just depleted beyond words, from this----along with some other unspeakable problems....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I'll be back when I can....and I will visit you all when I can, too.....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>More To Come....... </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It's not something you can buy, as far as I know, but Lee, having been Miss America of 1955, is still very involved in The Pageant, as are all the former Miss America's......for those of you who live in other country's, this was a BIG deal, back in the day----and it was the premium and most famous of all the Beauty Pageants....... </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Lee is a Lifetime Member of The Magic Castle.......And what is this amazing place?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It is a Private Club that features all of these Great Magicians.....it is housed in an old castle like home and one can eat dinner there, see all kinds of Magicians perform their truly amazing tricks and have an all round Fabulous Evening! This little card is a "pass" to anyone who is given it by a member, like Lee, and they can bring up to 6 people for a truly </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"Magical" Evening!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Years ago I went to the Magic Castle a couple of times as a member's guest------it was a lot of fun! There are all sorts of surprises and unexpected 'magical' things happen, like a piano named Edna that plays itself and answers your questions in a very amusing musical way....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Above, one of those Bubble Makers that I love to include in our bags---this one was especially appealing because it looked like a Big Fat Crayola Crayon. My very favorite since I was a little girl.....!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Below.......a pretty ceramic cup with kisses all over it. I thought it was so very sweet and reflects all the love I have in my heart for these dear sweet friends.......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The little book when it is opened up.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I thought this was a very cute picture because Seemah and Lee, both wearing the glasses a different way.....more fun!
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then it was time for the cake.......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>That Orchid behind me which had many blooms that would open as the weeks went by was Van's Birthday present to me.....So very generous and sweet!
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then it was time for the "poppers'. Even though we were in the living room, I still wanted us to have all that wonderful confetti!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Always the 'director'----me, explaining how we need to do this......It's really funny, because no matter how many times I explain the count, etc., it never works out that way......lol....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And the reason it never all goes off at the same time is---the bottoms all do not turn easily......some are easier than others......but look below........</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So, there you have it......</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My 83rd Birthday Lunch was a really lovely afternoon......The final picture is Lee putting a pink fuzzy Birthday crown with hearts on it, on my head......and, here it is below.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thanks for waiting for all this to finally finish.....</b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Note: As I mentioned when I began this Birthday series, life has been overwhelming.....it mostly has to do with my Health Issues......</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">My energy level really sucks---I feel worn out, and I just don't feel like going on the computer, or blogging or visiting every one's blog or if I do, even commenting.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">It's like a car running out of gas.....</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I have to stop and fill her up.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">So.....I'm going to take a little break......If I feel up to it, I'll visit......If I don't, I won't.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I just need to re-group here and when I feel up to it, you'll see something on your reader.....</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I wish this weren't the case, but it is, at this point in time.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Thanks for understanding.....</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I love you all..... </span></i></b></div>
OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-80354432607630979822014-07-24T00:09:00.000-07:002014-07-24T00:09:44.156-07:00Birthday Lunch-PART 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This Balloon and Flower arrangement was sent to me by a dear friend and his family, from North Carolina.....I met John O'Donnell around 1989, when he was just a kid, really---22 or 23, and was assistant to my very dear sweet friend Rosetta LeNoire.....He was and is the most wonderful young man, and even though Rosetta is gone now, I am still in touch with John......It was such a very lovely surprise, to get this pretty flower arrangement and that very delightful Balloon!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And staying with the Flowers for another moment.....Below,two Beautiful Orchids that darling Will Grover brought me for my Birthday</b></span>.....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here is the really simple, but very time-consuming-salad-to-make, a Cobb Salad as in, The Original Cobb Salad created at The Brown Derby Restaurant here in Los Angeles, which no one makes anymore. Almost every restaurant has this on their menu, but.....<i>but</i>, it is never finely chopped as this is, and they all change the ingredients somewhat, too.....You can actually find the "original" Brown Derby Restaurant Recipe on the net, and the original dressing, as well......It is truly delicious!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Everyone seemed to enjoy it very much---I know I did. And I <i>LOVE</i> a really good Croissant! Yum!
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yes....!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Gift Bags.......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOORAY!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These Caps were a Big Big Hit!
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And below, Katy took a picture of the wonderful Dianne who took most of these pictures.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What a Great Smile! And, she looks fabulous in that Red, White and Blue Sparkly Cap!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(July 4th was just around the corner.....)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In truth.....Everyone looked fabulous in these caps! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Fabulous Bridget Hanley.....another wonderful smile and looking very glamorous in those gun sunglasses......And we can see some of the bling that was in the bag....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There were a couple of rings....but that HUGE one, was a lot of fun! It lit up....!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And below.....the Beautiful Karen Culliver Parks playing with the Whistle Necklace.......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's a Froggy! I always like to have a little soft stuffed toy in the bags, and Frogs are Good Luck and are supposed to bring you money.....And we can all use that these days.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And here below is the lovely sweet Katy Melody Parks......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And below, the magnificent Annie Guilbert looking for all the stuff in her bag......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>You'll have to wait for Part 3 to see what other wonderful things were in the Gift Bags, and some other fun stuff that took place that lovely afternoon......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Life has been somewhat overwhelming these days, so that's why it is taking me so long to get all this up!</b></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-50866771726775958442014-07-14T15:55:00.000-07:002014-07-14T15:55:51.995-07:00ladies who lunch birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">To be quite honest, I never imagined I would live to be 83----but, here I am!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't able to take any pictures this year, but dear Dianne Travis took all the pictures you will see......</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My now much more limited physical abilities even kept us from sitting at the round table in the dining room.....But.....we sat in the living room and our lunch was filled with yummy appetizers and a 'help yourself' Original Cobb Salad and the ever present Croissants and butter.....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Of course there were the always present two kinds of cake for our desert----The wonderfully rich and beautiful chocolate cake from Sweet Lady Jane and The Hazelnut Lemon Meringue---to die for, served together for those who love both, which is usually everyone..... </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The wonderful Will and his dear dear helper, Mary, took care of all the food needs, I'm happy to say.....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">And, of course we had Gift Bags......</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And now, who was there!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was, as I always say...'The Usual Suspects', as in that line from "CASABLANCA" when Claude Rains says....'round up the usual suspects'......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The always delightful Annie Guilbert.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Both of us with our Rollaters---it's unbelievable in a way----But the good news is, dear Annie is still a working actress......She was in last season's Showtime's show called "Getting On", and it has been renewed and she will be in it again, this coming season.....One if her adorable Granddaughters brought her and later came to pick her up.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There they are above, Annie and the divine Ivy.....Such a great smile......</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And of course, the lovely and dear, Lee Meriwether---</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Lee is always in and out of town a lot----also working! I love that no one I know ever retires.....Well, unless they have health problems. Actors and Actresses keep working as long as there are jobs available to them, which is really wonderful. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here above are Karen Culliver Parks and Katy Melody Parks---My dear Betty's daughters-in-law, or is it daughter-in-laws?.....Well, whichever, I love having them help celebrate my Birthday----keeping it in the family, so to speak....they are both terrific young women and Betty adored them. I do too! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As you can see, there are some appetizers on the table---we'll see a bit more in a minute-----plus a Gorgeous arrangement of flowers by the wonderful Van..... </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And above, two more lovely dear friends, Bridget Hanley and Seemah Wilder.....Do you know that Seemah will be 90 years old on July 26th.....! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It doesn't seem possible! I think she looks so much younger and she has done nothing to her face......no cosmetic surgery or botox or whatever all that stuff is.....I think she looks fantastic!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There were some dates wrapped in Prosciutto and a bit of cheese and warmed to perfection.....some incredibly delicious Marinated Tofu.....I know---Tofu?? It is scrumptious! I don't know what Will marinates them in but whatever it is, you could make a meal of that all by itself; And we also had some Crudites, which everyone always seem to love......And that's the back of my head, then Annie, Katy and Karen and you can just see a bit of Lee, way over there to the right.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I thought this was such a pretty picture of Karen and Bridget.....Both such beautiful ladies......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There were so very many Gorgeous flowers in this arrangement---my very favorite of all---The Vanda Orchids.....Lavender is my favorite color and there were four of these magnificent Orchids in this stunning group of flowers.....
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Part two of my Birthday Celebration will be coming along shortly......Blogger is still giving me incredible problems.....Ugh!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I know some are pansies, but I'm not sure about one or two others......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Like this one above----I'm not sure what it is----at first I thought it was another type of Pansy....but I don't think so now.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And such gorgeous colors......!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">is most assuredly a Pansy, too!</b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I love the way it looks like Bird Wings there in the middle........</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>That's what I love about getting in close on a flower----you never know what you might see until you actually see the slide.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Above.....another Yellow Pansy.......</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>These are amazing flowers.....!</b></span></div>
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-58129231541929025492014-07-03T02:46:00.001-07:002014-07-03T02:47:02.061-07:00happy july 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-9569166965379461912014-06-24T12:11:00.000-07:002014-06-24T23:00:14.183-07:00pansies and more columbine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A few more lovelies from Ron Rifkin's Garden, 1979......Above.....A kind of abstract view of a Beautiful Pansy.....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Another Pansy----in bloom......</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Head On!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then....more Columbine......But First.....</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There is a problem with Google Reader.....it's totally screwed up-plus there are some other Blogger problems.....very discouraging for me.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My energy level is not very good these days----my Lung problems plus other physical crap---well....I get worn out rather quickly.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So....that is the reason I have not been blogging as often----it is a real pain in the arse----I mean the Blogger problems.....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I have a Birthday coming up on Friday.....</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>83!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm feeling that number these days!</b></span><br />
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OldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18631779.post-51375509500855764972014-06-10T20:42:00.001-07:002014-06-12T12:53:21.290-07:00rememberances<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><i><br />After reading of Maya Angelou’s death, I was reminded of an experience I had with her, which I wrote about back in November of 2007. It was just a small moment in time, but it was very big to me. I admired her so very much and was always so impressed and moved by her life and her work….. Here is the post, below, very much edited, corrected and re-written…..I was writing about this show I had seen on the Sundance Channel called The Iconoclasts…It brought up some other memories for me, too, about Ruby Dee and my dear friend----actress and producer Rosetta LeNoire. And another amazing woman, the Artist, Samella Lewis…..At the time, Rosetta was the only one of those four women no longer alive……and now, the extraordinary Maya Angelou is gone, too…….These women of color were all pioneers and lived through incredible times in the history of our country….They were great teachers, in their way…..I am grateful that they all touched my life……... </i></b></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />The Sundance Channel has this really wonderful series called "Iconoclasts"...where they pair up two people who often don't know each other in 'life' though they are certainly familiar with each other by reputation....And they meet and spend time with one another talking about all sorts of things regarding their life experience and their work, as well..... It is a fascinating, informative and often moving 50 minutes or so The ones that have interested me the most have to do with two people who's lives have more in common than not, though the threads of that commonality may appear to be somewhat obscure. The two that stand out for me are Dave Chappelle and Maya Angelou----the first of these pairings that I saw, and the most recent one which played on Friday night, Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee....It is obvious in a way that the disparity of age is an important factor....in each case, there is an 'elder' and there is a 'younger'. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Then the second episode that I found extremely meaningful was the time that Ruby Dee and Alicia Keys spent together.....It was so sweet and so filled with the exchange that two 'artists' can have with each other.... so much respect for one another...I found it deeply touching. In this program, they each took the other to the place where they started their growth as artists....Ruby Dee to the actual Theatre where she got her start as an actress, in Harlem, and Alicia Keys took 'Miss Dee', as she called her throughout the program, to Hell's Kitchen where she grew up and to the theatre there where she got her start.... </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />They shared poetry and songs and history and their talent.... Both these particular programs had a theme in common. Both Maya Angelou and Ruby Dee lived through incredibly historic times in the struggle for Civil Rights. Both knew Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, very very well.....this history, these important milestones of the struggle for 'change' are part of what made both these women who they are today. The 'youngers' get to hear this history and 'feel' it right from someone who lived it....How special is that? </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Watching Ruby Dee, I was reminded of a couple things... My introduction to Langston Hughes' poetry. It was sometime in the mid 1950's, I think, while watching a wonderful series on CBS, <i>(Maybe)</i>, called Camera Three..... </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis spent the whole half hour reciting, in a very artful way, all this wonderful poetry by a number of black writers....it was, actually, my introduction to many writers I was unfamiliar with, and also my introduction to a side of these two wonderful actors that I had not seen before--- </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />About 35 or so years later, I went to a book signing, with my dear dear old friend, <i>(above) </i>Rosetta LeNoire, whom I had met back in 1954---The New York days-----This book signing was held here in Los Angeles and it was a big terrific party. The book is "IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE WAY" - Images from the Black Theatre". This great book features the magnificent photographs of Bert Andrews. Images which he took in and around the greater New York area of a certain period of all the Black Theatre that was happening at the time..... </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />The story of how this book came about is pretty miraculous in and of itself. Due to a horrendous fire in 1985, the building that housed Bert Andrews Studio in New York City on the corner of 8th Avenue and 46th street was destroyed and with it went 40,000 to 50,000 images and negatives. A devastating loss to say the least.... But because of that devastating fire, Bert Andrews went to all the theatres were he had photographed plays, actors, playwrights and directors---the Negro Ensemble Theatre Company, the New Federal Theatre, the Frank Silvera Workshop, the Richard Allen Cultural Center, etc.---to see what each of them might still have of the photographs he had taken over those years. He was able to retrieve almost 2000 prints from The Negro Ensemble Theatre, alone---and many from all the other theatres, too. And in so doing, a history of black theatre and all the great great artists who had worked in plays at those theatres during that time---1957 to 1984, were saved and preserved and now reside in a special place in The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, in The New York Public Library, at Lenox Avenue and 135th Street...Not far from where Ruby Dee got her start as an actress. This book signing was a joyous <i>joyous</i> evening...so very many actors, playwrights, directors, etc, who are in the 150 or more pictures included in the book were there. The feeling in the room was unlike any other event that I have ever been to, before or since, of this nature....There was so much love and camaraderie in that room---I was utterly thrilled to be there and to be among 'artists' who I admired so greatly. I got to talk to Ruby Dee and she signed my book along with many other special people.... </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There were only 400 books printed in this Limited Edition....Samella had invited about 50 or so people to her home and Maya Angelou was to be there signing the books in this edition as well as another published edition without the illustrations, etc, which was just a regular sized book of the same poetry.... It turned out that there were only a very small amount of the "Special Edition" at Samella's house that day, and when they ran out, there would be no more available for signing---at least not there. When it came time for the actual signing---Dr. Angelou arrived and spoke to us as a group for a short time----Then, Dr. Angelou took her position behind a large table, big enough to hold this huge heavy book, where she would be signing. </b></span><br />
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<br />This was a very wonderful afternoon for me for so very many reasons, not the least of which was and is, my deep admiration for this great great artist. I do feel incredibly lucky to have met and/or known so very many inspiring people throughout my life.....these women---just to name a few---Ruby Dee, Maya Angelou, Rosetta LeNoire, Samella Lewis....all have been inspiring to me on many many levels....these four women growing up in a very openly racist time in our country, achieved so much with such odds against them that one cannot even imagine....three are still alive, Bless them, and one, Rosetta, has left us---<i>(as of this writing, now Dr. Angelou is gone too)</i>....But all of them are fantastic role models of a life well lived in spite of adversity's that are unimaginable....So do watch ICONOCLASTS, if it is still being shown---or find it on YouTube----and see what grace and wisdom and talent that Ruby Dee and Maya Angelou possess. It touches me more than I can say....... </b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Note: Thursday, June 12th: I just heard that the wonderful Ruby Dee, died yesterday, at 91. Rest Well, dear talented Ms. Dee.....</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">and</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">I've lost another dear dear old friend----</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> Mitzie Welch, who died on Tuesday......another Heartbreaking loss for me.....my heart goes out to Kenny, Julie, and Gillian.........Mitzie was a truly special and fantastically talented person.....We were one month apart in age---I am one month older......She is the person who said to me when we were 29...."It's all over when we turn 30, Nay.....".</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">How wonderfully wrong she was....</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">For darling Mitzie, it was all over on Tuesday, June 10th, just about 6 weeks before her 83rd Birthday.</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">I'll miss you with all my heart, my dear dear friend.........</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Gordon.....my dear brother.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The last time I saw my dear brother.....October 15th, 2011.....We didn't know it would be the last visit at the time, but, it was.........</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Rest well, dear Gorga........</b></span></div>
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