I am a retired high school English teacher, who works pt at a local movie theatre. Love movies, books, and writing. Am sarcastic and have a wicked sense of humor. Paternal grandparents are from County Cork, Ireland. Love everything Irish. Live in Phoenix, Arizona USA. I am owned by three dogs: Maeve, a 1yr old Welsh Corgi; Heidi, a 7yr old doxie rescue; and, Liam, a 12yr Dalmatian/Terrier mix rescue. Love my pups. Will write about everyday living.

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Today is hump day

September 16, 2020
Hump day. Wednesday. Halfway to the weekend.  Doesn't mean as much as it used to, now that I am retired and work part time and usually the weekends.  But I have a pair of pjs just for hump day and wear them appropriately. Work 7 hours Saturday and then 4 hours next Thursday. Got my new…
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  • Back again and again
    September 15, 2020
    Been away for awhile, not sure why. I am back at work also. Maybe I now have something to write about. I work part time at a local movie theatre. So happy to be back at work even if we have to clean and disinfect every two hours or after guests whichever happens first. We…
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  • Saturday again
    May 3, 2020
    Watched The Horse Soldiers with John Wayne and William Holden. Great movie, set during the civil war. I recorded it. Also watched Boy's Night Out with James Garner. Rest were pretty much reruns I have mentioned before. Well Saturday is almost gone. Only 99 degrees today. Still 98 and it is almost...
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  • May day
    May 2, 2020
    Today went by quicker than I thought it would. My Princess Diana and Prince Charles wedding dolls I bought cheaply on Ebay arrived today. I already have a couple of other Di dolls as I have always admired her. These were a set price or obo and I low balled it thinking they would not…
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  • Almost May
    May 1, 2020
    Okay, today while searching for movies by actor I realized there was a record button under their name. So, under Cary Grant's name I hit record and checked scheduled movies and voila there were every Cary Grant movie playing for the next two weeks. Wow. So I did the same for Doris Day, Jimmy Stew...
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  • Survey again
    April 30, 2020
    Survey DO YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT? A house WOULD YOU SAY IT IS BIG OR SMALL? It’s small. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. It was built in the 20s or 30s. DO YOU HAVE A WELCOME MAT? Yes DOES IT SAY SOMETHING? Please don't step on my corgi. DO YOU HAVE A…
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  • 103 degrees
    April 30, 2020
    Watching the remake of Footloose. Have never watched it in its entirety. Except for the differences in music, some of it just updated, it follows the original story line. Tried to watch The Brothers Grimm, as recommended, with Heath Ledger, but as much as I love Ledger I hate Matt Damon and he pl...
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  • Almost Wednesday
    April 29, 2020
    Watching 10 Things I Hate About You. It is based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Went grocery shopping this morning a little after 6AM. Got everything I went for even though the flavor of yogurt wasn't my favorite. A good friend, Cheryl Roberts, turned me onto free showings of Shakespeare's...
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  • Online courses
    April 28, 2020
    On Facebook today an ad popped up for online courses in history, travel, literature, health/fitness, cooking, hobbies, etc. It had a month free trial and then two plans: 19.99 per month or quarterly for 10.00 per month. It can be accessed from a computer, tablet or smartphone. Lectures are from p...
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  • 4/26
    April 27, 2020
    What's on my mind? Nothing much. Posting just to let everyone know I am alive and well. Almost Monday. Watched old movies and a new episode of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. The Rare Breed with Maureen O'Hara and Jimmy Stewart was on the list. So was "whoopsie daisies" or Notting Hill. This reall...
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