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Archive for July 3rd, 2009

Watch This: The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)

Posted in Movie/DVD Review, tagged , , , on July 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Another Other Boleyn Girl
Wish I had a dollar for every Henry VIII movie I’ve watched. This version of Philippa Gregory’s best seller deviates from the book, so I’ll review it on its own merits.
What I liked:
The costumes and scenery.
The casting – it’s refreshing to watch lesser known actors in such familiar roles.
The [...]

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American Myths: The Real Betsy Ross

Posted in History, tagged , , on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Betsy Ross made the very first American flag at her home in Philadelphia, at the request of none other than George Washington. Or did she? Here’s the real story

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Themed Reading Challenge 2009: Finis!

Posted in Book Review, tagged on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Well, I did it. Finished my entire booklist, on time,  for the Themed Reading Challenge. My theme was “Fiction and/or nonfiction set in Europe”. It’s a good thing that and/or proviso was in there, because only one of my books ended up being nonfiction. It’s not that I haven’t read any other  nonfiction this year;  [...]

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Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head

Posted in Life, tagged on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Does this ever happen to you? C’mon, of course it does. Last night, trying to get to sleep, and round and round in my head, I kept hearing, “All the leaves are brown, and the skies are gray, I been for a walk, on a winter’s dayyyyyy.” In waking life, I don’t think I’ve heard [...]

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