Saturday, December 26, 2009

~Movie Color Hue Theme & You ...The Wedding Date



The Wedding Date movie gives you the classic "Something Blue" theme. Kat even has the lovely matching blue bags to go with her signature color.




~Movie Color Hue & You ....The Accidental Husband




This movie (like many wedding themed movies) uses Tiffany blue as it's theme. This color makes you think of wedding rings and that famous pretty blue little boxes. As a plus the color matched perfectly with Uma Thurman eyes.





~Movie Color Hues & You...Amelie



Have you ever been watching and noticed that certain colors run through out a film? It's true they do this on purpose. They use it to convey emotions or to simply match an actors eyes. I find myself looking for it now while watching favorite films. So next time make sure to see if you can find that special color :)

Amelie~
"Follow the Blue Arrows: Looking Closely atThe color blue is used symbolically in the visual design of Amelie to represent happiness. Watching Amelie to gather info on the visual design of the film lends itself to the realization that to write a paper on the overall visual design of the film would take dozens of viewings and a book worth of analysis. With that in mind, the focus of this analysis is on a repeated visual design theme: the timely, strategic, and meaningful placement of blue lighting and blue objects to augment and represent the themes of the story, specifically, the theme of happiness.The main set colors in Amelie are green red and yellow. Volumes could be written about the set design, color, and decoration, and how it illustrates each character's personality, but as stated earlier the focus is the importance of the use of the color blue in the set, the props, character's clothing, and lighting. Compared to the reds and greens blue is relatively rare, but very easily noticeable throughout the movie. While it is possible that blue objects coincidently appear at important times, and rarely anywhere else, knowing Jean-Pierre Jeunet's reputation as a highly visual."



Friday, December 25, 2009

~I'm A Fool To Want You


~Give me your hand....


Merry Christmas to all my dear blogger friends. I have been so busy the last few weeks & I am afraid I haven't had the time to do any blogging. But, with a 3 day week-end ahead I am hoping to get some in.

With New Years ahead of us I would like to share with you how to wear gloves. Gloves haven't really been getting a proper showing lately. Which is sad for they add an air of elegant to a woman. Bride's too might want to take note of this. For a Bride wearing the right gloves looks timeless.

First off The Opera-Length Glove. The the 16-button glove, also known as the opera-length glove, extends to the upper arm and accents a sleeveless or strapless gown.


2-button: Also known as "shorties", these are wrist-length gloves, generally 8 to 9 inches long.


8 button = mid forearm length



Look for gloves that complement your dress. Pair simple gloves with fancy dresses or fancy gloves with simple dresses. If you are wearing a long sleeved dress. Skip the gloves. The gloves are meant to be seen.

Put your gloves back on if you have taken them off for any reason, and wear them for your formal photographs.

If you are a Bride Slit the seam of a long glove at the underside of the ring finger to be able to slip your finger out during the ceremonial ring exchange - resew the seam after the wedding. If you opt for shorter wrist-length gloves, you can simply remove the glove and hand it to a bridal attendant.

Finally keep your gloves off while you're eating and drinking. You don't want to be shaking hands later with stained gloves.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

~Christmas Movie Alerts!




How the Grinch Stole Christmas TBS Nov 21, 8:00pm
The Note HALMRK Nov 24, 4:00pm
Timepiece HALMRK Nov 25, 2:00pm
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ABC Nov 26, 8:00pm
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) ABCFAM Nov 26, 8:00pm
Elf USA Nov. 26, 9:00 pm
Elf USA Nov. 27, 7:00 pm
Elf, USA Nov. 28, 9:00 pm
A Town Without Christmas Lifetime Nov 29, 7:00pm
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas ABC Nov 30, 8:00pm
Christmas In Rockefeller Center NBC Dec 2, 7:00pm
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer CBS Dec 2, 8:00pm
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 3, 6:00pm
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 3, 8:30pm
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 4, 7:00pm
Twas The Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 7, 7:00pm
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABC Dec 7, 8:00pm
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 7, 10:00pm
Mickey's Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 8, 7:00pm
Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too
ABCFAM Dec 8, 7:30pm
The Year Without A Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 8, 8:00pm
A Miser Brothers' Christmas ABCFAM Dec 8, 9:00pm
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 8, 10:00pm
A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa NBC Dec 11, 8:00pm
Yes, Virginia CBS Dec 11, 8:00pm
Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas In July ABCFAM Dec 12, 12:00pm
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 12, 2:00pm
The Year Without A Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 12, 3:00pm
A Miser Brothers' Christmas ABCFAM Dec 12, 4:00pm
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 12, 5:00pm
It's a Wonderful Life NBC Dec 12, 8:00pm
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer CBS Dec 12, 8:00pm
A Carol Christmas ABCFAM Dec 13, 2:00pm
Eloise At Christmastime ABCFAM Dec 14, 5:00pm
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer And The Island Of Misfit Toys ABCFAM Dec 15, 7:00pm
Pinocchio's Christmas ABCFAM Dec 16, 6:00pm
Mickey's Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 16, 7:00pm
Winnie The Pooh & Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 16, 7:30pm
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 16, 10:30pm
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 17, 7:00pm
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 17, 8:00pm
Saturday Night Live Christmas 2009 NBC Dec 17, 8:00pm
Christmas in Connecticut TCM Dec 17, 8:00pm
Frosty The Snowman CBS Dec 18, 8:00pm
Frosty Returns CBS Dec 18, 8:30pm
A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa
NBC Dec 19, 8:00pm
Miracle On 34th Street ABCFAM Dec 23, 7:30pm
The Polar Express ABCFAM Dec 23, 10:00p
Mickey's Christmas Carol ABCFAM Dec 24, 11:00am
Winnie The Pooh & Christmas Too ABCFAM Dec 24, 11:30am
Pinocchio's Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 12:00pm
Twas The Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:00pm
Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas In July ABCFAM Dec 24, 1:30pm
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer And The Island Of Misfit Toys ABCFAM Dec 24, 3:30pm
Jack Frost ABCFAM Dec 24, 5:00pm
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ABCFAM Dec 24, 6:00pm
Twas The Night Before Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 6:30pm
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ABCFAM Dec 24, 7:00pm
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABCFAM Dec 24, 8:00pm
It's a Wonderful Life NBC Dec 24, 8:00pm
A Christmas Story Marathon TBS Dec 24, 8:00pm
The Year Without A Santa Claus ABCFAM Dec 24, 9:00pm
A Miser Brothers' Christmas ABCFAM Dec 24, 10:00pm
Jingle All The Way
ABCFAM Dec 25, 11:00am
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory ABCFAM Dec 25, 1:00pm
Miracle on 34th Street ABCFAM Dec 25, 3:30 pm

~Turner Tevo Dec. Alert!




Dec. 1
4:15am [Drama] Misfits, The (1961)
A sensitive divorcee gets mixed up with modern cowboys roping mustangs in the desert.
Cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter Dir: John Huston BW-125 mins, TV-PG


Dec. 2
1:30am [Crime] Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Childhood friends on opposite sides of the law fight over the future of a street gang.
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan Dir: Michael Curtiz BW-97 mins, TV-G

Dec. 3
12:45pm [Comedy] It's A Great Feeling (1949)
When nobody at Warner Bros. will work with him, movie star Jack Carson decides to turn an unknown into his co-star.
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin Dir: David Butler C-85 mins, TV-G

2:30pm [Drama] Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson Dir: Richard Brooks C-108 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Drama] Christmas Carol, A (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn Dir: Edwin L. Marin BW-69 mins, TV-G

9:15pm [Drama] Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor Dir: Mervyn LeRoy C-122 mins, TV-G

Dec. 4
8:00pm [Comedy] Enchanted April (1991)
Four women search for happiness on an Italian vacation.
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker Dir: Mike Newell C-93 mins, TV-PG

10:00pm [Comedy] Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
A young man's chance encounters with a beautiful woman are complicated by his close-knit extended family.
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah Dir: Mike Newell C-118 mins, TV-MA

Dec. 5
1:45pm [Romance] Holiday Affair (1950)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert Dir: Don Hartman BW-87 mins, TV-G

3:15pm [Romance] Clock, The (1945)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn Dir: Fred Zinnemann BW-90 mins, TV-PG

5:00pm [Musical] My Fair Lady (1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady.
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White Dir: George Cukor C-172 mins, TV-G

10:15pm [Comedy] Talk Of The Town, The (1942)
An escaped political prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan Dir: George Stevens BW-117 mins, TV-G

Dec. 6
10:00am [Musical] Glass Slipper, The (1955)
Musical adaptation of the story of Cinderella and her magical trip to the prince's ball.
Cast: Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn, Estelle Winwood Dir: Charles Walters C-94 mins, TV-G

12:00pm [Comedy] Christmas In Connecticut (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner Dir: Peter Godfrey BW-102 mins, TV-G

2:00pm [Comedy] Remember the Night (1940)
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson Dir: Mitchell Leisen BW-94 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Comedy] Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
An aging couple's liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to a black doctor.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Dir: Stanley Kramer C-108 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Comedy] All Of Me (1984)
A lawyer's body is invaded by the soul of a recently deceased female client.
Cast: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Madolyn Smith Dir: Carl Reiner C-92 mins, TV-14

Dec. 7
8:30am [Drama] From Here To Eternity (1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed Dir: Fred Zinnemann BW-118 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Comedy] It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns Dir: Frank Capra BW-105 mins, TV-PG

10:00pm [Comedy] Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander Dir: Frank Capra BW-116 mins, TV-G

12:00am [Comedy] You Can't Take It With You (1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker.
Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold Dir: Frank Capra BW-126 mins, TV-G

2:15am [Comedy] Arsenic And Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson Dir: Frank Capra BW-118 mins, TV-G

4:15am [Comedy] Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage.
Cast: Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow, Halliwell Hobbes Dir: Frank R. Capra BW-89 mins, TV-G

Dec. 8
6:00am [Comedy] Wife for a Night (1952)
A poor musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife so he can "give" her to a wealthy count in return for patronage.
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Gino Cervi, Nadia Gray, Armando Francioli Dir: Mario Camerini BW-82 mins, TV-PG

1:00pm [Suspense/Mystery] North By Northwest (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-136 mins, TV-PG

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Dec. 9
10:15am [Comedy] Men Are Such Fools (1938)
An ambitious secretary uses the men in her life to turn herself into a radio star.
Cast: Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert Dir: Busby Berkeley BW-69 mins, TV-G

12:45pm [Comedy] Swing Your Lady (1938)
A wrestling promoter stranded in the South pits his star grappler against a lady blacksmith.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Louise Fazenda, Nat Pendleton Dir: Ray Enright BW-77 mins, TV-G

Dec. 10
2:00pm [Comedy] Cactus Flower (1969)
A philandering dentist asks his assistant to help him deal with his latest girlfriend.
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston Dir: Gene Saks C-104 mins, TV-14

4:00pm [Comedy] Walk, Don't Run (1966)
Set during the Tokyo Olympics, one of three unlikely housemates plays matchmaker with the other two.
Cast: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing Dir: Charles Walters C-114 mins, TV-G

12:00am [Comedy] Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once.
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden Dir: George B. Seitz BW-91 mins, TV-G

2:00am [Comedy] Susan Slept Here (1954)
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Cast: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell Dir: Frank Tashlin C-98 mins, TV-PG

4:00am [Drama] Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver Dir: George Cukor BW-116 mins, TV-G

Dec. 11
6:00am [Drama] Barefoot Contessa, The (1954)
A Spanish dancer becomes an international star but still longs to get her feet in the dirt.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz C-130 mins, TV-G

Dec. 12
12:00pm [Drama] Christmas Carol, A (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn Dir: Edwin L. Marin BW-69 mins, TV-G

5:30pm [Drama] Lion In Winter, The (1968)
England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle Dir: Anthony Harvey C-134 mins, TV-14

11:00pm [Comedy] Father Of The Bride (1950)
A doting father faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor Dir: Vincente Minnelli BW-93 mins, TV-G

12:45am [Comedy] Father's Little Dividend (1951)
In this sequel to Father of the Bride, a doting father faces a series of comic trials when his daughter has her first child.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor Dir: Vincente Minnelli BW-81 mins, TV-G

2:15am [Western] Apple Dumpling Gang, The (1975)
Two bumbling outlaws try to help a trio of orphans protect their gold strike.
Cast: Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Don Knotts, Tim Conway Dir: Norman Tokar C-100 mins, TV-G

Dec. 13
6:00am [Romance] Penny Serenade (1941)
A woman on the verge of divorce recalls her heartbreaking attempts to adopt a child.
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan Dir: George Stevens BW-119 mins, TV-G

10:00am [Drama] Secret Garden, The (1949)
An orphaned girl changes the lives of those she encounters at a remote estate.
Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell, Gladys Cooper Dir: Fred M. Wilcox BW-92 mins, TV-G

12:00pm [Musical] In The Good Old Summertime (1949)
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, Spring Byington Dir: Robert Z. Leonard C-103 mins, TV-PG

2:00pm [Comedy] Susan Slept Here (1954)
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Cast: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell Dir: Frank Tashlin C-98 mins, TV-PG

4:00pm [Comedy] Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
Tabloid reporters crash a society marriage.
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey Dir: George Cukor BW-112 mins, TV-G

Dec. 14
12:00pm [Drama] Alfie (1966)
A British womanizer refuses to grow up until tragedy strikes.
Cast: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster Dir: Lewis Gilbert C-114 mins, TV-14

Dec. 15
11:15am [Adventure] Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Stranded on a deserted island, a close-knit family creates a tropical paradise.
Cast: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro Dir: Ken Annakin C-126 mins, TV-G

1:30pm [Adventure] Treasure Island (1950)
A young boy and a pirate clash over buried treasure.
Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald Dir: Byron Haskin C-96 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Epic] Gone With the Wind (1939)
Classic tale of Scarlett O'Hara's battle to save her beloved Tara and find love during the Civil War.
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland. Dir: Victor Fleming. C-233 mins, TV-PG

3:45am [Suspense/Mystery] Rebecca (1940)
A young bride is terrorized by the memories of her husband's glamorous first wife.
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson Dir: Alfred Hitchcock BW-130 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 16
8:00pm [Suspense/Mystery] Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre Dir: John Huston BW-101 mins, TV-PG

10:00pm [Romance] Casablanca (1942)
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains Dir: Michael Curtiz BW-103 mins, TV-PG

2:15am [Adventure] African Queen, The (1951)
A grizzled skipper and a spirited missionary take on the Germans in Africa during World War I.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull Dir: John Huston C-105 mins, TV-PG

4:15am [Musical] Road to Bali (1952)
Two song-and-dance men on the run dive for treasure while competing for a beautiful princess.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye Dir: Hal Walker C-91 mins, TV-G

Dec. 17
8:00pm [Comedy] Christmas In Connecticut (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner Dir: Peter Godfrey BW-102 mins, TV-G

10:00pm [Romance] Holiday Affair (1950)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert Dir: Don Hartman BW-87 mins, TV-G

11:30pm [Comedy] Never Say Goodbye (1946)
A husband tries to win back his wife before she can divorce him.
Cast: Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson, S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall Dir: James V. Kern BW-94 mins, TV-PG

1:30am [Comedy] Period Of Adjustment (1962)
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is disrupted by their friends' marital problems.
Cast: Tony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton, Lois Nettleton Dir: George Roy Hill BW-112 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 18
7:30am [Comedy] Alice Adams (1935)
A small-town girl with social ambitions falls in love with a local playboy.
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable Dir: George Stevens BW-100 mins, TV-G

9:15am [Musical] Damsel In Distress, A (1937)
An American dancer on vacation in England falls for a sheltered noblewoman.
Cast: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine Dir: George Stevens BW-101 mins, TV-G

11:00am [Musical] Swing Time (1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick Dir: George Stevens BW-104 mins, TV-G

12:45pm [Comedy] Quality Street (1937)
A woman masquerades as her own niece to get back at a neglectful suitor.
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore, Fay Bainter Dir: George Stevens BW-83 mins, TV-G

2:15pm [Comedy] Vivacious Lady (1937)
After a whirlwind courtship, a nightclub singer has to adjust to her professor husband's conservative family.
Cast: Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Beulah Bondi Dir: George Stevens BW-90 mins, TV-G

10:00pm [Romance] Shop Around The Corner, The (1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals.
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut Dir: Ernst Lubitsch BW-99 mins, TV-G

Dec. 19
10:00am [Drama] Story Of Seabiscuit, The (1949)
Fictionalized account of the legendary racehorse's training and triumphs.
Cast: Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister, Rosemary De Camp Dir: David Butler C-93 mins, TV-G

12:00pm [Musical] Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-113 mins, TV-G

4:00pm [Musical] Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
When their older brother marries, six lumberjacks decide it's time to go courting for themselves.
Cast: Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall Dir: Stanley Donen C-102 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Comedy] Man Who Came To Dinner, The (1942)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis Dir: William Keighley BW-113 mins, TV-G

12:00am [Comedy] Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together.
Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette Dir: William Keighley BW-92 mins, TV-G

Dec. 20
12:30pm [Epic] Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.
Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness Dir: David Lean C-200 mins, TV-PG

4:00pm [Epic] Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Cast: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins. Dir: William Wyler. C-222 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 21
6:30am [Drama] Entertainer, The (1960)
A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times.
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey Dir: Tony Richardson BW-104 mins, TV-PG

10:15am [Romance] Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè, Agostino Salvietti Dir: Vittorio De Sica C-114 mins, TV-14

2:30pm [Romance] In the Cool of the Day (1963)
A man's efforts to save his friend's marriage lead to infidelity.
Cast: Jane Fonda, Peter Finch, Angela Lansbury, Arthur Hill Dir: Robert Stevens BW-84 mins, TV-PG

4:00pm [Comedy] Sunday In New York (1963)
A philandering pilot gets real moral, real fast when his sister contemplates a premarital fling.
Cast: Rod Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp Dir: Peter Tewksbury C-105 mins, TV-PG

6:00pm [Comedy] Barefoot In The Park (1967)
A free-thinking bride and her conservative groom have trouble adjusting to married life.
Cast: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, Mildred Natwick Dir: Gene Saks C-106 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 22
7:45am [Comedy] Women, The (1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland Dir: George Cukor BW-133 mins, TV-PG

10:00am [Musical] Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
In Russia before the revolution, a Jewish milkman tries to marry off his daughters who have plans of their own.
Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon Dir: Norman Jewison C-181 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Drama] Miracle Worker, The (1962)
True story of the determined teacher who helped Helen Keller overcome deafness and blindness to learn to communicate.
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson Dir: Arthur Penn BW-107 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Musical] My Fair Lady (1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady.
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White Dir: George Cukor C-172 mins, TV-G

11:00pm [Comedy] Pygmalion (1938)
A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.
Cast: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr Dir: Anthony Asquith BW-96 mins, TV-G

1:00am [Musical] Silk Stockings (1957)
A straitlaced Soviet agent is seduced by Paris and a high-stepping film producer.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre Dir: Rouben Mamoulian C-118 mins, TV-G

3:00am [Comedy] Ninotchka (1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi Dir: Ernst Lubitsch BW-111 mins, TV-G

Dec. 23
7:00am [Musical] Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Cantor, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland Dir: David Butler BW-127 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Romance] To Have And Have Not (1944)
A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Moran Dir: Howard Hawks BW-100 mins, TV-G

Dec. 24
11:45am [Musical] Bundle Of Joy (1956)
A shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Cast: Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan Dir: Norman Taurog C-98 mins, TV-PG

3:30pm [Comedy] Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter.
Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell Dir: Frank Capra C-137 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Comedy] Period Of Adjustment (1962)
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is disrupted by their friends' marital problems.
Cast: Tony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton, Lois Nettleton Dir: George Roy Hill BW-112 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Comedy] Remember the Night (1940)
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson Dir: Mitchell Leisen BW-94 mins, TV-G

1:00am [Musical] Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-113 mins, TV-G

3:00am [Musical] In The Good Old Summertime (1949)
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, Spring Byington Dir: Robert Z. Leonard C-103 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 25
7:00am [Drama] Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver Dir: George Cukor BW-116 mins, TV-G

9:00am [Drama] Christmas Carol, A (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn Dir: Edwin L. Marin BW-69 mins, TV-G

10:15am [Comedy] Man Who Came To Dinner, The (1942)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis Dir: William Keighley BW-113 mins, TV-G

12:15pm [Comedy] Christmas In Connecticut (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner Dir: Peter Godfrey BW-102 mins, TV-G

2:15pm [Drama] Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor Dir: Mervyn LeRoy C-122 mins, TV-G

4:30pm [Romance] Holiday Affair (1950)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert Dir: Don Hartman BW-87 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Comedy] Susan Slept Here (1954)
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Cast: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell Dir: Frank Tashlin C-98 mins, TV-PG

Dec. 26
10:00pm [Comedy] Adam's Rib (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell Dir: George Cukor BW-101 mins, TV-G

2:00am [Musical] Singin' In The Rain (1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen Dir: Stanley Donen C-103 mins, TV-G

4:00am [Comedy] Shaggy Dog, The (1959)
An ancient spell turns a teenager into a large sheep dog.
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello Dir: Charles Barton BW-102 mins, TV-G

Dec. 27
8:00am [Musical] Top Hat (1935)
A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend's husband.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes Dir: Mark Sandrich BW-100 mins, TV-G

10:00am [Romance] Enchanted Cottage, The (1945)
A scarred veteran and a homely woman are transformed by love.
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick Dir: John Cromwell BW-92 mins, TV-G

12:00pm [Comedy] Tender Trap, The (1955)
A swinging bachelor finds love when he meets a girl immune to his line.
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm Dir: Charles Walters C-111 mins, TV-PG

2:00pm [Comedy] Phffft! (1954)
A couple divorce but can't stop getting mixed up in each other's lives.
Cast: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson, Kim Novak Dir: Mark Robson BW-88 mins, TV-G

4:00pm [Comedy] Odd Couple, The (1968)
A divorced neat freak moves in with his sloppy best friend.
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herbert Edelman Dir: Gene Saks C-105 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Comedy] Bedtime Story (1942)
A stage star's dreams of retirement conflict with her playwright husband's need for a hit -- with her starring.
Cast: Fredric March, Loretta Young, Robert Benchley, Allyn Joslyn Dir: Alexander Hall BW-85 mins, TV-G

2:00am [Drama] Bicycle Thief, The (1948)
A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.
Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri Dir: Vittorio De Sica BW-89 mins, TV-G

Dec. 28
12:00pm [Musical] Merry Widow, The (1952)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Cast: Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn Dir: Curtis Bernhardt C-105 mins, TV-G

2:00pm [Comedy] Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
Cast: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Walter Slezak, Albert Dekker Dir: Leo McCarey BW-115 mins, TV-G

4:00pm [Musical] Opposite Sex, The (1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
Cast: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan Dir: David Miller C-117 mins, TV-PG

6:00pm [Comedy] Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The (1963)
A young boy plays matchmaker for his widowed father.
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Dina Merrill Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-119 mins, TV-G

10:00pm [Comedy] Riding High (1950)
An heiress and her sister's fiancee defy her family to race horses.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, Frances Gifford Dir: Frank Capra BW-112 mins, TV-G

1:45am [Comedy] Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter.
Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell Dir: Frank Capra C-137 mins, TV-G

Dec. 29
3:45pm [Comedy] Harold and Maude (1971)
A suicidal young man gets a new lease on life when he falls for an 80-year-old woman.
Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack Dir: Hal Ashby C-91 mins, TV-14

5:45pm [Musical] Flower Drum Song (1961)
A refugee travels to Chinatown as a mail-order bride.
Cast: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Juanita Hall, Jack Soo Dir: Henry Koster C-131 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Drama] On The Waterfront (1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger Dir: Elia Kazan BW-108 mins, TV-PG

10:00pm [Comedy] Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A perpetual truant joins his friends for a day of adventure and self-discovery.
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara Dir: John Hughes C-103 mins, TV-MA

Dec. 30
11:30pm [Comedy] Beat The Devil (1954)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley Dir: John Huston BW-90 mins, TV-PG

Dec.31
1:30pm [Horror/Science-Fiction] Psycho (1960)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam Dir: Alfred Hitchcock BW-109 mins, TV-PG

3:30pm [Suspense/Mystery] Vertigo (1958)
A detective falls for the mysterious woman he's been hired to tail.
Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-130 mins, TV-PG

6:00pm [Suspense/Mystery] Rear Window (1954)
A photographer with a broken leg uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building.
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-114 mins, TV-PG

~A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving...Weekend!


It's almost that time. I love the holidays & go crazy watching all the movies. So here's is a great one for all of you. :)

I must admit I have never really been a huge fan of sweet potatoes. Until the year I tried Snoopy's Sweet Potato Pumpkin Mousse. There are no words for it. :)


This mousse is elegant, continental, sophisticated and incredibly easy. There’s no cooking, no whipping and no fuss, and yet the results are as creamy and decadent as a confection that took hours to prepare. Made with the delectable flavor of sweet potatoes.

Ingredients:

1 can (15 ounces) cut sweet potatoes in syrup, drained (1/4 cup syrup reserved)
1 can (15 ounces) 100% pure pumpkin purée
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups sweetened* whipped cream or whipped dessert topping

* Add a small amount of table sugar to unsweetened whipping cream while whipping.
Preparation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Preparation:

Purée sweet potatoes and reserved syrup in a food processor. Add pumpkin, honey, pie spice, and cinnamon, and process until blended and smooth. Scrape into a large bowl.

Fold in the whipped cream (don’t overmix) and serve, or store mousse tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Servings: 6


Saturday, November 14, 2009

~Dolly Parton Quote


"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."
~Dolly Parton

Friday, November 13, 2009

~Jennifer Aniston Quote


“The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.”

~Jennifer Aniston

~Can't Buy Me Love...Week-End


I give you this weekend the movie that made me first love Patrick Dempsey. Plus as a bonus it was shot here in Tucson!

Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the "cool" clic. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.

Watch with a serving of ....Sexy Hot Chocolate McDreamy Mousse


Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients

* 4 large eggs, separated*
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
* 1/4 cup water
* 4 teaspoons Chili Oil, recipe follows
* 7 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
* Spicy Whipped Cream, recipe follows

Directions

Whisk the egg yolks, 1/4 cup of sugar, butter, 1/4 cup of water, and chili oil in a large metal bowl to blend. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water); whisk constantly until the mixture is very thick and frothy, about 3 minutes. Add the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.

Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites in another large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form. Remove the chocolate from over the water. Fold 1/3 of the meringue into the warm chocolate mixture to lighten, then fold in the remaining meringue.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours or overnight. Spoon the mousse into 6-ounce bowls. Top with spicy whipped cream and serve.

Chili Oil:

2 cups olive oil

4 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper flakes

Combine the oil and crushed red pepper flakes in a heavy small saucepan. Cook over low heat until a thermometer inserted into the oil registers 180 degrees F, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Transfer the oil and pepper flakes to a 4-ounce bottle. Seal the lid. Refrigerate up to 1 month.

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours

Spicy Whipped Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Cocoa powder

Ground cayenne pepper

With an electric mixer, whip cream gradually adding the sugar until soft peaks form. Top with a dusting of cocoa powder and a pinch of cayenne. Serve immediately.

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Saturday, November 7, 2009

~Clara Bow Quote


LOL just because it made me laugh....

“The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.”
~Clara Bow

~Love Potion No. ...Week-end


Here's a little movie I'm not a lot of you remember. It's is super cute. Enjoy!

and...

There's no gaurantee that this cocktail is a love potion of any kind and it's probably not Madame Rue's magic shot. However, I can gaurantee that it looks nothing like Indian ink nor does it smell like turpentine. This Love Potion #9 is actually a really good frozen cocktail (especially with strawberry vodka and a chocolate-rimmed glass) and... who knows.
Ingredients:
  • 1 oz strawberry, vanilla or clear vodka
  • 1/2 oz white crème de cacao
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
  • scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 cup ice
  • strawberry for garnish
Preparation:
  1. Pour the ingredients into a blender.
  2. Blend until smooth.
  3. Pour into a chilled margarita glass.
  4. Garnish with a strawberry.

If the mix is too thick, add berries or milk; too thin, add ice or ice cream.




Saturday, October 31, 2009

~Caramel Apple Martini




Caramel sundae syrup

1 ounce apple-flavored vodka

1 ounce Sour Apple Pucker schnapps

1 ounce butterscotch schnapps

Slice of apple for garnish

Drizzle a swirl of caramel in empty martini glass. Pour liquors into a shaker over ice and mix. Strain into glass. Garnish with thin slice of apple.

Makes 1 drink.

~Sally Brown Quote



Linus: "You don't believe the story of the Great Pumpkin? I thought little girls always believed everything that was told to them. I thought little girls were innocent and trusting." Sally Brown: "Welcome to the 20th century!"

~Bewitched ...Week-end



Happy Halloween my dear blogger friends! For your trick or treating I give you the first episode to one of my favorite tv shows of all time...Bewitched!

And for your treating...."Bewitching Banana Nut Bread Brew Baked in a Jar"


Ingredients

* 2/3 cup shortening
* 2 2/3 cups white sugar
* 4 eggs
* 2 cups mashed bananas
* 2/3 cup water
* 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 2/3 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease insides of 8 (1 pint) straight sided, wide mouth canning jars.
2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, bananas, and water. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add to banana mixture. Stir in nuts.
3. Pour mixture into greased WIDE MOUTH pint jars, filling 1/2 full of batter. Do NOT put lids on jars for baking. Be careful to keep the rims clean, wiping off any batter that gets on the rims.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.
5. As soon as cake is done, remove from oven one at a time, wipe rims of jars and put on lid and ring. Jars will seal as cakes cool. Place the jars on the counter and listen for them to "ping" as they seal. If you miss the "ping", wait until they are completely cool and press on the top of the lid. If it doesn't move at all, it's sealed.
6. Jars should be eaten immediately or kept sealed in refrigerator for up to a week



Thursday, October 29, 2009

~Dogs, Cats Help in Breast Cancer Fight




Breast cancer survivor Missy Fish and her cat Jack. Missy and Jack are a part of the Purina Cat Chow Connected for the Cause campaign to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, it's a good time to recognize our furry friends' contributions to the cause.

Not only do they allow themselves to be dressed in pink to help us garner attention, but research shows some serious medical aid on their part.

Most in the medical community now acknowledge the healing power of animals. Some doctors even write prescriptions giving hospitalized patients access to pets from home. (However, pets can still infect some with weakened immune systems -- for instance, people who've gone through chemo.)

Dogs may also have a role in diagnosis. More than five years ago studies showed that dogs can smell cancer, and more recent research has identified the chemicals that make up some of those "scent profiles."

Of course, cats and dogs are at risk of cancer themselves. For both, most cancers that afflict them can be spotted through physical exams -- checking the skin, looking in the mouth, watching for swelling, etc. But nothing you do at home can replace a vet visit.

Dogs with cancer may be able to advance the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers due to clinical and biological similarities, The National Cancer Institute reported earlier this month.

--Anne Godlasky, USA TODAY

Sunday, October 25, 2009

~Mary Tyler Moore Quote



"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."
~Mary Tyler Moore

Saturday, October 24, 2009

~It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown...Week-End


Halloween is almost upon us .I believe you need to do it up right if you are going to do it. I for one hate seeing the "slutty...nurse...teacher...cop..."blah blah blah. Come on ladies first off it demeans & second off IT'S BORING! Ever other woman there will be wearing the same. I would love to see some of these girls put some thought into their outfits. This holiday is for stretching your imagination. Have fun , be child like. So for that feeling I give you. "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." I love The Peanuts Gang & hope you enjoy!

Also enjoy "Charlie Brown It's The Great Pumpkin Mousse Trifle ."

Ingredients:

* 3 cups heavy cream
* One 15-ounce can pure pumpkin puree
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* Pinch ground cloves
* Pinch salt
* One 7.5-ounce jar marshmallow cream
* 3 cups chopped gingersnaps and or Dark chocolate , plus for sprinkling
* 3 tablespoons dark rum

For a change
Layer the trifle in juice glasses with vanilla yogurt for a holiday parfait.
Directions:

1.

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream until stiff. Reserve 2 cups whipped cream for serving; refrigerate until ready to serve.
2.

In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Fold in half of the marshmallow cream, then half of the whipped cream. Repeat with the remaining marshmallow cream and whipped cream until combined.
3.

In a medium bowl, sprinkle the gingersnaps with rum.
4.

Spoon one-third of the pumpkin mousse into a clear glass serving bowl, spreading evenly, and sprinkle half of the cookies on top. Repeat with half of the remaining mousse and the remaining cookies, then top with the final layer of mousse. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Just before serving, top with the reserved whipped cream and sprinkle with the crushed gingersnaps.


Sunday, October 18, 2009

~Reese


Yay for my fellow petite girl that shows that even short girls can look good. While going to a personal trainer she told me to find my celb body twin. Or in my case wanna be body twin. You had to find a celb that is your height and bone structure. Then shoot for the goal of being built like them. Well Reese was mine. Although I didn't get to that goal yet. When I see her I think about that goal.