After doing the “Storm Trooper” paper snowflake, a reader commented “Do a Yoda snowflake!!!” The Yoda snowflake was easier for me. I am not sure why. Maybe because I knew what I was doing better. Merry Christmas everyone!
With acting projects clamoring to finish filming before January 1st, time’s in short supply these last months of the year. Which is part of the reason why I cook Maple Syrup Pecans instead of the better-tasting Spiced Pecans I usually bake. Maple syrup glazed pecans take 5 minute stove-top cook time as opposed to the …
Riffling through the back-of-the-cupboard recesses for a jar of Cinnamon to add to my batch of spiced pecans, my hand happens on a forgotten glass bottle of homemade pirate rum-vanilla that I made as a part of family Christmas gifts last year. (Purportedly, like a fine cheese, it get’s better with age.) With a satisfying …
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In this ghoul-filled month of October, it’s appropriate that actor Paul Cram’s reading a book that turns out to be a macabre ghost story. It’s the latest young adult fiction by Jonathan Stroud The Screaming Staircase. The first in (hopefully) a long series of Lockwood & Co. books to be penned by Stroud. The book …
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Some days I can’t help laughing at the wacky things actors are asked to do for auditions.
It’s too late to stop as planned. The boiling oil begins writhing upon itself surging towards the lip of the pot. Double double toil and trouble and all that. I’ve had a pot overflow before. The caustic (flesh-burning) sludge overflowing onto the counter & floor. I don’t let that happen this time. Something unrelated to …
Adual citizenship pen pal answers my request for a book suggestion on Twitter. Having just finished the final eight-hundredth page of horror novel “The Passage,” I asked if anyone knew of another good book for me to read. In less time than it takes to crack the knuckles of your left hand, the American/Israelite pen …
Hefting the 800 page horror novel up from the librarian’s desk, I notice that the book is not only thick, but also the pages are much larger than a standard novel. The cover art is interesting, but it was the creepy photo of the author, Justin Cronin, in the New York Times Magazine interview, that …
Rum splashes out the top of the jar to the wooden table for the fifth time. I am discovering just how easy it is to over fill these jars with my concoction of vanilla extract. On the upside, My hands smell amazing. Being soaked in rum & vanilla seeds isn’t so bad. This must be …
Getting to be that time of year. For going outdoors: Thermal socks on my feet. Scarves on the neck. Long underwear & two sets of mittens.But for indoors: hot cocoa, a good book, and some soft playing music in the background. Let it snow, I’m ready. Happy November!