Myself, with a full black and white skull face paint, a skeleton lace poncho, standing in front of a coffin with a skeleton in it.

Book Review: Ghoulish Glamour

October 21, 2021, 1 Comment

I was at a Halloween event when I was introduced to the stunning woman of this book. We met through a mutual friend, and I instantly was in awe of her beauty and her incredibly kind and bubbly personality. I learned she was a make-up artist, and over the years have become her friend and been…

A photo of a darkened drive-in movie theatre with a light red haze over the top. Red, dripping text reads "10 Spooky Movies" Other text reads "Something for Everyone! Zombies! Ghosts! Killers! Monsters! Possessed Animatronics!"

10 Spooky Movies to Watch this Halloween

October 13, 2021, 5 Comments

While I love a good spooky movie any time of year, October is still really the best time to curl up with a cozy blanket, some popcorn, and watch a movie that will send some chills down your spine. The horror genre is really quite vast, and goes beyond the the classics and bloody slasher…

Photo of P22, a gorgeous, golden mountain lion with a little white around his mouth and chin, walks along a dirt path

Meet P22 Hollywood’s Most Famous Cat

June 29, 2021, 3 Comments

Los Angeles’ famed Griffith Park is home to so many unique and wonderful things to see and do, many of which I’ve shared here on the blog, but it is also home to one of my favorite LA residents, P22. Just who is P22? He’s the loner of Griffith Park, king of an island surrounded…

Myself standing in front of our front door, wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket, purple and teal Hawaiian shirt, and black jeans.

Previously on WandaVision…

March 3, 2021, 1 Comment

Spoiler Warning! This post discusses the Disney+ series WandaVision, and includes spoilers! So unless you are up to date with episodes or just don’t care, don’t scroll any further! Okay…so you’ve watched all of the episodes? Or you just don’t care about spoilers. Great! Growing up I watched a lot of Nick at Nite and…

Side of the car wash, with a blue banner featuring a yellow Dale car and text reading "Manager's Special Free Wash Tell 'Em Liz Sent You."

Stepping Back in Time at the Lady and the Dale Car Wash

February 18, 2021, 2 Comments

Back in the mid-1970s America was facing an oil crisis, and one woman, Liz Carmichael, stepped up claiming she had the answer – the Dale, a three-wheeled car that got 70 miles to the gallon. But was it all it was cracked up to be? Some didn’t think so, and eventually Liz found herself in…

Audrey Hepburn: More than an Icon Review & Giveaway CLOSED

January 13, 2021, 16 Comments

Recently I was contacted to do a review and host a giveaway for a documentary and book about Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn was an icon for me in high school, I had multiple posters of her in my room, watched her films religiously, and had several biographies on her. So, of course I leapt at the…

Cover of They Called Us Enemy. A small Japanese boy stands with others walking toward a fenced area with an armed military officer nearby. White text overlay reads "Just Finished..."

Book Review: They Called Us Enemy

August 5, 2020, Leave a Comment on Book Review: They Called Us Enemy

When we talk about World War II, we highlight how the boys were “fighting the good fight” against Hitler and fascism, and how women stepped out of the kitchen and into vital roles for the war effort on the home front. But the American home front was also the place of one of America’s darker…

Cover of Spectacular Illumination, which features a black and white photograph of a streamline modern drive-in restaurant. Overlay text on the photo reads "Just Finished..."

Book Review: Spectacular Illumination

May 6, 2020, 3 Comments

In addition to sewing, I’ve been spending a good deal of time outside reading, and recently I finished Spectacular Illumination: Neon Los Angeles 1925-1965. I’ve always been a fan of neon, and if you’ve been reading the blog for any length of time, then you know that! When I saw this book for sale the…

The book Hitchcock's California, which features an image of a bay on the cover with a seagull in the foreground. Text overlay at the top of the photo reads "Just Finished..."

Book Review: Hitchcock’s California

April 14, 2020, 2 Comments

Visiting filming locations is a passion of mine, so much so that it has its own category here on the blog. Sometimes these are places that I visit for a reason other than the fact it was used in a movie, such as the more recent post of the LA County Poor Farm, sometimes I…

Myself, sitting on the couch, with popcorn and a blanket.

Underrated Treasures on Disney+

April 7, 2020, 2 Comments

Since many of us have a lot more time on our hands with social distancing thanks to COVID-19, I figured it would be a good idea to suggest some of my favorites that are on Disney+. To offer a wide range, I selected five films or television shows from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and…

Atomic Redhead

Books, Movies & TV

Book Review: Ghoulish Glamour

10 Spooky Movies to Watch this Halloween

Meet P22 Hollywood’s Most Famous Cat

Previously on WandaVision…

Stepping Back in Time at the Lady and the Dale Car Wash

Audrey Hepburn: More than an Icon Review & Giveaway CLOSED

Book Review: They Called Us Enemy

Book Review: Spectacular Illumination

Book Review: Hitchcock’s California

Underrated Treasures on Disney+