Collecting My Thoughts

We received a gift boxed set of the British TV series Downton Abbey for Christmas and are watching it for the second time. We watched all th...

I thought Doc Martin the series on PBS was over, so I obviously missed season 8 (spring 2019). Now I see it's been cancelled after seaso...

I noticed a comment about the CW TV show "My crazy ex-girlfriend" (written, produced, and acted in by Rachel Bloom), so I looked i...

Last night I watched "Signed sealed delivered " on Hallmark Movie Channel and loved it. Great story, terrific ensemble cast, quirk...

My goodness she has written a lot of books.  It took me awhile to find the right cover photo!  I got it for 90 cents today at the resale sho...

Yesterday at Marc's I found this cookbook for $2.00. I glanced through it wondering why in the world I needed yet another cookbook I pr...

Today at Coffee Spills I blogged about a young man I thought must be watching Mad Men on TV. I don't watch the show, but it's makin...

Peggy Noonan writes in the WSJ what she’s thankful for--the usual--friends, health, surviving. And then gets to this: “And after that, afte...

Movie making and politics There's always been a bond between film makers and politicians. Both get rich and powerful by preaching; but ...

Thursday Thirteen--New Cable Shows Cable is increasing original series. We started watching "The Closer" which premiered in sum...