Friday Fancies ~ July 10, 2026

July 10, 2026July 23, 2026 ~ GrayMareWrites ~ 1 Comment

We had an unusually quiet Fourth of July weekend. Not ones for crowds, we don’t go to fireworks displays but this year, I didn’t even drive the entire weekend, which was quite nice, considering the idiot drivers we’ve (nearly) run into lately! Saturday, we watched Independence Day (silly, full of plot holes, but quirky fun!) while noshing hot dogs, bacon cheddar potato salad, and apple pie a la mode. Sunday, we vegged out. It’s good to relax with no agenda sometimes.

We’ve been trying to convince ourselves to adopt the Mediterranean diet, so we’re planning to start slow and get ourselves used to eating and shopping in a whole new way. Any recipes or suggestions appreciated!

The Muck

Ready for a batch of pictures? The Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton (CA) is hosting More Than Love: The Life and Art of Natalie Wood. Consisting of photos, artwork by Wood and others, and movie memorabilia, it continues through August 21.

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Chick Flicks for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2022February 17, 2022 ~ GrayMareWrites ~ Leave a comment

For years, The Husband and I had a movie for every holiday (The Quiet Man for St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day for the Fourth of July, etc.), which we seem to have let fall by the wayside in the last few years. But our Valentine’s movie was always Roxanne, Steve Martin’s take on Cyrano de Bergerac. It will always have my heart because it’s funny and smart and, ya know, Steve Martin.

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Pop Funko’s in Gray

July 4, 2021January 17, 2022 ~ GrayMareWrites ~ Leave a comment

Yesterday I was in Barnes and Noble, looking for a Pop Funko figure of Evie the Librarian from The Mummy movie that I could use as a prop in book photos. Second only to Bunny Watson (Katherine Hepburn’s character in The Desk Set, who, sadly, has no Pop Funko of her own), Evie is my favorite fictional librarian. I figured it was a long shot, since her figure only seems to be on the secondary market at this point but I was hoping for the miraculous appearance of a mysteriously overlooked Evie in the back corner of a shelf. But, nope, so the secondary market it is.

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