Friday Fancies ~ July 10, 2026

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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Thursday Thoughts ~ May 29, 2025

Hope everybody had a good Memorial Day. I kept thinking it was Sunday… We put out our trash on Monday nights, so we had to scramble on Tuesday morning to get the cans out… Then found out they’d be a day behind on pickup, which hasn’t happened all year with the other Monday holidays… Hauled them back in, only to bring them back out Wednesday morning… How was your Memorial Day??!!

Spent some time binging The Four Seasons on Netflix. I purposely didn’t rewatch the original Alan Alda/Carol Burnett movie from the 80’s, because I wanted to see the series with fresh eyes. I enjoyed it, especially since it updated the story with one of the couples being gay. I just read a not-so-hot review, saying the writers used too many clichés and didn’t build the characters very deeply. Honestly, I don’t expect a lot of deep introspection from a sit-com. There were some lovely moments, however, especially from Kerri Kenney, who plays a betrayed wife. I will admit, though, that the Tina Fey and Will Forte characters in the last two episodes were annoying as hell. After a bombshell ending, unsurprisingly, there will be another “season” at some point.

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