My Favorite . . Childhood Movie

My Favorite . . Childhood Movie

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. We're talking about movies again this week. I don't remember if there was a movie that I watched over and over when I was a kid, but there were a lot of good ones like Back to the Future and The Goonies. My favorite was probably The Great Muppet Caper (1981), the second of the Muppet movies. Kermit and the gang have to stop a jewel heist in London. I'm a huge Muppets fan in general, which some of you may know, and I love this movie. It also has the Miss Piggy synchronized swimming scene, which is just amazing. What was our favorite childhood movie? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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My Favorite . . Movie of 2017

My Favorite . . Movie of 2017

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. We see a fair number of movies. Amber likes her Superhero movies, David likes action and sci-fi, I prefer mysteries and Disney remakes, and we normally go to see each other's choices. Except when I skip out, like Logan and the most recent Star Wars. I think my favorite from last year though was Murder on the Orient Express. Yeah, I know it didn't quite go along with the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm still not quite sure why Poirot found A Tale of Two Cities so funny, but I do like that he laughs. What was our favorite movie of 2017? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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My Favorite . . Valentine’s Day Experience

My Favorite . . Valentine’s Day Experience

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. Happy Valentine's Day! We don't make a huge deal out of Valentine's Day, but a couple of years ago we went bowling and then to a local Italian restaurant, La Cucina. They had the most delicious special that night, eggplant timbale, and there was a musician playing. It was nice. I think we got cannoli to take home for dessert. Most years my husband will bring home flowers for me and our daughter and a bottle of wine. I think this year we're going out to dinner, but not until Sunday. What's your Valentine's Day experience? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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My Favorite . . Website to Shop for Books

My Favorite . . Website to Shop for Books

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. I admit it: I'm an Amazon girl. First, there's something magical about pre-ordering a book and just having it show up on my Kindle. Second, we currently have Amazon prime and that two-day shipping is awesome, if a bit too tempting. I just told someone the other day that I'm glad we don't have Alexa, because I'm pretty sure I would go broke from impulsively ordering books. What's your favorite website to shop for books? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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My Favorite . . Time to Read

My Favorite . . Time to Read

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. My favorite time to read is in the evening, preferably on the couch, under a blanket with the dog curled up beside me. I want to be someone who can read in bed in the evening, comfy, cozy and relaxed, but I fall asleep. When's your favorite time to read? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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My Favorite . . Biography

My Favorite . . Biography

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. Picking my favorite biography is pretty easy. First, I don't read many biographies. Second, there is one that definitely stands out: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein. Elmore Leonard meets Franz Kafka in the wild, improbably true story of the legendary outlaw of Budapest. Attila Ambrus was a gentleman thief, a sort of Cary Grant--if only Grant came from Transylvania and was a terrible professional hockey goalkeeper. During the 1990s, while playing for the biggest hockey team in Budapest, Ambrus took up bank robbery to make ends meet. Arrayed against him was perhaps the most incompetent team...
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