tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35780154862597960522024-02-08T13:28:04.031+13:00Read Like MePoppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-84466560182656863402020-09-14T19:52:00.001+12:002020-09-14T19:52:17.938+12:00Music Monday - Hey Jude - The Beatles<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_MjCqQoLLA" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I was watching some clips on you tube at the weekend and saw this one, which I had never seen before. I love the simplicity of it, and always end up singing along when it comes on.</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-88186021827799150002020-09-13T21:21:00.003+12:002020-09-13T21:21:34.300+12:00Near The Exit - Lori Erickson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTg1RSUfo5C5Tm7xX6DHepNWe8C3DdUSRsdQX8DbTTwyCbkXVdGqxkJ9JsomWmvhbK246S1jQFOTR7DJz2FHOeIwIokzcUsQ1KJC05h1VQS-whtEg4S3jSBTjeFmjl1lLNCEcocoTI6U/s475/44422105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTg1RSUfo5C5Tm7xX6DHepNWe8C3DdUSRsdQX8DbTTwyCbkXVdGqxkJ9JsomWmvhbK246S1jQFOTR7DJz2FHOeIwIokzcUsQ1KJC05h1VQS-whtEg4S3jSBTjeFmjl1lLNCEcocoTI6U/s320/44422105.jpg" /></a></div>I read this small book sitting in the library on a cold winter afternoon. Lori Erickson talks about her experiences of losing her brother, and moving her mother to a local dementia care unit, while exploring her experiences with death and dying in different cultures and in her experiences as a pastor. I was especially moved by the small chapter on dealing with a Maori spiritual leader on a trip to New Zealand. 3/5<br /> <p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-28306850977112940752020-09-12T23:20:00.002+12:002020-09-12T23:20:48.791+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - The Good Liar<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvTuTe5re4RVVGH6meoCu-aOOgMvdNX7tWkjqOgImOBOEmVE7j46HsPvTZC3fHP4zctGHdUqSkBPC3ghwrAP_2AZHiHFOMLnIqlLSD4q5Few1pd77K9hUfLN_LoHrLmkAnwYH7OHmOuA/s273/the+good+liar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvTuTe5re4RVVGH6meoCu-aOOgMvdNX7tWkjqOgImOBOEmVE7j46HsPvTZC3fHP4zctGHdUqSkBPC3ghwrAP_2AZHiHFOMLnIqlLSD4q5Few1pd77K9hUfLN_LoHrLmkAnwYH7OHmOuA/s0/the+good+liar.jpg" /></a></div><br /> The good liar is a spin on the old con man story starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellan. I had seen the trailers but missed it at the cinema, and wish I had seen it there. Sometimes I am somewhat distracted by the phone and laptop while watching a movie, and tonight was one such night. So he plays the con man, searching out older women and trying to fleece them out of their funds, however he has met his match, and is of course outsmarted. No big surprises, and in doing the maths I think this movie must have meant to be set in the late 90s not in 2020. Still I enjoyed seeing the match of these two greats on the screen, and think that they were both perfect in their roles, and how long they had to wait to work together. 4/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-51406573665693590932020-09-07T21:12:00.004+12:002020-09-07T21:12:57.399+12:00Music Monday - Message To My Girl - Neil Finn<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4dxeQoT77so" width="560"></iframe><div> I just felt like a bit of lightness tonight, and I haven't heard this one for a while. Such beauty and so underrated. Neil Finn is one of my favorites and to stand in the audience and hear him sing this is such a magical feeling. </div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-35524799925304948242020-09-06T22:12:00.003+12:002020-09-06T22:12:31.778+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - Charlie's Angels<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tXDXteWRC4y67EE0XKnO84Y9-4SMEFw91vfb9qhIVz7z3whJwm_w1WuEad-I0Ba6H_v0t1ztCZdiNZZMbXaeR9hNi8L-BcO36HgPCJ58-uCyAyYtXYN7Jg-dWvjQonwMH9_uw0VpxSg/s326/Charlie%2527s_Angels_%2528Official_2019_Film_Poster%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tXDXteWRC4y67EE0XKnO84Y9-4SMEFw91vfb9qhIVz7z3whJwm_w1WuEad-I0Ba6H_v0t1ztCZdiNZZMbXaeR9hNi8L-BcO36HgPCJ58-uCyAyYtXYN7Jg-dWvjQonwMH9_uw0VpxSg/s320/Charlie%2527s_Angels_%2528Official_2019_Film_Poster%2529.png" /></a></div><br /> Well this middle aged lady is old enough to remember the original Charlies Angels on the tv in the 1970s, but as a kid it left little impression upon me except that the girls must have got through a huge amount of hairspray at the time. I wasn't holding out for this remake to be anything ground breaking, but it was ok. It is nice to see some ladies being the ones racing around, with the big guns without the sexist comments and put downs, or being left in just the love interest roll. In a world where it is often only the boys being allowed to have fun or adventure in movieland, movie makers are beginning to respond and evolve. Harmless fun. 3/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-25697839264148212232020-08-31T21:50:00.000+12:002020-08-31T21:50:12.888+12:00Music Monday - Days Like This - Van Morrison<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3UUWkr4FUlo" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I felt like a little bit of old school music tonight while washing dishes. The wind is blowing through the trees tonight, bringing in a couple of days of forecast day, just to remind us on the first day of spring that winter has not quite slipped away.</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-31189790523479604282020-08-29T23:56:00.003+12:002020-08-29T23:56:37.717+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - A Hidden Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdCtADV_oQxFd2-BxJhNQD2ifig8gRyPWFluXFggr7H3UMbs6rRSQQl4fPSLUVdZds37YTHKyKWwtRY2J7OkB2giMWohGvcORGgjbgEmoBnK5bjLztXVsUrVk9QRYUmV029yZV3yYHxc/s386/HiddenLifePoster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdCtADV_oQxFd2-BxJhNQD2ifig8gRyPWFluXFggr7H3UMbs6rRSQQl4fPSLUVdZds37YTHKyKWwtRY2J7OkB2giMWohGvcORGgjbgEmoBnK5bjLztXVsUrVk9QRYUmV029yZV3yYHxc/s0/HiddenLifePoster.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> Based on the true story of an devout Catholic Austrian farmer, who refuses to fight in the German Army. Directed by Terence Malick it is truly beautiful with blue grey mountains, and mountains of rich green fields. There is not a lot of dialogue and it felt monstrously long at almost 3 hours, I felt it was a bit self indulgent with drawn out scenes where nothing happens, where 3 minutes of picking leaves or scything fields, deep drawn out looks and staring at the sky , all just became a bit much and it felt like it could have done with being edited down. 2.5/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-85162251683713802020-08-26T20:27:00.003+12:002020-08-26T20:27:38.557+12:00Coming Soon<p> </p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-MWnQvObZWk" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Luckily our cinemas are open, although there is a little social distancing with seats between customers. So fingers crossed these may be out sometime soon?</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-70095122182775928322020-08-24T19:18:00.005+12:002020-08-24T19:18:40.381+12:00Music Monday - Halfway - James Blunt<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l74jOokD7ZE" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I like this simple tune, and am mesmerized by the matching simple video. James Blunt was meant to be touring this year, and we had tickets and will miss him.</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-91203120562229716742020-08-23T18:43:00.004+12:002020-08-23T18:43:57.699+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - Double Feature - The Booksellers & 23 Walks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After a bit of mucking around and some housekeeping on Saturday, I set aside Sunday for doing some fun things. I had seen clips of these at the last movie I went to see and even though all the besties were busy, I thought it would be nice to support the local cinemas and booked my tickets for Sunday movies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRZ-Ou0u6dkdmpX0A2hTG-KdkV7nnMeN0V4KdJfPxcyov8h6Yd42hZ0Mi5uaRrrpAWBeMd5MhNV_QE4M_NwI6LGZ6tddEOS3_Jc0MoX-6QotpcKzxaa20LdxXNhKZkoU62GNv31U5wUs/s225/the+booksellers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRZ-Ou0u6dkdmpX0A2hTG-KdkV7nnMeN0V4KdJfPxcyov8h6Yd42hZ0Mi5uaRrrpAWBeMd5MhNV_QE4M_NwI6LGZ6tddEOS3_Jc0MoX-6QotpcKzxaa20LdxXNhKZkoU62GNv31U5wUs/s0/the+booksellers.jpg" /></a></div> The Bookesellers is a documentary about the rare book trade in New York. It was interesting, a window into a dying trade and I am sure that by capturing the people who work the book fair, and run the cluttered book shops, it will be a final glimpse of a soon to be forgotten industry. I did spend a long time thinking of how all of these people collecting these books, wondering if they ever actually ever read them, or just liked owning them, and how their families must despair at the thought of having to have to clean out their shelves when they die. 3.5/5 <p></p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7SHk_Rcb9rnDKwAWAJZdhrLS7SZGaWkmCBZhWH6VVZ3JpJEVPGWBvEoXJV92rbDb7mpazUfSfi4S3AZxB8tBGz2rYm6pXCcZM7fIdMXoK0ZoOlEtIbW8dB6KDbEGNtQi8VcsFZTlfl4/s500/23+walks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7SHk_Rcb9rnDKwAWAJZdhrLS7SZGaWkmCBZhWH6VVZ3JpJEVPGWBvEoXJV92rbDb7mpazUfSfi4S3AZxB8tBGz2rYm6pXCcZM7fIdMXoK0ZoOlEtIbW8dB6KDbEGNtQi8VcsFZTlfl4/s0/23+walks.jpg" /></a></p><p>It is rare for me to sit in a cinema and feel that I am the youngest one there. Everyone else may have been clutching their gold card, but I did enjoy this movie, and know that it will be successful in the senior cinema goers, who fill the arthouse cinemas during the day. Dave and Fern meet out in the park walking their dogs, and a simple premise as described in the title, this is the story of their 23 walks. Filled out with glimpses of their outside lives, it is sweet and charming and I like this type of realistic cinema, that had the right balance of tears and laughs and it made me want to get a dog. 4.5/5 </p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-3865667882119515082020-08-17T22:23:00.002+12:002020-08-17T22:23:27.513+12:00Music Monday - Cardigan - Taylor Swift<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K-a8s8OLBSE" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I've been listening to this one for the past week or so. I needed a new playlist after being sick, and it is nice to get out in the fresh air and listen to some new tunes. I love the dreamy video too. Ohh and I like cardigans too - how perfect is that!!</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-4532379510491049732020-08-15T20:00:00.003+12:002020-08-15T20:00:29.918+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - Radioactive<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRwYtZxTs5RsJIYx8PJ39xbEdFg3V9upi9apBNNytqxNFgYmHGgfHh2H55r9VsHaPbclzwEWxuBcg9ofJxd1mqZCS00oB-EqpQegKCceisogAQuNce8WUcuVohWM8ygcYuYoGMgdswZQ/s326/Radioactive_film_poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRwYtZxTs5RsJIYx8PJ39xbEdFg3V9upi9apBNNytqxNFgYmHGgfHh2H55r9VsHaPbclzwEWxuBcg9ofJxd1mqZCS00oB-EqpQegKCceisogAQuNce8WUcuVohWM8ygcYuYoGMgdswZQ/s0/Radioactive_film_poster.png" /></a></div> It was a sunny day that turned into a chilly night, and seemed a good time to catch up with a bestie and see a movie. We went and saw Radioactive a biopic about the life of Marie Curie. I really like Rosamund Pike as the scientist and her story is interesting. There was just something a bit off about the story as it attempted to skip between the past, present and future but somehow failed to keep it interesting and I came away a bit unsatisfied. It just felt a shame, when there have been so many good dramas, that the most famous female scientist has been a bit let down by this movie. 3/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-64503060186090826572020-08-14T19:52:00.006+12:002020-08-14T19:52:46.599+12:00Happy Fat - Sofie Hagen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev2B3y1AHy9OxRjvqjYTfPKauyNSFpK-J6A-8V0bb7meOToTZQ6iaZbrDDwmCWgkQ7vFjLd290GDmYnfxvR_8EnqQQyG8OLpNawXpfWBUu5QXmnI-nC7m4AbIYhPtnst78r4HBhcOAhk/s475/42653524._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev2B3y1AHy9OxRjvqjYTfPKauyNSFpK-J6A-8V0bb7meOToTZQ6iaZbrDDwmCWgkQ7vFjLd290GDmYnfxvR_8EnqQQyG8OLpNawXpfWBUu5QXmnI-nC7m4AbIYhPtnst78r4HBhcOAhk/s0/42653524._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div> Sofie Hagen is a comedian who has written a book about her experience of growing up fat and fat acceptance. In a world where we try to be more and more inclusive, fat people still find themselves being excluded and bullied, and many of the stories she told did make me sad. Her experiences flying being wedged in beside her neighbors, of not being able to find any clothes to buy and being made to constantly diet by her mother. Saddest of all was one of beginning pages that talks about her experience of walking down the street, that she always wears headphones so that she does not have to hear the abuse hurled at her by strangers. 4/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-1195364582237521272020-08-13T23:57:00.007+12:002020-08-13T23:57:58.014+12:00Mudlarking - Lara Maiklem<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6-e8qtYjpgHGDo_khq2MbFQqv4Mj8CmyhM7QmzVHG4flUNCAvI3fiJu5HBVl-eu5bVjLEjFB6Cldb7xf8GG2bvv-dlxanzgeL5q_RsRmwahKOXCXpQ8jzeaGiiz25jKvPB5ejv0A2bg/s400/mudlarking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6-e8qtYjpgHGDo_khq2MbFQqv4Mj8CmyhM7QmzVHG4flUNCAvI3fiJu5HBVl-eu5bVjLEjFB6Cldb7xf8GG2bvv-dlxanzgeL5q_RsRmwahKOXCXpQ8jzeaGiiz25jKvPB5ejv0A2bg/s0/mudlarking.jpg" /></a></div> Lara Maiklem spends a lot of her spare time looking at the foreshore of the River Thames, looking for the debris and treasures washed up from years ago. A book that made me smile as I read it, as it had that magic of intertwining the story of the author with history about London and the river it surrounds. Having lived in London I could picture many of the sites she talked about, and can only imagine how smelly and filthy a hobby it must actually be, but I can imagine how compelling it is to search for pipes, toys, coins and treasure. 4/5<p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-33414320071308952912020-08-12T16:47:00.002+12:002020-08-12T16:47:10.050+12:00I Want You To Know We're Still Here - Esther Safran Foer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUOSLpI95c9Zng55x83-zD3VehRhHRtnwkSXSWJXFtmdE2_EPteaSvfNKHrCeo0obXAid2QdMAuWmM4xmDS7-bD7_kH-wOKmWhhCyI0j2_Or257aIs7TmVqNxq2XjjngkQ0zRiQC9cCo/s475/53895765._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUOSLpI95c9Zng55x83-zD3VehRhHRtnwkSXSWJXFtmdE2_EPteaSvfNKHrCeo0obXAid2QdMAuWmM4xmDS7-bD7_kH-wOKmWhhCyI0j2_Or257aIs7TmVqNxq2XjjngkQ0zRiQC9cCo/s0/53895765._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div> The author of this non fiction book Esther grew up in a home where both parents were sole survivors of the Holocaust and it is not until she is older, that her mother mentions that her father had a wife and child before they were married. So she travels to Europe with a photograph and map, hoping to find out what happened to her parents family.<p></p><p>I could not help but feel sad for the author and her family reading this book, that if only the search had happened 20-30 years earlier when more survivors were around who would have known her families. Now the family connections have been lost over the years it is more difficult for her to trace names and places when homes and villages were destroyed and lost. Still it is a compelling journey and I hope one that has given her some peace. 4/5</p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-3570090018864092522020-08-11T13:00:00.002+12:002020-08-11T13:00:13.702+12:00The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan - Lisa Ireland<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl7DXsAXlZE684mTysvRgWl87HHS4MeKUWSUMfQOBS3FEVU9Cgo91fnccuABrLcohyphenhyphenORYtay0aolQtplgnlkA1JtoaAZuc1rTEktsysLyZs94-KY2fKMA_5SwaDGwFxC5Ecbmh77r7aI/s475/49292180._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl7DXsAXlZE684mTysvRgWl87HHS4MeKUWSUMfQOBS3FEVU9Cgo91fnccuABrLcohyphenhyphenORYtay0aolQtplgnlkA1JtoaAZuc1rTEktsysLyZs94-KY2fKMA_5SwaDGwFxC5Ecbmh77r7aI/s0/49292180._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div>79 year old Shirley Sullivan has a plan - to take her 83 year old husband Frank on an adventure, to take him back home. Slipping him out from his nursing home takes a bit of organizing and on their journey we learn about how they met, and the story of their marriage. This is a sweet story and I like that the protagonists are seniors having their own adventure. 4/5 <p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-48488457818372262692020-08-10T22:20:00.002+12:002020-08-10T22:20:16.364+12:00Music Monday - Lust For Life - Lana Del Ray & The Weekend<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eP4eqhWc7sI" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I'm listening to this one non stop this week.</div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-60527242386579182742020-08-09T21:15:00.002+12:002020-08-09T21:15:18.257+12:00Flash Count Diary - Darcey Steinke<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkPTeuBLXlAYbE9DXbuIgD94WZ65CBVIkQ-I1lqpgzMp65KFnq_1ZXqFrlCVUpV-66-nFLRfNBw_y9B96eJYRYeJSR6H5AOY-zyw6RNPQjN14b0FRacVJLoymmACFxuHwC5BL8K_841Y/s475/45710627._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkPTeuBLXlAYbE9DXbuIgD94WZ65CBVIkQ-I1lqpgzMp65KFnq_1ZXqFrlCVUpV-66-nFLRfNBw_y9B96eJYRYeJSR6H5AOY-zyw6RNPQjN14b0FRacVJLoymmACFxuHwC5BL8K_841Y/s0/45710627._SY475_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkPTeuBLXlAYbE9DXbuIgD94WZ65CBVIkQ-I1lqpgzMp65KFnq_1ZXqFrlCVUpV-66-nFLRfNBw_y9B96eJYRYeJSR6H5AOY-zyw6RNPQjN14b0FRacVJLoymmACFxuHwC5BL8K_841Y/s475/45710627._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;">I have enjoyed reading this small book about the menopause, and somehow came away learning a bit more about whales in captivity then this powerful stage of a womans life. Unlike many of the books out that I have glanced at, it doesn't advocate the use of HRT as a way to bypass many of the menopause symptoms and speaks mainly of the authors own experience rather than being a rallying cry or sales pitch. 4/5</a></div> <p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-6469509998877120872020-08-07T22:02:00.002+12:002020-08-07T22:02:28.348+12:00Middle Aged Lady Movie Night - Faces Places<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj9fShzIp4DVjfet8rvDgNeyIZGvZQf1MRI_x9N2r_teZcQbTsnCe3KkYZez-D1n5EWW1ED2TZs3u0MNjIRemvoFZSI9mGABIQ4kIqjQpDzAuLoet9J8-Ykk1oNG5qaAdUQhfyup4d4A/s267/faces+places.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj9fShzIp4DVjfet8rvDgNeyIZGvZQf1MRI_x9N2r_teZcQbTsnCe3KkYZez-D1n5EWW1ED2TZs3u0MNjIRemvoFZSI9mGABIQ4kIqjQpDzAuLoet9J8-Ykk1oNG5qaAdUQhfyup4d4A/s0/faces+places.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj9fShzIp4DVjfet8rvDgNeyIZGvZQf1MRI_x9N2r_teZcQbTsnCe3KkYZez-D1n5EWW1ED2TZs3u0MNjIRemvoFZSI9mGABIQ4kIqjQpDzAuLoet9J8-Ykk1oNG5qaAdUQhfyup4d4A/s267/faces+places.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;">This is a charming quirky movie about two French artists Agnes Varda and JR, who travel round rural France taking photos of locals in large fortmat and putting the pictures up on walls, tanks and barns. The pictures all have a lovely simplicity and make everyone happy, and in times like these it is nice to watch something that gives such a simple joy. 4/5</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj9fShzIp4DVjfet8rvDgNeyIZGvZQf1MRI_x9N2r_teZcQbTsnCe3KkYZez-D1n5EWW1ED2TZs3u0MNjIRemvoFZSI9mGABIQ4kIqjQpDzAuLoet9J8-Ykk1oNG5qaAdUQhfyup4d4A/s267/faces+places.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div> <p></p>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-19771068369439481082020-08-03T23:35:00.006+12:002020-08-03T23:35:33.318+12:00Music Monday - Don't Wanna - Haim<br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/crZvtA9I4lY" width="560"></iframe><div>I like Haim, and enjoy that their videos are often kept simple without millions of dollars spent on crazy stuff. </div>Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-66505168235219080812020-07-28T22:52:00.001+12:002020-07-28T22:52:18.859+12:00Naturally Tan - Tan France<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a light and easily readible memoir from Queer Eye member Tan France. Originally from the UK, and growing up in a Pakistani Muslim family, Tan has to deal with lots of prejudice growing up. He has worked hard and become incredibly successful prior to auditioning for the popular TV show. I came away from the book liking him more and understanding more about him. 4/5Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-21978270438198841102020-07-27T23:42:00.001+12:002020-07-27T23:42:32.601+12:00Music Monday - Amazing Roberta on AGT<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MHscI4TK55s" width="560"></iframe><br />
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I've watched this a couple of times now, so amazing for a 10 year old.Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-48841400350492106632020-07-17T23:34:00.000+12:002020-07-17T23:34:16.518+12:00Between the Stops - Sandi Toksvig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of those books that surprised me in how much I enjoyed it. It is a memoir written by Sandi Toksvig, a Danish/English Comedian and broadcaster/entertainer. She does manage to successfully combine her own stories, with tales about London, mainly focused on her journeys on the number 12 bus. I was so charmed about these snippets about a city I like so much. 5/5Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-65593567754562192282020-07-16T22:27:00.001+12:002020-07-16T22:27:18.395+12:00The Second Sleep - Robert Harris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christopher Fairfax is a young priest, who arrives by horse to a small English village where he needs to perform a funeral for the parson who has died. I did enjoy the first half of this book, and was pretty sure I knew what was happening. I however did not get the 2nd half of the book and felt like I should have been a bit more shocked by the twist, which didn't feel too surprising. Somehow I felt like I was getting schooled by this cautionary tale, and it didn't really shock me like it was intended. 3/5Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578015486259796052.post-86602174195369411922020-07-15T21:38:00.000+12:002020-07-15T21:38:15.414+12:00House On Fire - Joseph Finder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Joseph Finder is for me a better Lee Child than Lee Child has been lately. His Nick Heller is smart and fast and although I found the first part of the book easier to read and more satisfying than the 2nd half, it was still a pretty solid read. Hired to infiltrate a wealthy family in the pharmaceutical business, Nick Heller finds himself becoming trying to figure out who is trying to bring this big company down. 4/5Poppy Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.com1