Although she’s been seen only in syndication for the last thirty years, Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced, as she so frequently corrected, “BOUQUET”) was the ultimate in pretention. Constantly striving to reach into an imagined social hierarchy, she was thwarted and embarrassed by her circle of family and neighbors at almost every turn.
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Dead Bodies Everywhere
Yes, now that I have your attention, I didn’t mean to mislead that I was writing about a natural disaster. Perhaps I should be, but it’s about those actors whose role is, well, to play a dead body at the beginning of a movie or television show. When the detectives are called in, there is the body – lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, or sitting in an armchair in the living room, a large knife sticking out of his or her chest. Someone slumped over a steering wheel, riddled with bullet holes. Even the award-winning movie, “Conclave”, opens with the deceased pope lying in his bed in the Apostolic palace. Natural causes, of course, but still . . . . . an actor whose contributions to the film won’t be nominated for an Oscar.
Continue reading “Dead Bodies Everywhere”Keeping a Sunny Outlook
Yes, I know. We’re into the “bleak mid-winter”. I step out the door, and my nose and hands immediately yell at me, “Quick – get back inside”. The weather is alternating a few hours of sun, followed by clouds, then periods of snow or freezing rain. The wind comes up and rattles the windows. The Super Bowl is coming up, and our beloved Patriots didn’t even make the playoffs. Nothing new really in Red Sox nation either, although it will pick up and we just know that they’ll be a contender next year. My gardens are covered in snow, but I know that underneath all that dormancy, there is beauty just waiting patiently for the warm weather to come back. The election cycle and the primaries are heating up, but I just know that the country will come to its senses and elect someone I like. Or at least one that I don’t think will be in jail by November.
Continue reading “Keeping a Sunny Outlook”Lady Peacock on the Disabled List
(Part of the continuing series: The Lady Peacock Chronicles – the Life, Times, and Challenges of Being Lady Peacock)
Our dear friend Lady Peacock had an unfortunate, serious accident recently. She was taking her granddaughter to a play and fell on a brick walkway. We’ve all done that, and it’s painful and traumatic. Lady P. did sustain some significant injuries, and I don’t mean to make light of them because I genuinely feel sorry for her, particularly at the holidays. She broke a bone in her thumb and has a brace to immobilize that hand, which of course is awkward for any number of tasks. This follows on the heels of a car accident in which her significant other was involved, so he too is in a period of recuperation. So, life continues to be difficult for pool Lady P.
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I'm Thinking...No! 