Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story Author: Victoria Jackson & Ali Guthy Awe inspiring. On your tippy toes good reading. To Kill a Mockingbird warmth and courage. Victoria and her 16 year old daughter Ali present a gut wrenching true account of how they created victory out of the threat of death. Similar to Lorenzo’s Oil (which had me in tears), Saving Each Other defines the torrential love of the Jackson-Guthy family and their unwillingness to allow a terminal, almost ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Saving Each Other
Book Reviews: Lies, Love & Life
Lies, Love & Life Author: Cathy Holloway Hill Cathy Holloway Hill’s book Lies, Love and Life reads like she is talking to you in your kitchen over a cup of coffee. The strangest thing is that this book hit my desk at that point in my life when I needed it, so I felt gifted. And to be objective, it’s one of the best books I've read on denial and lies. In his forward to this book, Dr. Alan Zimmerman states: “Unfortunately too many people ‘play pretend,’ and keep on ‘playing pretend’ even ... continue reading...
Fashion Reviews: The French Beret
When I lived in France, my mom always wore a beret. To church, to market, to dinner. To me it was – and is – the epitome of elegance and chic. It doesn't take a Coco Chanel to figure out what is new this season in hat wear – the reliable; one size fits all wool beret. Until I moved to Utah, I NEVER wore hats, although I loved Jackie Kennedy who defined hats for American women and style. It’s wicked cold here though so I have an entire collection of scarves, boots, couture coats – and hats. ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: Modern Family
Modern Family: The Complete Third Season I watch a lot of tv these days. Three years ago, everyone thought the family-based sitcom was dead - and then along came the series Modern Family, to reinvent it. Now the show is hitting its stride. There is something to be said about consistency in the sitcom world. Modern Family if nothing else is consistent and predictable which is not a bad thing at all. This just means the show knows what is working for it and it doesn’t stretch its comedy to ... continue reading...
CD Reviews: Reading Rocks
Reading Rocks Johnette Downing Johnette Downing has won lots of awards (21 to be exact) for her children’s music. Now she records ‘Reading Rocks’ which has been two years in the making! The CD interweaves readings from five of Johnette’s beloved picture books, including her newest, Why the Possum Has a Large Grin, with eleven lively songs that range in style from bluegrass to rock, as well as finger plays and limericks, all designed to motivate youngsters to roll into the library ... continue reading...
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