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Friday Favorites

Since this is the last Friday in October, I must include a favorite that I only enjoy during October

Favorite # ONE

Hocus Pocus

and Hocus Pocus 2

I am not a Bette Midler fan, but I am enthralled with the character she plays in these movies.  Unlike her goofy sisters, Winifred Sanderson is a fantastic character.  In Hocus Pocus 2, the story begins when the Sanderson sisters are young.  The actress who plays young Winifred (Taylor Henderson) does such a great job in this role.

I’ll typically watch either one of these movies if I happen to be scrolling and one is on.

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I finished the Book Club pick for October, so I moved on to something I’ve been looking forward to…

Favorite # TWO

The Witch

This is the first time I’ve read a book by this author and I’m enjoying it so far.  It is a page turner and I’ll probably be finished with it by the end of the week.

I seem to have developed a theme for this Friday Favorites.

and why not!

Favorite # THREE

I created this picture with CapCut, an app that revealed itself to me shortly after I created my TikTok account.  This is from an AI generated video template using my actual photo.

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On Thursday, the FamDamily got together at Sydney’s new house to celebrate the birthday of the newest member of our family

Favorite # FOUR

This is Stanley.

He and Sydney were married last March.  On Saturday Stanley [and his twin brother] will be 26.  We enjoyed getting together to wish him the happiest of birthdays.

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and last but not least…

Favorite # FIVE

I got this flyer in the mail.  I said that I wasn’t going to buy anything from LOFT for awhile because they were mishandling their processing and shipping.

But I really like this outfit.  Sigh.  It would be so cute to wear for any Christmas event.  Whatever shall I do?

Stay tuned.

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Friday Favorites

It has been a BUSY week

and I’ve enjoyed most of it!

Here are the HIGHLIGHTS courtesy of my

Friday Favorites!

Favorite # ONE

The Right Stuff

Thirty years later, this “boy band” has still got it!

New Kids On The Block may not be New (formed in 1984), but they are undoubtedly better than ever!

After their split in 1994, NKOTB reconnected in 2007 and have been going strong since!

On Friday night LB and I had the opportunity to see them in concert.

You can read all about that adventure HERE.

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Favorite # TWO

Saturday Afternoon

Spending the day with the birthday girl!

Before we launched Barbie and a new boat,

I learned all sorts of things from Lydia.

She explained that there are others meant to be a part of this particular boating adventure.  With Lydia looking on, I checked into this on my iPhone and found

this review.

Both Lydia and I were equally mesmerized.

Lydia was convinced that I could buy them all right from my phone.

Immediately.

Instead we decided to explore further.

We moved our investigation upstairs to watch on the big screen and found more!

Although it had escaped my attention, I learned that Barbie and her family are featured in a variety of programs to view on internet/television.

There is

Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures

and

Barbie Dreamtopia

and the pièce de résistance

Barbie meets Isla:

and so…

Favorite # THREE

is

Isla

The Transforming Mermaid

which I ordered on Amazon Prime Day. This surprise will be presented to Miss Lydia on a day when a surprise is deemed necessary.

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Favorite # FOUR

Bread

The low carb kind.

This week, for the second time, I made a low carb, gluten free bread:

this recipe from Castle in the Mountains is very good!

Although it will never replace Sunbeam or Wonder Bread, it will satisfy a carb craving for the carb starved Paleo, Keto, and gluten free folks.

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Favorite # FIVE

A Mid-Week Date Night Surprise to see a

Movie

The Lion King

remake of Disney’s 1994 animation has been a much anticipated film.

LB and I got to see it before opening night!

The Lion King

was awesome!

From the very first scene, I was captivated, much the same way I was when I saw the original.  The animals were amazing.  The hyenas were SCARY! Timon and Pumbaa were hilarious!  If I didn’t find myself tearing up, I had a smile on my face.

I highly recommend!

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Valentine’s Day

Do you remember this scene from the movie You’ve Got Mail…Kathleen Kelly: I love daisies.

Joe Fox: You told me.

Kathleen Kelly: They’re so friendly. Don’t you think daisies are the friendliest flower?

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When I laid eyes on my Valentine’s Day flowers, my first thought was “daisies are the friendliest flower”.

Thank you LB!

There was an attached card which read…

“You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.  Your LB”.

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If you are a fan of classics and romantic movies, you recognize that line from Pride and Prejudice.

As I’ve mentioned before, I will watch this 2005 version of that movie just to enjoy that single scene and the lines delivered by Matthew Macfadyen.

Included with the flower arrangement was a “Happy Valentine’s Day” balloon.

Sadly, I lost my balloon.

Apparently it wasn’t tied down well (or at all) in the flower arrangement.  When I leaned into my car to place my arrangement on the floor, the balloon tapped the car door and was floating away before I knew what had happened.  It was a sad moment and I pouted all the way home.

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LB and I will enjoy dinner and a show at the Alhambra a few times during the year.

Last February we saw Little Shop of Horrors which was, strangely enough, the featured Valentines Day show.  You can read that post here.

This year for Valentine’s Day the Alhambra featured an Elvis impersonator in a sold out show titled Elvis Aloha.

“Elvis” did a great job

The Chef

did an excellent job!

The Tuna Poke Salad was good, the Kahlua Pork was good, the Peanut Butter & Banana Pie was SO good. 

The treadmill would be beckoning after this meal.

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