Fall Movies!

September may mean back to school but it also means it’s time for town and country fairs!  The air is crisp, the harvest is wrapping up, and everyone heads to the fair to relax with their friends and neighbors. Here are a few movies that celebrate those good times in one way or another: Babe (1995)  Totally charming fable has intelligent piglet Babe being raised by matriarch sheepdog Fly, and learning the art of sheep herding along with his new canine brothers. Starring James Cromwell. Charlotte‘s Web (2006)  Faithful to E.B. White’s timeless 1952 children’s novel about a young girl …

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What Are We Reading?

In 1983 I started reading a series of books which became known as a group from the title of the first book, “Tales of the City”.  The series follows a disparate group who rent rooms from the mysterious, yet motherly, Anna Madrigal, at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco.  The first book was published in 1978; the last book was just published this year.  There have been a lot of social changes in America since 1978, and the lives of these characters reflect those changes throughout the decades.  As I was reading this series, there were only 6 novels in …

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Summer ! Being outside ! Cook-outs !

 And all hail to Marjorie Standish and her down-home Maine recipes.  Marjorie was a local resident who was the longtime food columnist for the Maine Sunday Telegram.  Her two books of collected recipes – Cooking Down East and Keep Cooking – The Maine Way – are both available to borrow from the Gardiner Public Library. Check out her delicious and classic recipes for:                 Melt-in-your-mouth blueberry cake                 Baked beans                 Barbecued chicken                 Dilled string beans                 Dump bars                 Baked stuffed lobster Now those would make a great cookout meal !

STAGE TO FILM

Acting for the stage is very different from acting for the screen. The stage actor’s performance must reach not only the audience in the front row, but also the audience in the very last row. Consequently gestures and vocals must be a bit more exaggerated in order to translate to the entire audience. Film acting can involve anything from a long shot with the actor at a distance to an extreme close up where we may only see the actor’s eyes or mouth. Many stage plays have been adapted to film. It is the screen version that most of us …

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Poetry From The Shelves – A tribute To James Patterson

I think it’s time again for a Poem From The Shelves! The following two poems were created using ONLY titles of James Patterson books. Enjoy! My Brother Is A Big, Fat Liar Alex Cross, Run Run For Your Life You’ve Been Warned Watch The Skies When The Wind Blows  —  Sail  —  Cross Country Don’t Blink How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, And Snake Hill Second Honeymoon Now You See Her Guilty Wives See How They Run 10thAnniversary The Quickie Tick Tock The Final Warning Get Me Out Of Here! Gone Game Over Pop Goes The Weasel