Chest of Drawers
Here is my second bra, Chest of Drawers. Many tiny men’s underwear. I’m taking it to Quilter’s Quarters later today. The exhibit officially starts today, but I’ll be making a couple more entries. See box at right for more information on Bras for a Cause.
Zombie and Lefty
Halloween night was fun at our house. We only had 23 trick-or-treaters – they were all small – so I had to eat our cat.
Shakin' It Up
Well, I FINALLY finished the doll for Leslie in Bullhead City. She’s called Shakin’ It Up, is 21 inches from the top of her hat to the tips of her toes and hangs on the wall.
Friday I got a fruit plate take-out from Nature’s Pantry, in Cottonwood, Arizona, for lunch. Sure, fruit….it sounds tasty and certainly nutritious….but, fruit? Let me tell you, you get a lot of fruit and you also get a muffin. Very delicious, and kept me going through the afternoon.
We got the latest Arizona Highways today and Roger has an article in this one about Angel Delgadillo, the Mayor of Route 66, who lives in Seligman, Arizona. He was a strong advocate for having Route 66 designated as a historical route, a former barber and a very interesting fellow to talk with. This latest piece is not on the website right now, but you can read some of Roger’s other articles here. Once at the site, do a site search for “Roger Naylor” – good reading.
We put up our Halloween decorations this morning. We added a few skulls this year and hope to attract lots of Trick-or-Treaters. Our yard is quite scary, but tasteful, too.
Boris Karloff
Monsterfest continued last night with The Haunted Strangler aka Grip of the Strangler starring Boris Karloff. If all you’ve seen him in is Frankenstein, check out some of his other movies. This one was very creepy and he was excellent. An English film made in 1958, directed by Robert Day, and also starring Jean Kent and Anthony Dawson, Karloff plays an author investigating a 20-year old serial killer. It was a shocker!
My Studio will be open December 5 & 6 between the hours of 10-4. There are lots of artists on my street and several of us are planning a open studio tour. More details later.
Last night we watched The Get-Away, a 1941 movie starring Robert Sterling, Donna Reed and Dan Dailey. It was directed by Edward Buzzell who also directed Go West and At the Circus with the Marx Brothers. It was a prison break movie with FBI agent Robert Sterling posing as a con, breaking out Dan Dailey, meeting Dailey’s good-girl sister (Donna Reed) and romance ensues. This was Donna Reed’s first movie and she was delightful.
Paul Peterson
She was so incredibly beautiful and though part of a great looking family on The Donna Reed Show, I was too busy being goo goo over Paul Peterson to really notice what his mom looked like back then. Those were the days of wholesome families and the handsome son was a singer like Ricky Nelson. So why didn’t I marry Paul Peterson like I planned, you’re probably wondering…Well, mainly because he wouldn’t return my phone calls, the snob!
J. Edgar Hoover
Back to the movie, Dailey was pretty scary and it was a good enough movie, but it smelled of J. Edgar Hoover’s hand too much to please me. (Put on your best dress, some peek-a-boo pumps and get over John Dillinger already!)
At our house, October means these things: eating at the Asylum in Jerome, Arizona, to celebrate our anniversary on October 4; decorating our front yard with tombstones, bones, and bats in order to lure little children on Halloween; buying candy so when they come to our house on the 31st, we can help rot their little teeth; and MonsterFest. This is where we watch a lot of scary movies. (or those purporting to be scary, like The Bat starring Agnes Moorehead and Vincent Price – I can’t wait!!!)
