I love history books, bios on people I admire and instructional books on garening, DIY of just about any kind. Humor has to be my absolute favorite tho, even if they are corny Here's a reading list my son in law sent me a few months ago and I've read them all a few times, lol "The Lion Attacked", by Claude Yarmoff. "How to Write Big Books", by Warren Peace. "The Art of Archery", by Beau N. Arrow. "Songs for Children", by Barbara Blacksheep. "Irish Heart Surgery", by Angie O'Plasty. "Split Personalities", by Jacqueline Hyde. "Under the Bleachers", by Seymour Butts. "Desert Crossing", by I. Rhoda Camel. "School Truancy", by Marcus Absent. "I Was a Cloakroom Attendant", by Mahatma Coate. "I Lost My Balance", by Eileen Dover and Phil Down. "Mystery in the Barnyard", by Hu Flung Dung. "Positive Reinforcement", by Wade Ago. "Shhh!", by Danielle Soloud. "The Philippine Post Office", by Imelda Letter. "Things to Do at a Party", by Bob Frapples. "Stop Arguing", by Xavier Breath. "Come on In!", by Doris Open. "The German Bank Robbery", by Hans Zupp. "I Hate the Sun", by Gladys Knight. "Prison Security", by Barb Dweyer. "Irish First Aid", by R.U. O'Kaye. "My Career As a Clown", by Abe Ozo. "The World's Deadliest Joke", by Theophilus Punoval. "Here's Pus in Your Eye", Lance Boyle. "My Life on Skid Row", Titus A. Drum. "I Didn't Do It!", by Ivan Alibi. "Why I Eat at McDonalds", by Tommy Ayk. "I Hit the Wall", by Isadore There. "The Bruce Lee Story", by Marsh Larts. "Take This Job and Shove It", by Ike Witt. "Rapunzel Rapunzel", by Harris Long. "How I Won the Maraton", by Randy Hoelway. "Songs from South Pacific", by Sam and Janet Evening

"OSS-117 Cairo, Nest of Spies" with Jean du Jardin, star of the award-winning silent film "The Artist". (You will LAUGH!) Three George Clooney movies: "Michael Clayton", "The American", and "The Descendents". I wanted to strangle that priest in "THe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio"! "The Lion in Winter". "Oklahoma"

Those knocker/clacker things - I was really good at these, mine were purple and never broke or put out an eye. Do you remember....skip a ball? - Ours was called "Lemon Twist, it was so fun and great exercise too. - Green and Blue Chip stamps - My grandparents got these as winnings on their bowling league then they would go to a special store to cash them in. So cool Don Kirchner's Rock Concert - How about The Soouuulll Train? Your First Kiss? - Trevor Captain Kangaroo along with Mr. Green Jeans and the Banana Man - Don't forget the Dancing Bear Romper Room and the Magic Mirror - I always thought this was a Bay Area show only (I see Cindy, I see Billy...They never said Danielle) When Bubble Yum made it's debut and you were lucky to find it - Grape was my favorite!! This list is too long for me to keep that up so I'll just add my own; Grape Tang Stretch Armstrong Drive-ins this was already mentioned - Double features with a cartoon Ice rinks in the mall sin-sin - grampa always had some to hide his cigar smoke smell from my grandma Zots candy The milk man brought egg-nog during the holidays and sometimes chocolate milk. my mom swabbing me in rubbing alcohol and giving me ice baths because I had night fevers when I was really small - GASP The Jack Lelane show (sp?) he had a big white dog named Happy and so did we. so many more...

I just love the imagery, and some of it really hit home. For example, just a couple of days ago, I watched a segment about the Blue Zone diet, of all things, and men and women were enjoying a glass, yes it looked like a jelly glass, of red wine with lunch. And the visual of white bedroom curtains....every time I think of walking into my cousin‘s new house some time ago, I think of her white sheer curtains blowing in the breeze from open windows. Her home was beautiful and elegant, French country estate in the middle of Alabama really, but so understated, you would never know. I miss her so. Its funny, DH will often mention something good about our house design or a feature that ‘he’ was responsible for doing or choosing. I don‘t say a thing even though most of those were my ideas. I just let him think he thought of them first.