I agree Jane. Mary Chapin Carpenter has always had a terrific voice. I love her old albums. Good to know she’s still putting out new albums!

Hi Laurel, I’m still perplexed by all the hoopla surrounding Shape of Water. Its love story felt undeveloped and the plot seemed quite predictable. Things in it just didn’t seem to add up — but that’s just my opinion. You should see it and let me know what you think 🙂 I agree with you about The Post. Enjoy your week.

I haven’t seen Shape of Water…and I probably won’t.

I also wouldn’t have minded The Post winning a few awards, as I really loved the movie. But then again, I am hoping that the past will be prologue for the political mess we are in today.

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Hi Ti, yeah the Oscars went pretty well last night. I guess the Shape of Water really cleaned up on the big awards. And it seemed the host Jimmy Kimmel was a bit more serious or less jokey than normal but still effective. I look forward to seeing how Wrinkle in Time does at the box office — it should be quite big I’d imagine.

You did pretty well with your Oscar picks. I only watched the first hour and then I had to leave for my volunteering commitment but from what I saw, the tone of the show seemed good. Good opening.

Hello Carmen, thx for all your great comments. Did the Nor’Easter break trees there? Hope no damage to your place. I’m hoping too you’ll read The Cloister before me and let me know if it’s a must read. And I’m glad the movie Get Out got some good recognition and an Oscar or two. It was original! (Darkest Hour was probably my favorite of the year — though I liked the 6 others too. Lady Bird was fun.) And I think I read scathing things too about Red Sparrow so I will wait on that till rental. I might wait for you on Wrinkle in Time. Cheers.

Hi Judy: I hope you enjoyed the Oscars! A long program but we managed to make it to the end here. Glad you liked Shape of Water; I think maybe Darkest Hour might have been my favorite of the year, LoL. Maybe I like Gary Oldman too much. Thanks for giving me the scoop on Luis Alberta Urrea’s books. I must try his novels out. Hope all is well in L.A. Did you really get rain finally?!

Hi Susie: yes both of these novels caught my eye this month. I will visit your site to see what you’ve liked for March. Hope all is well in the Seattle area.

Hi Brian, I heard of your Nor’Easter there which sounded bad. Hope your place is all right. And I agree — I’m a bit of a sucker too for reunion stories. I will look for The Gunners. Cheers.