I am just turning into an old softie this holiday season. True, you couldn't pay me to see "P.S. I love you", in which, I believe, Hillary Swank plays a young widow who finds love again, but I am eating up the sentimental Christmas stories.The latest is A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg. In Redbird, we meet a bevy of kindly southerners who open up their hearts and their lives to, among others, an injured baby redbird, a northerner coming south to rest his scarred lungs, and to die, and a poor crippled girl. Sure, as the listener you know it is unlikely that it won't all turn well at the end, but Flagg gets you there in a wonderful manner.
And for this weekend, I have A Christmas Carol on DVD, and A Christmas Story (the book upon which the beloved movie about Ralphie and his desire for a bb gun is based), on my iPod. Just to make sure I don't melt into a big sugary puddle, I'm going to put off listening to A Christmas Story for now, and instead listen to Hell for the Holidays, by Chris Grabenstein, first.
And I know I'm alone in this, but I think the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie looks kinda cute . . .
posted by Diane at 10:01 AM
7 Comments:
Great choices! Tis the season to be sentimental! I must admit that I'm intrigued by Alvin...but not quite enough to watch it. I'll be interested to hear how it turns out. Happy Friday!
You're not alone on the Chipmonks. I've always had a very soft spot for them. When does it open? I'll go see it with ya.
Tiffany - thanks!
LA - You're a sport! At a minimum we need to raise a cup of Holiday cheer together!
It's a plan, Diane.
BTW, have you seen the new issue of knitty?
It's a good one. I particularly love the entrelac headband (Quant). I just printed out the pattern and I'm pulling out a swatch I made Noro to reuse the yarn.
la - that headband is really, really cute - and noro is perfect for it - can't wait to see you wearing it
Sounds like a great book--after all "kindly southerners" are real treasures :)
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