12/13 A day late and a dollar short…
A huge thank you to Mr. Peach Martini for reminding me I hadn’t posted this yet today. Biting off more than I can chew is very on brand for me…heh. I’m not sure how I feel about The Holiday being…
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12/12 There really is nothing worse than people…or, Mr & Mrs Peach Martini start their Christmas shopping.
‘Twas the night before Monday, and all through our house The only creatures stirring are me and my spouse. Christmas shopping was done, some curse words were said – Some were out loud, but most in my head. I, in…
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12/11 No wings for Clarance…
Sorry we’re a little late today…the games must go on! A not-so-wonderful result for It’s a Wonderful Life…looks like Clarance needs to keep working for those wings. Can I just say – just between you and me – I’m *happy*…
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Book Review: The Secrets of Winterhouse (Winterhouse #2) by Ben Guterson
Book: The Secrets of Winterhouse (Winterhouse #2) Author: Ben Guterson eBook/Kindle Pages: 366 Genre(s) / Theme(s): middle grade, mystery, fantasy, adventure, fiction, magic, puzzles, christmas, holiday Date Read: 10 December 2021 Description from Goodreads: “Back at the Winterhouse hotel for…
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12/10 Heading to the Sugarplum Sixteen
Happy Friday, folks! Today we start the Sugarplum Sixteen! You’ve decided on the movies that live to see another day…but which one will be named champion?? Clearly not Christmas in Connecticut. *sad face* **Results from previous day** Christmas in Connecticut…
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12/9 insert clever title here
Today is our final pairing before we head into the Sugarplum Sixteen! I have no question in my mind which of these two are my favorite – if you’ve never seen Christmas in Connecticut, you are doing yourself a disservice….
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12/8 Coffee: Is there anything it can’t do? Oh yeah, and more movies…
Not too crazy about those holiday horror flicks, are ya? 😅 Well, fear not – we’re swinging back towards more traditional picks for our last two days before we move on to the Sugarplum Sixteen. (Like that? I made it…
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12/7 …you better not cry…
Wow! Yesterday was a record number for voting! 45 of you participated and that just warms the cockles of my heart. Today is an unconventional pairing that I suspect will only appeal to a handful of you… I will warn…
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12/6 Why isn’t Trading Places more popular?
It was a slow voting day yesterday – hopefully today’s pairing will be more enticing for you! 🙂 We have 4 days left in this opening round; 8 more movies to vote on before we embark on the journey to…
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12/5 Mixed nuts throwing shade at peanuts
I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend, and maybe a little festive fun! Today’s pairing has one of the “Weird Movies Kim Added to the Bracket” I mentioned before…Mixed Nuts. Maybe not one of Nora Ephron’s best films, but…
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