Close up of an active pahoehoe flow Big Island, Hawaii

Recent close up shot of the active pahoehoe flow from the volcano on the Big Island.

Don't touch!

"Kinky Boots" a movie

Several weeks ago, I had checked this film (DVD) out from the library, however, we never got around to watching it.

On the advice of a friend, we watched this last night, a welcome relief from the BBC series "Desperate Romantics" that we had been watching, don't get me started on that one!

According to the credits, this is supposed to have been inspired by a true story.

Set in Northhampton, Prices' Shoe company has just lost its leader, his son, Charlie, inherits, however, Charlie is not much of a business person. On a evening out, he encounters a group of men accosting a "woman", Charlie is knocked out, when he comes to, he is in a room surrounded by "red" items, and Lola who is getting ready for "her" nightclub act. Lola is a drag queen, with one major problem, shoes that don't support "her". Charlie designs a hideous pair of boots for Lola, which are in incredibly poor taste! However, Lola wows Charlie with spectacular designs, and so a working friendship begins. The last major scene in this film is SPECTACULAR, at shoe fashion week in Milan, Italy, Charlie attempts to walk the "runway" only to fall on his bum - when Lola and her girls come to save the day with a great song and "dance" performance.


Really glad that we did watch this fun film. Music was great. There were some heart wrenching moments in the film, when some of the workers treat Lola badly, however, as they say "it all comes out in the wash", everyone learns the importance of respect for those we don't always understand or like.

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

Voltaire

"The Help" a movie based on the novel by the same title

If you haven't seen the movie "The Help", well what are you waiting for???????

This is one "helluva" of movie, the last movie that made me feel quite this way was "Fried Green Tomatoes" .

The only fault I could find with the movie, was the Coca Cola bottles that were used - they seemed to have something written on them under the lip of the bottle. Having grown up in the South in the 60's, I don't recall ever seeing anything on the Coke bottles in that position.

The cast was outstanding, Hollywood should give an ensemble Oscar just for acting - each one of these ladies deserves an Oscar, yet we know they can't all get one.

These two ladies were so believeable.

It was refreshing that there were no phony Southern accents. The houses were beautiful, and the cars, they were just fantastic.

So, once again, if you haven't seen, what are you waiting for?

Pu'u 'O'o Cone Kilauea Volcano

This photo was taken at 9:23 am Hawaiian time.




At the summit of Pu'o 'O'o cone, Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Is this incredible or what?


I check out the website daily to see what's going on on the Big Island.

If you are interested in viewing how the volcano is changing the face of the Big Island, you can go to http://volcanoes.usgs.gov you can watch the flows and see maps of the flows.

Have Fun.

Quote of the Day from Goodreads.com

Once you learn to read, you will be free forever.
Frederick Douglass


Well, what else would a "librarian" push besides books and reading?


If you can read this thank a teacher.

Quote for the day

This quote from Goodreads spoke volumes to me


"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle"
St. Francis of Assisi



So let your light shine for all the world to see.........


Have a safe and happy holiday weekend