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Humphrey Bogart’s Holmby Hills Rat Pack

I have always watched film noir and the Golden Age classic films. Humphrey Bogart has been one of my favorites. There is just something...

Favorite Jane Austen Movies

I believe that Jane Austen is the best English language author of the first half of the 19th Century. She is universally praised and...

Detroit Christmas, 1950s

Christmas time was a magical adventure when we were kids; our family rode the Woodward trolley downtown to see the latest Disney film and...

Jane Austen and Charles Dickens Theme Party

I always look for interesting ideas about food and parties. The early 19th Century British era has always captivated me and I researched the...

American Cuisine: Appalachian Foods

I grew up proud of my American family with Northern England and Scotland roots. The Woods migrated from England in the 1600s and settled...

Best Underrated Ski Resorts In The U.S.

There are very few things as wonderful as downhill skiing. I have skied often and it is one of my life’s passions. My favorite...

My ‘Interview’ With Elmore Leonard

I was a bit anxious, sitting at the bar in Forte a very nice restaurant in Birmingham, Michigan. Elmore ‘Dutch’ Leonard had asked me...

Backpacking Food & Cooking

I grew up camping with my family and would go on camping canoe trips with the Scouts and friends. As an adult, I have continued...

Under the Influence of Kerouac: On the Road Retrospective

On the Road by Jack Kerouac was one of the breakout novels of its time. The book still sees robust annual sales of 120,000...

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