Doll Museum: The Doll Book Again

Doll Museum: The Doll Book Again: I will follow with a series of posts on Starr's wonderful book. It is available as a free eText on the web. I don't find the writing archa...

Both of Us

Both of Us is Ryan O'Neal's new memoir about his life with Farrah Fawcett. It goes without saying that much of this book will be a sad story. O'Neal was on The Today Show this morning, which you can find archived on MSNBC.com. He was very sad, and not in good health. The interview was poignant and pathetic, and given all the problems with this children, he seemed a broken man in more ways than one, as if he has reprised his role as Oliver for the worst. Farrah Fawcett fascinated me, and I loved both of them in their sitcom, Good Sports. I wish I could see it again; will try YouTube or Netflix. Enjoy the Read; always looking for suggestions. My memory of the day involves May Day, and the baskets we made of woven construction papers. I wove them for my mother, and filled them with violets. We would leave them at the door, ring the bell, and run. I had a friend who made them and included cloth flowers made of calico and wire. Making bouquets is a lost art; when we were kids, little girsl were full of ideas for flowers and we loved them. We caught bugs and kept them for pets in jars with holes punched in the lids, and then set them free. We couldn't wait to get outside to play circle ball and dodge ball. Does anyone play statues any more? They way everyone is plugged in, will we even have memoirs to write?

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: In Honor of Mary Hillier

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: In Honor of Mary Hillier: The birthday of my friend and noted doll author and historian Mary Palmer Hillier was April 30th. Mary died in 1999, on Valentine's Day at ...

An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: Dracula's Daughter

An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: Dracula's Daughter: I saw this movie again last week; it starred Gloria Holden, 1936. Here is a photo where she is made up to look like Erzebet,and in fact, Ho...

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: McKim Studios and Kimport Dolls

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: McKim Studios and Kimport Dolls: Below is a biograpy of Ruby Short McKim, which I am posting after meeting her wonderful granddaughter Merrily. I saw a program given by Me...

17 to 1000 and Patty Smith/Robert Mapplethorpe

We are near 100 viewers on this blog, too! Thanks! Am reading Just Kids, by Patty Smithy, a memoir of her life and her time with Robert Mapplethorpe. Here is a side to the story only found in serious biographies of Mapplethorpe. She was amazing on Sunday Morning; I urge everyone to download the Kindle sample, or go to Sunday Morning on line and catch the interview. She was always known as a good poet, but this is the story of two soulmates, and it is very wholesome, even pure, albeit sad. Interesting words for two 80s icons, I know, but we are not all what our press makes us out to be. It made me feel good to listen to her.

Miss Charlotte Bronte meets Miss Barbara Pym: Helpful to Feminist Writing: An Annotated Bibligra...

Miss Charlotte Bronte meets Miss Barbara Pym: Helpful to Feminist Writing: An Annotated Bibligra...: 0 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Part I: Althusser, Louis. Lenin and Philosophy, 1971. "Freud and Lacan:" This chapter is a summary of th...