Category Archives: movies

movie nights

Posted on February 2, 2017 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I have been watching a lot of movies and mini-series this past month.  And we have a “watch list” we keep adding to. Last night was this gem, A MAN CALLED OVE. The book had been recommended … Continue reading →

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star wars, the competition

Posted on February 4, 2016 by is there any more pie?

I bought this game for Sarge for Christmas.  It was the Season of Star Wars, after all, and my three sons (My Three Sons–does anyone remember that tv show???) considered themselves experts on the first six movies.  My grandson was … Continue reading →

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quick long weekend recap

Posted on January 18, 2016 by is there any more pie?

Okay, on Saturday we hit the 12:35 show of this movie, which opened this weekend: I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.  Loved this movie.  It was not a politically-slanted movie (Obama and Hillary were never … Continue reading →

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the force awakened

Posted on December 23, 2015 by is there any more pie?

We had a plan.  Story Man, Amber and Son #1 went to see the new Star Wars movie Monday.  They bought the tickets long before they knew Sarge was joining us, but the movie had to be previewed before The … Continue reading →

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the imitation game

Posted on April 27, 2015 by is there any more pie?

We might be two of the last people to see this movie, but we were so glad we finally had a chance to sit down and watch it last week.  What a wonderful movie!!!  Well worth the rental fee from … Continue reading →

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whiplash

Posted on February 28, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Wow!  Banjo Man and I were on the edge of our seats–our big comfy seats on the big comfy couch, that is–watching this movie last night. This is one of those movies where you DO NOT KNOW what is going … Continue reading →

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birdman

Posted on February 23, 2015 by is there any more pie?

My critique: HUH????!!!!! DID. NOT. GET. IT. To be fair, some of the lines were funny.  If you were an actor or in show business in any way, you would think those lines were fall-off-the-couch hilarious. I tried, I really … Continue reading →

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american sniper

Posted on January 23, 2015 by is there any more pie?

One of the best movies you will ever see in your entire life. Seriously.  

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a little more marco

Posted on January 6, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I were deep into this series one evening after Christmas.  We had a bowl of blue corn chips and a bag of peppermint bark.  Life was good on the giant couch. Marco had been riding past the … Continue reading →

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finding marco polo

Posted on January 5, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Happy New Year, my friends! And Happy New Year to you, too, Marco. I am so behind on blog posts.  I still have September pictures to share, so that gives you some idea how much time I have not spent … Continue reading →

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