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"Small Island" is a two-part drama adapted for television, included in the BBC Masterpiece Classic Collection, based on a novel by the same title written by Andrea Levy.
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“Small Island” is a BBC Masterpiece Theater presentation. The name of the main character is Hortense, an idealistic “proper” young Jamaican woman who dreams of living in England and she will fulfill her dream! It may take a little bit of conniving but … she will make it happen!
The setting is the 1940s; during and after the World War II - Jamaica and London.
* Naomie Harris plays Hortense. She is something else!!
If the name Naomie Harris sounds familiar, it should. She starred in the James Bond movie, “Skyfall”. At the end of the movie, she finally formally introduced to Mr. Bond as “Miss Moneypenny”.
Here's the plot in a nutshell.
Hortense has a friend who has a fiancé and that fiancé is in the military and intends to take the friend, who will be his wife, with him when he goes to England. Uh huh. That was the original plan. But Hortense figured out a way to get the guy to ditch the friend and take her to England instead. Like I said: She is something else! :)
* David Oyelowo plays Gilbert, the fiancé, scratch that ex-fiancé … dot dot dash … husband of “convenience”.
David Oyelowo. That name sound familiar? It should. He was “Danny” in the popular BBC spook TV show, “MI-5”. Also chosen for the role of “Dr. Martin Luther King”, in the Oscar-nominated film “Selma” about the Civil Rights Movement in America.
“Small Island” is a love story and you will love all of the characters; the ones in the starring roles and the supporting roles. They are very realistic and you will feel like you're a part of their lives.
Authentic costumes, great scenery, believable dialogue, stellar performances, quality entertainment!
My one word to describe this masterpiece? Delightful!
Most memorable line? “Gilbert! I'm perishin' in this bed!” :)
Halloween superstitions? For me, many of them were incredibly unbelievable or simply unexplainable.
But the holiday itself has always been fun. Designed to scare ya! Not terrifying heart-stopping scary. Fun scary! The celebration is loaded with superstitious beliefs that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some clouded in gloom and doom. Some harbingers of good fortune and good things to come. Halloween has from bats and black cats to ghosts and spirits to spiders and trick or treat. Here is a link to a quick study!
Almost everybody has heard of the Dead Sea. It is the lowest point on earth: 1,294 feet below sea level. Two things come to my mind when this body of water is mentioned: scrolls and salts.
• In 1947, scrolls which were writings of ancient biblical texts were found in a cave around this area.
• These days all the beauty and health experts rave about the wonderful things Dead Sea bath salts can do to your skin. Have you ever heard this place called by any other name?
It has several alternate names:
Salt Sea
Eastern Sea
Asphalt Sea
Sodomitish Sea
Sea of Lot
Sea of Zoar
Sea of Arabah
Sea of Overwhelming
Last but not least, known simply as the Sea. Who knew?
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♦ Quick history lesson. Hope you found it useful. Learning never gets old. Agree?
The last king of Lydia was Croesus (560–546 B.C.). Some records describe the assets of his kingdom as “proverbial wealth” or “legendary wealth”.
"... the ruler who took the place of Croesus, is really the one who provided this kingdom with “true wealth”. Here are two interesting summaries of his empire."
The article below shares a few quick facts about Lydia, an ancient kingdom of Central Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).
Once upon a time, there was a community on the Google Plus social network for music lovers and they have a category for “Music Quotes”. It was fun! You share lyrics or quotes from a song that moves or touches you. Doesn't matter whether you're a fan of the artists who are singing or even if you don't really like the song, sometimes certain words strike you. Sadly, the community no longer exists and also Google plans to shut down the G+ social network during 2019. I love the idea of sharing music quotes that move me. Here's an example. In this example, I also have great respect and admiration for the artist performing. Loyal Tina Turner fan. This a throwback song from the soundtrack for Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). LYRICS / QUOTES: “There's just one thing you've got to know ... You're one of the living.”
On June 15, 2014, Casey Kasem, host of the longtime countdown program, AMERICAN TOP 40, passed away at the age of 82. From my first blog post (and prolly some more inbetween then and now), I explained how, in 1979, I was a geeky, lanky and somewhat lost 12-year-old living in Central Maine, had a...
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