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 We went up into the mountains so the dogs could have a run. We could hear the thunder, and we made it back to the truck just as the clouds opened. Rain, snow melt, and tears. From the memorial for our Mama Deb. A patron of the arts, it was a most fitting venue. Love you forever.

  Final thoughts on Much Ado About Nothing . For establishing the "enemies to lovers" rom-com trope, there wasn't much actual romance....Benedick and Beatrice clearly have a rapport, but they admit in the end that there's no love.  Pushed together and willing to accept each other, really.  And then there's Hero, resigned to whomever apparently. But it was funny.  Dogberry is definitely the comedic relief amidst the bit of drama.   "I am a wise fellow and, which is more, an officer and, which is more, a householder and, which is more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any in Messina." I would have liked more closure with Don John.  I know he's a bitter bastard and wanted to cause trouble for his brother, but Hero didn't deserve that, and I'm curious what his punishment would be.  Claudio's footman, perhaps. *** So now I'm onto the next read, maybe this Stephen King I picked up - or, yesterday Guy de Maupassant came up again.  He's writ...

 Last night turned out to be much more than fashion - attendees really took the theme to heart, and wore some truly art inspired pieces.  So instead of a Best Dressed, we're going to review. Fashion is Art Emma Chamberlain Garden at Arles,  Van Gogh Madonna The Temptation of St. Anthony, Leonora Carrington Amy Sherald Miss Everything, Amy Sherald Sabrina Carpenter Film strips from 1954's, Sabrina. Hunter Schafer Mada Primavesi, Gustav Klimt SZA Every piece of fabric was sourced through vintage dealers on eBay. From the Wiener Werkstatte, Kolomon Moser Ananya Birla Silverware mask by Indian artist, Subodh Gupta. Fill the comments with other looks and/or inspirations that you liked!  There is so much more.

 Two of them wore something interesting on the red carpet. Audrey Nuna Rei Ami As well as.... Victoria Justice Kim Petras And elsewhere.... Cynthia Nixon Sarah Pidgeon Ana de Armas Brenda Song Eiza Gonzalez Tonight is the Met Gala so Fashion will see you tomorrow too!

  It is National Purebred Day, but also International Doodle Dog Day. We're actually watching my sister's Labradoodle, Reggie. The science of breeding studies the genetic, behavioral, and physical diversity of dogs. "At a DNA level, breeds are a very real concept.  Every poodle is more closely related to a poodle than it is to a dog of any other breed," says Dr. Elaine Ostrander. This was proven in a study of Australian Labradoodles, in fact. Wally Conron bred a labrador with a poodle in 1989 to create a guide dog suitable for people with allergies or asthma.  Poodles are hypoallergenic, because their dense curly hair sheds minimally, trapping dander close to the skin. Mixing breeds increases genetic diversity and reduces inherited congenital diseases, which improves overall health and longevity.  But traditional organizations, such as the Westminster Kennel Club, evaluates the breed standards regarding appearance, temperament, and movement. So why does the poodle re...

  Walpurgisnacht is celebrated primarily in Germany, Sweden, Finland and Estonia. It is the eve of the traditional St. Walpurga feast, protector against witchcraft. The bonfires ward off evil spirits and witches believed to be gathering on the Brocken mountain. Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, often covered in mist, thus producing what's been called the Brocken spectre - shadows are magnified in the fog and cast upon the mountainside or a cloud bank. Folklore dates back to ancient Pagan myths, and includes another site known as Teufelsmauer, or Devil's Wall. I mention horror in the tags because you can catch Joe Bob's "Wicked Witchy Wingding" on Shudder.  He has made it his mission to establish this as an American horror holiday as well, a spring Halloween, if you will.