Monthly Archives: February 2022

Book Review: Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy

Publisher: New American Library Year: 1968 Pages: 176 Type: Softcover ISBN: N/A “For Stan – The onlie begetter.” – Shakespeare (in part) There have been countless comedy teams since the days of Vaudeville brought slapstick humor to the masses. Some teams added members to become … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: Leafy Spiderweb from Greenfield

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The seventh and final image in this series is what came out to look like a leafy … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: African Baobab Tree at Animal Kingdom

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The sixth in this series is an image of an African Baobab Tree seen in the Kilimanjaro … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: The Marietta Diner

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The fifth in this series is an image from the past in the present: The Marietta Diner. … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: Lizard at Weeki Wachee Springs

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The fourth in this series is an image of a little lizard that I found scurrying around … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: Still Life at Greenfield Village, MI

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The third in this series is an image that basically is a still life rendered on film … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: Candid Flik Meet-and-Greet Shot

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The second in this series is a candid image of Flik from Pixar’s second animated film, A … Continue reading

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Photo Spot Week: Dinosaurs Alive! at Canada’s Wonderland

Welcome to a full week of photographs! Photo Spot Week will feature one photograph a day from February 21st through to February 27th. The first in this series is an image from the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit that was presented at … Continue reading

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Decorative Disney Steins featuring the Theme Parks

I have just completed a set of two decorative Disney steins that feature both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Theme Parks. They are made by Ceramarte in Brazil. They have that wonderful chunky charm of vintage ceramics and likely … Continue reading

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In the Wild: Selection of Mary Poppins LP Records

Mary Poppins was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success. It became the highest-grossing film of 1964 and, at the time of its release, was Disney’s highest-grossing film ever. It received a total of 13 Academy Awards nominations, winning five. Among … Continue reading

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