Oh, how I love to give stuff away! When my book "Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter and Me" came out last year, my publisher co-sponsored my first contest for commenters on the Top Ten Literary Crushes and Why We Love Them, a blog I dearly loved to write! We gave away a copy of my book and an Anne of … [Read more...]
5 Pros & 5 Cons to the New “Anne of Green Gables” movie
I tried to keep an open mind. I did! I didn't want to be one of those people who will never accept any rendition of "Anne of Green Gables" other than the now thirty-year-old Kevin Sullivan miniseries. It's been well established here that I am crazy, wild, nuts for that rendition, as millions are. … [Read more...]
13 Luscious Green Gables-Inspired Baby/Pet Names
Plus Win an Antique Slate by Commenting Below! Oh, Anne! I love so many things about you, and today I love the fact that you are a Name Freak like me. How do I know this? How does a kindred spirit know anything about another kindred spirit? Also, witness Anne, begging Marilla to let her rename … [Read more...]
7 Reasons Why This Anne of Green Gables Superfan Welcomes the New Miniseries
My take on the Anne of Green Gables reboot may surprise some of you. When the news broke yesterday that there would be a new 8 hours of AOGG to air on the CBC in 2017, there was a flurry of posts, many of them decrying the new project, sight unseen. But I am not one of those people … [Read more...]
Why My Anne of Green Gables-Supportive Husband DESERVES to See The Revenant
My husband is a very flannel-y (un-hipster flannel-y), manly type of guy, a kind of modern day Grizzly Adams (and if you’re too young to know who that is, please, don’t tell me about it). In fact, he is giddy about the upcoming film “The Revenant,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It opens Christmas Day, … [Read more...]