Some of my favorite books

A Long Way From Chicago (Richard Peck)
Blue Skin of the Sea (Graham Salisbury)
Gift From The Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Paterson)
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Bruce Coville)
Jungle Dogs (Graham Salisbury)
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
The Dark Is Rising sequence (Susan Cooper)
Tunes For Bears To Dance To (Robert Cormier)
Walking On Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Madeleine
L'Engle)

all of the Oz Books
all of the Harry Potter Books

Some of my favorite movies

I LOVE movies! How many of these have you seen?

A Christmas Story
A Mighty Wind
Casablanca
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Much Ado About Nothing
Henry V (Kenneth Branagh)
It's A Wonderful Life
My Favorite Year
Noises Off
Roman Holiday
Sense and Sensibility
The American President
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
The Philadelphia Story
The Quiet Man
When Harry Met Sally...

Some of my favorite TV shows

The Daily Show
History Detectives
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
The Vicar of Dibley
American Idol
M*A*S*H
Seinfeld
I Love Lucy

Some of my favorite music

Music has always been a big part of my life. I could listen to any of these people any time.

The Chieftains
Frank Sinatra
John Denver
The Beatles
Tony Bennett
Gordon Lightfoot
Liadan
Altan
Barry Manilow

Some of my favorite foods

Yum!!!

Apples--especially tart ones
Guacamole (I have a terrific recipe!)
Spanakopita (Greek--spinach and feta cheese in phyllo)
Crunchy peanut butter
Plain yogurt
Homemade vegetable soup

Favorite Web Sites

• Fresh Yarn The Online Salon for Personal Essays
• Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America