I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED in my recent Downton Abbey Quiz. The answers to the quiz, a few statistics, and finally, the winner's name (chosen at random from all entries): Read more » Entertainment
Downton Abbey Quiz: The Answers!
January 1, 2013
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED in my recent Downton Abbey Quiz. The answers to the quiz, a few statistics, and finally, the winner's name (chosen at random from all entries): Read more » Downton Abbey Quiz!
December 26, 2012
Are you eagerly awaiting the return of Mrs. Patmore and the rest of the cast from Downton Abbey? Me too! And to tide us over, I've put together a multiple-choice quiz that deals with this hit period drama. The details:
Read more » Presidential Quiz: Answers & Winners
November 6, 2012
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who took the Presidential Quiz. Two of my questions were flawed (see below). Consequently I ignored "wrong" answers for these when selecting winners. Here are the correct answers, followed by the winners names: Read more » A Presidential Quiz
November 2, 2012
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS AROUND THE CORNER, I've put together a multiple-choice Presidential Quiz. But instead of typical history-book-type questions, this quiz deals with food and garden trivia: Read more » Your Favorite Halloween Movies
October 12, 2011
I’VE DECIDED TO ADD a new category here at A Garden for the House: Entertainment. This will feature “fun stuff” like…movies. And since Halloween is around the corner, we might as well begin with Really Scary Movies. Which are your favorites? “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (above), is one… Read more »
Movies for Gardeners: Your Favorites & Mine
February 6, 2010
Life with Father (1947). I watched this film as a child, and it probably influenced my love of houseplants and vased arrangements. The film features William Powell and Irene Dunne, plus two other flowers: white lilacs and a very young, and very funny, Elizabeth Taylor. The Secret Garden (1949; 1993). Sure, Burnett’s story is sweet…. Read more »
