Wintertime Reads

If you sometimes like to read for entertainment alone, won't be offended by a little shamelessness, and want an addictive series, Sara Shepards Pretty Little Liars Series and The Lying Game Series are for you.  Perhaps I'm a little old to be reading about high schoolers, but this author has me hooked with her beautiful writing style, and her unblushing sense of adventure.  Here is a little example of her wonderful description from Never Have I Ever;"The room was no bigger than a chicken coop, smelled like rotting vegetables, and , inexplicably, had two pictures of serene-looking Japanes geishas hanging on the far wall.....".  Pick up the first in The Lying Game series and see for yourself if these books are for you.

Flapper

I just read the book Vixen by Jillian Larkin.  It dealt with girls trying on the flapper lifestyle in Chicago, 1923.  The details of the clothes, hairstyles, ect. had me wanting to play dressup.  I seriously considered chopping my long locks to a flapper bob.  So I looked online at flapper haircuts, and the cutest pictures were always entertainer Louise Brooks.  But alas, everytime I cut my hair, I miss the femininity of my long hair Although I've seen many feminine ladies with shorter hair, I just don't think I look cute that way.  However, hair aside, I'm now totally obsessed with flappers, speakesies, ect.  The search is on for Louise Brooks movies, because she has me curious just from the still pics.  Also, the search is on for some fun, jazzy twenties tunes to listen to.  Let me know if you want to come along to the 20s with me, we'll have a gay time!