Grant by Ron Chernow I raced through this book rather like um, Sherman through Georgia! At a daunting 900 plus pages, the biggest challenge is picking it up! Prior to reading Chernow’s tome, I knew zero about Grant the general or Grant the president. This is due to my lack of interest in the ... [Continue Reading]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon This new comedy series from Amy Sherman-Palladino (“Gilmore Girls,” “Bunheads”) is my new fav! (And I’m counting The Crown and Frankie & Grace, which I also love.) Miriam “Midge” Maisel (nee Weissman) is enjoying an idyllic 1950s life- two adorable children, ... [Continue Reading]
Movies: Magical, Jazzy and Awful
The Shape of Water I hate science fiction, so I was pleasantly surprised when this film was not the creepy, sci-fi story the trailers promoted. (Well, ok it is a little creepy.) Sally Hawkins gives a heartfelt performance as the lonely janitor at a top-secret research facility in the ... [Continue Reading]
Home Sales Nashville 2017
Year-End Home Sales 2017 was another banner year for residential real estate in Nashville. In Davidson County, there were 10,796 closings up from 10,544 in 2016. The average home price--a whopping $363,250. How long will the boom last? I don’t know, but consider the response from wealthy ... [Continue Reading]
Kinsey and Jack
Y is for Yesterday Sue Grafton is running out of alphabet but not steam. The best-selling crime writer’s latest Kinsey Millhone, Y is for Yesterday, is as good as the previous twenty-three novels. The Midnight Line After a few lackluster books, Lee Child redeems himself in The Midnight Line which ... [Continue Reading]
What Unites Us by Dan Rather
What Unites Us by Dan Rather With a Mt. Rushmore visage honed from years of delivering the news with a calm expression and a soothing baritone, Dan Rather is the quintessential 20th C TV newsman. (The 21st C newsperson has a different style!) Rather was in town recently promoting his new book, ... [Continue Reading]
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Our Souls at Night has been on the book club and must-read circuit for a few years and recently was made into a Netflix film staring, inexplicably to my mind, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. (I have not seen the film, but viewers say that Redford and Fonda are ... [Continue Reading]
Home Sales November 2017
HOME SALES November 2017 Single Family Home Sales Davidson County November 2017 In Davidson County, there were 842 home closings in November, versus 801 closings reported for the same period last year. The average sales price increased to $378,290 from $334,913. Single Family Home Sales ... [Continue Reading]
The End of the Runway is in Sight!
As many of you know, I celebrated(?) a BIG birthday in September. While commiserating with my younger brother about this gruesome specter, he said rather off handedly, “Yes, the end of the runway is in sight.” OMG!! Well, that certainly took the happy out of happy birthday. Thanks, little ... [Continue Reading]
Mysteries: Bad, Better, Best
Why do I keep reading Linda Fairstein? I say this every time, yet every time a new Alexander Cooper crime novel is released, I get sucked in. Maybe it is the history buff in me that appreciates the NYC landmarks and historical trivia that Fairstein peppers throughout her stories. But this time, ... [Continue Reading]