My Current Interest

                  It is sad.   Baked to Death is the last book of the Simon Kirby-Jones series.   I no long have my vampire detective.   Of course I can always choose to read the books again.   I have already read them twice.   Who is to say I cannot a third time?   Until then, let me tell you about Simon’s final mystery.                 Once again Simon is caught in a love triangle.   His former lover, Tristan Lovelace, is in town and staying with Simon in the cottage.   Tristan wants Simon back and will do whatever it takes, including hurting Giles.   Simon is not happy with this.   His feelings for Giles have grown and he does not like Tristan’s antics.                     Thankfully, Simon finds a distraction from the events at home.   However, the reason for the distraction is not exactly the best.   A medieval faire has come to town and it is practically in Giles’ backyard.   Giles is not happy with this.   His family had a deal with the land’s new owner that the space wou

                   Sometimes businesses fall apart.   There is poor customer service, a lack of professionalism, and unclean environments.   All these things can deter customers from ever coming back.   I know because all these things have not made me not return to an establishment.   What these businesses need is a visit from Tabatha.                        Originally titled Tabatha’s Salon Takeover , Tabatha Takes Over has hair salon owner Tabatha Coffey go into different businesses and change them around for the better.   At first Tabatha only went into salons, but now she goes into non-salon places as well.   No matter what type of business, the set-up is the same.   First Tabatha secretly tapes the workings of the business and shows them to the owners.   After this Tabatha surprises the employees and takes a tour of the establishment.   Often the employees are happy to see Tabatha, until she starts telling them what is wrong.   Then they say she is the most terrible person i

                      It is unclear to me why it is believed that when people reach a certain age they cannot try new things or reinvent themselves.   Where did this theory come from?   All the time people prove it to be incorrect.   Quartet is a prime example of this.   Not only is the cast filled with actors and musicians in their later years, but this is the directorial debut for Dustin Hoffman.   A man whose career began in the 1960’s, Mr. Hoffman has made it clear people can try something new no matter what their age.                   The residents of a retirement home for musicians are preparing for their annual celebration of Verdi’s birthday.   Each year the residents put on a concert in hopes of raising enough money to keep their home open.   Cedric (Michael Gambon) is the director of the show and he is not happy with the progress of the current performers.   He keeps holding meetings and trying to come up with ideas to get the show back to where he thinks it should be.

                  The way I got to know about Chef Marcus Samuelsson was through my mother.   To be honest, my mother is the only reason I know any chef.   When Chef Samuelsson was on Top Chef Masters I was able to find out more about who he was as a person.   He seemed really interesting and I wanted to know more about how he became the chef he is today.   With his memoir, Yes, Chef , I was able to learn about his life and the path he took to become a successful chef.                 There are so many events in Chef Samuelsson’s life; I am not quite sure how he crammed them into just over four decades.   Born in Ethiopia, Chef Samuelsson and his older sister were adopted and moved to Sweden after their mother died.   When they arrived in Sweden, Chef Samuelsson was introduced to cooking by his grandmother.   She was always cooking and Chef Samuelsson liked to help her in the kitchen.   Despite this enjoyment, cooking was not what he directed most of his attention to.   Throughout