Piano Prodigy on Ellen–A Video for You!
Ellen DeGeneres is never thrown by a guest--until now. Watch as Ellen meets Elias, a piano prodigy whose excitement at meeting Ellen is over-the-top, and contagious. And the kid can play! Enjoy! --Mary Fran
A New Year’s Welcome
Welcome to all of our returning readers and newcomers to Not Ready For Granny Panties. We look forward to 2014 being a wonderful year! Wishing you peace, joy, blessings and FUN!
Saving Mr. Banks–A Jolly Good Holiday Treat!
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's not quite Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, but it's pretty close. Saving Mr. Banks, one of the Disney Studio's offerings for the holiday season (the animated Frozen being the other), is the tale of how the magical, whimsical, delightful film, Mary Poppins, almost didn't get made. P.L. Travers, creator of Mary Poppins and author of the series of books depicting the character, resisted the wooing of one Walt Disney for the better [...]
An Etsy Christmas
By: Mary Fran Bontempo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Tree of life necklace on Etsy.com. Malls, crowds, traffic, and piles and piles of the same merchandise. Ugh. It's enough to make a Grinch out of even a Christmas-lover like Clark Griswold. Or me. Which is why I'm exploring other options for the perfect [...]
Dance Cam Dance-Off With Young Fan–Great Video!
Have fun watching this dance-off between a young Detroit Pistons fan and Shannon Sailes, the Pistons' famous "dancing usher!"
Black Friday Outings to Soothe the Weary Shopper
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Traditionally, Black Friday is all about the shopping. Get up early, shop til you drop, then go home and gorge on Thanksgiving leftovers. Not a bad plan, but with a little creativity, you can turn Black Friday shopping into an outing with sights and sounds to get you into the seasonal spirit at no extra cost to your budget. The key is simple: shop at venues that recognize how stressful the [...]
At the Movies with Last Vegas
by Chrysa Smith Nothing says giving thanks or demonstrates the conservative pilgrim lifestyle like a trip to Las Vegas. Yes, it's counter-intuitive. But maybe you've had enough of the turkey drippings and coffee grinds, and taking a virtual trip, even to the local movie theater, sounds like music to your ears. If so, head on down to see Last Vegas--a pseudo spoof on The Hangover films, only with a slightly more mature all-star [...]