the moon is just the moon

"some mysteries are simply irresistible"

The time is the present.

The place, the rugged coast of northern California. A bluff high above the Pacific. A grand mansion full of beauty and tantalizing history set against a towering redwood forest.

A young reporter on assignment from the San Francisco Observer. . . an older woman, welcoming him into her magnificent, historic family home that he has been sent to write about and that she must sell with some urgency . . . A chance encounter between two unlikely people . . . an idyllic night—shattered by horrific unimaginable violence. . .The young man inexplicably attacked—bitten—by a beast he cannot see in the rural darkness . . . A violent episode that sets in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation as the young man, caught between ecstasy and horror, between embracing who he is evolving into and fearing who—what—he will become, soon experiences the thrill of the wolf gift.

from

goodreads

in honor of the book i decided to have a London Fog on this crisp fall columbus day and celebrate my day off...

you know, i enjoyed this book for lots of reasons...

i loved the descriptions of food and scenery and the rain...

oh, how i loved the rain...

the setting was really beautiful off the coast of san francisco and on the cliffs of northern california...

reminds of all the things i love about that area...

ie. pebble beach

the book itself was good but not great...

i did like it though...

“Oh, if the moon only had a secret, if the moon only held a truth. But the moon was just the moon.” 

― Anne Rice, The Wolf Gift

below is my review on

goodreads 

The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It was pretty fun for this time of year. i loved the descriptions of the food and the setting and i loved the house. I didn't love the book but i enjoyed and i am glad i read it.

View all my reviews

now, on the "the thirteenth tale"!

oh. my. gosh.

are you guys reading it?

it is so good!

bye...

more later...

"what kind of bird are YOU?"

 moonrise kingdom

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, 

Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, 

make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. 

As various authorities try to hunt them down, 

a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- 

and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. 

Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. 

Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. 

Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents.

this was without a doubt my favorite movie this year...

it was fantastic!

click on the this link to learn more

http://www.moonrisekingdom.com/#home

click on the arrow below to watch the official movie trailer

see it if you can!

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i'm a raven...

bye...

more later...

ladyhawke

ladyhawke 

On the run from a villainous bishop (John Wood), Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), 

a medieval thief also known as the Mouse, 

befriends the gallant Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer), 

who's been the bishop's target ever since he rescued Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer). 

Philippe soon learns that Navarre and Isabeau are victims of a curse that will keep them apart forever -- unless he can help break the spell and reunite the lovers.

this movie was made in 1985 and was one of the first for 

michelle pfeiffer.

she was beautiful in it and matthew broderick was so young and really funny...

  by day isabeau is transformed into a hawk, 

while at night navarre becomes a wolf.

neither has any memory of their half-life in animal form; 

only at dusk and dawn of each day can they see each other in human form for one fleeting moment, 

but can never touch...

imperius, the monk who betrayed them, 

has found a way to break the curse, but only if he and the mouse can get them back into aquila to face the bishop.

in despair 

navarre plans to kill the bishop or die in the attempt, making the curse irrevocable. 

but imperius has discovered a way to break the curse; 

in three days, a solar eclipse will create 

"a day without a night and a night without a day": 

when the lovers stand together in human form before the bishop, the curse will be broken.

so good...
click on the arrow below for a little preview...

love this movie...

and it's on netflix:)

bye...

more later...

the moon

since our theme for the month is wolves or werewolves

i thought you might like to know a little about the moon...

Last quarterSeptember 8, 201207:16:10 AM

New moonSeptember 15, 201208:10:34 PM

First quarterSeptember 22, 201201:42:34 PM

Full moonSeptember 29, 201209:18:32 PM

Last quarterOctober 8, 201201:34:11 AM

New moonOctober 15, 201206:02:36 AM

First quarterOctober 21, 201209:33:48 PM

Full moonOctober 29, 201201:50:30 PM

Last quarterNovember 6, 201205:36:55 PM

New moonNovember 13, 201203:08:20 PM

First quarterNovember 20, 201207:32:36 AM

Full moonNovember 28, 201207:47:28 AM

Last quarterDecember 6, 201208:32:49 AM

New moonDecember 13, 201201:42:24 AM

First quarterDecember 19, 201210:19:53 PM

Full moonDecember 28, 201203:22:40 AM

hope you are enjoying your book...

it's good!

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bye...

more later...

red riding hood

red riding hood

Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, 

a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, 

much to her family's displeasure.

this movie is incredibly beautiful as far as the filming goes

it is fun to watch for this time of year and it does go well with our theme...
it could have been so good...
however...
it's kinda silly...

but still fun to watch:)

but to stay safe,
you better get you one of these

click  on the arrow below to watch the original movie trailer...

bye more later...