The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse Wins the Oscar!!

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse began life as a series of Instagram and Facebook postings by Charlie Mackesy, musing on the pandemic and sharing his drawings. Then it morphed into a beautiful illustrated book. I gave the book to my best friend soon after it was […]

Charlie Mackesy and his Lovely Christmas Film

I cried. I know. Surprise, surprise. But I did. It’s a lovely story that will take you out of yourself and then bring you back, a little wiser, a little happier. It is brought to life in an enchanting use of artistic animation and music and, so importantly, absolutely perfect […]

The Byrne-ing News, Holiday Edition, Part 2

That title should be The Byrne-ing News, BELATED Holiday Edition, Part 2. This posting was ready to go, I promise. Well, mostly ready. Actually, all the pics were loaded up, but . . . I got sick. No, not the plague. Just (and I say “just” here with some irony, […]

Walking With Ghosts: A Fan’s Story

Mary shares the story of her adventures in the UK and Ireland and we thank her so much! I put my comments at the end of each part. –Stella heart Part 1 For the month of September I toured the United Kingdom–England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.On 9/6/2022 I attended the […]

Just in Time for the Holidays!

I love it when the next Gabriel Byrne film is going to be available to as many people as possible and it looks like this one is! The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy’s new animated film based on his beloved book, has been acquired by […]

WALKING WITH GHOSTS in London: The Reviews!

It seemed it might never happen, but it did. Gabriel Byrne made his debut in the West End in London! He started out in the theater in London, after leaving his home in Dublin, and then life took its twists and turns and he never came back. But now he […]