The Redskins did the same thing so there must have been something in the air yesterday! I did feel better when the Cowboys lost to the Cardinals in overtime. That was nice! (I root for the Redskins and everyone who plays against Dallas!)

Margie

I never talk to them. Part of me because I don’t want to disturb them..or because I don’t want to be disappointed by any rude reaction like some of you have mentioned. (Barbra Streisand or Capt Kirk!!)

I believe celebrities deserve privacy but then it doesn’t mean they have to be rude in dealing with fans. After all, it comes with the territory of their job, for good or for bad.
And of course, it doesn’t give the right to us to be rude either. It goes both ways.

For Catherine Deneuve, it was different since the dinner was part of the promotion of the screening for that movie, so I didn’t mind talking to her…although I’m pretty shy so it came at the last minute and I’m still wondering what came to my mind

And even if I didn’t like her (which I do!) she is indeed a National Treasure for French, like you said Gina!

Deneuve might be known in the US for being a model because I think she was representing Chanel Number 5 for many years. (and we thought in France it was THE fragrance of Marilyn!!)
and she was also the favorite muse of designer Yves Saint Laurent.

And no, she never got married with Marcello Mastroianni. But she had a daughter with him and a son with Roger Vadim.
And she was a lioness at keeping successfully at distance the paparazzi from her private life.

I like Binoche and Tautou very much too. I actually thought Dan in real life was very good.
And Chocolat was addicting

Gina I’m embarrassed to admit I don’t know that well my own native country!
But I do love passionately Paris. And Normandie is beautiful (and you eat divinely well in that region thanks to the creme fraiche..so forget about any kind of diet!).
Those cemeteries are breathtaking…. and museums dedicated to D-DAy are impressive (I think they opened a new one this year).

Dawn I’m glad you’re enjoying true well-deserved vacation!

After paying more attention this time to the state each of us is writing from, it is truly amazing that we all come from so many different parts of the country – from Mississippi to Tennessee (ouch I’m learning here the spelling too!!), from Texas to New Mexico…. and that’s really awesome!!!
Especially when it comes to the weather….

And today was another winning beautiful weather here in New York!

Guillaume

Then I saw the polls. I knew tu was going to go up to #1 at halftime of the LSU and Mizzou games when they were going down. Heads are already inflating in Austin. This bites. At least Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters have made up for the crappy sports viewing.

Guillaume, how very cool that you got to meet a true French National Treasure! I loved your story about meeting her, you must still be on cloud nine. I really like French movies and my two favorite French actresses are Audrey Tautou, of Amelie and Da Vinci Code fame, and Juliette Binoche, whose career has been amazing and who has become known to American audiences in Dan in Real Life and Bee Season, though my favorite of hers is definitely Chocolat, especially since Joanne Harris is my favorite author. One day I want to visit your mother country and two primary destinations will be, of course, Paris and the residence of my favorite artist, Monet, in Giverny. And, naturally, being married to an Army man, there must also be a stop at Normandy for my family and I to pay our respects.

Hope everyone enjoys a relaxing Sunday evening before the crazy work week begins!!

We had one heck of a thunder storm yesterday afternoon. It had drizzled off and on all day and been pretty windy, but late in the afternoon the heavens opened up. The rain coming down was so loud on the roof and skylight that I couldn’t hear the tv at all. I can’t even imagine what it did to all the dirt roads in my area. I’m sure the arroyos were all running bank to bank with flash floods, too. I heard they got a couple of feet of snow at the ski run, but it’s still too warm here in town for snow.

I get names mixed up, too, so I’m usually pretty rude and don’t try to mention a name when I address something that’s been said here.

Celebreties have always flocked to Santa Fe. When I was growing up western movies were popular. We always had some movie or another being shot here. A lot of my friends got parts as extras and the pay was really good. If they had their own horse, it was even better.

Many of them buy homes here, which has pushed up the cost of real estate for locals. That’s not appreciated much. For the most part, when they are in public they are decent to folks who approach them. Gene Hackman lives here full time and has for many years. He’s always pleasant to people and very little notice is given to him by locals anymore. Ali McGraw also lives here and does a lot of work for the animal shelter. I’ve run into her many times at the vet’s office and she’s always very pleasant.

Christie Brinkley was married briefly to an old friend of my aunt’s. She was a sweetie pie. Always smiling, polite to a fault, and more beautiful than any photo you’ve ever seen of her. I also met her parents and they were just as wonderful as she is. When we were in public and people would approach her, she was quick to pick up any child and put them on her lap for the mom to take a photo. I once commented to her that it must be hard after all her years in the public eye to remain so nice (even while trying to eat). She said that as a teenager and up and coming model she had approached her idol, Barbra Streisand. She said Streisand was extremely rude to her. She made a vow that if she ever gained any fame she’d never treat fans that way. Looks like she kept her vow.

I thought I remembered Deneuve as being a model rather than an actress. Shows what I know. And I didn’t recall at all that she’d been married to Mastroiani.

I have kind of a “holiday” tomorrow. Since I run a mail order business out of my home and there’s no mail service tomorrow, I can kick back. Wow! Two days in a row for me… that’s unheard of.

I just sent you 6 pictures from my fall foliage photo expedition yesterday. I had so many good ones that it was hard to narrow it down. I’m sorry I sent so many again! I included a picture I took of Cumberland even though there’s not a lot of color in town yet. Cumberland is only at 900 ft. in elevation so the color isn’t as rich as it is higher up in Garrett County, although there are some really pretty spots. If the weather is nice next weekend, I’ll take a drive around Allegany County for pictures.

I don’t want to think about snow yet. Driving in the mountains is always an adventure in the snow. I’ll concentrate on the fall colors for now and worry about the snow later! I bet Central Park is pretty in the fall. I’m glad you have a nice spot to go for walks to enjoy the beautiful weather. I hope you have a quiet work week ahead.

Margie

It’s been a horrible weekend of football for me. My beloved Aggies got their rear ends handed to them, the hated Longhorns beat Oklahoma (and could leapfrog Alabama in the rankings to be #1 after Mizzou and LSU lost). My Cowboys are currently playing like a bunch of little girls. Jessica Simpson must be in the building because the only time they play this badly is when she’s there. (And rumor has it that she and Tony Romo are getting married at the end of the season, so it may not get any better.)

I did get a really cute picture of my baby girl, Elizabeth, on Saturday. If I can figure out how to send it via text message off my phone, then I’ll send it for posting. She just might be her mother’s daughter after all.