Fate

 Our granddaughter, Abbey Cowen, from her early teens loved to act and model.  While she was an excellent student and a good athlete, soccer and lacrosse, her passion was acting.  She was in all of her school’s plays, often having the lead role.  She modeled during her mid-teen years and saved money to fund her plan of going to Los Angeles for one year after high school to give acting her best shot.

She won parts in TV  shows: Red Band Society, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Wisdom of the Crowd, and I Still Believe, These parts were small, but she was following her dream.  She traveled to many parts of the world, her mother, Leslie, accompanying her until she turned 21.

Last week, a TV show filmed in Ireland, Fate: The Winx Saga, opened on Netflix.  Abbey had one of the lead roles and, in my opinion, was excellent.  I am amazed at how good she is.  The show is targeted to teens and young adults and is successful, rated number one for Netflix during its first week.  Caution: Some of the language is terrible.

Her next release is a movie, Redeeming Love, filmed in South Africa, where she has the lead role.  Its release date is later in the year when movie theaters open again.

We are proud of you, Abbey.

Seasoned Man

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Changing Taste

 In a recent blog, I mentioned that I select different books to read than I used to.  

In the past, I always looked for action books, e.g. spy thrillers, serial killers, crime and legal, science fiction (but not fantasy).  Authors I enjoyed included Lee Childs, Clive Cussler,  John Grisham, James Patterson, etc.  I avoided books written by women because I was not interested in the details of everyone’s clothes, the name of their perfume, and lengthy descriptions of how their homes were decorated.  I also thought women authors were obsessed with sex.

Within the last year, I’ve read several books by Nora Roberts and have loved them.  Other female authors I’ve enjoyed are Sandra Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Lisa Wingate.  It seems I’m enjoying stories about families and relationships.  TV shows I watch are also changing.  I have watched every movie on the Hallmark Channel, and I’m pleased when a new release is broadcast.  I avoid action heroes, zombies, terror stories, and Halloween type programs.

So what caused this change?  I don’t have a clue.  Maybe my testosterone level is down.  Maybe as I age, relationships and love have become more important.

I still enjoy a Jack Reacher book and a Clive Cussler adventure and probably always will.  But my interests have definitely broadened.

I have to end this now.  A favorite Hallmark movie that I’ve watched before is about to begin..

Seasoned Man

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