Well, I have been home from my cruise for 3 days, and I just can't catch up. I will be working my trip pictures and will share my trip soon. I need to resize them so they don't take too long to load.
I must share the special valentine my sister left on my dresser while I was gone. It is such a wonderful feeling to know that I was thought of and loved so much while I was gone. I have the most loving, caring sister ever. The world would be the best place on earth if we were all like my sister. This valentine is a bit different than the typical valentine. It is altered art and it is a Spiritual Valentine Arch. The photos are of my late grandmother and oldest brother. I will keep this on my table in my room, as this is where I spend most of my time on my computer.
Hugs,
Ellen
I am leaving in the morning to a warm and sunny Florida. From there me and my sweetheart will be leaving for a 8 day cruise. We will be stopping at San Juan, St Thomas, St Marten, and Labadee,Haiti. Labadee will be my favorite stop, as it is Royal Caribbeans private Island. We will enjoy lunch on the beach. We will also enjoy 4 relaxing days on board. My body is ready and craving some sunshine, and warm bones. This winter has been long and hard. The photo I enclosed in this post is from a Valentine showing of my sisters personal collection.
Wishing you and your loved ones, a very Happy Valentines Day.
Hugs,
Ellen
Oh my where has the days, weeks gone. I can't believe I haven't been to blogland in sooo long. I do have to admit that I have been living in psp land. Oh my how addicting it is.
I have a special gift that was given to me, that I would love to share with you. My 93 year young, dear friend Grayce, made me this bureau scarf...it is done on Huck material with Swedish weaving. The pattern is Grayce's own design. It will be a treasured heirloom for generations to come.
I hope you enjoyed the fine work done by Grayce.
Hugs,
Ellen
Hedda Hopper
Birth:
May 2, 1890
Death:
Feb. 1, 1966
Actress, Journalist. Despite a 23 year career that encompassed over 120 motion picture appearances and chorus girl roles on Broadway to motion pictures, she is best remembered for her newspaper column and radio show that focused exclusively on Hollywood gossip, a subject she was able to tell more about to her audience due to her Hollywood insider status. Born Elda Furry in Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she left school to act on Broadway. In 1913 she married marquee star William DeWolfe, a man who was 32 years her senior. They had one son, and divorced in 1922, but she kept his name for the rest of her life (and changed her name to Hedda on the advice of a numerologist). In 1931 she began “The Hedda Hopper Show”, which initially ran as a 15 minute gossip show mostly devoted to Hollywood marriages and divorces. Enormously popular, it ran until 1951, and on the strength of its popularity she started the “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood” column in the Los Angeles Times in 1938. She steadily gained a reputation for exposing tidbits about the lives of Hollywood figures, and created a character of herself in her own right, especially in regard to her vast collection of sometimes outrageous hats, and a long standing feud with rival gossip columnist Louella Parsons. With the advent of television’s popularity in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he radio show waned, but she herself became a staple of television programs and game shows, being a frequent panelist on “What’s My Line?’, and appear on shows like “I Love Lucy”, “The Colgate Variety Hour” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”. In 1960 she received the Journalistic Merit award, and published her autobiography “The Whole Truth and Nothing But!”, which recapped her over 20 years or being an Hollywood insider. She died in Los Angeles of double pneumonia in 1966, working right up until her passing. As a Hollywood icon, she created a number of friends and enemies; she gave harsh advice to actress Ida Lupino, which helped her gain recognizable part, but was despised by actress Joan Bennett, who once sent her a skunk. In 1985 a movie about the feud between her and Parsons was released as “Malice in Wonderland”, which Jane Alexander as Hedda Hopper and Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons
