Lisa R. Howeler's Blog

I was surprised this past weekend to find a ton of classic movies for free on Tubi so I thought I’d share some of the better classic (before 1970) movies with my blog readers today. I have watched these and really enjoyed them! I’ll have a part two for this one down the road sometime. … Continue reading 10 Classic Movies You Can Watch for Free on Tubi

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. We’ve been celebrating Little Miss’s birthday for the last couple of days and today is the last … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: a birthday, I’m actually reading…non-fiction?? And watching old movies (again)

Good afternoon! Care for a cup of tea? Which one would you like to try? Simply Cinnamon Apple? Salted Caramel? Peppermint Bark? Pumpkin Spice? I personally liked the peppermint bark, but not as much as plain peppermint. The last couple of days we have been celebrating Little Miss as she turned 11 on Thursday. We … Continue reading Saturday Afternoon Chat: Teaching my kids about Whitney Houston and a shared moment with strangers

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Oct. 3

Erin from Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs and I are hosting Comfy, Cozy Cinema again this year and up this week is A Knight’s Tale. I remember watching this one shortly after it came out but not in the theater. It’s a fun one that I’ve watched more than once over the years. I was … Continue reading Comfy, Cozy Cinema: A Knight’s Tale (without spoilers)

Welcome to the A Good Book & A Cup of Tea (A Monthly Bookish Link Party)!! This link-up is for book and reading posts or anything related to books and reading (even movies based on books!). Each link party will be open for a month. My co-host for this event is Erin from Still Life, … Continue reading A Good Book and A Cup of Tea October Link Up

This past weekend I watched the movie The Talk of the Town with Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman. I found this movie, among many other good ones, free on Tubi. It is also currently free on YouTube. I had seen it before as a suggested move but ignored it, thinking it was a … Continue reading Classic Movie Impressions: The Talk of the Town (1942)

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This past week was rainy and muggy but our leaves are changing and at least our nights … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: Disappointed in humanity but enjoying silly books to forget all that

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot September 26!

Erin and I are hosting Comfy, Cozy Cinema again this year and first up on our movie-watching list was Benny & Joon. Benny & Joon (1993)is a quirky film I watched in 1990s and really enjoyed. It was when I first saw Johnny Depp because I never watched 21 Jump Street or anything else he … Continue reading Comfy, Cozy Cinema: Benny & Joon (without major spoilers)