Marilyn Gardner WoodsMar 22 minForever and a pandemic ago...Can it be possible that the seemingly endless scourge that has gripped our lives for more than two years is finally surrendering to...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsSep 11, 20214 minIn the spotlight...On my radar…an architect, an actress and an unbelievably awesome vocalist – all women! First, one of British drama’s royalty, Nicola...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsApr 20, 20213 minAnybody else confused?Remember how easy it used to be to show up at the neighborhood theater, buy a ticket, get your popcorn and red hots and settle in? Not so...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJan 19, 20213 minFilm Festival at my house!In an effort to calm my nerves in anticipation of a vaccine appointment, I staged a mini-Film Festival at my house over the last few days...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsAug 25, 20205 minReading and writing...no 'rithmetic.I devoured my book club’s recent selection, So Long, See You Tomorrow, an artistic novella which was described several years ago as “one...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsAug 2, 20203 minI did go to Longfellow Elementary...and as the creepy boys in sixth grade loved to chant, "She's not a poet, but her feet show it-they're longfellows." Was that bullying? I...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJul 13, 20202 minOranges and books, two of my favorite things...“Many kinds of fruit grow upon the tree of life, but none as sweet as friends; as with the orange tree its blossoms and fruit appear at...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsJun 28, 20203 minWho doesn't love a love story?I know I loved writing one... The Orange Woods - Seasons in the Country Artfully Lived has been out in the safe-distanced world now for...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 24, 20203 minSuggestions for an un-lumpy life...It’s midway through the third month of shelter-in-place and strangely, this surreal stage play has become normal. And just as that has...
Marilyn Gardner WoodsMay 18, 20201 minIntoxicating...“Did you ever sleep in a field of orange-trees in bloom? The air which one inhales deliciously is a quintessence of perfumes. This...