A woman embarks on a journey through the American West after losing everything during the recession. Staring Frances McDormand.
Q-tips say: We enjoyed this movie. Mrs. Q says: no killing anyone.
How Nomadland ends isn’t the point; it’s about the journey and disconnected people connecting, finding solidarity in their transient way of existence.
Hope you had a good Valentine’s Day, we did.
Q-tips say: Food was good and plenty for two along with our libations made for a great meal.
THE VANISHING AT THE CECIL HOTEL is the first season in a new documentary series that deconstructs the mythology and mystery surrounding infamous locations in contemporary crime. For nearly a century the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles has been linked to some of the city’s most notorious activity, from untimely deaths to housing serial killers. In 2013 college student Elisa Lam was staying at the Cecil when she vanished, igniting a media frenzy and mobilizing a global community of internet sleuths eager to solve the case. Lam’s disappearance, the latest chapter in the hotel’s complex history, offers a chilling and captivating lens into one of LA’s most nefarious settings.
Q-tips say: Not for Children. This is a good movie for Forensic personnel, officers of the law, to have a good long laugh. Mrs. Q says: Let’s NOT forget to mention the fact of the “internet idiots” who accuse and harass people of murder & accuse the LAPD of being involved & the “internet idiots” who try to solve a possible crime from their computers and DO NOT have all the facts.
Watch it or skip it? Depends.
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the “Wolfwalkers” and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Q-tips say: A decent animated movie. Guess is up for some awards. We did enjoy it BUT NOT for CHILDREN. A visual splendor & a girl power is a running theme also.
In 2013, Samantha Bloom (two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), her husband Cameron (The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln) and their three sons left their home in Australia for a holiday in Thailand. While enjoying a view, Sam fell off of a rooftop due to what was later determined to be a rotted railing… breaking her vertebrae in two places. Paralyzed from the chest down, Sam — a lifelong outdoorswoman, surfer, and traveler — was unrecognizable to herself, and spent long months in a depression that made her question who she could be in the world and in her own family. A year later, her children brought home a wounded baby magpie they found. Warily eyeing the black-and-white bird the kids affectionately named “Penguin,” Sam bonded with the household’s new member, beginning a process of emotional healing that surprised her husband and sons, her mother (Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver), and herself. PENGUIN BLOOM tells the amazing true story of renewal that occurred when a woman whose life seemed shattered found hope and purpose in her family’s love — and in a bird on its own journey of recovery.
Q-tips say: See it!
The story of struggle and survival, both human and avian, is predictable. Just as Penguin learns to take to the skies through trial and error, the film takes some wrong steps, but ultimately makes your spirit soar.
Mrs. Q says: The movie doesn’t honey-coat the difficulties faced by Sam or her family,
Chianti Restorante Italiano -3900 Clark Rd., Sarasota, FL 34233, (941) 952-3186, chiantisarasota.com
Q-Tips say: Good Italian food & drinks, great service. Really enjoyed it. When in the area, will make sure we go back to Chianti. Lobster special on Tues. is very enjoyable at a reasonable price. Go with friends it adds to the fun of dining out. Mask worn by all. Indoor/outdoor social distancing seating.
The Lobster Special is on the “Special Menu for Winter.”
Every Tuesday enjoy a whole Maine Lobster, expertly cut, served with clam chowder or garden or Caesar salad, sautéed vegetables, potatoes and warm Chianti breads. $19.00. Hooray! Please reserve by Monday at 5 pm.
And a “Happy Hour” to make all happy: Happy Hour Drinks: 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm, Appetizers 4-6:30 pm. Draft Beer $2.75-3.25, Well Drinks $5.50, House Wine $5.50.
Go and enjoy, we did. 
1/2021 – On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).
Q -tips say: see it. Mrs. Q was not sure if she would like this movie, but she did. Was loosely based on a true story. We don’t know the details of that famous meeting of four legends more than half-century ago, but if it was anything like what plays out in One Night in Miami, oh what a night.
4324 53rd Ave E Bradenton FL – 1/13/21 -(941) 932-4507, firstwatch.com
Hours: 7:00 to 2:30.
Q-tips say: It was just ok- nothing special. Huge menu. Mrs. Q ordered one egg and got 2. The Mr. asked for tomato juice – they don’t have it. Server asked if we need anything & brought us the bill & said take your time finishing your meal.
Probably will not go back again.
Winter Solstice Celebration. In 2019 the winter solstice occured on Sunday 22 December. The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year. It’s the astronomical moment when the Sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, we have our shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere in terms of daylight. Regardless of what the weather is doing outside your window, the solstice marks the official start of winter.
Getting ready for guests to arrive & roasting Chestnuts over the fire.
Winter Solstice Walk path
Lighting candles.
on “The shows must go on” – You Tube
Kinky Boots- Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie.
Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learns to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen.
Yesterday’s performance by all was outstanding. Wow! What talent, singing, acting, staging. The Q’s did enjoy watching Kinky Boots at home.
