Thanks for reading the June 2024 issue of This Awful Awesome Life.
I hope you enjoy the Avocado Salsa Verde recipe in “The Twelve Months of Salsa.”
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July is our Month of Travel in This Awful Awesome Life. We’ll take a look at some of your favorite vacation destinations and a few “off the beaten path” places you should consider.
Orlando Bartro, and I will be back with interesting articles for you.
We’ll have another author birthday and our next salsa recipe because you need something tasty to snack on while you read the July issue.
We’re moving some of our regular features around to shake things up a bit and keep you on your toes.
I’ll have more streaming and reading recommendations. “What’s in a Word?” and “Dare to Believe,” will be back but we’ll be alternating some of our content. We’ll continue the monthly quizzes to exercise our brains, and we’ll continue reviewing books.
I’ll have a short story for you, and hopefully my kitchen reno will be finished, so I can share some photos.
I’m not sure if we’ll have a Q&A for you next month. I’m considering who would best fit our traveler theme. I know a couple who made a recent trip to Vietnam, and another couple who are on their way back from Italy. I might be able to convince them to share their experiences in a article or a Q&A.
Stay safe. Stay well. You are important, and you are loved.
All my best,
Fran
Answers to the June 2024 Isn’t it Romantic Quiz:
1. “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” When Harry Met Sally; Harry Burns to Sally Albright; Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan
2. “You make me want to be a better man.” As Good as it Gets; Melvin Udall to Carol Connelly; Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt
3. “I wish I knew how to quit you.” Brokeback Mountain; Jack Twist to Ennis Del Mar; Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger
4. “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.” Notting Hill; Anna Scott to William Thacker: Julia Roberts & Hugh Grant
5. “We’ll always have Paris.” Casablanca; Rick Blaine to Ilsa Lund; Humphry Bogart & Ingrid Bergman
6. “My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me forever.” Pride and Prejudice; Jane Austen; Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth Bennett
7. “I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” “Your Song;” Elton John – singer/songwriter with Barnie Taupin-lyricist
8. “You fill my heart with gladness. Take away all my sadness. Ease my troubles that’s what you do.” “Have I Told You Lately;” Rod Stewart – singer, Scotty Wiseman - songwriter
9. “Trying hard to control my heart I walk over to where you are. Eye to eye, we need no words at all.” “Crazy for You;” Madonna – singer, John Bettis and Jon Lind - songwriters
10. “I feel like this is the beginning though I’ve loved you for a million years.” “You are the Sunshine of My Life; Stevie Wonder singer/songwriter
11. “Longer than there have been fish in the ocean. Higher than any bird ever flew. Longer than there’ve been stars up in the heavens. I’ve been in love with you.”
“Longer;” Dan Fogelberg – singer/songwriter
12. “Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.” “Hamlet;” William Shakespeare; A poem by Hamlet for Ophelia – read by Polonius
13. “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” Wuthering Heights; Emily Brontë; Catherine about Heathcliff
14. “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more.”
The Notebook; Noah Calhoun to Allie Hamilton; Ryan Gosling/James Garner & Rachel McAdams/Gena Rowlands
15. “But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit. Not even at all.” Ten Things I Hate About You; Kat Stratton to Patrick Verona: Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger