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Nutcracker Nonsense

Posted on June 13, 2019 by carilynn27

March 25, 2019 Nutcracker Nonsense I just watched Disney’s 2018 movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and I was disappointed. To be fair, I had pretty high hopes for it. When I was in 6th Grade we did a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 12th Grade, 1861, 1988, 1994, 2018, 6th Grade, aging, Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Arabian Dancers, Ballet, Barbie, Battle, Beauty and the Beast, Candy Land, Castle, childhood, Chinese Dancers, Chocolate, Christmas, Clara, Coffee, Confusing, Curse, Danish Dancers, Disney, Dorothy, Dreams, Drosselmeyer, Egg, ETA Hoffman, Fairy Tale, Father Daughter Relationships, German, German Romanticism, Grief, Growing Up, Injured, Land of Dolls, Maire, Maria, Mice, Mickey Mouse, Mother Died, Mother Ginger, Mouse, Nutcracker Nonsense, Plot Hole, Polichinelles, Portal, Prince, Princess, Queen, Revenge, Russian Dancers, Shelby Ohio, Soilder, Spanish, Sugar, Sugar Plum Fairy, Sweets, Tchaikovsky, Tea, The Mouse King, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Wizard of Oz, Throne, Tin Woodman, Treats, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb, Uncessary, Villian, Visually Stunning, White Rabbit, Whitney School, Wicked Witch of the West | 2 Comments

Fantasy Favorites

Posted on May 15, 2013 by carilynn27

Fantasy Favorites Growing up there were two fantasy movies that I watched over and over again: The Hobbit and The Last Unicorn. Both animated films that were produced by Rankin and Bass. The Hobbit aired on TV in 1977, while … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV | Tagged Animated, Cari Gilkison, Fantasy, Favorites, J.R.R. Tolkien, King Lear, Live Action, Peter Jackson, Peter S Beagle, Rainbows, Rankin and Bass, regret, Robin Hood, Saturday and Sunday Afternoon, Television, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Last Unicorn, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Whitney School | Leave a comment

A Hidden Magic

Posted on May 14, 2013 by carilynn27

A Hidden Magic I read A Hidden Magic by Vivian Vande Velde in 1988 when it first came out. I fell immediately in love with the subversive fairy tale. It begins with, “Once upon a time-before kings and queens were … Continue reading →

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Posted in Literature/Pop Culture | Tagged 1988, A Hidden Magic, A Hidden Magic Trail, A Well-Timed Enchantment, Alexander, Alley, Cari Gilkison, Cloaked in Red, Curses Inc and Other Stories, Dragonbate, Enchantress, Giant, Heir Apparent, Jennifer, Never Trust A Dead Man, Norman, Ohio, Princess, Remembering Raquel, Shelby, Shortcut, Stolen, Tales From The Brother’s Grimm and Sister’s Weird, There’s A Dead Person Following My Sister Around, Vivian Vande Velde, Whitney School, Wizard, Wtich Dreams | Leave a comment

Flashback 1986

Posted on January 27, 2012 by carilynn27

Flashback 1986 The spring of 1986 I broke both my arms at Whitney School. It was a Saturday and I was there with Jeff Castor. I was going to jump out of the swing, but changed my mind. I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Flashback | Tagged 1986, Aaron Shira, Broken Arms, Cari Lynn Gilkison, Carla Yeager, Casey Will, Elizabeth Keene Kegley, Four Leaf Clover, Gaye and Ray Shira, Gremlins, Hide and Seek, Inspector Gadget, Jan Gilkison Smith, Jeff Castor, Leslie Shira, Little Debbie, Lucan Will, Magic Shows, Mindy, Pat Shira, Radiers of the Lost Ark, Seth Shira, She-ra, Stacey Yeager, Star Wars, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Whitney School | Leave a comment

Flashback 1985

Posted on January 26, 2012 by carilynn27

Flashback 1985 Once again I find myself curious as to what my life was like at Anastasia’s age. Ana is 8 years old and in 3rd Grade. My Third Grade teacher was Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith intervened when I felt … Continue reading →

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Posted in Flashback | Tagged 1985, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, Brian Smith, Cari Lynn Gilkison, Chad Wilson, Ezra, Faith Hoak, house trailer, Jeff Castor, Jill Boorom, Kevin Ernst, Lois Castor, Lung Cancer, Mini-Bake Oven, Miss Michaels, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Smith, Oak Street, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reed Castor, Rhode Island, Rhonda Wilson, Sarah Shepherd, Scott Howard, Shelby, Superman, swimming, The Neverending Story, Tiger Lily, Tonsils, Whitney School, YMCA | Leave a comment

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