"T" is for Thumbs Up Thursday

I have a few thumbs-up ratings to give to this Thursday. First of all, I enjoyed a lovely lunch with Elaine today. We were celebrating her birthday, which will happen on Saturday. We decided to go to lunch at the newly managed and redecorated Edgewood Country Club. And I must say that the new owners have struck gold on all counts. The newly redone dining room is gorgeous. Of course the large windows and views of the golf course have always been there. But
they have done a masterly job with the decor - sunny yellow walls, blue, green, gold stained glass
headers on the windows, snowy white linens. and more.

The menu was great. It was hard to decide what to order. The prices were very moderate. Our
waitress recommended the turkey, cheese, with chipotle sauce, on grilled wheat bread. It was outstanding. And Elaine said her Reuben was delicious. I look forward to having lunch there again, for sure.

I had so much fun finding Elaine's birthday gift. We both love reading Janet Evanovich's
Stephanie Plum detective series. They are laugh-out-loud funny, and good mysteries, too.
About a month ago we had a discussion about whether or not someone had bought the movie rights, and, if so, when were they going to make the movies. We also speculated about which actress would be best to play Stephanie Plum. So I went home and looked for Janet Evanovich's web site. Sure enough, it was reported there that Sony had the movie rights, but had never done anything with them. Janet wanted her readers to get after Sony, and see of they could hurry up the movie making. Janet also said that Sandra Bullock would be her choice for the Stephanie role.

Well, I also found on the web site that I could buy many items of Stephanie Plum gifts. So I ordered a purple tote that is embroidered with a likeness of Stephanie, and under it says"Plum
Crazy." - one of her book titles. I also ordered her newest book, "Plum Lovin" which Janet
autographed to Elaine. OH, I think she liked her presents. What fun.

This evening I watched another Netflix movie ordered instantly to my computer. Well, you
know how I am about all things British. Yes, I ordered another British flim called "Greenfingers".
Thumbs-Up to the movie, well actually a Green Thumbs-up. It is a story about a criminal who
gets a new lease on life behind prison bars by becoming an
award-winning gardener. It is based on a real life story. Clive Owen plays the criminal, and Helen Mirren is Georgina Woodhouse a
renowned gardener who helps the prisoners in their gardening efforts. This movie is charming,
funny, and very sweet. Georgeous English Gardens, too.

Hmmm - I'm afraid that this bloggy diary makes it sound like I eat lunch out every day, read
mysteries in the afternoon, and watch movies every evening. WELL, thumbs-up to that!