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Next Month in This Awful Awesome Life (July 2020)

We hope you have enjoyed this issue and our special look back at the last issue Jay Speyerer worked on.

I enjoyed incorporating Jay’s talents into my vision for This Awful Awesome Life.

I’m not sure what we’ll be doing for the July 2020 issue. Our country is in turmoil right now trying to deal with social justice issues, the COVID-19 pandemic and our need to stay safe while moving forward, getting back to work, and finding a new normal.

I have plans to work on the exterior of my house and I hope to have some pictures for you in July. Landscaping is hard around six 50+-year-old oak trees – they are expensive to have trimmed and the roots wreak havoc on floor beds not to mention the 40+ years of weed mat put down by the previous owners. After we moved in, my carefully planned planting ended up being relegated to anywhere in the bed I could dig down far enough to plant. It all comes down to time, budget, and priorities.

We usually devote space in July to vacation spots and summer fun. I’m thinking the Staycation will be even more challenging this year because we’re all tired of being at home. Never fear, we’ll find some backyard adventures, summer reading gems, and more of our popular streaming recommendations for July.

Alaskan Wilderness Mystery Author Robin Barefield has a new “She Shed” and we have details.  We’re expecting articles from Orlando Bartro, Patricia Petrusik, and Jackie Zataweski, a poem from Rachel Bovier and a new quiz.

See you next month!

Fran

Answers to the Whose Movie is it Anyway Quiz:

The Perils of Pauline - #19 Pearl White

Spring Fever - #10 Harold Lloyd

In the Name of the Law - #15 Honus Wagner

Allegheny Uprising - #18 John Wayne

The Valley of Decision - #14 Jessica Tandy

Pat and Mike - #9 Katherine Hepburn

The Deer Hunter* - #3 Robert DeNiro and #13 Meryl Streep

Dawn of the Dead - #12 Tom Savini

Creepshow #1 - #12 Tom Savini

Groundhog Day - #11 Andie MacDowell

Striking Distance - #20 Bruce Willis

Dogma - #8 Salma Hayek

Wonder Boys - #4 Robert Downey Jr

Zack and Miri make a Porno - #12 Tom Savini

Unstoppable - #16 Denzel Washington

Love and Other Drugs* - #5 Jake Gyllenhaal and #7 Ann Hathaway

Warrior - #6 Tom Hardy

The Dark Knight Rises* - #6 Tom Hardy and #7 Ann Hathaway

The Perks of being a Wallflower* - #12 Tom Savini and # 17 Emma Watson

Foxcatcher - #1 Steve Carell

Southpaw - #5 Jake Gyllenhaal

Last Flag Flying - #1 Steve Carell

Fences* - #2 Viola Davis and #16 Denzel Washington