The proverbial rejection letter arrived. Although the editor encouraged me to resubmit, it was a rejection letter at the end of the day. I spent a few days feeling really sorry for myself. But I am going to try again. Meanwhile, I enjoyed the Academy Awards show last weekend, having picked almost ALL the wrong nominees. Oppenheimer was no surprise as Best Picture but Jodie Foster deserved a win, in my opinion. And don’t you think Annette Benning and Charlize Theron are two of the most beautiful women on earth? I set a sparkly table with an Alfred Hitchcock Royal Doulton mug stuffed with purple flowers and a faux golden Oscar. Dinner was Popeye’s fried chicken with champagne. Perfectly decadent and very easy. Onward and upward!