JESSE’S DINER - Greensboro, NC – Restaurant Review

JESSE’S DINER - Greensboro, NC – Restaurant Review
JESSE’S DINER is a hidden gem, you guys! My family and I recently ate food from JESSE’S DINER for the first time and the food was affordable and delicious. We enjoyed a ten piece order of garlic parmesan chicken wings that tasted excellent. At Jesse’s Diner, 10 chicken wings are sold for $7.99 and twenty chicken wings are sold for $13.99. The chicken wings from Jesse’s Diner are sold in a variety of other flavors too – including Cajun chicken wings that I look forward to trying on another occasion sometime soon.
While the garlic parmesan chicken wings from Jesse’s Diner were noticeably flavored with salt, we also ordered some French fries and the French fries seemed completely salt free with packets of salt and pepper included to add to suit one’s taste.
We also ordered some biscuits from Jesse’s Diner at a cost of 79 cents each. The biscuits were also delicious and not overly salty at all.
Little packets of butter, grape jelly and ketchup were all included.
If you are an individual that enjoys eating breakfast foods at random times of the day, Jesse’s Diner in Greensboro, North Carolina is one of those great diners that serves breakfast all day.
One pancake from Jesse’s Diner costs around $1.69 and is served with butter and syrup. Three pancakes cost around $3.69. One waffle costs around $3.69. The breakfast food that we chose to order (even though it was after lunch time) was one order of French toast to share up, each of us taking small tastes of the French toast.
The French toast from Jesse’s Diner was delicious and also costs around $3.69. The add-on of having the French toast stuffed with strawberries is $1 additional. We got this option and expected fresh strawberries. It was strawberry preserves instead. Nevertheless, it was still delicious. The strawberry stuffed French toast was also served with a generous amount of butter.
We did not dine-in at Jesse’s Diner. Rather, we ordered from the restaurant food delivery service, Takeout Central. Jesse’s Diner food prices are affordable but takeoutcentral.com deliver service is a bit pricey. At times, Takeout Central will waive a $3.99 or $4.99 delivery fee with the availability of a coupon but there will still be a service fee and the tip to pay.
We do find Takeout Central’s service to be dependable when we use it but do not use it very often recently. With this order from Jesse’s Diner, I received a call from Takeout Central just to tell me that Jesse’s Diner was out of the bleu cheese dressing that I ordered with our chicken wings and would I accept ranch dressing instead? I said sure, no problem. It was nice to receive the courtesy call about it which is something that Takeout Central will often offer, even when there are the most minor changes / substitutions to someone’s food order.
JESSE’S DINER has such a plentiful variety of offerings on its menu. We are enticed to try various food items from JESSE’S DINER in the future. We were pleasantly surprised by just how delicious the food from JESSE’S DINER was and we look forward to eating food from Jesse’s Diner in the future. Every time you try a restaurant for the first time, you might wonder if you will really love the food or not. We were glad that we loved the food from JESSE’S DINER!

SPACE JAM Movie Review (1996 movie)

Movie Review of Space Jam the movie (1996 movie)
Space Jam (1996) is a movie that involves live action as well as animation.
Space Jam the movie stars NBA basketball star Michael Jordan at the height of his Chicago Bulls team fame. Actors who play Michael Jordan’s wife and three kids share more minor roles in Space Jam the movie.
In Space Jam the movie, Michael Jordan is depicted as a dedicated family man that returns home from team practices eager to spend time with his wife and children. His arrival at home after time away makes even the family dog overly eager to see him.
Meanwhile, in a cartoon universe, the famous and hilarious Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny are under siege of sorts. The evil mastermind wanting to take over the Looney Tunes characters is in a mentality of “the customer is always right” and he wants to make a theme park more fun and exciting for the customers. Therefore, he is ready to more or less kidnap the Looney Tune characters and use them for entertainment in the theme park.
It is Bugs Bunny who speaks up to say that he and his friends cannot just be held captive as “slaves” without being given an opportunity to defend themselves and win their freedom.
Eventually, it is agreed upon that the Looney Tunes animated characters will fight for their freedom in a basketball game challenge against the minions of their evil opponent. How will they do this?
The Looney Tunes characters solicit the help of the basketball player Michael Jordan on Earth and befriend him.
Their opponent steal the talent of Michael Jordan’s teammates and colleagues through some type of magic that leaves the basketball player dumbfounded, unskilled and clumsy. Among these basketball players are Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley of the Suns team and known to be among Michael Jordan’s closest pals.
Michael Jordan has sidekicks at his beck and call including a character played by actor Bill Murray. The Looney Tunes characters jokingly mistake Bill Murray for Dan Akroyd by saying, “Hey, look it’s Dan Akroyd!”
Basketball star Michael Jordan trains, coaches and encourages the Looney Tunes characters to be a competent basketball team, win the game and win their freedom. There is also a plight for Michael Jordan and his new found Looney Tunes character friends to help the other basketball players such as Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley to get back their stolen talent.
Eventually, all the stolen talent is recaptured and harnessed into a ball that Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley and the others must touch if they want to get their talent back. They are hesitant at first but they are encouraged by Michael Jordan to go ahead and touch the ball so that they can have their talents for basketball again.
Eventually, the buddies are convinced as they tell each other that they have tried everything else (including going to a fortune teller) and they all place their hands on the ball. They receive their basketball talents again and engage in some practice on the basketball court to make sure that everything is in working order for them.
The adventure comes to a close.
The end credits of Space Jam the movie features nice music that was much loved at the time (in the year 1996, the year of the movie release) including the song, “For You I Will” by singer Monica and “I Believe I Can Fly” by now controversial singer R. Kelly.
I rate Space Jam the movie 3 out of 5 stars. ***

United States College Admissions Cheating Scandal among the Privileged Children of Celebrities

United States College Admissions Cheating Scandal among the Privileged Children of Celebrities

Rocking the national news media outlets in the United States recently has been information about celebrities including Lori Loughlin (who starred on the television show Full House) and Felicity Hoffman (who starred on the television show Desperate Housewives among credits) being caught up in a college admissions process cheating scandal. Felicity Hoffman allegedly payed someone $15,000 to take the SAT for her child and Lori Loughlin payed much more to have her daughter appear to be a recruit to play crew at USC even though she did not really play the sport.

Felicity Hoffman is married since 1997 to acclaimed movie actor William H. Macy and Lori Loughlin is married to famous fashion designer Mossimo so their names have been entwined in the scandals as well. Because of their enormous wealth, both Lori Loughlin and Felicity Hoffman’s bails were set to high amounts (such as around $100,000) when they were apprehended but bail was posted in a timely fashion and they were both released very quickly.

This topic has been so big in the US national news lately and it is just starting to wind down. While Lori Loughlin and Felicity Hoffman might be the most recognizable names, over fifty people have been apprehended in this big event including sports coaches and assistant sports coaches that have enabled this recruiting / admissions cheating process at various colleges and universities. Many of the people may face further trials and court dates and possible prison time.
Many people are shocked by all this and thought that the celebrities involved would have more honesty and integrity than to be involved in this incident. Various uninvolved and notable celebrities have chimed in with their opinions of their peers’ involvement in these deceptive practices including movie actress Julia Roberts who has said that it is better to just believe in your children and their capabilities of making it (to college) on their own.

Actress Emilia Clarke reveals that she has suffered not one but two brain aneurysms requiring surgery

Actress Emilia Clarke reveals that she has suffered not one but two brain aneurysms requiring surgery, the second one being even more serious than the first and requiring brain surgery through the skull. Some parts of her skull have had to be replaced with titanium because of it. Just today, an internet article for the magazine, The New Yorker caught my eye regarding this. Emilia Clarke wrote the revealing article herself, explaining that it was the year 2010 and she was only 24 years old when she began to have these terrible struggles with her health.

Emilia Clarke gave a brief autobiography regarding the rest of her life as background for this piece in The New Yorker magazine. She explains that while her parents were not incredibly wealthy, she and her brother were able to attend private schools in England and she has known that she wanted to be an actress since the age of three or four years old. She was finding new found fame in auditioning and landing a role in the HBO show Game of Thrones and had just completed working on season one of the show when she suffered the first aneurysm in a public restroom in England and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. Emilia Clarke’s supportive parents were there for her through her surgeries and she makes mention of her father passing away in the year 2016. While I was not a watcher of the show Game of Thrones, I did see Emilia Clarke’s performance in the 2016 movie Me Before You for which I wrote a movie review that is posted on the writing platform, HubPages (hubpages.com/@journey)

Emilia Clarke gave a powerful and noteworthy performance in that film, Me Before You. That movie was very memorable for its sad themes as her character loves a paralyzed and sickly man. It is so interesting and forthcoming for Emilia Clarke to come forward now and discuss her own very serious health struggles that she has faced in the past years. It is sad that she had to go through all of that, with the second brain aneurysm keeping her in the hospital for a month and it is remarkable for her to share her courageous story of getting through all of that while still very actively and profoundly pursuing her acting career.

What I know so far about Us the Movie

What I know so far about Us the Movie

When it comes to movies, I have been saying for the longest time that I am going to start staying far away from the horror genre because that stuff can really get stuck in your psyche. For the most part, I have (stayed away from the horror movie genre that is). Now, I keep hearing all this buzz about the movie Us. Will I ever go to see it? I am not sure. Probably not. It is probably horribly frightening and gory too I guess. Nevertheless, I have been hearing so much about it. Peele, acclaimed director of the movie Get Out that I also have not seen (except for trailers and short movie clips) has also directed the movie Us, starring actress Lupita Nyongo’o , who won a best supporting actress Oscar award for her work in the movie Twelve Years a Slave (I did see that and Lupita had to act in some intensely awful scenes.)

Currently, Lupita is traveling the film promotion circuit and she is just being interviewed everywhere! In a recent interview on Good Morning America, she spoke a bit about her role that she considers her biggest yet because she is playing two parts.

The movie Us is about a family that is being terrorized by a doppleganger family. Yes, each member of the family is being terrorized by someone that looks just like them. On a positive note, Lupita always has many good things to say about the man that plays her husband in the film. She feels that they share an intimate friendship and she had less fear of vulnerability in the film making process while working with him at her side. Lupita reports that her own mom that was visiting from Kenya was reluctant to watch the movie Us and more or less did so with her eyes closed and her ears covered.

In one red carpet interview, Lupita says that one insightful thing that the movie can teach you, is that sometimes our greatest enemies are ourselves. Sometimes, the enemy is us.

And, that’s all I know about this movie for now. Lol. If I end up seeing it, I’ll be sure to write a movie review for the blog!

Singer Jessica Simpson Welcomes Third Baby

Singer Jessica Simpson Welcomes Third Baby

Just during the past week in this month of March 2019, famous singer and business woman Jessica Simpson welcomed her third child who she name Birdie Mae. Newborn baby Birdie Mae weighs over ten pounds and Jessica Simpson was very forthcoming with talking about various struggles that she faced during the pregnancy from bronchitis to very swollen feet that she posted photos of on her Instagram account. Her being so transparent helped her fans to find her to be down to earth and relatable.

I check msn.com and yahoo.com internet news headlines regularly and noticed that Jessica Simpson had been in the news, discussing her pregnancy struggles quite frequently. For example, she had to spend over a week in the hospital with the bronchitis on more than one occasion over the course of the last two months of her pregnancy.

I’m happy to learn that everything has gone well for her with welcoming her new baby, Birdie Mae!

ICED COFFEE

ICED COFFEE

I don’t visit Starbucks coffee shop, specifically, very often anymore. When I was in graduate school in Washington, DC, several years ago, I must say that I was an excellent Starbucks customer! While I have cut back a lot on Starbucks, I do still greatly enjoy an occasional iced coffee with whipped cream from wherever. Lol. For example, some really great iced coffee is served at the café at the Greensboro Science Center where I chaperone my sons’ field trips.
Here on the mfmru blog, I have sang the praises of Walmart numerous times because of the great deals that I can get there. I do know a lot of people prefer the smaller retailers and feel like Walmart can have quite a monopoly on business at times but I do love the prices at Walmart.

Here is my latest treat from Walmart Neighborhood Market supermarket. For just $1.88, you can buy a 13.5 oz Great Value brand iced coffee that has a good shelf life with an expiration date about a year away from purchase date.
You can keep these glass bottles of iced coffee in your cupboard or pantry until you are almost ready to drink the iced coffee and then put a few bottles in your refrigerator to let them chill. A few years ago, I used to do this with Aldi supermarket iced coffee as well but I have not been to Aldi supermarket in quite some time. Walmart Neighborhood Market has been my go to place quite recently.

Additionally, in the frozen foods and refrigerated foods sections of Walmart Neighborhood Market supermarket, you can find Walmart’s Great Value brand whipped cream topping for just 67 cents!

I was hesitant the first time I purchased this whipped cream product because some store bought whipped cream products can have an unpleasant aftertaste of chemical artificial ingredients and I wanted to get the most natural tasting whipped cream topping for my iced coffee. At just 67 cents, I recently gave this Walmart Great Value brand whipped topping a try and it is good. I was not disappointed.

So here’s what I do: I like to limit my caffeine intake and I have been meaning to look for some great decaf iced coffee. For now, I pour out half of a 13.5 oz bottle of Great Value brand iced coffee into a repurposed glass mason jar and I add to that some whole milk from a gallon sized bottle of whole milk that I keep in my fridge. Yes, whole milk please. In my opinion, whole milk is so much more creamy and delicious than skim milk.

I then top my iced coffee/ whole milk blend with a scoop of the Great Value brand whipped topping and I have a delicious and filling iced coffee treat. I have been having this iced coffee treat around 3 times a week lately and I eat less food on the days that I indulge in this drink. Maybe you’d like to try it! It is a nice, economical way to enjoy iced coffee!
(Please see photo below.) Thanks for reading.

VOGUE Magazine – 73 questions

VOGUE Magazine – 73 questions

I would say that lately, I have been watching YouTube much more than regular television or movie DVDs and one type of video on YouTube that caught my attention is the Vogue 73 questions series where a Vogue magazine interviewer visits a celebrity home and asks 73 questions.

I have seen these Vogue 73 questions video clips for movie stars including Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, singer Selena Gomez, Chrissy Teigen, wife of singer John Legend and more at this point. The Vogue 73 questions video clips have been quite interesting.

For example, when Selena Gomez was asked about her favorite ideology, she said “Treat others the way that you want to be treated.”

When asked, “What was the greatest gift that you have ever received?” as well as “What is the greatest gift that you have ever given?”, Reese Witherspoon affirmatively answered, “My kids.” for BOTH questions! Gracious Reese Witherspoon offers the interviewer some iced tea and he initially says No thanks. When she elaborates that it is her grandmother’s recipe, he says ok and has a glass of the iced tea. The interviewer’s ‘sidekick’ standing by the pool asks Reese advise about his girlfriend who wants to get married while he feels like he is not ready to take the plunge. She advises him to have an honest conversation with his girlfriend and be prepared for her to leave!

In an interesting and awkward moment, the interviewers asks Reese, “What are you doing tomorrow?” She says, “I don’t know. What are YOU doing tomorrow?” and he says, “I am not here to answer questions.” (!) She brushed it off well with an “Um, ok” expression on her face.

It’s clear that there are a lot of comical moments as the interviewer is leaving and Reese says, “Aren’t you forgetting something?” and he returns her Oscar award to her. She mentions that he wouldn’t be the first house guest of hers that tried to take her Oscar award! Lol.

Nicole Kidman’s interview took place on her very large idyllic farm that she shares with singer Keith Urban and their children and she seemed very happy.

John Legend’s wife, Chrissy Teigen loves to make banana bread and has been working on writing cook books while John Legend is on tour for his music career. When asked what she has been reading lately, she says that she has not been reading. She has been writing! What is Chrissy Teigen’s pet peeve? People, of course!

At the time of her Vogue 73 questions interview, Chrissy Teigen’s mom was living with her and helping out with John and Chrissy’s toddler Luna. It was a couple of years ago. John and Chrissy have two children now.

Funny, insightful and interesting, I will probably watch more “73 questions” video clips in the future as the celebrities answer lots of questions about themselves and give the audience members a look at their beautiful homes. I recommend these Vogue 73 questions video clips. Maybe you’d like to take a look some time!

Bamboo Grille Restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina – Restaurant Review

Bamboo Grille Restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina – Restaurant Review

Bamboo Grille Asian restaurant located on Elmsley Ct in Greensboro, North Carolina is immediately next door to a Subway fast food restaurant and there are many other businesses nearby. The parking lot is large with adequate parking spaces.

My family and I tried food at Bamboo Grille Asian cuisine restaurant for the first time recently.
The booth table furnishings at Bamboo Grille restaurant need some professional cleaning and possible updating. Some of the other furnishings such as the more centrally located tables in the restaurant seemed fine though. I was not particularly impressed with this restaurant. It was just okay. Opening at 11am on the recent Sunday that we visited, this restaurant, Bamboo Grille was practically empty when we first arrived shortly after 11am. Three little girls were playing and walking comfortably around the restaurant. Clearly, they were family members of people that were working there on that day.

Not too long after we arrived at the Bamboo Grille restaurant, the popularity of this restaurant could not be disputed as it began to get very crowded. By noon, every table in the restaurant was occupied! This is something that I have rarely seen at all in this area and I have eaten food at many different restaurants. People toward the front of the restaurant were sitting on benches and also standing as they were waiting for available tables! It was quite surprising. Perhaps the day and time (Sunday around noon) contributed to the restaurant being particularly crowded.

Another thing of note was that the women’s rest room did not contain several stalls but rather, there was only ONE toilet in the rest room. This caused lines to form for the bathroom with some people knocking on the door to the bathroom as they were waiting their turn to use it! I’ve never really noticed that before in a restaurant of that size that can serve so many people. There should definitely be more toilets available there. There is no doubt.

Back in the main area of the restaurant, besides for some old, dingy furniture that I had noticed, most of the area for dining seemed generally clean and welcoming. The waiter was polite as I presented my restaurant coupon to say that we would be partaking of the buy one entrée get one entrée free (BOGO) dining special valued at up to $7.00. He briefly explained with pointing and gesturing, what food menu items the coupon could qualify for and what food menu items the coupon could not qualify for, according to particular columns on the menu. It was very straight forward. Ultimately, we were able to get $7 off our total bill as we ordered California roll sushi for an appetizer for $4.75 and two of the walnut shrimp entrees, each priced at $12.99 and served with fried rice. The prices on the food menu were generally reasonable. There were just three of us there on that day. I went alone with my two sons, so there was plenty of food for us to share around and also bring some home in a container. Our bill of approximately $30 was reduced to approximately $23 with the added coupon and then we gave the waiter a tip.

It was a pleasant time but both the taste of the food and the atmosphere of the restaurant were just average, not better than average, in my opinion. The walnut shrimp had a tasty accompanying sauce and the broccoli florets were very fresh and tasty. The fried rice was okay but I have had better fried rice at some other Asian restaurants. I have also had better tasting California roll at some other Asian restaurants. The California roll from Bamboo Grille restaurant tasted mediocre in comparison to California roll that I have had at some other places. California roll is often a favorite food menu item of mine at Asian restaurants in general. I would recommend Bamboo Grille as a restaurant to dine in but I would not highly recommend it.

Food photos are included below as well as a photo of the center part of the restaurant interior. Thanks for reading this blog post!

Hwy 55 Fast Food Restaurant Review

Hwy 55 Fast Food Restaurant Review

Hwy 55 is a fast food hamburger place with a cute interior design reminiscent of diners in the 1950s and 1960s, much like you would find in the old television show Happy Days. There are silver metal chairs with colorful cushioned upholstery, the ever popular black and white checkered tiled floor, pastel pink and aquamarine colors on various decorative items, brightly colored walls and a spacious airy area. With the theme of this restaurant, you might almost expect to find a jukebox playing lots of popular and loud music but there was none. It was quite quiet in there at the time that we went, with no radios or T.V.s playing at all. How about the diners where the staff would move around on roller skates?! No, there was none of that going on but somehow the ambiance of Hwy 55 was reminiscent of those type of restaurant themes. Not cliche, just a fun and friendly vibe. I noticed a decorative sign on the wall at Hwy 55 that said that there is a "50 cents charge for whining". Lol. What an interesting joke, wouldn't you say? No whining or complaining here, just good times apparently!

Using the “Attractions” discount coupon book that I have been talking about relentlessly when blogging, my family and I picked up two Andy’s All-American burgers (with lettuce, tomato and cheese and requesting no pickles) and fries, at a buy one get one free (BOGO) rate at Hwy 55 fast food restaurant.

The cost of one Andy’s All American burger there is $5.39 plus tax and one fries is $1.99 plus tax. We were able to get a second one of each of these two food items for free, with our coupon. We ordered this food to go and found it to be pretty tasty when we got home. It was good. This fast food burger restaurant, Hwy 55 also appears to have much loved milkshakes but we did not purchase any milkshakes or other beverages on this occasion.

This was our first time trying food from Hwy 55. If we return there in the near future, dining-in would not be a bad idea for eating our food while it is still piping hot and most tasty. I also appreciated the clean, spacious and pleasant atmosphere of the restaurant and would not mind sitting down and dining in at Hwy 55 in the future. The location of the Hwy 55 restaurant that we went to is on Elmsley Ct in Greensboro, North Carolina and there are many other establishments nearby including a Bojangles famous chicken and biscuits restaurant, a Wendy’s fast food restaurant, a Starbucks coffee shop, a Subway fast food restaurant and more.

There were many people out and about in the nearby surrounding areas when we stopped by Hwy 55 even though there were only a couple of other people in that particular restaurant, Hwy 55 at the time. It was on a recent Sunday afternoon. If you are in an area where there is a Hwy 55 fast food restaurant nearby, I would recommend Hwy 55 for a pleasant dining experience. You can take a look at the couple of photos that I have taken below, showing some of the interior space of the restaurant to get an idea about what it is like.
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Funderburk’s Café and Catering in Greensboro, North Carolina – A Review

Funderburk’s Café and Catering in Greensboro, North Carolina – A Review

I'm such a FOODIE, you guys! I am always ready to write restaurant reviews, discussing the food at new restaurants that my family and I have tried. I really should start a blog just for that niche but I'll go ahead and continue chatting about it here on mfmru.blogspot.com and on HubPages, for now. It is clear that I have been talking about FOOD just as much as I have been talking about movies, fashion and music on the blog. Lol.

Today, I'd like to talk to you about Funderburk's Catering.


Funderburk’s Catering is a family owned and operated business in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is said to have been in business since around 1989.

Funderburk’s Catering has locations on North Church Street as well as Americhase Drive in Greensboro, North Carolina. Funderburk’s Catering features ‘soul food’ options such as mashed potatoes, French fries, green beans, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn bread, fried chicken, fried fish and more. I just love to eat some really delicious soul food.

Using a buy one entrée get one entrée free (BOGO) coupon for Funderburk’s Catering, as featured in the Attractions restaurant coupon book, my family and I recently took a quick trip down to Funderburk’s Catering for the first time ever.

We went to the Funderburk’s Catering location that is on North Church Street. The business there has over a 98% rating from the health inspector and upon entering the restaurant, one can see several “Safe Serve” certificates (certifications for serving food safely) are framed and on display. Many of the individuals’ certificates are holding the Funderburk last name, emphasizing how many people in the same family are working at the establishment. There are also some group photos of the staff, adorning the walls.

We went to the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon and thankfully, it was not overly busy or crowded in there at the time. We were there for approximately one hour. Now, the website advertises so many menu selections with meat such as beef ribs and desserts such as coconut cake and banana pudding cake.

Having previewed the online menu, the beef ribs and coconut cake are both items that I had in mind for ordering at Funderburk’s Catering but when we arrived there, unfortunately, no such selections were available. There were no desserts at all and the cashier said that there would be some available “tomorrow”, the day after we were there – Sunday. We had no plans to be returning to that location again so soon. The beef ribs were also unavailable as was the beef stew and any meat other than fried chicken.

Ultimately, we decided to order fried fish entrees. One entrée was fried fish whiting and the other entrée was fried flounder fish. These entrees are each offered with two sides and we selected French fries and macaroni and cheese as the sides for each fish entrée.

Each of these entrees were around $11.99 each and remember, we were using a BOGO coupon. It felt like a great deal. The food portions were generous and the food was truly delicious. The macaroni and cheese was great in a baked style with a cheesy crust that was very tasty. The fish was fresh and had an excellent taste. Customers are also allowed to select from hush puppies, a slice of bread or corn bread for an added bread side. We selected corn bread and the corn bread was light, fluffy and delicious, served warm and wrapped in wax paper as shown in the food photos below.
We have no plans to return to Funderburk’s Catering again anytime very soon, but we were indeed very pleased with the food from Funderburk’s Catering and we will keep the place in mind for some time in the farther future.

Sturdy Canvas Tote Bag with Cute Design, Great for Summer

Sturdy Canvas Tote Bag with Cute Design, Great for Summer

I’m pleased with a recently purchased strong, sturdy and durable tote bag that is washable and reusable, purchased from Avon. On the tote bag, there is a plentiful vibrant green palm leaf design against a cream colored background.

This canvas tote can be practical for using in many situations such as going to the beach. The tote bag can also be used as a reusable grocery bag at the grocery store. I love the color. A photo is attached. I snagged this deal in the outlet section of my own Avon online store, getgoodsavings.com. The cost was just $3.99 on outlet sale.

I, myself never know what new awesome deals Avon Company will be adding to the inventory at the online store website so I check back every couple of weeks to see what’s new. The outlet section often has amazing finds and they can get sold out or discontinued at any time so I do like it when I am able to catch a great deal in the outlet section of getgoodsavings.com!

My Most Recent Online Shopping Haul from walmart.com

My Most Recent Online Shopping Haul from walmart.com

I had not shopped online at walmart.com in quite a while. I just placed a very recent online shopping order at walmart.com and I have already received a portion of it (thanks to free two day shipping!) with Walmart. At this time, orders over $35 on the walmart.com website qualified for free shipping. I spent approximately $98 on this walmart.com order, including tax. I did not buy any clothing items in this particular purchase. The items that I purchased included booster seats for kids, vacuums and fragrance body mist.

In a recent blog post, I gave accolades to Victoria’s Secret Love Spell fragrance body mist spray. As I contemplate shelling out the cash to replenish my stash of Love Spell fragrance spray, I found another cheaper body mist that I was willing to try as I perused the walmart.com website. It is a coconut infused body mist spray by the brand, Bodycology. I received the shipment yesterday and tested the fragrance body spray immediately. Yes, I do like it! It smells great and is marketed as being good to spray as needed for “rejuvenation”. It is the Bodycology coconut hibiscus body fragrance mist. It is definitely a refreshing and energizing type of scent. This Bodycology fragrance spray was on sale at walmart.com for $3.99 for 1 bottle and $7.70 for a two bottle pack. I went ahead and purchased the two bottle pack for $7.70, assuming that I would like it after reading the reviews of the product on the walmart.com website. Thank goodness, I do like it a lot after all! There is also a remarkable cost savings compared to the Victoria’s Secret fragrance spray but the Victoria’s Secret fragrance spray is still my favorite and I do look forward to replenishing it sometime soon.

As far as the booster seats are concerned, our family has our trusty booster seats that we have been using. The problem is that they are gigantic! Lately, we have been in need of much more portable and lightweight booster seats that can be moved easily from vehicle to vehicle so I went ahead and indulged in the convenience of purchasing something in that lightweight category. I wanted to spend the least amount of money possible on such a purchase so walmart.com was my first go-to place to look for this type of product. Behold, jackpot! I found two very lightweight (no-back) booster seats for just around $11.99 and $12.99 each. I thought that those prices were awesome. The brands were Harmony booster seat and Cosco booster seat and I purchased one of each. The Harmony booster seat is black and the Cosco booster seat has a vibrant turquoise washable cover. I like them both and I am very pleased with the purchases. These were awesome deals.

Now, when online shopping at walmart.com as with many other retailers, the items in your order might ship separately. Everything that I mentioned so far arrived at my home yesterday in one big box shipment. The products that I am still waiting for to be shipped separately are two vacuum cleaners. One at a cost of $39.99 and the other at a cost of $20. Both of these were sales prices. The $39.99 vacuum cleaner (by Bissell brand) will be a more heavy duty bagless vacuum and the $20 vacuum will be a very lightweight stick vacuum that seems to promise to be more effective than a broom and dust pan at least. Both of these vacuums have great reviews on the walmart.com shopping website. Some reviewers have said that the $20 lightweight vacuum comprises the best $20 spent in a while! I look forward to receiving it and starting to use it! Both of these vacuums are rated as having very effective suction power to gather up lots of embedded dust and dirt that can be in carpets. I vacuum my home SO frequently and it will be great to use the lightweight vacuum sometimes instead of always pulling out the heavier one. Hopefully, these vacuums will be not just effective but long lasting as well without needing replacement of any parts any time too soon.

My favorite fragrance mist – Love Spell from Victoria’s Secret

My favorite fragrance mist – Love Spell from Victoria’s Secret

Dear Movies, Fashion and Music Reviews United Blog Readers,
I want to offer you this secret. If you want to hear, “Dang girl, you smell good!!”, then this is the fragrance to buy: Love Spell from Victoria’s Secret. That is the compliment that I get when I wear Love Spell fragrance mist and I love it. Hello!!

While there are other more expensive perfumes that I like, this budget friendly fragrance mist, Love Spell from Victoria’s Secret seems to be the best in its category, in my opinion. Victoria’s Secret store seems aptly named because when you find a great smelling fragrance from there, it’s awesome. So, here I am sharing one of the “secrets”.

Love Spell is an awesome fragrance that I like to use practically every day, lately. Love Spell is sold in a sturdy plastic bottle with a purple hue for the fragrance. The cap is gold and black. The fragrance bottle is attractive in design.

If you are interested in getting this product for yourself, I advise that you be sure to look out for sales. Currently, the 8.4 oz bottle of Love Spell fragrance mist from Victoria’s Secret can range anywhere from $8 per bottle (the cheapest price for it that I have seen lately) to $16 per bottle.

I am currently running low on my supply of Love Spell fragrance mist and I am thinking about purchasing it again soon. The most recent sale price that I have noted on the Victoria’s Secret website in the past couple of days is $20 for two or $25 for three of the 8.4 oz bottles of Love Spell fragrance mist.

Clearly, I have been writing about many things other than the niches of movie, fashion and music reviews on this blog lately. What can I say, I have lots of interests and hey, smelling good is fashionable isn’t it?! Lol.

Be sure to stay tuned for more mfmru blog posts that run the gamut, from recipes to restaurant reviews to poetry and more and yes, I will get back to a steady flow of movie, fashion and music reviews, specifically as well.

Thanks for reading! I hope that you find this fragrance recommendation to be helpful advice!

The Crooked Tail Cat Café on South Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina

The Crooked Tail Cat Café on South Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina

Looking for a place to go for a little bit of pet therapy, perhaps? If you are in the Greensboro, North Carolina area, perhaps you might like to consider visiting The Crooked Tail Cat Café. Personally, I am a bit skittish around cats. Something about them makes me a bit uneasy. Maybe it is their very sudden movements, running from here to there. I am also slightly allergic to cats. I am much more of a “dog person” than a “cat person”.

Nevertheless, back in January, my youngest son was invited to a birthday party at The Crooked Tail Cat Café and I just had to let him go because the birthday party was for one of his favorite little friends. My youngest son also loves cats so I knew that he would enjoy himself at The Crooked Tail Cat Cafe.

So, suddenly, there I was hanging out at the The Crooked Tail Cat Café, a place that I never thought I would visit in a million years! It wasn’t so bad at all, though. I had not been around cats in a long time and I was no longer as uneasy around them as I remember being in the past. I did not get too close to them and did not pet them, but I found them cute as I watched from a distance. My youngest son had a great time at the Cat Café with his friends and he did pet some of the cats. My older son and I hung out and waited for the younger one. We had some drinks. The lemonade that is served at the Crooked Tail Cat Café is really good.

There are about ten cats kept at the Cat Café and they are all considered adoptable. The object is for patrons of the Crooked Tail Cat Café to visit, enjoy a drink such as coffee, tea or lemonade and interact with the cats. The cats are not allowed in the back area of The Crooked Tail Cat Café, where the beverages are sold.

The cats enjoy sitting on laps and being petted. It is hoped that patrons of The Crooked Tail Cat Café will inquire if they are interested in adopting any of the cats and taking them home.

The cats are clean and well cared for and the space that The Crooked Tail Cat Café occupies is very nice, spacious and airy with colorful décor and lots of cat toys to keep the cats occupied. The cats roam about freely in the space and might pounce, jump or climb suddenly, like all cats do. We witnessed a free of the cats landing on their feet literally as they might jump up to a higher ledge and then fall down. Considering that I am not too wild about cats, I found the The Crooked Tail Cat Café to be quite a lovely place. Someone who is a cat lover would adore it and really enjoy spending time there. If you like cats, do not own your own cat but would like to interact with cats from time to time, The Crooked Tail Cat Café would be a great place for you to visit just once or perhaps even frequently. I can definitely see how some people that really like cats would want to go to The Crooked Tail Cat Café regularly.

The back area of The Crooked Tail Cat Café, where the beverages are sold is also the area that is reserved to set up the birthday cake for a child’s birthday party. Cute cat themed artwork adorns the walls and the artwork is also for sale along with some other Crooked Tail Cat Cafe souvenirs such as t-shirts and key chains. When things were winding down and we were getting ready to leave The Crooked Tail Cat Café, I did overhear some people inquiring about how much the kids’ birthday parties cost and apparently, the cost of a child’s birthday party at The Crooked Tail Cat Café is around $10 per invited child (approximately $100 for 10 children).

As my sons and I geared up to leave The Crooked Tail Cat Café, one cat was trying to cozy up a little bit to some of our belongings. I had no interest in taking cat hair home with us so I just waved a finger and told the cat “No, no, no” in a soft voice like I was talking to a baby. The cat looked at me, listened and backed away immediately just like a trained dog would listen! Needless to say, I was impressed. Perhaps that was the first time I ever even tried to give a cat a command. Lol. I don’t remember for sure. Remember, I very rarely get in close proximity to cats.

Well, we had such an enjoyable time. I definitely recommend a visit to The Crooked Tail Cat Café to people who like cats and perhaps even people that don’t like interacting with cats that much. Perhaps you’ll be pleasantly surprised and enjoy the time anyway, like I did!