Friday 5ive- September 16, 2022

Welcome to the Friday 5ive, a weekly-ish post featuring five things that caught my attention this week.

The weather has been glorious this week in our corner of the world, hope it has been in yours too.

1)  Last Friday the New York Yankees honored retired all-star Derek Jeter for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. We attended the game with a few family members, and although the Yankees lost to Tampa Bay, it was great to see Derek and his family- mom, dad, sister, nephew, wife, and three young daughters- there. During Derek's speech, his oldest daughter broke free from Mom and erased the batter's box chalk lines with her shoe. It was funny and adorable. Members of his Yankee family reunited as well- Jorge Posada, C.C. Sabathia, Mario Rivera among others and it was fun to see them all together again. We even got a replica of his Hall of Fame plaque that night for attending the game.

2)  On Saturday we had a celebratory birthday dinner for two brother-in-laws and an anniversary at 

Harry Cipriani's in the Sherry Netherland Hotel. The restaurant is a replica of Harry's Bar in Venice, and the food was delicious. It was Fashion Week so there were lots of very fashionable and tall people there.

From Harry Cipriani's website

3)  Speaking of Fashion Week, While running errands on Monday afternoon, I stumbled upon a Fashion Week garden party called LoveShackFancy at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. People were lined up outside the gate taking photos of the beautiful people at the party. You never know what you'll find walking around NYC. (I guess my invitation got lost in the mail.)

4)  Showtime's City on a Hill returned a few weeks ago. Kevin Bacon plays Jackie Rohr, a disgraced former FBI agent in 1990's Boston now working security for a wealthy retired former head of the FBI in Boston, played skeevily (is that a word?) by Corbin Bernsen. Bernsen is up to no good and Kevin Bacon must decide if he can look the other way to keep his lucrative job or bring this horrible man to justice. Bacon is fantastic in this role and although there are other storylines in this drama, it's Bacon that keeps us watching. 

 

5)  I read a few good books this week. My September Book of the Month selection was Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age, about four 60-something women who are retired assassins. They have spent the last forty years killing drug kingpins, dictators, arms dealers and sex traffickers as part of an organization that began by hunting down Nazis who escaped justice.  While on a retirement cruise they discover that they themselves have been targeted for assassination by their own organization. This is a fast-paced thriller filled with humor and fascinating characters. The women decide they have to kill the people who want them eliminated and go on a road trip. It just screams out to be a movie and there are many terrific 60-something actresses who would be perfect for these roles. Thanks to my friend Allison who has raving about Deanna Raybourn's historical mysteries for a long time and that convinced me to give this one a try. I will always trust Allison's opinion. This one is a blast!

I also read Gretchen Anthony's The Book Haters' Club, about Irma, a woman who summons her daughters- Bree, who works in her mom's bookstore in Minneapolis, and Lacey, who owns a tire repair store in Oakland with husband- to a lawyer's office to tell them that she is selling the bookstore she has owned for 30 years (along with her recently deceased business partner and best friend) to a developer who wants to build high-rise condos. Her daughters are shocked and they, along with the deceased partner's life partner  try to stop the sale. It's filled with heart and humor and everyone has secrets that come out. Why is

Irma so adamant to sell quickly?  Book lovers will adore it. My full review publishes Saturday. 

Have a safe, healthy week.