Five on Friday - September 9, 2022

Oh my - what a week!  We packed a lot into this short work week and now we're excited to move on to the weekend.  Let's kick it off with my five for this week ~

1.  The Handsmaid's Tale Season 5

The time is growing near for the next season of The Handsmaid's Tale!  This popular Hulu original is releasing on Wednesday, September 14.  Two episodes will be dropped, then 1 episode per week.  Season 5 will bring us June facing the consequences for killing Commander Waterford.  What will happen to the widowed Serena?  Will Gilead be reformed?  I can't wait to see!

2.  Fairy Tale

Stephen King has a new book that hit the stands on Tuesday.  It's titled Fairy Tale.  In Stephen King style, it's a long one - 608 pages!  Here's the summary from Amazon ~

Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.

Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.

King’s storytelling in Fairy Tale soars. This is a magnificent and terrifying tale in which good is pitted against overwhelming evil, and a heroic boy—and his dog—must lead the battle.

Early in the Pandemic, King asked himself: “What could you write that would make you happy?”

“As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a vast deserted city—deserted but alive. I saw the empty streets, the haunted buildings, a gargoyle head lying overturned in the street. I saw smashed statues (of what I didn’t know, but I eventually found out). I saw a huge, sprawling palace with glass towers so high their tips pierced the clouds. Those images released the story I wanted to tell.”

3.  Churrdoughs at Krispy Kreme

Until September 18, you can get Churrdoughs at Krispy Kreme.  There are three flavors to entice your palate - Cinnamon Sugar, Cookies & Kreme, and Dulce De Leche.  How can you choose?  Better pick up one of their 3 packs so you can try one of each!  

4.  Shoe Clips

We have a couple weddings coming up this fall and I'm going to bling out my pumps with these shoe clips!  Turn up the glam on any shoe or bag by simply clipping these on.  Amazon has a ton of styles to choose from.  They will turn any ordinary item into something special.

5.  I can relate...

Eric and I will be working together all weekend at the Ascension Golf Tournament in St. Louis selling ice cream sandwiches.  If you're on the grounds, stop by and say hello!  And buy the best ice cream sandwich you will ever experience in your life!