Bend of the River

Coffee around the camp fire

Would you like to join me for a cuppa joe while I watch Bend of the River? It is a 1952 western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, Stepin Fetchit, Harry Morgan, Jack Lambert, Howard Petrie, Royal Dano, and Frances Bavier. This is a traditional western with Stewart as a wagon train scout trying to get settlers situated with food and supplies when the miners, who can pay more for it, want the food too.

DVD Talk says, "Some critics think this is the best of the Mann/Stewart Westerns." 100% of the Rotten Tomatoes critics like it.

I'll be joining the weekly T Stands for Tuesday blogger gathering, and you'd be welcome to share a drink with us there.

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ATCs

The prompt for this one was Mysterious:

and it's a mystery how this ATC came from that word.

These are specific to the United Methodist Church and the current mess it's gotten itself into:

and are meant to be a comfort during these trying and schismatic times.

A card inspired by a Kitchen/Cooking/Baking theme:

since one of the favorite foods around here is pizza.

The prompt for this card was Jeans:

and this one was Grid:

where there was supposed to be a single focal point and white space.

The prompt for this one was Cone:

Cityscape:

Women:

Windows: