Julia childs and other interests

I read "the lovely bones" on vacation. I had a hard time getting through the first chapter, and skimmed the description of the assault. I did enjoy the rest of the book. It was good, wouldn't read it again, like I have wanted to do with so many books that I love. I haven't seen the movie and probably will when it comes to cable or Netflix. I did see the movie Julia and Julia. (was that the name of it?) It was very good and Meryl Streep was fabulous. She was the highlight of the movie. I watched Julia Child during my younger days. I learned alot from her. Some good techniques. I will try to share some with you with photos sometime. It was interesting how they portrayed Julia as such a sensual woman. She just does not look the part. I found the story to be quite interesting. She was not an overnight success. If I remember correctly, it looks like it took about ten years for her to gain her fame and have her book published. Oh well, there's hope for all of us.