Virgi's Views

* I started my spring cleaning a little earlier this year, but have not made much progress. I cleaned out my closet and only got rid of one shirt.

* Actress Yvette Mimieux passed away at the age of 80. She made many films throughout her lifetime with my favorite being the classic, “Where The Boys Are.”

MY SWEET SADIE Happy Birthday to my sweet Sadie. You know I love to write short little poems and stories for and about you and your little family.

THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HAN SOLO * I love all things Star Wars in the first trilogy of movies and have written a couple editorials about the films and characters.

* With the passing of Sidney Poitier there will be a small tear in my heart. I love, love, love the movie “Lilies of the Field,” and one of the most classic songs in all of cinematic history is from his movie, “To Sir, With Love.”

KOBE BRYANT’S LEGACY Most people know that I don’t watch a lot of basketball. But what I have done over the years is follow a handful of basketball players throughout their career.

* I am going to take away some of the power of the pandemic by writing Covid-19 instead of capitalizing the entire word. * That Christmas Crack toffee everyone loves is not just for Christmas!

THIS AND THAT * Is it spring yet? * Not going to lie, Candace Cameron-Bure’s Hallmark Christmas movie this year was a tad disappointing. * I will not be watching the sequel to “Hocus Pocus.” * Who remembers K-Mart Blue Light Specials? * I read this and it made me laugh….“My Roomba just beat me to...

THIS AND THAT * This hardly ever happens to me… that’s when the stars and planets in the universe align exactly for something I have been looking for or wanting for a long time. Well, guess what!? It happened to me just the other day and I have to let you all know about it!

SADIE STAR AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS I made this story up for my sweet Sadie when she was little and it became her bedtime story. And even though I printed it in my editorial years ago, I thought it would be nice to do it again.