One Sunday not long ago, I heard laughter coming from my living room as my daughter and I were in the kitchen putting the finishing touches on Sunday lunch. I found my grandchildren reading aloud the titles of all my books in my living room library. They were obviously entertaining themselves. They were stuck on the books by one of my favorite cozy-mystery authors, Katherine Hall Page. Each book title (and I have all of her books) begins with “The Body in…”. My shelves are filled with all types of books – from English and American literature (I was a college senior and an English major prior to switching to Nursing!), mysteries (especially FBI mysteries), poetry, sewing, painting, romance, romantic comedies and many others. However, they were drawn to “the body” books! I love the cozy-mysteries – especially those by Katherine Hall Page.
This morning as I was cleaning the apartment, I decided that my now deceased suitcase (the zipper finally broke beyond repair on my last trip to Florida) would make a good container to carry empty boxes and other things to the large trash container – two flights down, across the tarmac and beside the garages. I would deposit everything – suitcase included – into the trash. Clearly, the suitcase was heavy and I wondered if anyone else in the building had as vivid an imagination as I do?!
As I hauled the suitcase down the stairs, I was reminded of one of my all-time favorite classic movies: Rear Window! I loved Jimmy Stewart and he was wonderful in this film. Raymond Burr was also memorable as Lars Thorwald…the no-good husband who really does put a body (well, okay, if you want to get technical, parts of a body in a suitcase). 😉 All done in the classic good taste of the 1950’s. Come to think of it, I think it is time to see this movie again.
10 Comments
Christine
Dianne, that post title really had me wondering! I enjoyed the time-lapse video. Oddly, we too have just had a suitcase bite the dust. We decided to use it as a container for dress-up clothes destined for the attic in our new house.
Dianne
LOL! I think this suitcase is too far gone even for the attic (if I had one!). I can’t complain though – it served me well. I know you are getting excited about the move to your new house – look forward to reading about it!
tanna
LOL! I love it… I am a big fan of mysteries, and as we refer to them, “murder and mayhem” books. LOL! I think I could add The Body in the Basement (where all the defunct suitcases congregate). 😉 blessings ~ tanna
Dianne
LOL! Katherine actually has a book entitled The Body in the Basement! I do love a good mystery – of all sorts – whether book or film.
Sunny
you know she’s gonna have to read it now that you’ve told her it’s an actual title!! matter of fact….so will I.
🙂
Dianne
LOL! Actually, you just start at her very first “body” book to get the story outline. I think you’d enjoy it. And, besides, her books come with RECIPES! 😉 I’ve actually made a lot of her recipes and they’re great. The main character is a caterer!
Janet
One of my all-time favorite movies!! And it keeps me on the edge of my seat with suspense every time, despite the fact that I know exactly what is going to happen! Abigail likes it, too. I think she’s watched it with me twice. By the way, I think “The Body in the Suitcase” would be a great title. 🙂
Dianne
Me too, Janet! Despite knowing exactly what is going to happen, I enjoy this movie every time! I love the old classic clothes Grace Kelly wears too.
Ione
This is truly a “hold onto your seat” movie. I have watched it many times but Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr keep you guessing. There was recently a revised version on TV but it did not have the classic story line as the original. I have a large collection of books like you Dianne which my family does not understand. Recently my cousin had to have her ipad repaired and she lost all her ebooks which she had purchased online. For now, I will keep mine on the bookshelf.
Dianne
I agree, Ione! I have hauled boxes of books cross-country several times and I would not want to part with them. I just cannot get into reading a book on my iPad! I want to hold the book in my hand and turn the wonderful pages!