Donny Osmond

In amongst the great big pile of lovely books I was given for Christmas was Donny Osmond’s autobiography Life Is Just What You Make It. Donny was my uber-hero when I was a kid and The Osmond’s was the only fan club I’ve ever joined. It seems like another lifetime ago, but the book brought it all sharply back, page by embarrassing page.

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Old Cheeser said…
Ha ha. We all have our embarrassments m'dear. C'est la vie! Lovely photo of Donny too.
6:31 PM
Glenda Young said…
There were so many pics of Donny to choose from but in the end i had to go with the pic I remember best from my childhood.
8:25 PM
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