May 2023 - Starlight and Saucepans

Sense and Sensibility (1971) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1981, 1995, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. As I may have mentioned before, I very much enjoy comparing different movie versions of a story I like. Sense and Sensibility is no…

By Lizzie Hexam May 30, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Oldies Music Vintage-ness

Tuneful Tuesday: Don’t Sleep in the Subway by Petula Clark

I'd like to share a song with you by Petula Clark, called (as you'll never guess, since it's not as though it's explicitly mentioned in the post title or anything) Don't Sleep in the Subway. "You wander around On your…

By Lizzie Hexam May 23, 2023Oldies Music, Vintage-nessNo Comments

Bookishness Period Dramas

Defending Javert

I've seen plenty of "Defending Ms. So-and-so" and "Defending Mr. Thingum" posts about, but I don't believe I've yet seen one defending Javert. I feel that I've noticed, as a rule, that the further one gets swallowed into the Les…

By Lizzie Hexam May 16, 2023Bookishness, Period Dramas12 Comments

Bookishness

10 Book Recommendations for a Rainy Day

I can think of fewer things cozier than curling up on the couch on a rainy day and reading a good book, a hot drink by your elbow. Sadly, one's duties do not usually stall on rainy days, and one…

By Lizzie Hexam May 9, 2023Bookishness4 Comments

Spiritual Life

Saint Philip and Evangelization

Good morning, fellow humans! Tomorrow, May 3, is the feast day of Saint Philip the Apostle. Very little is known of Saint Philip; nearly all we know of him is what's mentioned in the New Testament. He was originally a…

By Lizzie Hexam May 2, 2023Spiritual Life2 Comments