August 2023 - Starlight and Saucepans

10 Things to Be Grateful For As You Start a New School Year

For those of us for whom the end of summer means the start of school, whether that be high school, college, graduate school, etc., getting back to the grindstone can feel like a bit of a let-down. There's always a…

By Lizzie Hexam August 22, 2023Bookishness, MiscellaneousNo Comments

Period Dramas

My Top 4 Favorite Les Misérables Recordings

Being a nerdy member of the Les Misérables fandom, I've naturally listened to numerous different recordings of the musical. Although I don't think there is any perfect album, and my "dream cast" would be a conglomeration of various casts, there…

By Lizzie Hexam August 15, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Miscellaneous

Sunshine Blogger Award

The lovely Maidens of Green Gables have tagged me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! (Thanks awfully, Maidens! Most appreciated.) Since I always strive, when, I can, to spread some sunshine (there have been several complaints about it)*, I'll take a…

By Lizzie Hexam August 8, 2023Miscellaneous9 Comments

Spiritual Life

Blessed Hugh More

Welcome to the eighth Saint of the Month! August 28 is the feast day of Blessed Hugh More. Bl. Hugh was born in Lincolnshire to a wealthy Protestant family, and educated at Oxford. He converted to Catholicism while in Reims,…

By Lizzie Hexam August 1, 2023Spiritual Life2 Comments