Lizzie Hexam, Author at Starlight and Saucepans

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10 Useful Pieces of Victorian Etiquette

I very much enjoy reading Victorian etiquette books. Although, naturally, I don't agree with everything, and although some of it is not applicable for most of us today (the majority of us really don't need to know how you should…

By Lizzie Hexam July 18, 2023Miscellaneous, Vintage-ness2 Comments

Miscellaneous

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

UPDATE: If you are seeing this, there's no need to worry; you found the right place! Feel free to ignore this post. As our good friend Bilbo said, "I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT." My announcement, however, is not related…

By Lizzie Hexam July 10, 2023Miscellaneous2 Comments

Spiritual Life

Saint Martha and Maintaining a Proper Focus

Welcome to the July Saint of the Month! July 29 is the feast of Saint Martha. Nearly everyone knows who Saint Martha is. She is most well-known as the sister of Mary, as the sister who was caught up in…

By Lizzie Hexam July 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Bookishness

Ten Sentence Prompts to Get Your Writing Juices Flowing

"I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose." - P.G. Wodehouse (P.G. Wodehouse, by the way, is a bloke who wrote over ninety books. The word…

By Lizzie Hexam June 27, 2023BookishnessNo Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (2008) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 1995 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. In the interest of being upfront, I may as well tell you right away that this review is not likely to be completely…

By Lizzie Hexam June 20, 2023Period Dramas2 Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (1995) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here, respectively. I may as well start off this review of the much-acclaimed and much-beloved 1995 Sense and Sensibility by revealing to you all that this…

By Lizzie Hexam June 13, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (1981) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1995, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. It seems that the BBC doesn't always quite know when to stop...or else they just have a surpassing fondness for Sense and Sensibility,…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Bookishness Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade…

I did not have the foresight to prepare a post for this occasion, so this will be exceedingly short. I merely wish to bring to your attention the fact that today is Barricade Day, the day of the June Rebellion…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2023Bookishness, Miscellaneous, Period Dramas2 Comments

Spiritual Life

Saint Thomas More and Integrity

Welcome to the sixth installment of Saint of the Month! This month, I'm focusing on Saint Thomas More, whose feast day is June 22. Saint Thomas More is one of those saints who is a very well-known historical figure, both…

By Lizzie Hexam June 2, 2023Spiritual Life2 Comments

Period Dramas

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