Lizzie Hexam, Author at Starlight and Saucepans

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

Pride and Prejudice 1995 vs. 2005 Comparison

Bookishness Period Dramas

Pride and Prejudice Comparison: 1995 vs. 2005

Before I was in the position to compare the 1995 and 2005 versions of Pride and Prejudice for myself, I had seen quite a lot of what people had to say regarding them. The overall impression I got was that…

By Lizzie Hexam April 25, 2023Bookishness, Period Dramas4 Comments

Spiritual Life

Music Selections for the Triduum

Today is Holy Thursday. I'm going to be rather busy-ish today and the next few days, so on the off chance you were looking for the Saint of the Month post, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to write…

By Lizzie Hexam April 6, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Delicious Gluten-Free Dinners Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake

Homemaking

Gluten-Free Dinner Recipe: Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake

If you want to grab the recipe and run, here it is: If you have extra time to kill, I go through each step with a few more details below. 1. Cover a cookie sheet with non-stick foil and…

By Lizzie Hexam March 28, 2023HomemakingNo Comments

The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien book cover

Bookishness

Thoughts on Re-reading The Lord of the Rings

It had been some years since I actually sat down and read The Lord of the Rings, so I recently decided to re-read it. I got more sucked in than I thought I would (I ended up reading The Return…

By Lizzie Hexam March 21, 2023Bookishness2 Comments

Oldies Music Vintage-ness

Tuneful Tuesday: Darling Can’t You Tell by The Clusters

This Tuneful Tuesday, I'm skipping forward a few decades from last time, to 1958 and the era of doo-wop. "Darling Can't You Tell" is by The Clusters (who apparently, from my admittedly limited research, had only one picture taken of…

By Lizzie Hexam March 14, 2023Oldies Music, Vintage-nessNo Comments

Saint of the Month: Saint Frances of Rome

Spiritual Life

Saint Frances of Rome and Respect for Authority

Welcome to the fourth installment of Saint of the Month! For March, I'm focusing on Saint Frances of Rome, whose feast day is March 9. Saint Frances was born in 1384. She discerned very early on that she was called…

By Lizzie Hexam March 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments