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About Lizzie Hexam
I am a Catholic, an aspiring homemaker and writer, and a consumer of good books, music from the 1920s-1960s, and period dramas. (Among other things. I consume food sometimes too, for instance.)
vintage Independence Day postcard
Posted inMiscellaneous

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans! (And please do be happy if you're not American, too. Celebrating one's national holiday is not a prerequisite for being happy.) Today is the day to remember just how much we love this country…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam July 4, 2024Posted inMiscellaneous4 Comments
Our Mutual Friend 1998 cover
Posted inPeriod Dramas

Our Mutual Friend (1998) Review

I think I was thirteen when I first read Our Mutual Friend, and I fell head-over-heels in love with it. When I first heard there was a mini-series of it, I had no interest in seeing it. They thought they…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam June 29, 2024Posted inPeriod Dramas5 Comments
young woman in white dress by French door
Posted inBookishness

Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley

Audio version of "Beautiful People: Pauline Gantley" is available here. A little while ago I did a ramblish post regarding first drafts and writer's block. I mentioned a project of mine (known henceforth as Pauline Story Take 3), and the…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam June 21, 2024Posted inBookishness12 Comments
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Posted inBookishness

Inklings // June 2024

Listen to the audio for "Inklings // June 2024" here. The subject for the June Inklings link-up (see Heidi’s post here for rules to link up!) is  an archery scene in book or film. I've chosen a scene from Prince Caspian…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam June 14, 2024Posted inBookishness6 Comments
Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in Les Miserables
Posted inPeriod Dramas

Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables

Audio version of "Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables" is available here. The sad fact is that I am not the Les Misérables nerd that I was four years ago. (I apologize. We all have our flaws, you know.)…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2024Posted inPeriod Dramas10 Comments
movie poster for Saving Mr. Banks 2013
Posted inPeriod Dramas

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Review

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - otherwise known as back in January in my post on new-to-me movies of 2023 - I mentioned that I wanted to do a review of Saving Mr. Banks. Since…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam May 31, 2024Posted inPeriod Dramas4 Comments
David Copperfield: Chapters 61-64
Posted inBookishness

Reading David Copperfield: Chapters 61-64 & Concluding Thoughts

And here we finally are, with my last installment of my reading David Copperfield: Chapters 61-64! And some concluding thoughts on the book as a whole. (Here are the other posts in this series, if you missed any of 'em:…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam May 24, 2024Posted inBookishness8 Comments
book cover of Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Posted inBookishness Spiritual Life

Musings on Perelandra

A little while ago I did a post featuring random musings on Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. I had a very sweet request to write about the rest of the Space Trilogy, so here I am with…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam May 17, 2024Posted inBookishness, Spiritual Life8 Comments
Inklings button
Posted inBookishness

Inklings // May 2024

The subject for the May Inklings link-up (see Heidi's post here for rules to link up!) is a scene with a pearl necklace in book or film. Of course, my brain being the uncooperative thing it is, the first pearl…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam May 10, 2024Posted inBookishness6 Comments
David Copperfield Chapters 51-60
Posted inBookishness

Reading David Copperfield: Chapters 51-60 (or In Which Things Are Really Depressing)

What ho, what ho! We're back once again for the second to last installment of my reading David Copperfield: Chapters 51-60. (This is a long book, my friends. In case you were wondering.) You can read my other Reading David…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam May 3, 2024Posted inBookishness4 Comments

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The Holiday 20 Questions TagThe Holiday 20 Questions TagDecember 20, 2024Lizzie Hexam
My 10 Favorite Advent HymnsMy 10 Favorite Advent HymnsDecember 12, 2024Lizzie Hexam
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Movie ReviewSense and Sensibility (1995) Movie ReviewJune 13, 2023Lizzie Hexam
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