Lizzie Hexam, Author at Starlight and Saucepans

My 10 Favorite Advent Hymns

What ho, readers all! I apologize profusely for abandoning the blogosphere for so long; end-of-semester papers paired with some less-than-stellar time management will do that sort of thing sometimes. It's been so long since I last posted that we are…

By Lizzie Hexam December 12, 2024Spiritual Life8 Comments

Bookishness

Beautiful People: Katinka

I haven't done a writing-themed post since...let me see...okay, about mid-August, and I haven't put up a Beautiful People questionnaire since June, so I think it's about time for another one. (You can find all the original questionnaires here!) Today's…

By Lizzie Hexam November 16, 2024Bookishness9 Comments

Bookishness

Inklings // October 2024

I'm a little on the late-ish side, but here I am for the October Inklings link-up! The prompt for this month (check out the rules for linking up here) is a scene by a lake in book or film. I've…

By Lizzie Hexam November 11, 2024Bookishness4 Comments

Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Period Drama Match It Game Answers

(If you still would like to play this period drama match it game, by the way, it's not too late! Just hop back over to this post and play it now before you check out the answers in this post.)…

By Lizzie Hexam November 7, 2024Miscellaneous, Period Dramas4 Comments

Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Period Drama Match It Game

Here is the long anticipated, long awaited, breathtakingly wondrous period drama screencap and quote match-it game I mentioned last week. I'm so excited to try this out with you! Firstly, the rules. To play, leave a comment matching as many…

By Lizzie Hexam October 24, 2024Miscellaneous, Period Dramas22 Comments

mice cooking popcorn over a birthday cake

Miscellaneous

Two Year Blogiversary (and an important question for readers)

Starlight and Saucepans has been gracing us with its presence for longer than you might think (certainly longer than I would have thought) - start the applause, because today is my two year blogiversary! (I shan't ramble for long, but…

By Lizzie Hexam October 14, 2024Miscellaneous12 Comments

Bookishness Period Dramas

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” (beware ✨aesthetics✨ ahead)

I wanted a post celebrating the beautiful season that is autumn, and eventually I hit on the idea of autumn-themed period drama mood boards. Part of the credit for this inspiration goes to a random denizen of the Internet who…

By Lizzie Hexam October 4, 2024Bookishness, Period Dramas12 Comments

cover for 1991 Khraniteli Soviet Fellowship of the Ring

Bookishness

Highlights from Khraniteli (Soviet Fellowship of the Ring)

Where The Lord of the Rings are concerned, I'm more of a by-the-books kind of girl. But there is one film version I would like to highlight for you all today for Tolkien Week (check out Hamlette's post here to…

By Lizzie Hexam September 27, 2024Bookishness14 Comments

Bookishness

Tolkien Blog Party Tag

The Tolkien Blog Party has started (see Hamlette's kick-off post here!), and there's a fun tag for it. I fear my tag answers will shame me, as I'm a comparatively light-ish Tolkien fan...I've read The Hobbit and LOTR multiple times,…

By Lizzie Hexam September 23, 2024Bookishness6 Comments

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Inklings // September 2024

What ho, readers all! The Inklings prompt for September (check out the rules for linking up here!) is a scene in a kitchen in book or film. I've decided to share the scene near the very beginning of Eight Cousins…

By Lizzie Hexam September 18, 2024Bookishness2 Comments