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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.)
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Posted inSpiritual Life

A Slice of Catholic Life: Three Spiritual Reading Recommendations

Welcome to my second Slice of Catholic Life! This time around, I'm giving three spiritual reading recommendations that have been especially helpful to me in my spiritual life. (Oh, and of course, the Bible is a given. Everybody should read…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam October 1, 2023Posted inSpiritual LifeNo Comments
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Posted inBookishness

Bleak House Book Review

I just finished Bleak House. It took me quite a while to read, because for about 75% of the book I was Not Terribly Invested. (The last 25%, however, was a different story (figuratively).) Since my thoughts on Bleak House…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam September 22, 2023Posted inBookishnessNo Comments
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Posted inMiscellaneous Period Dramas

The Masterful Storytelling of Mary Poppins

This post is an entry in the 100 Years of Disney Blogathon at Silver Scenes. (Please note that everything I say in this post pertains to the 1964 Disney movie of Mary Poppins, not the original books by P.L. Travers,…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam September 15, 2023Posted inMiscellaneous, Period Dramas4 Comments
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Posted inSpiritual Life

A Slice of Catholic Life

Hello friends, and welcome to a slice of Catholic life! This post is just a little hodge-podge of Catholic stuff and some things I find inspiring as a Catholic. I intend to make future Slice of Catholic Life posts more…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam September 1, 2023Posted inSpiritual LifeNo Comments
10 Things to Be Grateful For As You Start a New School Year
Posted inBookishness Miscellaneous

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…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam August 22, 2023Posted inBookishness, MiscellaneousNo Comments
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Posted inPeriod 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…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam August 15, 2023Posted inPeriod DramasNo Comments
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Posted inMiscellaneous

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…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam August 8, 2023Posted inMiscellaneous9 Comments
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Posted inSpiritual 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,…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam August 1, 2023Posted inSpiritual Life2 Comments
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Posted inPeriod Dramas

Jane Eyre (2011) Review

For some books, like Emma, I read through to the end, closed the book, and wanted to watch a movie version pretty much right away. This was not the case with Jane Eyre. In fact, it was years after I…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam July 25, 2023Posted inPeriod Dramas3 Comments
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Posted inMiscellaneous Vintage-ness

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…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam July 18, 2023Posted inMiscellaneous, Vintage-ness2 Comments

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