Starlight and Saucepans

Saint of the Month: Saint Bakhita

Welcome back to the Saint of the Month! For February, I'm focusing on Saint Josephine Bakhita, whose feast day is tomorrow, February 8. Saint Bakhita was born in 1869 in Sudan. Her first few years of life were happy and…

By Lizzie Hexam February 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Vintage-ness

Movie Review/Discussion: All About Eve (1950)

(WARNING: there will be spoilers, so if you haven't seen this movie and don't want it spoiled, don't read any further.) I just watched All About Eve last week or so - I had seen it before, but it was…

By Lizzie Hexam January 31, 2023Vintage-nessNo Comments

Homemaking

Experimenting with Baking Gluten-Free Bread

Hello to you all! My latest experiment with gluten-free baking was, as you may have deduced from the title of this post, bread. I looked up several recipes for the purpose, and decided I liked the looks of this one best. …

By Lizzie Hexam January 24, 2023HomemakingNo Comments

Oldies Music Vintage-ness

Tuneful Tuesday: When Snowflakes Fall in Summer by The Everly Brothers

Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! Sadly, I missed the boat on sharing a Christmas song, as my blog took an unexpected hiatus...ah well. Such is life. In any case, I'm sharing a song today from another of my favorite bands,…

By Lizzie Hexam January 17, 2023Oldies Music, Vintage-nessNo Comments

Spiritual Life

Saint of the Month: Blessed William Carver

Welcome back to the Saint of the Month! For January, we're focusing on Blessed William Carver, whose feast day is January 11. Blessed William Carver was born about 1548 in England, a time and place where being Catholic was very…

By Lizzie Hexam January 9, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Spiritual Life

Tuneful Tuesday: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! I'm posting something slightly different today, in honor of the season: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. This hymn is just beautiful; even apart from the lyrics, the melody is lovely by itself. I'm sharing Enya's…

By Lizzie Hexam December 6, 2022Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Spiritual Life

What St. John of Kanty Can Teach Us About Advent

Welcome to the first installment of Saint of the Month! This month I'm focusing on Saint John of Kanty. Photo from St. John Kanty Parish Community website Saint John of Kanty (whose feast day is December 23) was a…

By Lizzie Hexam December 4, 2022Spiritual Life2 Comments

Homemaking

Thanksgiving Recipe Recap

As you may be aware, last Thursday was Thanksgiving. I tried a few new gluten-free recipes, and, as they turned out fairly well, I'll share with you what I did/what I might do differently if doing these again: Sugar-free…

By Lizzie Hexam November 30, 2022HomemakingNo Comments

Oldies Music Vintage-ness

Tuneful Tuesday: The Actor by The Moody Blues

Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! Last time I shared a song with you from my first favorite band, The Seekers. Today, I'll share a song from another band I fell in love with: The Moody Blues. From left to right:…

By Lizzie Hexam November 22, 2022Oldies Music, Vintage-nessNo Comments

Bookishness

Character Comparison: Lizzie Hexam and Amy Dorrit

Lizzie Hexam and Amy Dorrit are heroines from Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend and his Little Dorrit, respectively. If you've read both these books, you may have noticed that there are a number of similarities between these two characters. (WARNING:…

By Lizzie Hexam November 18, 2022BookishnessNo Comments