Starlight and Saucepans

Saint of the Month: Saint Frances of Rome

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

Period Dramas

Little Women (2019) Review

The 2019 Little Women is, I believe, the second adaption of Little Women I saw, after the 1994 one. (I often like to watch as many movie versions of a book as possible; it's good fun to critique and compare different…

By Lizzie Hexam February 28, 2023Period Dramas2 Comments

Spiritual Life

Tips for Having a Holy Lent

Happy Mardi Gras to you all (or Fat Tuesday, if you prefer, although let's be honest, Mardi Gras sounds much better). Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent. If you haven't chosen yet what you'd like to do…

By Lizzie Hexam February 21, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Oldies Music Vintage-ness

Tuneful Tuesday: You’re the Cream in My Coffee

For Tuneful Tuesday today, I'm sharing a song from a genre I've only recently really started exploring: 20s-30s jazz. My fondness for the TV show of Jeeves and Wooster sparked the decision to start exploring the genre. It's a good…

By Lizzie Hexam February 14, 2023Oldies Music, Vintage-ness2 Comments

Spiritual Life

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