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O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

Happy Thanksgiving! "Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam November 23, 2023Posted inSpiritual LifeNo Comments
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North and South Book Review

If you so much as gingerly step into the outskirts of the period drama world, you're bound to hear about North and South. I wanted to see the mini-series, but I wanted to read the book first because That's What…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam November 18, 2023Posted inBookishness2 Comments
Great Expectations (1989) Review
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Great Expectations (1989) Review

Before I start this Great Expectations 1989 review, I'd like to get a couple important things out of the way. Firstly, I would like an explanation from the period drama world as to why I was never told that this…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam November 10, 2023Posted inPeriod Dramas8 Comments
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Posted inBookishness Spiritual Life

Mini Book Reviews: All Saints’ Day

Last Wednesday was All Saints' Day. It seems fitting, therefore, to do a saint-related post, so I've decided to do mini-book reviews for the saint-related books I've read this year. (Would it have been even more fitting to put this…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam November 3, 2023Posted inBookishness, Spiritual LifeNo Comments
Sense and Sensibility
Posted inBookishness Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility Dream Cast

This is the project, darkly hinted at in my last post, that I have spent so much time and effort on: a Sense and Sensibility dream cast. I know, I know, we already have two good versions of S&S, and…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam October 20, 2023Posted inBookishness, Period Dramas4 Comments
One Year Blogiversary
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One Year Blogiversary

Yes, today is my one year blogiversary - Starlight and Saucepans' first birthday! Wish it (her? Hm, never really thought about this before) many happy returns for me...why thank you, you're most kind. Seeing how Starlight and Saucepans is hardly…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam October 14, 2023Posted inMiscellaneous2 Comments
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“If you will recollect, we are now in Autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”

I'm realizing afresh this year how much I love autumn. I love the changing colors, I love that sort of clear brisk thingamajig in the air, I love the weather: beautifully refreshingly cool, but not cold - in short, I…
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Posted by By Lizzie Hexam October 7, 2023Posted inMiscellaneous2 Comments
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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
cover for Bleak House
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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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