Starlight and Saucepans

Sunshine Blogger Award #4

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was tagged for some Sunshine Blogger Awards. Cecilia very kindly tagged me (thank you Cecilia!), then Liz Churchill very kindly tagged me (thank you Liz!), and then Frankie very…

By Lizzie Hexam July 16, 2025Bookishness, Miscellaneous, Period Dramas21 Comments

book illustration from The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

Bookishness Spiritual Life

3 Cool Biblical Connections in The Chronicles of Narnia

There are a lot of 'obvious' Biblical parallels in Narnia, of course. But as well as the 'big-picture' things, there are particular Scripture passages which always remind me of a little detail or one specific passage in a Narnia book.…

By Lizzie Hexam July 7, 2025Bookishness, Spiritual Life14 Comments

movie poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003

Bookishness Period Dramas

The Return of the King (2003) Review

Hello, dear reader. How are you this fine summer afternoon? I hope you're in the mood to hear opinions about The Return of the King, since that is what I am here to provide. If you missed my reviews of…

By Lizzie Hexam June 27, 2025Bookishness, Period Dramas12 Comments

Miscellaneous

Chasing Sunbeams: A Summer Blog Tag

What ho, readers all! Cecilia of Craft, Coffee and Cake has kindly tagged me for this Summer Blog Tag! I know I have several Sunshine Blogger Award tags waiting in the wings that I was tagged for much earlier than…

By Lizzie Hexam June 11, 2025Miscellaneous37 Comments

Period Dramas

The Two Towers (2002) Review

I reviewed The Fellowship of the Ring a little while ago, promising to return with reviews of the rest of the trilogy. So here I finally am with my review of The Two Towers. I started off my Fellowship post…

By Lizzie Hexam June 3, 2025Period Dramas12 Comments

Bookishness

Inklings // April 2025

(My Two Towers post is in the works, really and truly it is. I hope to get it up next week. (I'm telling you that because there's a faint hope that saying it will make it more likely to happen.))…

By Lizzie Hexam May 17, 2025Bookishness6 Comments

Homemaking Vintage-ness

The Memory Nest Tag

A little while ago Cecilia invited me to fill out the very fun Memory Nest tag! Here are the rules: 1. Thank the person who tagged you. (Thank you, Cecilia! :))2. List five things that start with "when I grow up…

By Lizzie Hexam May 9, 2025Homemaking, Vintage-ness24 Comments

The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 movie poster

Bookishness Period Dramas

The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Review

A lot of people have a deep love for The Lord of the Rings movies. I unfortunately don't, and in this post I shall touch on some of my reasons for that. However, aware that these movies are special for…

By Lizzie Hexam May 3, 2025Bookishness, Period Dramas19 Comments

Homemaking Vintage-ness

I Crocheted a Vintage Belt!

As you are likely aware, Easter Sunday occurred not long ago. Inspired by Cecilia's sewing project for Easter, I thought it would be rather nice to make something new for Easter myself. I didn't need any new clothes, though, and…

By Lizzie Hexam April 25, 2025Homemaking, Vintage-ness21 Comments

Spiritual Life

Seeking the Glory of the Lord

In my Sacred Scripture class this past semester, we spent some time tracking the movement of the glory of the Lord throughout Scripture. In Exodus, we see the glory of the Lord is very close to His people Israel. God…

By Lizzie Hexam April 20, 2025Spiritual Life8 Comments