Starlight and Saucepans

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…

By Lizzie Hexam November 10, 2023Period Dramas8 Comments

Bookishness 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…

By Lizzie Hexam November 3, 2023Bookishness, Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Bookishness 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…

By Lizzie Hexam October 20, 2023Bookishness, Period Dramas4 Comments

Miscellaneous

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…

By Lizzie Hexam October 14, 2023Miscellaneous2 Comments

Miscellaneous

“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…

By Lizzie Hexam October 7, 2023Miscellaneous2 Comments

Spiritual 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…

By Lizzie Hexam October 1, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Bookishness

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…

By Lizzie Hexam September 22, 2023BookishnessNo Comments

Miscellaneous 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,…

By Lizzie Hexam September 15, 2023Miscellaneous, Period Dramas4 Comments

Spiritual 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…

By Lizzie Hexam September 1, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

Bookishness 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…

By Lizzie Hexam August 22, 2023Bookishness, MiscellaneousNo Comments