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Inklings // July 2026 (The Wind in the Willows)

The prompt for July's Inklings link-up (check out Heidi's post here for the rules to link up!) is a picnic scene in book or film. There are innumerable wonderful picnic scenes to choose from, but the picnic scene I'm choosing…

By Lizzie Hexam August 27, 2026Bookishness2 Comments

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Inklings // May 2026 (The Hobbit)

The prompt for May's Inklings link-up (check out Heidi's post for the rules here to link up!) is a riddle scene in book or film. Of course the first thing I thought of was the riddle scene in The Hobbit…

By Lizzie Hexam June 25, 2026Bookishness2 Comments

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Inklings // February 2026 (Tom’s Midnight Garden)

The prompt for February's Inklings link-up (check out Heidi's post here for the rules to link up!) is a poignant moment between old friends in book or film. I decided to share something from one of my favorite children's books,…

By Lizzie Hexam March 18, 2026Bookishness2 Comments

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Inklings // December 2025 (Harold’s Tail)

The prompt for December's Inklings link-up (check out the rules to link up here!) is a party scene in book or film. There are numerous lovely party scenes I could highlight, of course, but I decided to choose something from…

By Lizzie Hexam January 29, 2026Bookishness8 Comments

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2024 Year in Review: Movies

I hope you're been having a marvelous 2025! Here I am to make it even better by blabbing about movies to you. You're welcome. This seems to have been The Year of the Animated Movie for me, since towards the…

By Lizzie Hexam January 4, 2025Period Dramas, Spiritual Life4 Comments

Hugh Laurie as Frederick Little and Geena Davis as Eleanor Little in Stuart Little 1999

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Stuart Little and The Portrayal of Parenthood in Children’s Entertainment

...or in which Lizzie waxes eloquent about Deep Topics using as a springboard a children's movie which was never meant to be a springboard for Deep Topics. Because how else would you spend a rainy summer day? (Buckle up, because…

By Lizzie Hexam August 19, 2024Miscellaneous6 Comments