Chag Sameach! Happy Passover, everyone! Tonight we are heading over to our sister's house for a Seder which will mark the beginning of the week long festival of Unleavened Bread as detailed in Exodus 12. We've spent that past week slowly cleaning out our pantry, kitchen, living room, etc., and are very glad tonight begins … Continue reading Happy Passover!
Hello, dear friends! For the last month or two my friend Chalice and I have been challenging each other to write a short story from a writing prompt we'll send each other. I have enjoyed it SO much- brainstorming a plot and characters to go with it and Chalice is SO talented and I love … Continue reading Writing Snippet #1
This year our Purim festivities (an annual Jewish holiday celebrating the victory of the Jewish people over Haman's evil plot as found in the book of Esther) were very simple.... Source Per tradition we dressed up... Katherine became a 'umble flower girl - Eliza Doolittle... And Grace became a mix of Laura Ingalls and Annie … Continue reading Happy Purim: March 16, 2022!
There are a lot of chick flicks out there. All of them tell of a love story, the famous "boy meets girl" and "live happily ever after" tale that we all want to see again and again. In this delightful genre there are a lot of what we call "fluffy" romances, whose story lines and … Continue reading A Love Story that Means Something
It's Detective Week over at Hamlette's Soliloquy! We decided to do mini reviews on some of our most treasured mysteries from the page, the screen, and the radio! Source #1 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl I know this is technically a kid's movie, but this is a film you will enjoy even as a grownup! … Continue reading //of magnifying glasses, clues, and mystery//
Cordy over at Any Merry Little Thought is hosting her Lovely Blog Party this month which is "where all posts of a "lovely", more to the romantic side than not, subjects gather at once." This is my contribution, I hope you enjoy! Source When it comes to the romances in books and movies, I'm not … Continue reading A Few Favorite Couples From Film and Books
Whenever my nephews J and D come to spend the night at our house, they love to play games, go swimming, take walks and four-wheeler rides and now thanks to their aunts, watch old movies. My sister and I have been slowly introducing them to some of our childhood favorites in hopes of sharing good … Continue reading A Sweetest Thing…
Hello, Everyone! And how are you this fine day?? Are you in need of a new period drama to watch?? Well, I've got one for you (though technically it's not new, but it might be new to you)! I'm so glad for an excuse to talk about this mini-series with you as I just adore … Continue reading A Small Expose of Doctor Thorne (TV Mini-Series 2016)
Hello! You made it! Thank you so much for coming to see our new blog! What do you think? We are bursting with ideas of things to write about; such as book and movie reviews, a possible Read-Along, several tags we've yet to complete and Katherine's brain child of a literary food series!!! This month … Continue reading To new beginnings…
The Maidens of Green Gables 