The Correspondence of Squirrel Nutkin

I found this absolutely adorable little book of Beatrix Potter's miniature letters (which I never knew existed) at the library the other day. Beatrix Potter has been a favourite of mine for quite some time, and one of my greatest inspirations for her brilliant imagination! These miniature letters were written to entertain and amuse some of the children she was particularly fond of, probably written between the years 1907 and 1912. Miss Potter...

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Monday Movie Quote: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Rather short one today, m'dears, from The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, a very quirky and strange but quite adorable and delightful movie.Grandfather: "All this fuss over what? Is it a hill, is it a mountain? Perhaps it wouldn't matter anywhere else, but this is Wales. The Egyptians built pyramids, the Greeks built temples, but we did none of that, because we had mountains. Yes, the Welsh were created by mountains: where...

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Pride and Prejudice (2005): A Review

Mr. Darcy: "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your circumstances?"Elizabeth: "And those are the words of a gentleman. From the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realize that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed upon to marry."Where do I begin? How do I go about this properly without offending all of the loyal admirers of P&P...

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Monday Movie Quote: The Man of my Dreams

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a splendid St. Patrick's day! I completely forgot to wear green and wore blue (oops!) but the sun came out and the snow is now almost entirely melted, which is a delight to me. It looks as though spring is here to stay! Today I have chosen a quote (scene, really,) from Somewhere in Time. This is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen, with excellent actors, gorgeous Victorian costumes, stunning...

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Irish Ballads: Down by the Sally Gardens

 Good gracious. Another Irish landscape. What else is new?   Now, I realize that y'all are probably getting tired of my Irish ballads and Irish poems and Irish paraphernalia, but I just discovered this beautiful song today and knew that I could not let it go untouched, it being almost St. Patrick's day and all. Turns out, it is actually a poem by William Butler Yeats, published in The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems...

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Irish Poems

In view of the fact that St. Patrick's Day is nigh upon us, I thought that perhaps it would be in order to post these two lovely Irish poems I found in my great big poem book (which has proved very useful in finding poems for every occasion.) Also, this is a good excuse to post these gorgeous pictures of the Irish countryside! I declare, the British Isles may have the most  beautiful scenery on earth!  The first poem is called.......The...

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Most Frequently Quoted Movie Lines in my Family

Hello everyone! As you probably have gathered by now, I love to quote people, particularly fictional characters. Also, I have a keen fondness for lists, which will be made more and more apparent on this lovely blog (hehe!) So with that being said, I have compiled a list of the most frequently quoted lines in my household. (I must also say that the idea for this utterly random post was not my own; I got the inspiration from a long-ago post by...

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Monday Movie Quote: The Duchess and the Devil

For today's quote I chose one from one my favourite movie series ever, Horatio Hornblower. This quote is from The Duchess and the Devil, the third movie in the series and, in my opinion, the best. This is one of my favourite scenes because of the tension and intensity (and music), and I also thought this was one of Style's most amusing lines. (Which is saying a lot, because most all of his lines are at least a teeny bit funny.)Hornblower: "How many...

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My Top Ten Favourite Period Drama Wardrobes

One of my favourite things about period dramas, and one of the many many reasons why I like them so much, are... you guessed it, the costumes! Costumes are one of the many things that really make a good movie, and they add so much to the films' accuracy and beauty. There are so many beautiful wardrobes in period dramas that it is often very difficult to pick favourites, but I have managed to compile a list of the top ten wardrobes I would most...

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