Musical Lyrics Game!

Celebrate Musicals Week is nigh upon us! I have decided to do a musical lyrics quiz this Saturday in honor of the occasion. Below are snippets of lyrics from twelve different songs from twelve different Broadway musicals. The blank spaces are either where there is a name or the title of the song, to make it a bit trickier. (I mean, if the title of the song were right there, you wouldn't even have to guess, now would you?) : ) Five points will be awarded for correctly guessing the musical, five points for the song, and an additional bonus five points if you can name the character who sings the line. Leave your guesses in a comment and I will respond with your score. Answers will be posted next Saturday! Have fun! : )

#1
Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myself again?
My soul belongs to God, I know,
I made that bargain long ago.
~
#2

Here in this room, he calls me softly
Somewhere inside, hiding
Somehow I know he's always with me
He, the unseen genius.
~
#3

There's a time for us
Someday a time for us
Time together and time to spare
Time to love, time to care.
~
#4


I feel the room swaying, and the band's playing
One of my old favorite songs from way back when
Here's my hat, fellas,
I'm staying where I'm at, fellas,
              ain't never going away again!
~
#5

The moment I saw him smile
I knew he was just my style
My only regret is we've never met,
Though I live at fifty-one thirty-five Kensington Avenue
And he lives at fifty-one thirty-three.
~
#6

Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
Perhaps I had a miserable youth
But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth.
~
#7

I learned to sew and I learned to bake,
I even frosted and angel food cake,
On Saturday evening, when folks dropped it,
My house was as neat as a brand-new pin.
I thought by learning each social grace,
Some likely chap might forget my face,
I can't understand it, I've knitted and purled,
But my, goodness me,                                             .
~
#8

And there was music
And there were wonderful roses, they tell me,
In sweet fragrant meadows of dawn, and dew,
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all,
                                  !
~
#9

Look at you, like a little lost calf,
I don't mean to laugh or tease you.
Where's your sense, there are so many girls
With long golden curls to please you.
Love comes and goes away,
You're hurtin' bad tonight
Oh, love comes and goes away,
I'm older, ain't I always led you right?
~
#10

Just a small church
With a big steeple
Just a few people that both of us know
And we'll have love, laughter
Be happy ever after
                              !
~
#11

Burn out ends
Of smoky days
The stale, cold smell of morning
A street lamp dies,
Another night is over
Another day is dawning!
~
#12

Just when I stopped
Opening doors
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines,
No one is there.
~

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Homeschool Tag



A random pretty picture of autumn in Williamsburg

 Hello, my dear readers! Goodness, it's been almost two weeks since I last posted! How time flies! I have been very busy these past few weeks, and lately I have not had the time nor the inclination for posting on my little blog. However, today when I read Belle's Homeschool tag over at her blog, I thought, huzzah! Something to post! The tag is open to anyone (as long as you're homeschooled or have been homeschooled in the past) and so I thought I would do it today since it's been such a long time since I graced you all with my presence. : )
 This week I've also been getting ready for Miss Dashwood's Celebrate Musicals Week over at Yet Another Period Drama Blog, which I am greatly looking forward to! But until then, I present you with the homeschool tag. : )

Rules

• You must be currently enrolled in homeschool or a homeschool graduate
• Answer all the questions in a blog post of your own
• Comment here on Jessa Bri's blog to let her know you've done the tag

Questions

1. Are you currently enrolled in homeschool or have you graduated?

  I am currently a homeschool student in 9th grade, I don't expect I will graduate until I am at least 17 or 18. My two sisters and I have been homeschooled all our lives, and I absolutely love it! I love that I don't have to go away from home to be at school all day, instead I get to stay home and do all sorts of things I wouldn't be able to if I went to a public school or a private school.

2. What is your favourite school subject?

  Definitely history! I absolutely LOVE history, particularly American history. If I don't become a full-time writer (which I probably won't, since if you're a full-time writer you have to write...well, full-time), I would love to become a historian. I am a bit of a Civil War buff. : ) My history curriculum combines history, literature and Bible, so my sister and I often have writing assignments that have to do with whatever the lesson was about that day, which is usually pretty fun. 

 

3. Do you usually finish school before lunch?

  It really depends on the day. I'd like to say yes, I always do, but most days I don't finish completely everything before lunch. Sometimes when I'm feeling particularly industrious, I get up at 6:00 and do all my school while I listen to soundtracks (which is super fun when it's early morning and it's still dark outside!), but other days I get up later and play the piano for about an hour before I even begin my work. So I guess I would say it really depends on how ambitious I'm feeling!

4. Do you get a recess?

 We have breaks, but I don't think you'd really call it a recess. My sisters and I pretty much all do our own separate things and have our own separate agendas, but sometimes we'll take breaks together, and sometimes when my math is especially frustrating I play the piano for a good 20 minutes, which really does help. : )

5. Snow days?

   Um, no, never! I don't think we've ever cancelled school for a snow day. Some days after school is done we go sledding on the big hill behind my house, though, which is very fun, especially if my cousins happen to be visiting.

6. What subject(s) do you get the best grades in?

   History, probably. Definitely not math. DEFINITELY not science. Heh.

7. Are you one of those students who follows a schedule, gets all your assignments done on time, and does the optional activities? Or do you not really care how and what gets done?

  I am definitely not a student who follows a strict schedule. : P I try to get my assignments done on time so I'm not behind and I can move on to other things, but sometimes if I really don't want to do something I'll just keep putting it off and putting it off until I can't put it off anymore and I just have to do it. I do care what gets done, but I suppose I don't always care exactly how it gets done. : P And as for optional activities, if it's "optional", that generally means I'm not going to do it.

Well, that was fun! Feel free to do the tag if you'd like (as long as you're homeschooled.) Have a wonderful day! : )

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September Snippets of Story

Dearest Readers,
    I have made a decision: I have decided not to continue with my writing blog, Wonderland Creek. I haven't really posted much of anything there anyway, so it's not as if it was a difficult decision or anything.
: P Instead, I am planning on turning it into a book review blog because (drumroll, please,)....I have just recently signed up for the Bethany House Publishers blogger review program!!!!! Haha, I make it sound as if I signed a Hollywood contract. I'm very excited to begin! : )
  Anyway, to get back to the point: instead of having a blog solely dedicated to writing, I will occasionally post writing-related things here. And so, without further ado, I present you with September Snippets.


  Sadie loved high teas and Edith hated them. I didn't mind them so much, provided the company was pleasant, but most days I only went along because Aunt Rosalind and Aunt Cecily expected me to, and because Sadie was so persuasive I couldn't have refused even if I'd wanted to. This particular day, however, I was most certainly not in the mood to emerge into society, especially since today Aunt Rosalind was taking us to a tea at the Pitt's home and I was in no mood to be social, much less attempt cordial conversation with Louisa Pitt.
                                                               ~Untitled
                             
  "I'm here", Lucy chirped. She thrust a wicker basket covered in a blue handkerchief into Lyddie's arms before slipping out of her shoes and hanging her plaid coat on the coat rack. "We'd better get started right away, to give the curls time enough to set."
   "Curls?" Lyddie asked warily, sorting through the items in the basket and finding a jar of borax, several metal rollers and a foreign-looking object similar to the tongs Charlie the blacksmith used.
   "Those are curling tongs", Lucy explained, noticing the bewildered look on Lyddie's face. "Beth bought them in Boston when she went to visit our cousin Ada. All the fashionable girls in Boston wear their hair in curls. Beth taught me how to use the curling tongs. All you have to do is heat them with--"
  "Heat?" Charlotte interrupted, her expression conveying her doubt as to Lucy's competence. "Are you sure you know how to do it?"
  "Of course I do", Lucy said confidently with a casual wave of her hand. "I've done it lots of times on Clemmie's hair."
  Lyddie and Charlotte looked at each other skeptically. On a good day, Clemmie Martin's hair looked as though it had been struck by lightning and then put through the wringer-washer.
                    
                                                                    ~Lyddie of the Island (working title)
  
   "Isn't he lovely?" Lucy said proudly, beaming at the squealing little pig.
   "Lovely" was not exactly the term Lyddie would use to describe the fat little animal. He was very stout and very low to the ground, with tiny little legs and a tail like a piece of licorice that you had twisted around your finger. He wasn't pink like other pigs Lyddie had seen, but he wasn't white either: his color was somewhere between the two, like the color of a mole's skin. He hadn't stopped squealing since the three girls had arrived, and he smelled like unwashed stockings. No, he was most certainly not lovely.
  "He's very fine", Lyddie said politely, watching the piglet as he ran aimless circles around his pen. What did Lucy want a pig for, anyway? "What have you named him?"
   "I've decided to call him Bacon", Lucy announced. "He responds to the name so well!" She clapped her hands, as if conducting some sort of experiment. "Here, Bacon!"
   The little pig suddenly stopped running, looked up, made a noise that sounded like something between a grunt and a squeal, and promptly resumed his vigil.
  Lucy was delighted. "See? Isn't he a smart little thing?"
  Addy was shocked. "I can't believe you named him Bacon", she said disapprovingly. "What a perfectly horrid thing to name a pig! Why, it's sacrilegious!"
  Lyddie was fairly certain that Addy hadn't the slightest idea what the word sacrilegious meant, but since she had heard Mrs. Hansen say it so many times whenever something disgusted or appalled her, she probably thought it applied to the current situation.
   "He doesn't know what the word means," Lucy said in defense.
   "Of course he doesn't", Charlotte said. "You could call him hedgehog and he'd never know the difference."
   "That's not true!" Lucy declared indignantly. "Bacon is a very intelligent animal, aren't you, Bacon?"
                      
                                                                ~Lyddie of the Island

  As Lyddie talked, Charlotte found a spider crawling up the wall behind the bed. She picked it up by its leg, dropped it into the candle flame, and watched as it burned into nothingness.
  Emmy watched her movements in horror. "Charlotte! What did you do that for?"
  "Oh, please. It's just a spider", Charlotte said.
   "Charlotte, Emmy, pay attention", Lyddie said firmly. It was clear that her sisters were easily distracted. "If we don't all cooperate, this won't work."
         
                                                              ~Lyddie of the Island

 Lord Grenville grunted, looking obviously displeased, but Cecily stood up and followed the footman out into the hallway.
  Her hands trembled as she lifted the receiver, raising it to her ear. Her heart beat rapidly. Who could it be? The footman had said it was urgent.
   She swallowed. "Yes?"
   She could hear breathing at the other end, but it was only after a long pause that an unfamiliar voice said, "Miss Cecily Sinclaire?"
   "This is Miss Sinclaire." Another pause.
   "Are you alone?"
   What an unnerving question! Cecily hardly knew how to answer. She tried to steady her voice and prayed she sounded more confidant than she felt as she formulated a firm reply.
  "I don't see how that is any of your business. And unless you tell your name and what this is all about, I have no obligation to answer any of your questions." But Cecily would not hand up, not now. She was intrigued, and she would not end the call until she knew who the mysterious caller was and what it was he had to tell her.
  "My name has no bearing in the situation, not yet. Simply tell me if anyone is close by and will overhear our conversation."
  Cecily looked around hesitantly. The footman had left the hall, and everyone else was still in the dining room. What did she have to lose by telling him?
  "No one is around", she said.
                                                         ~Untitled


  "There is nothing wrong with Adelaide Aberdeen," Aunt Cecily announced one morening at breakfast, as Aunt Edna was reading aloud Mrs. Aberdeen's latest letter, all the while lamenting between paragraphs the "pitiful state of that poor dear girl." Edith, Sadie, and I had remained quiet for the majority of the meal, mostly because none of use had anything to say on the subject of Adelaide Aberdeen's deteriorating health, unlike Aunt Cecily, who voiced her opinions quite adamantly. Edith had begun the day in a decidedly bad mood, first scolding Sadie for using her ivory haircombs and then complaining that she hadn't seen her best blue daydress in over a week. I had reminded her that I had worn it several days ago and afterwards taken it down to the washing room to be laundered, which ruffled her even more and caused her to expel one of her very characteristic snorts, saying that if everyone just wore their own clothes around here, everything would be a lot less complicated.
  Sadie was evidently perfecting her table manners in preperation for the tea she was to attend today at the Winslow's, handling her fork as if it were made of glass and daintily probing her egg with much more care than was absolutely neccessary.
  I was much too tired and my thoughts were far too jumbled for me to say anything that made any sense, so I welcomed Aunt Edna's monoluge as an excuse to remain quiet. I pretended to be slightly interested as I ate my breakfast, but my thoughts were miles away.

                                                      ~Untitled

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Period Drama Hat Game Answers!

 Here are the answers to last week's Period Drama Hat Game! Thank you to everyone who played, I hope you all enjoyed it! : )

Hat #1

Answer: Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse in Emma (2009)

Hat #2

Answer: Jane Seymour as Elise McKenna in Somewhere in Time (1980)

Hat #3

Answer: Romola Garai as Barbara Spooner in Amazing Grace (2006)

Hat #4

Answer: Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth in Daniel Deronda (2002)

Hat #5

Answer: Imelda Staunton as Miss Octavia Pole in Cranford (2007)

Hat #6

Answer: Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey (2010)

Hat #7

Answer: Barbra Streisand as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! (1968)

Hat #8

Answer: Megan Follows as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)

Hat #9

Answer: Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star (2009)

Hat #10

                   (I apologize that I forgot to mention one of these pictures was of a man! Sorry!)

Answer: Ioan Gruffudd as Horatio Hornblower in Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)

Hat #11

Answer: Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in Les Miserables (2012)

Hat #12

Answer: Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995)


What other types of games would you enjoy?

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The Use of Myth in History

 Several days ago when I was looking through an old issue of the Colonial Williamsburg magazine I came across an article entitled The Use of Myth in History: Many Myths Are Designed To Explain Us As We Wish To See Ourselves. I was very intrigued so I read on. The article, written by journalist Gil Klein, and was all about the myths created about American history that have become widely accepted and just as good as truth. This was the most interesting article I have read in a long time. Indeed, I had no idea that Patrick Henry's famous line "Give me liberty or give me death!" is only something written by a 19th century orator and attributed to Henry, or that there is no written record that tells the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, or that Pocahontas did not definitely save John Smith from death, although she did have a part in the settling of Jamestown.
   I am infatuated with history in general and so this article fascinated me. Most of these myths are based on truth, but they have been embellished to make them more exciting and romantic, mostly by historians in the early 1800s. Author and historian Ray Raphael said:
  "About twenty years had to go by before people could forget how ugly the Revolutionary War was. As pressure built toward the War of 1812, people saw a need to develop in the younger generation a pride in their revolutionary heritage. They knew this experiment in republican government needed people who believe in it and are willing to defend it."
  In 1790, Noah Webster wrote that "every child in America, as soon as he opens his lips...should rehearse the history of his country; he should lisp the praise of Liberty and of those illustrious heroes and statesmen who have wrought a revolution in his favor."

 

   (Excerpts taken from the article)
 
"Henry's "Liberty or Death" became a slogan useful in situations where action is summoned to defeat perceived tyranny. But the historical fact is that though Henry did speak forcefully on that March day to spur the convention to action, we have no reliable record of what exactly he said.
 The speech children have memorized for almost two centuries was committed to paper in 1817 by William Wirt, forty-two years after the event, in his biography of Henry. It was based on the recollection- not notes- of someone who had been there, Williamsburg's St. George Tucker. Wirt, who became attorney general of the United States, was himself and orator, but his best-known speech he took from Tucker and put in Henry's mouth.
 Indeed, around the time Wirt wrote about Henry, amateur historians were crafting tales of the American Revolution as well as of the colonial era that were designed less to capture the facts than to create a founding myth for the young republic.
  In view of professional historians, these myths should be punctured. But historians do so at their peril. The myths are more beloved than the cold facts, and they are hard to kill. Many of them are designed to explain us as we wish to see ourselves. They establish the national character and set the standard for coming generations...."

 "Most American myths are based on historical fact. Patrick Henry did give a rousing speech to inspire the Virginia Convention to create a militia. The Pilgrims did settle Plymouth. An Indian girl by the name of Pocahontas was a figure in the settling of Jamestown. Paul Revere did ride into the Massachusetts countryside to warn that British soldiers were coming. Washington did try to live a virtuous life, though, cherry tree or not, he probably told a few lies.
  The writers of these tales took kernels of truth and embellished them, made them sound more romantic and uplifting than perhaps they were, and drove home a moral message designed to educate and inspire a new generation."

  I found it extremely interesting, I hope you do too! The article was in the Summer 2012 issue of Colonial Williamsburg magazine, if you're interested in reading the entire thing.

What do you think of the use of myth in history?

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I've Been Awarded!!! : )

 I have been awarded the Elegant Blogger Award by Belle from In My Life...! I am so excited! I've never gotten an award like this before, but it seems to be very similar to a tag, and I love tags. : ) So here goes! : )

 Rules

• When you receive the award, link back to keepcalmandsparkle1099.blogspot.com and the blog that nominated you (belleinmylife.blogspot.com)
• Display the award button in the post
• Answer all of the 12 questions given in this post (do not make your own questions)
• Nominate 8 bloggers
• Notify them that they have been awarded

 Questions

#1 What made you decide to start blogging?

 Until last fall I didn't really know what blogging was, and I never imagined I'd start blogging myself! Then by chance my sister Sadie and I came across Old-Fashioned Charm, (I think we found it through googling an image or something like that) and I was very intrigued. I took an instant liking to dear Miss Laurie (hello, Miss Laurie, if you're reading this!), and through her blog I found many other delightful blogs which I started to read. I've never really had many friends who have the same interests or opinions as I do (or who are as ridiculously infatuated with literature), and when I began to read other girls' blogs I found many kindred spirits and lovely people I wished to know better. I've always loved to write, and when I started reading other people's movie reviews and character profiles and posts about literary characters, I thought, "You know, I could do that." : ) It took me a long time to come up with a name for my blog, but then I decided on the title of one of my very favourite hymns. Sadie and I had originally intended to share a blog, but then we each decided to make our own. (Visit her blog here.)
  So that's how it all began! I began blogging in February of this year, and I have so enjoyed it ever since. I shudder when I think of some of my first posts, though! My first blog design was a horror, too, but that was because I hadn't really figured out how to do anything yet. (I've never been at all tech-savvy, so when I began blogging I really had NO idea what I was doing!) I think I've gotten much better at it, though, and I'm so glad that I started blogging!
  (There is also a great deal of thanks owing to Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charm for being my very first inspiration-- thank you, Miss Laurie!) : )

#2 What is your fashion style?

  Well, basically 1940's librarian. : P Seriously! Of course, my favourite fashion era would be the 1910s, but one simply cannot go around looking like that in this era, it's just plain-down impractical. I think the styles of the 1940s are very practical and pretty and they suit me perfectly.
  My favourite clothing brand is Land's End, because their clothes are classy and high-quality. Sorry, that sounded snooty! I mean that their clothes are not just something cheap you would buy from Old Navy (no offense to Old Navy), but they're very well-made and last a long time. Plus a lot of their clothes are vintage and 1940s style, and I absolutely LOVE their dresses! : )



My ideal shoes!





Keri Russel in The Magic of Ordinary Days. (Good movie.)





Allie Hamilton in The Notebook (Bad movie.) : P



 #3 What is something none of your followers know about you?

  Um.....well, I have a stuffed rabbit named Elbert whom I have never introduced on this blog. I received him for Christmas from some dear friends when I was 2 years old, and he has become quite an iconic figure. He has a personality all his own and is quite a character, almost like part of the family. : P I'm not really sure why I named him Elbert instead of Albert, but for some reason I've always been quite adamant that it was spelled with an "E" instead of an "A".
  Hmm, what's another thing? Oh, something you all know (or maybe you haven't noticed), is that I always use the British spelling of "favourite" on this blog. I'm not sure why-- I use the American spelling (oops, I almost said normal spelling!) in emails and letters, but usually in my writing I use the British spelling so I guess it's kind of an odd habit. Random bit of trivia for the day.
  I don't know of anything else of interest off the top of my head. If you have a question, though, feel free to ask away! : )

#4 What are some of your blogging goals?

   To be a light for Jesus and an inspiration to others. To make new friends, to be a source of humor and encouragement, and to have maybe a few more followers. : P Hehee.

#5 Where is your favourite place to shop?

   Definitely a bookstore. I go ga-ga in bookstores: just ask my sister Sadie. : P I love Barnes and Noble, but I've only been to one once and there isn't one anywhere near where I live (what is up with that?), but actually I prefer smaller bookstores because they're more quaint. One thing I love about most bookstores is that they don't just have books, but also blank journals and stationary and things like that.
  There's also a second-hand clothing store I've been to a few times called Gypsy Moon, and I've gotten some really nice vintage things there. As for other clothing stores, I really don't have much fun shopping for clothes, so I wouldnt' really say I have a favourite place to shop for clothes. My wardrobe is an eclectic mix of hand-me-downs from friends and neighbours and my sister Molly, things that my parents or grandparents have given me, things that I've bought at thrift stores, and some things that I just pulled out of the dress-up trunk. : P

#6 What would your ideal amount of blog followers be?

  This is kind of a tough question. I love it when I see I have a new follower and I would like more, because that tells me that someone out there who enjoy my blog and that's one of my main goals, but like Belle said, when you have so many followers you don't get to know them all as well, because when you have 200 or 300 that would pretty much be impossible. So I really don't know what my ideal amount is, but I suppose it's really out of my control anyway! I would like to have many more than 14, but I really don't care about getting into the triple digits. It's the people themselves who matter, not how many of them there are.

#7 What are your talents?

   Alright, I really don't want to sound vain, but since you asked.....I'm told that I am a very talented singer. I've always loved to sing and it's still one of my favourite things to do. I sing pretty much all day. : ) For a while I entertained the notion of singing with the Metropolitan Opera someday, but then the Phantom of the Opera phase calmed down some. : P It's not something I want to do for a career, but I will always love it.
  Also writing, although I think I'd probably call that a gift rather than a talent, but sometimes the two are interchangeable. And I'm pretty good at imitating people, if I do say so myself. And I'm somewhat of a talented actress, although I've never actually been in a real play. Well, yes, there was that one time, but we won't bring that up. *evil wink* Really, I only act on my own or with my sisters, but that's monstrous good fun. : )

#8 Are you a leader or a follower? 

   To be honest, I'm really both. Sometimes I prefer leading, and sometimes following. I'm not sure that I'm by nature one or the other. Sometimes it's rather intimidating to be a leader, or if I don't feel capable, and that's when I opt to play the role of follower, but sometimes if I feel like everyone else doesn't know what they're doing I'll take charge.

#9 What is one of your favourite quotes?

  I absolutely ADORE quotes! I love collecting them and I have several notebooks full of them. I think it would be very difficult to pick and absolute favourite, but here is one of my favourites:

    "There is something delicious about writing the first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they'll take you. "     ~Beatrix Potter

  If you've seen the movie Miss Potter (which is one of the most beautiful movies ever, I might add), you've heard that before. Quite a number of my favourite quotes are from Beatrix Pottter, actually. Charles Dickens also has some really good ones. : )

#10 Do you have a favourite book or book series?

   Do I have a favourite book. Did you really just ask me if I have a favourite book? : P Hehee.

  I actually have three favourites, it fluctuates depending on the season which one of them holds the honor of being my absolute favourite. Right now it's While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin, but my other two favourites are Fire by Night and Hidden Places, both by Lynn Austin. Hehee, I'm sort of biased. : P My favourite series is definitely the Refiner's Fire trilogy, of which Fire by Night is the second book. I've read that one twice and it is definitely my favourite, but the first one will always hold the special place of being the first book of Lynn Austin's that I ever read. The third one isn't as good in my opinion, but I still would like to read it again. The trilogy is about the Civil War and follows the lives of different members of a family and their slaves, and it's just amazing. Talking about it makes me want to read it again!
  Another series I love is the Lizzie Searches for Love trilogy by Amish author Linda Byler. I used to get annoyed with Amish fiction-- I still kind of do. I mean, what if they dont' want all these silly romance novels written about them? However, Linda Byler is actually Amish herself, and it only took about a half of one book--no, more like two chapters-- for me to determine that she was my new second-favourite author. Here writing is similar to Laura Ingalls Wilder, and one of my favourite things about the Lizzie books is the relationship between Lizzie and her sisters. No one who has never had sisters can write about them like that. And Lizzie is so much like me that it's just plain-down weird. Some of the things she says make me think, "that is JUST like something I would say!" She is definitely a kindred spirit and I don't think there is any literary character qutite so dear to me as Lizzie Glick.  

#11 Out of all the synonyms for elegant, which would you describe yourself with (smart- stylish- dressy- graceful- dainty- fine)?

   Probably fine, and stylish. Definitely not dainty, but sometimes I can be graceful. Other times, however, I'm so clumsy you would never guess I was a dancer! : P

#12 What is your favourite flower?

   For a girl like me who LOVES flowers, it's awfully difficult to pick a favourite! I think probably chrysanthemums (and yes, that is the correct spelling : P), because they're such rich and sophisticated colors, and they bloom in the fall. I also love gladiolus (it's so weird to call them that instead of just plain glads!), and sunflowers because they're just so bright and happy and pretty.

 Well, those are the questions! I am going to be a naughty girl and only nominate 5 people, because most of the people I would nominate have already been awarded. So I hereby award....

-Miss Laurie

-Julia

-Melody

-Maria Elisabeth

-Hamlette


 To all my lovely readers, I am afraid I have been very remiss of late as far as posting goes, aside from games. (By the way, if you haven't played my Period Drama Hat Game, I'd just love it if you would!) I am hoping to post some more interesting things soon, as well as a movie review or two. I've kind of been lacking in ideas this week, so when I saw that Belle had awarded me I was so excited because it meant something to post! That's not the only reason I was excited, of course, since this is my first award. So thank you Belle! : )
  I hope to post some very lovely things this fall and I have several new ideas. Oh, and that reminds me....

  IT"S FALL!!!!!!!
 
Well, almost. Hehee. Tomorrow is the first day of September! I'm practically dancing with excitement. : )

 Have a wonderful day everyone!

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Period Drama Hat Game

This weeks' game will be similar to the Dresss Game I posted two weeks ago. Below are 12 hats from 12 different period films. The scoring will work the same as it did for the dress game: 5 points for guessing the movie, 5 points for guessing the character who wears the hat, and 5 points for naming the actress. I hope you enjoy it! : )
 (Please excuse the scary whitened faces in some of the pictures-- some of them I couldn't crop without taking off a lot of the hat, so y'all will have to deal with it. Sorry. ) : P

  Hat #1

Hat #2

Hat #3

Hat #4

Hat #5

Hat #6

Hat #7

Hat #8

Hat #9

Hat #10

Hat #11

Hat #12

Have fun! : )

Which of these hats is your favourite?

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