Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

The Magician's Nephew - gloomy summer - surrealism - gold & metals - rings & waistcoats - vibrant green - industry - new worlds - sickness & hope The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - winter of winters - dark-paneled wood - creaking floors - snow & ice - red scarves - faerie food - redemption - castles by the sea The Horse and His Boy - summer - ocean spray - desert dunes - escape & freedom - wind & mane - tangerines - fountains - marble courtyards Prince Caspian - heart of spring - restlessness - thunderstorms & cherry blossoms - siblings - animal alliance - returning - politics - rampant joy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - summer - ship decks & ocean waves - red & purple & gold - dragons - tidepools - cousins - invisible horizons - stars & lilies The Silver Chair - wet autumn - olive green & soft auburn - soaked shoes & foggy marshes - snakes - rock format...

Thank God for reading, right? 😜  Here are some of my recs for your literary spring. Greenwillow by B.J. Chute I LOVE this book.  The writing is exquisite and the story is pastoral, quaint, and quietly deep.  10/10 would recommend.  [Gideon's an idiot sometimes but he comes around. 😄] Also, can we make some noise for Confronting Clerical Error with a Mixture of Grace, Firmness, and Love??  We stan. The Princess Bride by William Goldman I'm just ⎼ I'm just sayin', is all.  If you're gonna try it, you might as well try it in the spring.  *shrugs far too casually* Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie The source material for the movies isn't what you expect it to be, but it's fantastic after a couple reads, because after a couple reads you start picking up on "The Point," as they say.  [And on the British humor, which YES.] A Flame Shall Spring from the Embers by Heidi Pekarek Homegirl knows how to write, is what I...

I should mention that I did watch Downton Abbey (2019) in January, but I forgot to mention it in my last wrap-up post.  And I Did Not Care For It, so . . . yeah. 😛 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) ● PG There were parts of this that were beautiful and very touching, but overall I didn't like it that much.  The "breaking the fourth wall" method of storytelling that the plot employed didn't set right with me for this particular movie, and there were just some odd parts.  Also . . . I have some different thoughts & feelings about the way the family conflict was handled, but I'd have to mull over it a little more before discussing them. Basically, I think Won't You Be My Neighbor? was better, is what I'm trying to say. 😉 Date Night (2010) ● PG-13 "Who are you?!?!" This was random and funny and strangely uplifting.  It's rarer to find a rom-com that focuses on a middle-aged, already-married couple, and the s...

*EDIT*  These rankings are no longer quiiiiite accurate; but more importantly, I want to clarify that I have added a caveat to my linked review of Pocahontas , addressing the film's harm to Indigenous Americans.  ⸻ Original Post:   G'morning!  Just dropping by with your daily dose of wholesome childhood nostalgia.  Enjoy. ♥ [Also, since Pixar and Disney merged a while back, some of these were produced by Pixar but officially released by Disney.] [Also (again), I'm having the opposite problem this go-around that I did last time.  This time, it's when we get closer to my top favorites that I'm having trouble.  Numbers 1-4 are anybody's game, really.  I don't know which is my favorite.  Don't hold me to any of these rankings.  Whatever.] #10.   The Rescuers Down Under (1990) First of all, let's give it up for a killer opening, shall we?  (Oh, come on, you got excited as a youngster when the music started goin...

What-ho, all, and a happy Valentine's Day to you. I love music, and I love fanvids, and I love acting like a 13-year-old fangirl over fictional couples that I like.  Smoosh those three passions together and you've got today's post.  First, I'm going to share some tragic love songs that really bring out my inner middle schooler, and then I'm going to finish with some happy fan videos because we like to end things on a positive note around here when possible. 😉 So to it!  Drama and sissy stuff and spoilers and innuendo and mild swearing and all that jazz to follow. ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ "All I Want" Kodaline You took my soul and wiped it clean; our love was made for movie screens. This has such a wistful, sweet, pure sound to it.  Especially that line. ^^  It's also quite satisfying to sing. "Already Gone" Kelly Clarkson You know that I love you, so I love you enough to let you go. When I first heard this, I was in t...

I've seen this floating around, and I was actually tagged by  Eva (thanks, friend!). Rules: 1. Link to and thank the blogger who tagged you. 2. Include the graphic somewhere in your post (or make your own!). 3. Answer the questions truthfully and honestly. 4. Tag 3 bloggers. Def not going to do that last one; I'm going to take the classic coward's way out and nominate anyone who WANTS to be nominated. 😁 Also, pics for this post will be from my Pinterest board for the Rhiannon/Alejandro/Ronan story I've been working on, in celebration of the fact that I just finished the first draft!!  [Also, Imma hereafter refer to it as A Harmless Chaos , since that's the working title and it's less clunky than "the Rhiannon/Alejandro/Ronan story". 😆] Never have I ever . . . . . . started a novel that I did not finish. Sweet child.  The purity of this suggestion. . . . written a story completely by hand. I have, actually.  Not a novel,...

Does your TBR list ever make you feel claustrophobic?  For some reason, the longer my TBR list gets, the antsier I become.  I don't like the feeling of having a to-read shelf on Goodreads that's full of casually selected possibilities, because it makes it feel cluttered, to me.  I don't know entirely why.  But lately, I've started going on routine purges of said shelf, ruthlessly clicking away books that I have no real interest in ever reading but had automatically shelved because friends loved them. That's another thing I've realized lately: the majority of the reading plans I made before, like, the last two years were made in the sweet innocence of youth, back when I was just getting into blogging and meeting the online story community.  If a friend who liked something else that I liked (i.e. a movie) had good things to say about a book, I'd often mark it as to-read without really thinking about whether it was likely to be a good fit for me. Which ...