Recently I needed something to watch while painting my nails and dove into the cooking section of my BritBox subscription. Obviously I can’t touch things while the lacquer is drying so it has to be something I don’t need to fast-foward or skip around in. Rural Bucolic Murder Shows are right out. The documentary and lifestyle section, however, is lovely. BritBox, which we’ve written about before, is a subscription streaming service from the BBC and … Continue reading A New BritBox Favorite: Nigellissima! →
Content warning: There is an emotionally abusive parent. There is a very realistic and rather grim depiction of an abusive marriage. And there is either a miscarriage or an abortion – we never really find out which. Every so often I read a book, and as I read I start making a list of all the people I know who will love this book and then I keep reading and writing down more names, and … Continue reading Or What You Will by Jo Walton →
I spent the past month or so planning out a small buffet lunch for a friend of mine. In my historical re-enactment group, my friend Bethany was given a VERY large honor (in celebration of all the work she’s put into making our society run), and tradition is that when you get this type of honor, your friends put together a buffet of snacks during the day. When we got word that Bethany was getting … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: A Lunch Spread →
