La Doublure (The Valet)
First of all, La Doublure does not translate into The Valet. In the movie's context, doublure is French for stand in or double, usually in…
Volver
My first Pedro Almodóvar film; I just didn't manage to watch any of his films until now. This Spanish drama has a great cast, strong…
Splendor in the Grass
I confess that I did not actually see the end of this movie, but I saw most of the movie. The ending was not a…
Danica Scarf
Danica started December 12th 2007, finished December 25th 2007 Pattern: Danica by Jesse Loesburg - Knitty, Winter 2005 Yarn: Patons SWS in Natural Earth -…
An Assembly Such As This
The first of Pamela Aidan's trilogy of Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of Mr. Darcy. Two P&P interpretive books in a month? I'm on…
Specimen Days
Michael Cunningham's The Hours is a book that I really liked when I read years ago. I bought a used copy of it last year,…
Lemon Poppyseed Bread
This my second time I'm making a recipe from JoyofBaking, and I'll make another recipe from the site today. I think it's consistently delivered good…
This Side of Paradise
F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel. It has been awhile since I read The Great Gatsby, but I remember liking it especially since I studied it…
Notable Books
I am a part of the Notable Books Challenge. There is no book limit, and this post serves more as a reference for myself of…
Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Cake
This cake is gooey, cinnamony, and chocolately. It could be eaten as a coffee cake for tea or snacks, but it could be a small…
Mr. Darcy’s Diary
After a couple of boring P&P modern retellings and Mr. Darcy perspective books, I learned to be conservative with published Jane Austen "interpretations". Not all…
Layer Cake
This British crime film was probably one of the reasons the producers of the Bond films hired Daniel Craig as James Bond. A thinner Craig…