The first day of the Winter school holidays, and after what has to be the weirdest school term ever – it’s all good universe, no need to try and top it next time around, normal will be fine – it’s a welcome break.
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Joke of the week:
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What I’ve been watching:
Last weekend was a long weekend so I watched this again, as I had been saying I would all along:
And then I moved on to a few movies…
This was a re-watch for me but happily so as I was on a mum-date with my daughter. We ordered in some gourmet pizza and gelato and watched a Christmas movie not even in July!
On my watch list for a very long time, I finally hit play on this in honour of our #Janeaustenbuddyread which is currently kicking along over in the book club group at Facebook. It put me in a Jane frame of mind, which was just the thing I needed. To refresh, we are reading either Pride and Prejudice or Emma. Arguing a case for which is best is probably impossible for me as I do love both for different reasons, but if we have some bookish fun along the way, then our aim will have been achieved. I watched this latest adaptation of Emma for immersion into my choice and was delighted by how good it was. Bill Nighy was just perfection as Mr. Woodhouse! The whole film was very close to the book and the characterisation was pretty spot on. But the interiors of the houses and the costuming! Just lavish.
Another movie to have caught my eye when it first came out but only just now make it onto my watched list was this:
Not at all what I expected but it had me enthralled right the way through. Not your usual period drama, it’s a decidedly dark and unsettling film. It is based on Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, an Opera by Dmitri Shostakovich, which was in turn based on the Russian novella of the same name by Nikolai Leskov. Katherine is sold into marriage and after beginning an affair with a groom on her husband’s estate, she methodically claws back her own agency, but to the point where it is at the expense of her soul. Very much the type of film I relish.
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Book of the week:
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What I’ve been reading:
Three books at once, not something I usually juggle…
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On that note:
Until next week… 🙂📚☕
Theresa Smith Writes 
Oh my god, I just laughed REALLY hard at that joke!! That’s fantastic, thank you for the laugh! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on The Bass Rock (I ADORED it.) Happy first week of holidays to you and yours. xoxo
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I know, right?! 😂 Enjoy your weekend! xo
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Am interested to know what you think of The Bass Rock. I’d imagine it might be hard to read with two other books at the same time.
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I haven’t properly started it yet, but I am almost finished Emma, so I’ll likely wait until then. Fathoms is beautifully written but hard going in terms of subject matter and I can only do a chapter at a time with it.
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I plan a re-watch of Normal People. And thank you for the reminder about Emma (I missed it at the movies). Lady MacBeth looks good – will look out for it.
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Would love to have a chat about it if you ever watched it!
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Goodness, winter holiday – we have a heatwave where I live and I am melting away (no air con) and find it difficult to muster the energy to get anything done. I hope you and your daughter enjoyed Last Christmas. I’ve been meaning to watch it, since some of the scenes are filmed in the area I live, but never got around to do it. And I love the joke of the week!
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I can never get anything done if I’m hot! You have my sympathy. Last Christmas is great, maybe this Christmas you’ll get a chance to watch it and spot those familiar places – that is so cool!
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Bass Rock is also on my TBR!
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I think it’s very much a mood read.
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Winter holiday break here too, after just three weeks with the kids back at school! Although they’re so relieved to be on break you’d think they just did a 12 week term!
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It’s been so unsettling for them. Although, with the rise in cases down there, are you glad to have them back home?
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I am, but at the same time there are no cases in my area. We are still practicing social distancing however, not going out unless it’s necessary and the school holidays will probably be pretty quiet for us. Probably similar to how remote learning was, just without any actual learning haha.
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Bonus! Particularly for your son who can game without the pesky interruption of school work now. 😂
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Don’t remind me! 😦
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HELP I ACCIDENTALLY BUILT A SHELF 😂😂😂 Oh my, that has left me breathless.
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I know, right?! Who thinks of this?? 😂😂😂
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Love the joke of the week, that is a good one! I never watch anything historical/period drama I always thought it would bore me to tears and then I watched Downton Abbey and it blew me away. And recently before corona virus hit hubby and I watched Emma at the movies and we were both surprised how much we enjoyed it. If any of the ones you listed are screening on Netflix I’ll give them a go.
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My sister was the same about historical shows/movies but Downton and Victoria flipped her of that! The only thing I watch on Netflix is The Crown, otherwise I stick to Amazon Prime or more recently, Stan. Both of those have more historical shows to my taste running.
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