Historical: (hiˈstôrək(ə)l) - of or concerning history; concerning past events; belonging to the past, not the present; (especially of a novel or movie) set in the past Fiction: (fikSH(ə)n) - literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people; invention or fabrication as opposed to fact; a … Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Fiction
period pieces
Top Five Friday: Period Dramas- Film
I love history, so it follows that I love period dramas. Fortunately, there are a lot of them out there, and they often have a high production value so they look and sound wonderful. The only drawback is that they often don't follow the events of the lives of the people they're portraying. It's a … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Period Dramas- Film
Top Five Friday: Foreign Language Films
In the spirit of my efforts to learn two languages at a time- I study French in the morning and Dutch in the evening- I've decided that this week's Top Five Friday will focus on some of my favorite foreign language films. I don't watch nearly as many as I should, since there are some … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Foreign Language Films
The Stargazer’s Sister
I adored astronomy when I was a kid. I grew up in a small town, far from any large cities, and so all we had to do to see thousands of stars, or the planets, or comets, was to go out in the backyard and look up. We owned a small telescope- nothing fancy, but … Continue reading The Stargazer’s Sister
Traveling in Books 