I know many of you are thinking about Richard Armitage's birthday coming up on August 22. In my household, however, we are celebrating two other birthday's this week! My husband's birthday was this weekend and, at his request, I cooked chili for dinner and we finished off with his favourite dessert, vanilla ice cream with … Continue reading August Birthdays
Fandom
Liebster Linkage & Recap
A couple of months ago, Esther kindly nominated me for a Liebster award. I happily jumped in to give my answers to Esther's questions and to nominate another eight bloggers that I would like to know more about. Four of my nominees have responded to date, so I thought I would do a recap of their … Continue reading Liebster Linkage & Recap
Castlevania and a Smoky Vacation
With my family's permission, I co-opted the first two evenings of vacation viewing for Castlevania on Netflix. That wasn't too difficult since they all play video games, and my husband is a particular fan of vampire movies and certain animated shows. I am happy to report that we all enjoyed the show! We arrived in Osoyoos … Continue reading Castlevania and a Smoky Vacation
RA Challenge – (Final) Week 5
It's been a lot of fun answering Guylty's Richard Armitage fandom challenge, and my previous week's responses are here. I've often looked at some of the discussions around older posts about RA's work and wished I had been reading at the time to participate. This challenge has been enjoyable for the opportunity to present some of … Continue reading RA Challenge – (Final) Week 5
RA Challenge – Week 4
Last week's questions in Guylty's Richard Armitage fandom challenge were a bit tough, what with topics of love/hate, shipping and obsession! This week's are pretty revealing too, though! And lead me to spend way too long looking at photos! Here are my answers to questions #22 to #26: #22 The Character I'd Want as a Drinking Buddy: Can … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 4
Could This Be Richard Armitage’s Next Audiobook?
I was browsing through WordPress today and found the site of an Austen-style writer, J. Dawn King. King is a fellow Armitage fan and has recently been in contact with his representatives to explore having Armitage narrate her latest book, told from Mr. Darcy's point of view. As she said in the comments in her April … Continue reading Could This Be Richard Armitage’s Next Audiobook?
Bling for Fitness and Fangirling
I like to tell myself that the reason I'm not wearing my Fitbit and trying to up my level of physical activity is because of the way the bracelet looks. A bit like I've been let out of prison and this is the monitoring bracelet, right? So, I decided to invest in a more blingy … Continue reading Bling for Fitness and Fangirling
RA Challenge – Week 3
Continuing on from here with Guylty's Richard Armitage fandom challenge, here are my answers to questions #15 to #21: #15 A Character Everybody Else Loves that I Hate: I can't really say that I hate any of the characters that I've seen RA play. (Although the morals of Paul Andrews in Between the Sheets are deplorable.) I think … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 3
RA Challenge – Week 2.5
Onward! ... RAcking my brain to find answers for Guylty's Richard Armitage fandom challenge! Here are #11 to #14, continuing from here. #11 Something I Wish Hadn't Happened in Context with RA: I really find the whole tweet/delete scenario annoying. And also the disappearance of RA's Instagram account (even though I wasn't really following it). I … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 2.5
RA Challenge – Week 2
I'm having a lot of fun answering the fandom challenge issued by Guylty and reading other Armitage Appreciators' responses too! Here are my answers to questions 8 to 10 (which by the way have spoilers for those who have not seen these roles). For my responses to questions 1 to 7, go to RA Challenge – … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 2
I'm Feeling This 