I don’t think I am exaggerating when I say that Cartier was one of the exhibitions of 2025. The first major UK exhibition on Cartier in nearly 30 years, the 2025 V&A exhibition included over 350 pieces from several museum and private collections. Pieces worn […]

In the last few months of 2025, I had a bit of a drought when it came to historical fiction. I read And Then There Was The One from Martha Waters and then… nothing really grabbed me. However, The Bookbinder’s Secret (along with My Fair […]

I had visited Westminster Abbey for the first time in 2013, but I didn’t take any photos (no idea why) and only had about 45 minutes total. Thus on my November 2025, I made sure I had as much time as I wanted at the […]

A new year means new period dramas! And returning period dramas! I am finding that period drama releases are somewhat slowing down, and I will guess that has something to do with everyone everywhere shrinking their budgets. However, we still have several fantastic period dramas […]

Happy Janeuary, friends! If you are new to Janeuary, we take the month to celebrate all things Jane Austen. I am a big fan of it, as January is horrifically cold in the middle of Canada, it is dark for those of us in the […]