Hey reader(s),
First off I'm gonna just say this...this show may not be your cup of tea. But for me, this is an amazing cup of tea! I love this show with a passion. If you didn't catch the name from the title of this post, it is called - Lark Rise to Candleford.
This series is set at the end of the 19th century in a small hamlet called Lark Rise and the neighbouring (wealthy) town called Candleford. The show is shown (mainly) through the eyes of a teenage girl, Laura Timmins. Laura Timmins leaves her home of Lark Rise to work at her cousin’s (Dorcas Lane) post office in Candleford. The two towns and the characters within them begin to interact with each other.
The best part of this show is the relationships. Some people I’ve shown this to find it slow, and I have to agree sometimes, there isn’t a lot happening action-wise. But there is always something going on within the relationships. We see the daily lives of farm workers, craftsmen, gentry, store owners, and town folk. We see loving families, budding relationships, boisterous communities, and the helpfulness of a neighbour.
There are four seasons in total, it is now complete so you wouldn’t have to worry about waiting for the next episode, and it is all available on youtube. So if you are into period dramas with remarkable characters - check it out.
What shows are you into?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Ireland Daydreams
Hey reader(s),
So today I was just lounging around (I got off university a bit ago so I'm just enjoying the relaxing time before I head back up for summer courses). I decided to watch some tv and came across Leap Year. It was the only last half hour but still, I remembered liking the ending so I watched it. For those who have not watched it and plan to you may wish to stop reading. And for those of you who don't care, here's the summary:
Anna Brady from Boston is a planner that stages apartments for Realtors. Anna has been dating cardiologist, Jeremy, for four years and they are buying a high standard apartment in Davenport together. Anna expects Jeremy to propose to her on a dinner date but he gives her a gift instead, after which he travels to Dublin for a congress. Anna decides to meet him in Dublin on the February 29th and propose to him in accordance with an old Irish folklore tradition from the Fifth Century of leap-year proposals by women. However, her airplane is forced to land in Wales due to bad weather and she is not able to find a connection since the Dublin airport is closed. She decides to travel on a supply vessel but is forced to disembark in Dingle due to a storm. Anna walks to the only restaurant and inn and hires the unfriendly owner Declan to drive her to Dublin. Declan agrees to drive her as he needs the money to pay of his debts but their journey is fraught with many incidents.
So here I am watching this movie and I can't help but notice the beautiful landscape, the laid-back attitude, and the kindness of a neighbour. I am always searching for a place the will make my heart smile like the people from this movie did. A town that is truly a supportive and loving community. Also small with a few quirks. So far I have not found that. I grew up in this small town for 19 years. It was amazing to grow up in (as an elementary school student) but as the years went on, it started growing rapidly with buildings that we did not really need and people that we could not properly accomodate. I feel so closed in here. I miss the open feel this town had. Then I moved to an even bigger town for university, while I do like it there it is not somewhere I could live forever. I dream about the day I can settle in to a place and say, "this is home, I could live here forever".
So today I was just lounging around (I got off university a bit ago so I'm just enjoying the relaxing time before I head back up for summer courses). I decided to watch some tv and came across Leap Year. It was the only last half hour but still, I remembered liking the ending so I watched it. For those who have not watched it and plan to you may wish to stop reading. And for those of you who don't care, here's the summary:
Anna Brady from Boston is a planner that stages apartments for Realtors. Anna has been dating cardiologist, Jeremy, for four years and they are buying a high standard apartment in Davenport together. Anna expects Jeremy to propose to her on a dinner date but he gives her a gift instead, after which he travels to Dublin for a congress. Anna decides to meet him in Dublin on the February 29th and propose to him in accordance with an old Irish folklore tradition from the Fifth Century of leap-year proposals by women. However, her airplane is forced to land in Wales due to bad weather and she is not able to find a connection since the Dublin airport is closed. She decides to travel on a supply vessel but is forced to disembark in Dingle due to a storm. Anna walks to the only restaurant and inn and hires the unfriendly owner Declan to drive her to Dublin. Declan agrees to drive her as he needs the money to pay of his debts but their journey is fraught with many incidents.
So here I am watching this movie and I can't help but notice the beautiful landscape, the laid-back attitude, and the kindness of a neighbour. I am always searching for a place the will make my heart smile like the people from this movie did. A town that is truly a supportive and loving community. Also small with a few quirks. So far I have not found that. I grew up in this small town for 19 years. It was amazing to grow up in (as an elementary school student) but as the years went on, it started growing rapidly with buildings that we did not really need and people that we could not properly accomodate. I feel so closed in here. I miss the open feel this town had. Then I moved to an even bigger town for university, while I do like it there it is not somewhere I could live forever. I dream about the day I can settle in to a place and say, "this is home, I could live here forever".
Friday, April 22, 2011
I Can't Help But Shake My Head
Hey Reader,
First off I should probably give you a little background info. I love reading. I mean LOVE reading. Pretty much anything. I grew up surrounded by books. My grade 2 teacher read us a book from the Narnia series and I was hooked for life. I remember staying up late underneath my covers with a flashlight just to finish a book. I grew up with my heart in a library. I even ended up working at my local library for four years. I reluctantly left (as I had to go to University). To me reading is... cathartic. I love it when I can read a book and be caught up in it. I love the look of books (especially those older style ones). I have this one poetry book from the 1860s and its my favourite. My wages from the library usually got poured into my books (and my university fund). And when I get older and have a home of my own, I truly wish to have a library in my home.
So now on to why I can't stop shaking my head. I was watching the news today and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Electronic book sales are rising, they sold more than hardcopies. I refuse to buy one. I love the feel of a book in my hands and getting excited to turn a page. I love placing a bookmark inside, showing my progress in a book. I love putting a post-it in my book to write something I thought about it or to mark a favourite part/passage. I love being able to see tear-marks from the last time I read it. I love being able to see my favourites just from the look of them (worn, smoothed edges).
I can understand that they may save paper, its more convenient to carry and such. But why does everything have to change? I will cry the day that I can no longer buy a book in its natural form. The day that the only way to buy a book is online is the day that I lost something special to me.
First off I should probably give you a little background info. I love reading. I mean LOVE reading. Pretty much anything. I grew up surrounded by books. My grade 2 teacher read us a book from the Narnia series and I was hooked for life. I remember staying up late underneath my covers with a flashlight just to finish a book. I grew up with my heart in a library. I even ended up working at my local library for four years. I reluctantly left (as I had to go to University). To me reading is... cathartic. I love it when I can read a book and be caught up in it. I love the look of books (especially those older style ones). I have this one poetry book from the 1860s and its my favourite. My wages from the library usually got poured into my books (and my university fund). And when I get older and have a home of my own, I truly wish to have a library in my home.
So now on to why I can't stop shaking my head. I was watching the news today and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Electronic book sales are rising, they sold more than hardcopies. I refuse to buy one. I love the feel of a book in my hands and getting excited to turn a page. I love placing a bookmark inside, showing my progress in a book. I love putting a post-it in my book to write something I thought about it or to mark a favourite part/passage. I love being able to see tear-marks from the last time I read it. I love being able to see my favourites just from the look of them (worn, smoothed edges).
I can understand that they may save paper, its more convenient to carry and such. But why does everything have to change? I will cry the day that I can no longer buy a book in its natural form. The day that the only way to buy a book is online is the day that I lost something special to me.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Home
Hey (to whoever is actually reading this),
Hope your day had a small joy in it. I have finally completed my second year at university! Only three more to go! While I'm happy about finishing school and about the summer adventures to come with my friends and with my faith - I'm getting baptized this summer!! In a lake! - I am really excited to be heading home for more than a weekend. I plan to stay in the town I stay in during University for the summer but for a few weeks I'm heading home to be with my family.
I just love the feeling of driving home, well...I'm not driving (the bus driver is) but basically the feeling is the same. I start to recognize points along the way, I count down the time on my phone, and I start to get fidgety. There is just some kind of comfort zone that once you pass you just sigh in relief and smile. I've only lived in two places my entire life (well the parts I remember). I lived in a small town in Ontario for 18 years until I moved to this bigger town that I'm in now - sorry about not just saying which town it is, I just feel like 1) not really important and 2) there are creepy people on the internet so its better to leave out specific locations.
I always miss home. There are the people I've known forever, the places I have memories in, the places I know I can go just to think, and a family that will let me hug them for no reason at all. I'm so looking forward to letting my home welcome me back.
Hope your day had a small joy in it. I have finally completed my second year at university! Only three more to go! While I'm happy about finishing school and about the summer adventures to come with my friends and with my faith - I'm getting baptized this summer!! In a lake! - I am really excited to be heading home for more than a weekend. I plan to stay in the town I stay in during University for the summer but for a few weeks I'm heading home to be with my family.
I just love the feeling of driving home, well...I'm not driving (the bus driver is) but basically the feeling is the same. I start to recognize points along the way, I count down the time on my phone, and I start to get fidgety. There is just some kind of comfort zone that once you pass you just sigh in relief and smile. I've only lived in two places my entire life (well the parts I remember). I lived in a small town in Ontario for 18 years until I moved to this bigger town that I'm in now - sorry about not just saying which town it is, I just feel like 1) not really important and 2) there are creepy people on the internet so its better to leave out specific locations.
I always miss home. There are the people I've known forever, the places I have memories in, the places I know I can go just to think, and a family that will let me hug them for no reason at all. I'm so looking forward to letting my home welcome me back.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Remember Forever
Hey everyone!!
Everyone's blog title has a story. Or at least some amount of effort to figure out a title that fits their life. For me, I came across "Remember Forever" in a magazine, I forget what it was advertising but I loved it so much that I cut it out. When I hear "Remember Forever" there are two things that come to mind.
The first is remembering life forever. Holding on to the memories/moments that I've had so far in life, forever. Til this point in my life, God has not sent any huge obstacles, this year I feel like I'm starting to get a few more. I'm struggling, and things around me are breaking down. But I take it as God showing me the things that are breaking/falling apart are not necessary for me to survive. I only need Him. I started my journey with God last year and it is through my friends and a supportive youth group that I came to realize how much I really needed Him in my life. And the memories I've made so far, good or bad, have shaped me and pushed me towards God. I know in the end that everything that happens in my life will be for the best.
The second is remembering "forever". Remembering the word and what it denotes. Remembering that we are living here. Forever could just be about living here on this earth or forever into our lives after our time here. But for me it reminds me that while I'm here I need to live it. I feel sometimes that I've lived life in stages. I was in elementary school and there we worked towards high school, in high school we prepared for university, and university we prepare for jobs. I've seen what my relatives are like in their jobs and they work for the necessities in life. Obviously thats important but I don't want to waste my life. There are so many things to see and do. There are so many things to experience. God put these experiences on earth and I want to treasure them. I want to live life, I don't want to just live to get by in life. I want to remember the joys in life, forever!
Thank you for reading my ramblings. I hope you smile today!
Everyone's blog title has a story. Or at least some amount of effort to figure out a title that fits their life. For me, I came across "Remember Forever" in a magazine, I forget what it was advertising but I loved it so much that I cut it out. When I hear "Remember Forever" there are two things that come to mind.
The first is remembering life forever. Holding on to the memories/moments that I've had so far in life, forever. Til this point in my life, God has not sent any huge obstacles, this year I feel like I'm starting to get a few more. I'm struggling, and things around me are breaking down. But I take it as God showing me the things that are breaking/falling apart are not necessary for me to survive. I only need Him. I started my journey with God last year and it is through my friends and a supportive youth group that I came to realize how much I really needed Him in my life. And the memories I've made so far, good or bad, have shaped me and pushed me towards God. I know in the end that everything that happens in my life will be for the best.
The second is remembering "forever". Remembering the word and what it denotes. Remembering that we are living here. Forever could just be about living here on this earth or forever into our lives after our time here. But for me it reminds me that while I'm here I need to live it. I feel sometimes that I've lived life in stages. I was in elementary school and there we worked towards high school, in high school we prepared for university, and university we prepare for jobs. I've seen what my relatives are like in their jobs and they work for the necessities in life. Obviously thats important but I don't want to waste my life. There are so many things to see and do. There are so many things to experience. God put these experiences on earth and I want to treasure them. I want to live life, I don't want to just live to get by in life. I want to remember the joys in life, forever!
Thank you for reading my ramblings. I hope you smile today!
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