Hello, hello, Happy New Year and Happy January! Tis I, Grace and I'm here with a recap of my favorite books that I read this past year! I shall confess that when I started writing this post, I didn't think there had been too many exceptional books this year, which is a terribly melancholy thought!… Continue reading 2025: A Year in Books
Drifting Leaves: Autumn Tag Challenge
Hello, Everyone!! It's Katherine here today!Last year we were tagged twice for the Drifting Leaves tag, first by Lizzie and then by Chloe!! (Thank you so much, girls!)I know that I'm SOOO late getting this out, but I just thought I would go for it - winter or no winter!Are you ready to rewind a… Continue reading Drifting Leaves: Autumn Tag Challenge
Happy Hanukkah + A Tag!
Hello hello and Happy Hanukkah! Tonight we will light the first candle on our Hanukkiah and usher in a week of remembering miracles, shining light into darkness and eating delicious fried food! Today more than ever, the importance of celebrating Light in the midst of Darkness is abundantly clear! In other news, the December cold… Continue reading Happy Hanukkah + A Tag!
The Sunshine Blogger Award Part 2
Hello, hello! We return to you today, with part 2 of our Sunshine Blogger Award quest, this time featuring the questions of Liz Churchill, Cordy and Hamlette! Thank you so much, dear ladies for the honor, we had such fun with your questions and our deepest apologies for taking so long! Liz's Questions Favorite Nancy… Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award Part 2
From Page to Screen
Hello friends! It is no secret on this blog that reading is one of my passions. I adore how the stories can transport and move you, creating a picture in your head! It's also no secret that I love movies and I've often thought whilst devouring a book, "this would make such a great movie!"… Continue reading From Page to Screen
Sunshine Blogger Awards Part 1
Hello, dear Ladies and Gents!We have been overwhelmed with nominations for the Sunshine Blogger award by 5 fellow bloggers! Thank ya'll so much and forgive us for the delay! This time around we shall be answering Jeremiah Winters and Lizzie Hexam's questions! So twice the fun! Let's dive in! The Rules Display the award’s official… Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Awards Part 1
The Last Five Months: In Which Grace Explains Our Absence from the Blogging World
Hello dear readers, I have so missed blogging these past few months, but we have been absolutely swamped with all manner of changes. In this post I shall undertake to fill you in on all the craziness! Get ready for a picture heavy update, I FINALLY figured out how to upload my pictures!!!! On The… Continue reading The Last Five Months: In Which Grace Explains Our Absence from the Blogging World
Some Favorite Animated Movie Scores
Hello Ladies and Gents! Lately my train of thought has been stopping in some rather odd stations! One of those stations has been animated movies; how they've changed over the years in regards to story lines and art and animation styles ect. and then we got into the music side of things and boy howdy,… Continue reading Some Favorite Animated Movie Scores
The Duke, Nash, Moses and Fitzroy
Hello dear ladies and gents! For the past week, us Avender ladies have been embroiled in our latest show fascination: Miss Scarlet and the Duke! We've been getting the seasons through our library and have been enjoying ourselves immensely watching the episodes and then dissecting them in our conversations throughout the following days and we… Continue reading The Duke, Nash, Moses and Fitzroy
Musical Theater Songs About Love
Hello ladies and gents! This is my second contribution to Rachel's We Love Musicals Week and in this post we will be taking a look at a few of my favorite Broadway songs about love. Now these aren't exactly love songs as much as they are songs about love and how it plays out! Theater… Continue reading Musical Theater Songs About Love
An Appreciation Post: Ramin Karimloo
It gives me no end of pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to welcome you to a post that has languished in my drafts for literally 2 years! It is near and dear to my heart and now thanks to Hamlette and her We Love Musicals Week, it shall now see the light of day! So without… Continue reading An Appreciation Post: Ramin Karimloo
Books of 2024 Recap
Happy New Year everyone! It is time for my yearly recap of what I've read for the past year! According to Goodreads, I read 86 books this year so we've got lots to cover;) This is one of my favorite posts to write and I hope you enjoy it! Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter (Audiobook)I was… Continue reading Books of 2024 Recap
Why You Should Join A Book Club In 2025
Happy New Year, Ladies and Gents! If you are like me, the days that overlap the end and beginning of a new year find you going back over the past year and thinking ahead to the next one and the changes you might make! It's a time of reflection, anticipation and thinking up goals for… Continue reading Why You Should Join A Book Club In 2025
‘Snowflakes that fall on my nose & eyelashes’…
Happy 5th day of Hanukkah! Well, we're officially in the heart of winter!! I love the aesthetic of this season - the steaming cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on top, the cozy cardigans and sweaters, the blazing fireplaces toasting your slipper clad feet while you read a delicious book, a classic record playing… Continue reading ‘Snowflakes that fall on my nose & eyelashes’…
Wrapping Up November with Grace
Hello, Ladies and Gents, how's your November been? The weather here in Missouri has turned cold, and we've started up our wood stove! I've joyously unpacked my beloved sweatshirts and sweaters, and this week have been spending my evenings crocheting on my chaise lounge....(I just had a breakthrough on my granny square)! Life is good.… Continue reading Wrapping Up November with Grace
Wrapping Up October!
Hello, dear friends, Grace here to try my hand at a wrap up post!How was your October? Ours flew by way too fast, but it was still full of wonderful things! Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Events The biggest highlight of the month was spending half of Sukkot in TX with our dearest and oldest… Continue reading Wrapping Up October!
Falling into fall…
I am very excited...Autumn is now here!! I am so ready to dig out my cardigans, snuggle up with a mountain of good books, and start drinking coffee, tea, and hot chocolate in huge quantities! I'm also looking forward to celebrating Sukkot later this month [biblical Feast of Booths (Leviticus 23:33-44)]! We usually use our… Continue reading Falling into fall…
Sorry We Disappeared On You!
Hello everyone and happy September to you! We are back from what we will call our "Unplanned Summer Break" and ready to get back into the swing of all the blogging things! We've dearly missed writing up posts and after looking over all our unfinished drafts, we're excited to get back to it! We last… Continue reading Sorry We Disappeared On You!
An Accidental Hallmark Subscription
Dear reader, you may be wondering what in the world is an accidental Hallmark subscription and how does it happen to oneself? Well you see, an accidental Hallmark subscription occurs when one forgets to cancel the 7-day free trial and gets billed for a whole month, which was our predicament several months ago. Make sense?… Continue reading An Accidental Hallmark Subscription
Little Known Musicals: Little Women
Hello there, ladies and gents! For the past few months, I've been rediscovering my passion for musicals and have been happily listening to the old favorites and reveling in how good they are. It's been glorious and I'd like to funnel all my joy and enthusiasm into a series of posts detailing the lesser known… Continue reading Little Known Musicals: Little Women
We finally did it!!
Hello, Everybody! (Katherine here! ) Today is an extremely momentous day!! Today we are finally delivering on something we hinted at in our very first post here on WordPress!! We shall break your suspense and present our very first video in our all-new series entitled.........well, you'll just have to watch to find out!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn9nHeD6lw I… Continue reading We finally did it!!
Book Sale Haul
Hello, dear friends! It's been a bit since we've posted anything as life has suddenly gotten very busy, but guess what??? We just went to HUGE book sale!!!!! Twice a year the big library near us throws a huge book sale and let me tell you, it is EPIC!!!! There are two sides: the Better… Continue reading Book Sale Haul
Celebrating Faith Filled Fiction Wrap Up!
Alas, our dear little party has come to an end! We want to thank Lizzie, Jeremiah and Ruth for their wonderful contributions- take a bow, take a bow!! Writing our posts, reading your posts and chatting with everyone in the comments has been so enjoyable and it was wonderful to have you all as comrades… Continue reading Celebrating Faith Filled Fiction Wrap Up!
Sight and Sound Theaters: Queen Esther
Hello, tis Grace here today. As you all know, I love plays and theater, musicals in particular! The staging, the music and the talent of the actors all coming together to create an experience unique for that particular audience on that particular day. Sight and Sound Theater is a Christian production company dedicated to bringing… Continue reading Sight and Sound Theaters: Queen Esther
Faith Based Radio Dramas I Grew Up With and Still Love Today
I grew up listening to dramatized stories on tape and cd. Whether it was on the family tape/cd player, the tape player Grace and I had in our room, or in the car, listening to recorded audios was something I enjoyed immensely! Most if not all of these productions were put out by ministries and… Continue reading Faith Based Radio Dramas I Grew Up With and Still Love Today
The Maidens of Green Gables 
