…of saying “Eat More Cake!” 🎂😂! ✨🎂🥳 Here’s to being another year older 😅! I am doing the right and proper thing by celebrating with doughnuts. Have had 2 already, but there are plenty more where they came from! 🍩🍩🥰🍩🍩! (Can we all take a moment for Claudette Colbert’s stunning costume from 1938’s “Zaza” pictured... Continue Reading →
Pick-a-Prompt #1 – “Cat and Mouse”
🎉 My first ‘Pick-a-Prompt’ for 2024 is… The online Oxford English Dictionary defines the meaning of the phrase 'cat and mouse' as “a series of cunning manoeuvres designed to thwart an opponent.” Whilst Brittanica.com simply states that the phrase implies, "behavior that is like the way a cat chases a mouse or plays with a mouse before killing it."... Continue Reading →
A Happy New Year for Old Books
Shelf sitters. We’ve all got them. Books that have been lingering on the shelves since, seemingly, time immemorial. As each year rolls by, a new layer of dust gently drapes itself over those forgotten titles, acting like a cosy blanket, keeping them safe until the right time to pluck them from obscurity arrives. Problem is,... Continue Reading →
Announcing the ‘Pick-a-Prompt’ Project for 2024!
Who among us doesn’t love a prompt-based bookish or movie-related challenge? What’s more, who among us doesn’t love the idea of committing to a year-long project?
Welcome!
Hello! My name is Lee and I would love to welcome you to my brand new blog, “Popcorn and Page-Turners.”