Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Binging and Binding

Binge-watching television while hand-sewing quilt binding, that is. I don’t watch television too often, but I make the most of it during those hours of hand stitching.  Here are a few videos I… Continue reading

3 Refreshing Documentaries

I watch a lot of documentaries and I love how easy it is to absorb information from them.  But although I pick up a lot of memorable facts, and sometimes gain a better… Continue reading

Vacation by Video

Someday I hope to go on lots of textile tours of exotic countries, but for now I am just exploring the documentaries available from Amazon.  Most evenings, I watch a few minutes of… Continue reading

Immersed in the Impressionists – Part Two

In my last post I related how Dancing for Degas started me down the path of trying to find out how the Impressionists were affected by war. After reading that novel, my next… Continue reading

Hopes Raised – Dashed – Raised Again

The other day I was reading Nana Cathy’s post about her monthly photo scavenger hunt.   I feel like I’ve had a little vacation when I follow along on these walks.  She had a… Continue reading

North and South, Great Britain Style

I love Pride and Prejudice and all those sort of period pieces, even though most of the time the characters don’t do much beyond exchanging clever conversation while they drink tea or dance… Continue reading