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I just finished the audiobook, Part of the Furniture by Mary Wesley, read by Samuel West. I absolutely fell in love with all the characters, and all the wonderful dialogue and personalities were enhanced by Sam’s reading. What he can do in creating different character’s voices is just amazing. Why can’t every book just be read by Samuel West!

For me, this was the type of story that just made me feel like cocooning myself in a blanket and listening to it all day long. I wanted it to go on and on and to hear more from the characters.

That feeling is one off the many reason why I adore fan fiction. The character/s that you love go on and on and on and can lead so many different lives - the possibilities are endless. And sometimes, because they are written by others who also love the characters, they are even more fleshed out and fully realized than they may have been originally.

Also, a quick shout out to the amazing person who gave me access to this story!

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I recently had the good fortune to spend a gloriously beautiful day in the Yorkshire Dales. The day was even more amazing when you consider that it was overcast and rainy the entire day before.

The highlight, of course, was visiting Grassington, aka Darrowby from ACGAS! If only Siegfried and Mrs. Hall had been there to have tea with 😊 My goal next year is to try and be there on a filming day, but coming from so far away that will be more about luck than anything. But here’s hoping!

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I find it so much easier to stay positive about things and situations when I’m visiting England.

The tube train you just got on suddenly has mechanical issues and you miss an event. That’s ok, there’s another line to take you somewhere else just as exciting.

It rains the one day you have to visit the Yorkshire Moors and Whitby. That’s ok, it lends to the atmosphere. Plus, it then stopped raining just long enough so I could climb the 199 steps to Whitby Abbey. (Which I had to do since I specifically read Dracula just for this trip)

You wait at the bus stop only for the driver to inform you that he is ending at this stop so you have to hoof it to another bus stop to catch a different bus. That’s ok, you end up getting off at the top of Brick Lane and get the full experience of a Sunday market stall day. Plus see some really great street art.

Again with the rain - it rains out the Southbank Book Market. That’s ok, you get to spend 1.5 hours in the National Theatre bookshop perusing play after play, and trying to stop yourself from buying too many!

These are just a few examples. My goal is to try and maintain this positivity in my everyday life. I fear it will be hard because my everyday life is not in England! 😂

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Film Ask. Howards End

I have to apologize because I don’t have notifications turned on and I just discovered this ask today! So sorry, and thanks for the ask.

Note: Spoilers ahead

As to Howards End, I think it is excellent. Not one of the choices but I feel the film is better than great but not a masterpiece as a whole. While I do think it is a masterpiece in acting and style, personally, it’s not a film that I can watch over and over in its entirety because the characters actions frustrate me. Even though I know it will happen, I just can’t watch Margaret choose and continue to support Mr. Wilcox over and over. Especially in the face of all the evidence Helen keeps presenting to her about his character.

I do however love Helen and Mr. Bast’s story arc, with the exception of the ending of course, not least because I am a huge fan of both Helena Bonham Carter and Samuel West. A part of me would love to have Helen’s fiery spirit and her tenacity to stand by her convictions. And how can a person not relate to Mr. Bast as he toils away at his dull and thankless job, dreaming all the while not of a more prosperous life but a more intellectually fulfilled life. He doesn’t just dream but actually works toward it. All the while he sticks by Jackie simply because he gave his word.

The scene in the boat breaks my heart every time because you want these two characters to be together but you know they never can be. Both actors convey so many emotions with just their facial expressions.

Lastly, even though Leonard’s death is attributed to his weak heart, the image of him falling into the bookcase and him essentially being smothered by the weight of all this knowledge he desperately sought is poetically tragic and has always stuck with me.

Sorry for the long-winded answer.

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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Action: an anti-horror (be it book, movie, or TV show) person listens to the Dracula audiobook because of its references to Whitby, UK.

Consequence: All Audible recommendations are now for horror novels!

Side note: I highly recommend the Audible dramatization of Dracula featuring Alan Cumming and Tim Curry - although Curry is not in it as much as I had hoped.

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Audrey Hall + hugs

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“Yonder see the morning blink, the sun is up and up must I”

I love a morning trail run! Unfortunately I don’t get to do it as often as I would like. This was a lovely trail with multiple terrains - hard packed sand, boardwalk, and leaf covered root obstacles. I also saw several white tailed deer and heard a chorus of different bird song - I need to make more of an effort to recognize the different bird calls.

I need to make more of an effort to find different trails to run.

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Siegfried Farnon - / smoking his pipe /

for @avengersome

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ask me about a film

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

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That moment when you finally receive the movie that you’ve hunted all over for with your current favorite actor in it, but you can’t watch it til you go to your Mom’s house because it’s a VHS!

Thank goodness she kept the VHS player that she never uses 😂

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Siegfried x Audrey - a kiss to shut them up

Sounds intriguing. It's on my list 😉❤️

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Just finished listening to the BBC radio sitcom “High Table, Lower Orders” - why, oh why, weren’t there at least 10 more seasons of this. It was brilliant! I came to it because of Samuel West, but I stayed for the entire cast and the writing.

Haven’t laughed that much in a long time - especially when it came to Geoffrey Palmer’s lines as the Master. Also, as an All Creatures Great and Small fan I don���t think I’ll ever be able to watch the Major Sebright-Saunders scenes without cracking a smile thinking of Michael Maloney’s hilarious performance as the Dean.

So thankful that programs like this are still available for more people to discover.

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Siegfried & Audrey + her hands that hold his world together

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Samuel West - a selection of miscellaneous photographs

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Siegfried x Audrey feat. "Take Me to Church" by Azra.T @ 5000letters

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Ready for the New Year!