tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21305001119673971902024-03-17T22:02:51.125-05:00Everyday PlanetBooks, Travel, and Inspiration with Christy Childers and Jenny StalkerChristy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-59733939342342725922014-04-25T18:44:00.000-05:002014-04-25T18:44:02.948-05:00The Funniest British TV Show You've Never Seen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wrote a little post on BuzzFeed about <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/christylchilders/the-funniest-british-tv-show-youve-never-seen-mmzj">BBC's Miranda</a>, one of my favourite British TV shows.</div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-74248457172435931682014-04-12T18:03:00.000-05:002014-04-12T18:03:46.866-05:004 Young Adult Books for Travellers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was growing up, I was always looking for kids in books who knew airports & passports & travel as well as I did. But there was a dearth of kid travellers, unless you count Laura Ingalls Wilder, who I guess technically traveled all the time.<br />
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I found a few, & I loved them. Now there seems to be a trip-to-Europe trend in YA novels, which is kind of great. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142422959/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0142422959&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Just One Day</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060541431/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060541431&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">13 Little Blue Envelopes</a>, & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/014242417X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=014242417X&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Fault in Our Stars</a> all feature a teenage protaganist (or two) that fly off to Europe at some point.<br />
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Here are 4 of my favourite YA novels for travellers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316122386/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0316122386&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20"><span style="font-size: large;">The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</span></a><br />
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I found <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316122386/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0316122386&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</a> last summer, & I loved it more than I really expected to because: travel! teenage protaganist! airplane to London! This kind of book did not exist when<i> I</i> was a teenage protagonist traveling on airplanes to London, & I would have loved it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006440823X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006440823X&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20"><span style="font-size: large;">Bloomability</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006440823X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006440823X&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Bloomability</a> is about a girl named Dinnie who lives with her "semi-nomadic family*" & whose dad is "transiently employed.*" I feel you, Dinnie. Also, she ends up at an awesome boarding school in Switzerland, a country that I love.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061795135/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061795135&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20"><span style="font-size: large;">Betsy & the Great World</span></a><br />
by Maud Hart Lovelace<br />
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I have read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061795135/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061795135&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Betsy & the Great World</a> nearly every year since I discovered it in high school. Betsy sails away on a ship to Europe after graduating & ends up discovering Venice, Munich, London, & even an exotic island in the middle of the Atlantic. It's a simple story, but one of my favourites of all time.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142419400/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0142419400&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></a>
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by Stephanie Perkins<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142419400/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0142419400&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Anna</a> moves, against her will, to a boarding school in Paris, where her world is expanded & she falls in love with a great British boy. The end.<br />
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<i>Bonus Young Adult Book for Travelers:</i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670012092/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670012092&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Impossible Knife of Memory</a> </span><br />
by Laurie Halse Anderson<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670012092/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0670012092&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Impossible Knife of Memory</a> doesn't fit this jet-off-to-Europe list BUT it's a great book for teenagers who travel a lot. Hayley is an army kid & this book really deals with some of the crazy ways that affects her & her family. <br />
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-81895362257087654032014-04-11T13:58:00.000-05:002014-04-11T13:58:41.793-05:00Fiction by Fictional Authors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Remember that time Anne Shirley wrote a story that won the Rollings
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There is something so tantalizing, yet frustrating, about a book that is referred to in a novel or film... but doesn't actually exist. Your favourite characters keep talking about it & you just really want to read it. But you can't! Because it doesn't exist! Discord & frustration.</div>
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Here are a few books that I really want to read but can't, because both they & their authors are fictional.</div>
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Yeah, this one tops the list. I've read <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fthe-fault-in-our-stars-john-green%252F1104045488%253Fean%253D9780525478812">The Fault in Our Stars</a> twice already, but no matter how many times I read it, I'll never quite know what happens in Hazel's favourite book. For that matter, I'll also never get to live inside the endless fiction of The Price of Dawn, based on Augustus's favourite video game.<br />
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Of the many pleasant miseries afforded by reading John Green, not getting to read Van Houten's fictional fiction is just one of them. I really want to read Augustus & Hazel's favourite books. I also want to listen to The Hectic Glow. I also want everyone to live forever. Alas.</div>
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Here's a question: do the characters in Harry Potter read fiction? They read a lot - especially Hermione, obviously - but it seems to be all textbooks & Flying with the Cannons & Rita Skeeter's scandalous Dumbledore biography & Gilderoy Lockhart's made up memoirs. Do Harry, Ron & Hermione ever read novels?<br />
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Every time I read or watch <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/harry-potter-books-ebooks/379003495">Harry Potter</a>, I find myself really wanting to get my hands on Hogwarts: a History. What wonders might be revealed if this book actually existed? Maybe J.K. Rowling should get on that. I bet half of it is already floating around in her head.<br />
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In the meantime, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545128285/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545128285&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Tales of Beedle the Bard</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1408803011/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1408803011&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them</a>, & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0613329740/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0613329740&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Quidditch Through the Ages</a> all do really exist & can be read. </div>
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I recently became obsessed with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006FFRBG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0006FFRBG&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">One Tree Hill</a>, & have been binge-watching it on Netflix. I'll spare you the details; suffice it to say, I <i>really</i> want to read Lucas's books.<br />
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Although there is something that bugs me; An Unkindness of Ravens is confusingly referred to as fiction, even though it seems to be an exact retelling of Lucas's high school experience, without even any name changes. It's kind of like when TV show characters say they want a Mocha Latte. It drives me crazy. Because that's not a thing!</div>
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Simon Snow is a Harry Potter-esque series in the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250030951/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1250030951&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">Fangirl</a> by Rainbow Rowell. There are clips of it scattered throughout the book & to be honest, it seems pretty gripping. If it was real, I would read it. I wouldn't mind reading a bit of the main character Cath's fanfiction, while I'm at it.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Subsect</span></div>
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I'll polish off the list with this: fiction, by a fictional author, that also really exist in the real world & you can buy it & read it & it's awesome.<br />
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Do you have any favourite fake books that you can't actually read?</div>
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<a href="http://postcardstoauthors.tumblr.com/">Postcards to Authors</a> started when I got a box of 100 Penguin postcards for my birthday & decided to use them to write to my favourite authors, literary agents & other bookish types, just to say thanks for making great books.<br />
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It's kind of fun & it turns out I really like Tumblr. <a href="http://postcardstoauthors.tumblr.com/">Check it out</a>, if excessive bookishness happens to be your kind of thing.<br />
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-61122971180660037662014-02-21T08:00:00.000-06:002014-02-21T08:00:09.504-06:005 British Picture Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our childhood visits to England left us with a deep, crazy love for British books.<br />
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Here are 5 of our favourite British picture books for kids.</div>
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"Once there was a little girl called Sophie, & she was having tea with her mummy in the kitchen. Suddenly there was a ring at the door."</div>
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by Judith Kerr</div>
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"Here's a little baby</div>
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What does he see?"</div>
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by Janet & Allen Ahlberg</div>
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"The children were having breakfast.</div>
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This was not a pleasant sight."</div>
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by Jill Murphy</div>
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"Mr. & Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform."</div>
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by Michael Bond</div>
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"One day Alfie came home from Nursery School with a card in an envelope.</div>
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His best friend, Bernard, had given it to him."</div>
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In case you where wondering...</div>
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If I could only get one of these, it would be <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076364563X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=076364563X&linkCode=as2&tag=everyplane-20">The Tiger Who Came to Tea</a>, no question.<br />
Kids love that book. Because it's awesome.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5 British Picture Books: <a href="http://norlight.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/tiger2.jpg">The Tiger Who Came to Tea</a>, & <a href="http://mancunion.com/2012/10/30/escape-in-a-childrens-story/">cover</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peepo-Janet-Ahlberg-ebook/dp/B005HDK53W">Peepo</a>, <a href="https://www.makewav.es/story/192750/title/fiveminutespeace">Five Minutes Peace</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paddington-Michael-Bond/dp/0061170747">Paddington</a>, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/9781862307858">Alfie Gives a Hand</a></span></div>
Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-52898467264333514132014-02-17T16:42:00.003-06:002014-02-17T16:42:58.424-06:0010 Great Things about the Olympics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are so many great things about watching the Olympics. Here are ten.</div>
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We Olympic fiends are total suckers for the motivational feel-good Olympics music.<br />
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We love it. So does <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAlF6y-NEI">Phoebe Buffay</a>.</div>
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You sit down to watch a few minutes of Snowboarding Slopestyle, having never really heard of it. Hours later you emerge an expert, able to discuss in detail the merits of each run.</div>
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You suddenly remember people you haven't thought of in four years (Evan Lysacek! I forgot about him; he's awesome!)<br />
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We love to route for the underdog, & the Olympics are chock full of "regular" kids, attempting great things.<br />
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We may have only heard of them five minutes ago, but oh man we really want them to win.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#6 Seeing bits of the world</span></div>
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Two weeks spent looking at epic views of mountains & beaches in Sochi, which I for one had never even heard of pre-Olympics.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#5 Bob Costas in <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgOMlczCUAEq4rg.jpg">his fortress of solitude</a></span></div>
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We just love Bob Costas, our epic American sportscaster. I've heard a rumour that he'll be back on tonight; apparently the whole dramatic eye infection situation is under control. We've missed you, Bob Costas.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#4 The inspirational ads</span></div>
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Like for example <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57e4t-fhXDs">that P&G ad about moms</a>. Sob! I've developed a pavlovian response at this point; I don't even need to be watching the ad, just hearing the music in the background makes me tear up.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#3 Marveling at the possibilities of humans</span><br />
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Just like watching a great sports movie, there are lots of life lessons to be discovered by watching Olympians, even when you're sat on your couch with your popcorn.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#2 Odd things can matter</span></div>
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Do you know what is awesome about the Olympics? Odd things can matter.<br />
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I love that someone can decide to do something seemingly inconsequential (like snowboard)... & can actually use it to make a difference.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#1 The whole world comes together.</span></div>
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Like, very nearly the <i>whole world. </i>How often does that happen really?<br />
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It's amazing that with all the craziness that goes down between countries & nationalities & groups & even just the fighting within families... at the Olympics so many people come together & agree to abide by the same set of arbitrary rules for a few weeks.<br />
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We compete together & hang out with a relative lack of animosity & I love that.</div>
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It's just so good. Seriously.</div>
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Of course Richard Castle has an awesome New York apartment.</div>
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He is a rich, successful mystery writer, after all.</div>
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My favourite room is his office; not least because of these super epic bookcase walls...</div>
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...complete with typewriter, & lots & lots of books.</div>
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The view from the desk.</div>
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More books, & a little Hamlet moment.</div>
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Castle's office is amazing.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Castle's Office pictures <a href="http://www.interiorholic.com/decorating/tv-show-interiors-castle/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/140878294567011087/">2</a>, <a href="http://castle-fans.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9.jpg">3</a>, <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/photos/pinterest/castles-office-photo-gallery/media/castles-office-photo-gallery-07">4</a>, <a href="http://the-12th-precinct.tumblr.com/post/11049909641/tour-castles-loft">5, 6, 7, 8,</a> <a href="http://www.interiorholic.com/decorating/tv-show-interiors-castle/">9</a>, <a href="http://www.interiorholic.com/decorating/tv-show-interiors-castle/">10</a>, <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/photos/pinterest/castles-office-photo-gallery/media/castles-office-photo-gallery">11 & 12</a></span></div>
<br />Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-22278525503311007812014-01-15T08:00:00.000-06:002014-01-15T08:00:01.471-06:00Dusting Off the Kindle<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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If you're looking for a little fresh creative inspiration, you could do worse then to spend some time wandering in Anthropologie.</div>
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It's not just the actual stuff that's cool; they are really creative in how they decorate their stores.</div>
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It's fun to wander a bit & see what's new.</div>
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Jenny & <a href="http://www.fondlyglenda.com/">Mom</a> & I were downtown last night & popped in to have a look.</div>
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As Jenny says, Anthropologie makes you want to go home & light a scented candle.</div>
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I just snapped these pictures with my iPhone; & came home feeling a bit more inspired.</div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-21567357438425690402013-12-30T12:54:00.000-06:002013-12-30T12:58:26.610-06:00Top Five I-Will-Read-Anything-They-Write Authors<div style="text-align: center;">
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I had a blog called "There's Beauty in the Breakdown."</div>
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Jenny had a blog too: it was a Xanga, remember Xanga?</div>
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So here, for your enjoyment, is my first ever blog post, in it's entirety.</div>
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<b>Lauren Winner</b>:</div>
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I'm a little surprised even myself that I put Lauren Winner as #1 on this list. Can you really make a list where a new author, any new author, trumps C.S. Lewis?? But I've read every book she's written so far (Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, & of course, Real Sex), articles by her, her blog... plus actually, I want to BE Lauren Winner.</div>
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A shoe-in. This one will keep me busy for awhile. Besides all the obvious reasons for putting him on a list like this, (reasons like: he's brilliant; one of the top thinkers of our time; Narnia), I'm also happy to read anyone who sat in his house in England reading, writing, & drinking tea, & managed to impact the world. It's my dream job.</div>
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I just read Sense & Sensibility for the first time ever & I can't believe I'd never read it before. I grew up on the movie, my sister has read the book more times then she can count, so I finally started it & I couldn't put it down. I want to read it all over again already. I was already a solid Austen fan from Pride & Prejudice, of course, so I'll slowly make my way through the rest.</div>
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This is a children's author who I'd never read until a few years ago, but something about the way she looks at life just does it for me. My favourites so far are Bloomability, Walk Two Moons, & The Wanderer. She almost always has some kind of travel in her books & connects the physical trip with the general journey of life. I love that.</div>
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My sister was quick to point out that I suddenly started saying I would read anything Nick Hornby wrote when, in fact, I have yet to finish any book by him. Hmm. So maybe this shouldn't count? But I'm half-way through How to Be Good & I fully intend to follow that up with Songbook, High Fidelity, About a Boy, & the rest, so I'll risk making him #5. Come back in a few months & we'll see if I'm right on this one or if he's just another author I happen to be excited about at the moment.</div>
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By the way, seeing as I'm such a fan of books, (& lists. & the British.) I decided, with my sister, to read through BBC's Top 100 Novels. A few years ago, BBC searched for "the nation's #1 novel" & in the process came up with lists of the top 21, top 100, & top 200, including everything from 1984 to David Copperfield to Harry Potter.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Top 5 Author pictures: <a href="http://www.workman.com/authors/lauren_f_winner/">Lauren Winner</a>, <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/10/c-s-lewis-letters-to-children/">CS Lewis</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_society_in_Jane_Austen's_novels">Jane Austen</a>, <a href="http://www.c2w.com/quizzes/102810-Book-Authors/questions">Sharon Creech</a>, & <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/nick-hornby-minister-of-stories-8381239.html">Nick Hornby</a>.</span></div>
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"I wish I had a million dollars. Hot dog!"</div>
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"What's a Christmas gram?! I want one!"</div>
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"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups.<br />
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A Season for Miracles is a Hallmark Hall of Fame film, which is to say it's sweet & real (but never too heavy) & it might make you cry.</div>
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(It has the amazing Mae Whitman, from Parenthood & Hope Floats, among others.)</div>
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"I don't <i>do </i>coffee. I'm liberated."</div>
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"Watch the ice, Ethel. One slip & we're toast."</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Christmas Film pictures: <a href="http://www.doblu.com/2010/12/24/white-christmas-review/">White Christmas</a>, <a href="http://bingfan03.blogspot.com/2012/12/rewatching-white-christmas.html">White Christmas</a>, <a href="http://drafthouse.com/movies/elf_quote-along/austin">Elf</a>, <a href="http://foofandfaff.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-movie-saturday.html">All I Want for Christmas</a>, <a href="http://www.fondlyglenda.com/2012/12/all-is-bright-finding-fun-at-christmas.html">A Season for Miracles</a>, <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol">A Muppet Christmas Carol</a>, <a href="http://www.reminisce.com/1970s-1980s/holiday-movie-a-christmas-story-turns-30/">A Christmas Story</a>, <a href="http://www.pleasenotepaper.com/2011/12/snag-that-style-home-alone.html">Home Alone</a>, <a href="http://rickischultz.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/the-15-beats-of-its-a-wonderful-life/">It's a Wonderful Life</a>, & <a href="http://www.jeffco.ca/chrspecials/while-you-were-sleeping/">While You Were Sleeping</a><a href="http://www.jeffco.ca/chrspecials/while-you-were-sleeping/"></a></span><br />
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Not "come let us do good things," or "come let us overcome our fears," or "come let us work hard," or "come let us tell God thank you."</div>
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Just: Come... let us adore Him.</div>
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It's a love song, or at least an invitation to one.</div>
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It's freeing & a little bit terrifying. It takes away my grip on control.</div>
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Just letting go & adoring Him. No agenda, no project, no gift.</div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-5465316974725289512013-12-16T08:00:00.000-06:002013-12-16T12:04:57.890-06:00A Great British Sitcom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just found out you can watch <a href="http://www.hulu.com/miranda">one of my favourite British sitcoms on hulu</a>.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's called <a href="http://www.hulu.com/miranda">MIRANDA</a> & it is hilarious</span>.</div>
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(If you've seen Call the Midwives, you'll recognize Miranda Hart -- she plays Chummy.)</div>
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Seriously, this show makes me laugh until I cry.</div>
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Go. <a href="http://www.hulu.com/miranda">Watch it.</a></div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-61543594633541727732013-12-09T11:46:00.001-06:002013-12-09T11:46:31.030-06:00Idiosyncratic Good Books Gift Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My grandma used to say that it always gets really quiet at the Childers house after we've opened our Christmas presents... because we're all sat reading our new books.<br />
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I think good books make the best presents. So here's a random, idiosyncratic guide to books that I think would make good gifts...<br />
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First of all, give superhero-lovers whatever <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8433&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fu%252Fmanga-graphic-novels-sale%252F379003421">COMIC BOOK</a> or Avengers film that they don't have yet.<br />
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Second of all, <a href="http://www.hallmark.com/products/general/keepsake-ornaments/man-of-steel-1495QXI2135_DK/">this awesome Superman ornament</a>.<br />
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Third of all, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fsuperman-larry-tye%252F1110787644%253Fean%253D9780812980776">SUPERMAN</a> by Larry Tye. I got this for Christmas last year & I'd read it by New Years. (This <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fmarvel-comics-sean-howe%252F1110856883%253Fean%253D9780061992117">MARVEL book</a> also looks really good, but I haven't read it yet.)<br />
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This is my favourite <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fc-s-lewis-a-life-alister-mcgrath%252F1112526207%253Fean%253D9781414339351">C.S. LEWIS biography</a>. I also loved <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fj-r-r-tolkien-humphrey-carpenter%252F1103665411%253Fean%253D9780618057023">J.R.R. TOLKIEN</a> by Humphrey Carpenter (for Lord of the Rings fans) & his book on <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Finklings-humphrey-carpenter%252F1101897135%253Fean%253D9780261103474">the INKLINGS</a>.<br />
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I think the fact that I just used the word "sportsy" tells you that I am not a typical sports fan. However, I do love reading sports books & <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fopen-andre-agassi%252F1100258900%253Fean%253D9780307388407">OPEN</a> by Andre Agassi (TENNIS) is my very favourite. I highly recommend it even if you don't watch/play tennis. It's well-written & just a fascinating story.<br />
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<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Ffever-pitch-nick-hornby%252F1100623273%253Fean%253D9781573226882">FEVER PITCH</a> by Nick Hornby (FOOTBALL/SOCCER) is also great. And I'm going to go ahead & mention two books I've never read but have heard such great things about: <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Ffriday-night-lights-hg-bissinger%252F1002926651%253Fean%253D9780306809903">FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS</a> by H.G. Bissinger (American FOOTBALL) & <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fmoneyball-michael-lewis%252F1005525269%253Fean%253D9780393338393">MONEYBALL</a> by Michael Lewis (BASEBALL.) Both are on my To Be Read list. Ooh, another good baseball book is <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fcalico-joe-john-grisham%252F1107069410%253Fean%253D9780345536648">CALICO JOE</a> by John Grisham.<br />
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We just made Shauna Niequist's Bacon Wrapped Dates for Thanksgiving. They were bizarre & delicious. <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fbread-wine-shauna-niequist%252F1114038298%253Fean%253D9780310328179">BREAD & WINE</a> was the first Shauna Niequist book I'd read, & I loved it. My mom has already read it twice.<br />
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<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Frelish-lucy-knisley%252F1111017357%253Fean%253D9781596436237">RELISH</a> by Lucy Knisley is awesome - a graphic memoir filled with unpretentious food love, & illustrated recipes.<br />
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<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Flady-catherine-the-earl-and-the-real-downton-abbey-the-countess-of-carnarvon%252F1115886892%253Fean%253D9780385344968">LADY CATHERINE, THE EARL, & THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY</a> takes the residents of Highclere Castle through to World War II. If you like history & especially if you like Downton, you'll like this one.<br />
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I also can't stop talking about <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fto-marry-an-english-lord-gail-s-maccoll%252F1015498385%253Fean%253D9780761171959">TO MARRY AN ENGLISH LORD</a>, which is the book, written in the 80's, that inspired Julian Fellowes to create the character of Cora for Downton Abbey. If you have any history lovers/Downton fans on your gift list, give them this book. But then be prepared for a barrage of random historical facts at your next dinner party.<br />
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BTW, I seriously love getting book recommendations from you guys. I've read several books this year that were recommended in Everyday Planet comments, & I'm always looking for more. So, if you want, please do tell me what you've been reading this year!<br />
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Also: If you buy these books from these links, we get a little commission & also you support a real live bookstore. But even if you buy them somewhere else (or just get them for yourself at the library) we hope you really like them.Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-40901278543223282872013-12-07T12:32:00.000-06:002013-12-07T12:32:00.655-06:00The Sound of Music Live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you watch <b>The Sound of Music Live</b> Thursday night?<br />
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Apparently 18 million people did.<br />
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According to twitter, opinions were decidedly mixed.<br />
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Remaking anything as loved as The Sound of Music has it's perils, especially if you are doing crazy things like performing the original stage production live on television in front of 18 million people.<br />
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But it was kind of awesome.<br />
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First of all, those nuns singing How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria. Charming.<br />
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This scene involved singing, dancing, yodeling, jumping on the bed... all live. I was impressed. Where were the microphones, even?<br />
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BTW, yes we were all expecting My Favourite Things here. Turns out this was a remake of the original Rogers & Hammerstein stage musical, not the beloved Julie Andrews film. That also explains those songs that we've never heard before, sung by lovable old Uncle Max & the Baroness Schraeder.<br />
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Speaking of the Baroness...<br />
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Laura Benanti. She was awesome in Go On with Matthew Perry, & apparently she also sings. On broadway.<br />
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She made Baroness Schraeder downright likeable. She also rocked some great dresses & a crazy pair of red trousers, which I now want.<br />
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And then there's Audra McDonald.<br />
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Carrie Underwood was not the only one crying when <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H3C3x7zKMA">the Rev. Mother sang Climb Every Mountain</a>.<br />
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If you're a purist, I get it. Nothing competes with the Julie Andrews version. (Much like Meryl Streep, Julie Andrews can do anything.)<br />
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But I loved that they just went for it. I love <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/07/inspiration-from-mamma-mia.html">the film Mamma Mia</a> because there are no holds barred, & this felt the same way. Crazy outfits? Wild hair? Jumping on the bed? Bursting into song? Why not.<br />
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It was a big, crazy thing to do but they just did it. I liked watching them attempt something so big.<br />
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Also? The Sound of Music just makes me happy.<br />
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BTW, I've been listening to <a href="http://grooveshark.com/playlist/The+Sound+Of+Music/93201464">the original Sound of Music soundtrack</a> all day:<br />
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And I like these two articles, which basically say "<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/12/06/249222517/needs-more-alps-how-was-the-sound-of-music-live">It wasn't good, but I enjoyed it</a>," & "<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/12/06/sound_of_music_live_with_carrie_underwood_reviewed.html?wpisrc=burger_bar">The Sound of Music Live was borderline unprofessional. Also: Terrific</a>."</div>
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(I'm now dying to go re-watch the regular film.)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Sound of Music Live pictures: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/clubs-alive-sound-music-article-1.1537530">Carrie Underwood</a>, <a href="http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/photos/Carrie-Underwood-in-The-Sound-of-Music-Live--rehearsals-Photos/9348880?photo=1">Goatheard song & nuns</a>, <a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/photos/image-released-nbc-shows-actors-laura-benanti-portrays-photo-175655351.html">Laura Benanti</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-mac/sound-of-music-live-review_b_4396197.html">Audra McDonald</a></span></div>
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Are you starting to get excited for the fourth series of Downton Abbey?<br />
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Or are you still kind of holding a grudge against Julian Fellowes for the horrific ending of last season?<br />
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If you live in England (or cheated & found a way to watch it ahead from the States) then you already know that series four is pretty epic.<br />
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(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4owOFspCSs">Here's the trailer</a>, if you haven't seen it yet.)<br />
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Series four comes out in a few months in the States.<br />
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So let's take a few moments & remember how much we love Downton Abbey.<br />
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The flowers & pastel colours.</div>
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The dress, the pale blue walls, the dressing table. Not too shabby.</div>
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Emotional trauma at the hands of Julian Fellowes.<br />
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Did you know that the story of Mr. Pamuk was <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/downton-abbey/8819485/Downton-Abbeys-Turkish-diplomat-sex-scandal-is-not-fiction.html">based on a true story</a>?<br />
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Oh, the Downton drama! Coming soon.</h2>
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(In the meantime, <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/10/2-books-for-downton-abbey-fans.html">2 Books for Downton Abbey Fans</a></div>
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& <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/11/drinking-tea-on-downton-abbey.html">Drinking Tea on Downton Abbey</a>)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Downton Abbey pictures <a href="http://paleononpaleo.com/downton-abbey-guide-paleo/">1</a>, <a href="http://flavorwire.com/357160/how-to-throw-your-own-downton-abbey-style-christmas-dinner/">2</a>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/secrets-about-downton-abbey-season-4">3</a>, Upstairs: <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/downton-abbey-renewed-for-fifth-season-pbs-masterpiece">4</a>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/secrets-about-downton-abbey-season-4">5</a>, <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/downton-abbey/images/32238709/title/season-3-photo">6</a>, <a href="http://enchantedserenityperiodfilms.blogspot.com/2010/11/pbs-masterpiece-downton-abbey-and.html">7</a> Downstairs: <a href="http://blog.preservationnation.org/2012/03/09/downton-abbey-and-the-pull-of-place-in-popular-television/#.UoV1LChiWRI">8</a>, <a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s183/downton-abbey/i607978-8/downton-abbey-series-4-downton-abbey-series-4.html">9</a>, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/downton-abbey/8980024/Downton-Abbey-servants-are-far-too-clean-says-historian.html">10</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/07/166979868/julian-fellowes-on-the-rules-of-downton">11</a></span></div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-49334114403249054092013-11-27T10:55:00.000-06:002013-11-27T10:57:07.352-06:00Good Books: C.S. Lewis, A Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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C. S. Lewis was an odd & complex guy.</div>
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Alistair McGrath's <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=qvkhVug/OyE&subid=&offerid=239662.1&type=10&tmpid=8432&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%252Fw%252Fc-s-lewis-a-life-alister-mcgrath%252F1112526207%253Fean%253D9781414339351">C.S. Lewis: A Life</a> is my favourite biography of him because it doesn't try to skim over the oddness.</div>
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He doesn't sensationalize but he doesn't try to <i>perfect </i>the story or turn Lewis into an impeccable hero. So you're left with the real story; & while the real story can get messy, I love it. It shows how God took a rough, atheistic young Englishmen named Jack & turned him into the C.S. Lewis we all love.</div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-39652030092990963092013-11-25T08:00:00.000-06:002013-11-25T08:00:00.151-06:00Daniel & Jenny's Wedding in Instagrams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is the SIX MONTH anniversary of Daniel & Jenny's wedding!</div>
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To celebrate, here are some shots of the wedding in Instagrams...</div>
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BTW, that guy on the right is <a href="http://debruynphotography.com/">Tom DeBruyn</a>, greatest wedding photographer ever.</div>
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He took such <a href="http://debruynphotography.com/daniel-jenny-moody-church-wedding/">epic pictures of Daniel & Jenny's wedding day</a>.</div>
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It was a super great day.</div>
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Christy Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-73921653964531768722013-11-22T08:00:00.001-06:002013-11-26T13:18:11.739-06:00London Places: Covent Garden<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98254858@N06/10874912843/" title="Covent Garden Station by Everyday Planet, on Flickr"><img alt="Covent Garden Station" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/10874912843_cf98812aa9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Covent Garden is quite possibly my favourite place in London.<br />
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It might seem like a bit of an odd choice, given all the <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/10/london-places-churchill-war-rooms.html">museums</a>, <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/10/london-places-kensington-palace.html">palaces</a>, & so many other amazing places that there are to see in London.<br />
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Covent Garden is basically a square with a market & lots of little shops & restaurants.<br />
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Oh, & it's also where Eliza Doolittle sold her flowers in My Fair Lady.<br />
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For me it's one of the quintessential London-y places I can't wait to visit when I'm there.<br />
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There's good British food to be had, including a Jamie Oliver restaurant that opened last year.<br />
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Or you can just bring your own sandwiches in ziplocs, like we did.<br />
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Jenny & I grew up traveling around Europe, so Covent Garden feels kind of like home.<br />
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There are few places we would rather be than sitting in a square in Europe.
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We were pretty content hanging out there in the chilly London sunshine.<br />
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Covent Garden also has fun shopping. There's a Paperchase, little toy shops, good coffee & more.<br />
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Our favourite is the London Transport Museum Gift Shop.</div>
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They have tons of London books, postcards, magnets, & just general British awesomeness.</div>
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We were two happy girls that day.</div>
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I hope you get to visit Covent Garden sometime. xx<br />
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There is something that happens to me every year when fall comes around. As soon as the air gets crisper & the leaves start to turn, I get the urge to <i>make</i> something. I think I've had it especially bad this year (can you start nesting in the first trimester?), so I've been pouring myself lots of tea, turning on BBC Radio 4, & pulling out my sewing supplies.<br />
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I have big plans for nursery sewing projects (a play quilt for the floor, a pink & purple quilt for the baby girl!, travel-themed cloth blocks, a rain & cloud mobile, etc.).<br />
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I'm also starting a quilt for our living room (5+ projects. See? I have it bad.). The quilt was inspired by <a href="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2013/03/sun-spots.html">this quilt</a> and I am using random fabrics from my collection. We used a lot of my fabric as centerpiece tablecloths for our wedding, so it will be fun to see them around the house & in the nursery!<br />
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Hopefully this urge to make things will last long enough for me to finish all of these projects! It shouldn't be a problem, with a long winter ahead before my March due-date, an endless supply of Tetley tea, & so many great programmes on BBC Radio 4.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185861245007751916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130500111967397190.post-56108781270918033432013-11-18T08:00:00.001-06:002013-11-18T14:44:54.636-06:00Drinking Tea on Downton Abbey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever noticed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">how much tea they drink on Downton Abbey?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Downton Abbey <a href="http://www.twoleavestea.com/blog/">Drinking Tea pictures</a> <a href="http://downtonabbeycooks.com/2012/03/27/tea-tuesday-feeling-a-little-madeleine-today/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s183/downton-abbey/i607978-8/downton-abbey-series-4-downton-abbey-series-4.html">2</a>, <a href="http://tiddley-bits.blogspot.com/2012/01/downton-abbey.html">3</a>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/secrets-about-downton-abbey-season-4">4</a>, <a href="http://imgfave.com/view/2048134">5</a>, <a href="http://seamstressconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/01/costumes-of-downton-abbey.html">6</a></span></div>
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Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet is Shakespeare in the 90s.<br />
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This is Shakespeare with guns & gangs & hawaiian shirts.<br />
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But don't worry, there are still balconies & knights in shining armor.<br />
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Baz Luhrmann films are usually kind of a spectacle, & Romeo + Juliet is no exception.<br />
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I love <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the candles, & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the angels </span>everywhere...<br />
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I <i>don't</i> love it when Claire Danes cries, because it reminds me of Beth in Little Women.<br />
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Seriously. Don't cry, Beth!<br />
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And also, don't die.<br />
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I realize resetting Romeo + Juliet in 1996 California was kind of a love/hate thing.<br />
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...which is kind of fitting for the most tragic of all love stories.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Romeo + Juliet pictures: <a href="http://d.ratingmovies.com/servlet/Main/FilmDisplay?film_rn=6919">1</a>, <a href="http://www.studentnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/romeo-juliet.jpg">2</a>, <a href="http://www.frontarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tumblr_mjf1heN2lL1qkfa16o1_1280_large.jpg">3</a>, <a href="http://shessmart.com/fashion/claire-danes-romeo-and-juliet-dress/">4</a>, <a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/25/d4/d3/25d4d3b13334c708e00ecfccc109996a.jpg">5</a>, <a href="http://calitreview.com/14709/the-weekly-listicle-on-adapting-the-classics/">6</a>, <a href="http://www.comicvine.com/images/1300-3038853">7</a>, <a href="http://youcancoolmydesire.tumblr.com/">8</a>, <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/romeo-and-juliet/images/5125727/title/romeo-juliet-screencap">9</a>, <a href="http://alexander-arsov.blogspot.com/2013/04/romeo-and-juliet-on-screen-zeffirelli.html">10</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1716492/ariana-grande-big-sean-right-there-music-video.jhtml">11</a>, <a href="http://reginaqr.blogspot.com/2011/07/albercas.html">12</a>, & <a href="http://www.bykoket.com/blog/a-kokets-life-romeo-juliet-movie/">13</a>.</span></div>
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When Daniel & I visited Minneapolis recently, we went to one of my favourite neighborhoods, Linden Hills. Just a few blocks from Lake Harriet, this is such a fun spot to eat, browse, get coffee, and visit <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/11/minneapolis-places-wild-rumpus.html">the best kid's bookstore in town</a>. </div>
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When I lived in Minneapolis, I used to drive over to <a href="http://www.greatharvest.com/index.html">Great Harvest Bread Co.</a> in Linden Hills every Thursday to pick up a loaf of their delicious spelt bread.<br />
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<a href="http://www.greatharvest.com/index.html">Great Harvest</a> is a national chain that makes delicious bread (& cookies, scones, granola...) fresh every morning. <br />
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When you visit the front counter, they give out free (very large!) slices of bread. We tried the gluten-free bread & caramel apple bread, of course with lots of butter, and were not disappointed. <br />
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There are so many fun neighborhoods to explore in Chicago. One of our newest favourites is Lincoln Square (home of <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/09/chicago-places-book-cellar.html">The Book Cellar</a>). It is a German neighborhood, and since I love Germany (& German food!), my dad and I decided to try out the biggest German restaurant in the neighborhood, <a href="http://www.chicagobrauhaus.com/">Chicago Brauhaus</a>. </div>
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The Brauhaus is right next door to <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/09/chicago-places-book-cellar.html">one of our favourite Chicago bookstores</a>, and across the street from a cute courtyard. Stepping in the door felt like walking into Germany! They even have music & dancing throughout the week.<br />
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We enjoyed the amazing food: brats, real German mustard, potatoes (my dad had the amazing potato salad), sauerkraut, and very European bread. It was definitely the most authentic German food I've had outside of my favourite German city, Rothenburg. Yum! </div>
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Thanks for the great meal, Chicago Brauhaus! We'll be back!<br />
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Now that I am <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/09/a-little-announcement.html">cooking for three</a>, I have been on the lookout for easy, healthy (& inexpensive) dinners. I really like making more complicated recipes when I have lots of time, good music, and the kitchen to myself. But when I am in a hurry, I like simple dinners, especially ones I can make without referring to a recipe. Enter <a href="http://www.everydayplanet.co/2013/10/apple-pancakes.html">another Childers' classic</a>, The Baked Potato Bar.</div>
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Bake potatoes at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (this varies depending on the size of potato). Each person gets a plate and a potato, to fill up with their choice of toppings: </div>
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*butter</div>
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*corn (I use canned beans & corn & just heat them on the stove)</div>
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*brocolli (I like Trader Joe's frozen vegetables...just follow the directions on the back to cook. Surprisingly delicious.)</div>
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*bacon, broken into small pieces</div>
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*shredded cheese</div>
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*salt & pepper</div>
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This is a super fun meal to make for company. Just heat up and set out all the ingredients beforehand. Be sure to make plenty! Something about the combination of cheese, bacon & sour cream seems to make people want seconds (or thirds...). Enjoy!</div>
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