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Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas of things to add to my bucket list 🙂
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This month has been so much fun but also a lot of work- I have done a lot of GYSTIng and trying to get my life together over the past month but also have been listening to quite a bit of music and watching TV shows and movies 🙂
Drunk or lonely by Maddie and Tae- I have been listening to more Maddie and Tae this month meaning that I have been putting their music on shuffle which has been really fun and I think this has been my favourite new discovery of theirs 🙂 This song is from their album The Way It Feels which is one of my favs of theirs 🙂
Red (Taylors Version)- I have actually written a separate post about my love of this album however I thought I would also write a little bit here just to say that I frickin love this album! I absolutely loved the original Red album and listened to it on repeat when it was released and I loved the re-released version of Fearless so I have been so excited for this album for ages and I’m so happy its finally here! I love the songs from the Vault and All Too Well both the film and the 10 minute version were just perfection 🙂
Shang Chi and the legend of the Ten Rings- I am a big Marvel nerd and have absolutely loved all of the Phase Four movies and TV shows so far so have been so excited to watch this movie! I didn’t get a chance to see this movie when it came out in cinemas so as soon as it was released on Disney Plus Day I made my parents watch it with me and it was so so good! I absolutely love the two main female characters in this film and they are such badasses 🙂 I am a big fan of Simu Liu from Kims Convenience and he was fantastic in this film 🙂
What If- I absolutely loved this show because I found the idea behind the show so interesting and how small choices can change so so much! I loved seeing different characters from different movies fight each other as well that was very interesting and how it all comes together in the end 🙂
Costa Chocolate Orange Hot Chocolate- I am absolutely OBSESSED with this drink! I have always loved this drink because I really love Chocolate Orange flavouring so every year I always get so excited for this drink to come out 🙂 I really want to try and make this drink at home because I think it would be a lot of fun and also much cheaper! 🙂
Let me know in the comments what you have been loving throughout November 😊
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ITS FINALLY DECEMBER!!!! December is my favourite month of the year for many reasons but one of the main ones is that for the last four years since 2017 I have completed Blogmas and this year is no different so there will be a new post every day on this blog for the next month with Christmas and New Years content mixed with some normal content as well 🙂 I have posted twice a week in 2021 which I have absolutely loved as it got me through the winter quarantine and during going back to work full time 🙂 I am going to attempt to post 6 times a month from now after a months break during January because I have gone back to work and it is proving to be a struggle to keep up with posting twice a week 🙂
Let me know in the comments if there are any posts that you particularly want to see throughout Blogmas or 2022 🙂
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On the 21st of November I went to see the Back to the Future musical which was so amazing 🙂 I love the original films and have followed the show since it was originally shown 🙂 I always love being in a theatre and especially seeing new shows ❤
Some of my favourite songs:
Some of my favourite lyrics:
I only have a few lyrics written down as the cast recording hasn’t been released yet so I am waiting for that to be released before I can find some more of the lyrics 🙂
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Let me know in the comments if you have been to see Back to the Future yet 🙂
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As many of you will know I am a massive fan of Disney and also of collecting things hence why my room is so full of stuff! Although I have been trying to become more minimalistic I have been collecting Disney pins for the past year and have collected a few pins that I thought I would share 🙂
Let me know in the comments which of these is your favourite pins 🙂
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If you guys have been following me for a while then you probably already know that I am most definitely a Swiftie and so have been very excited for all of her re-recorded albums 🙂 I absolutely LOVED her re-recorded Fearless album so have been so excited to see what she does with this album for ages 🙂 I have been loving seeing all of the tweets and also hearing the songs from the Vault!! I thought that I would write down some of my favourite songs and lyrics from this new re-recorded album 🙂 I have already written two posts which include some of my favourite songs and lyrics from the original Red album which can be found here and here 🙂
Along with my favourite songs from the original album these are a few more that I have been loving from Taylors version of Red 🙂
Re-recordings From The Vault
Some of my favourite lyrics:
Let me know in the comments your favourite re-recorded song from Red and also your favourite song From the Vault 🙂
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I have always loved reading and have quite the collection of books on my bookshelf and on my kindle and have recently bought quite a few books so a month or so ago I thought that I would have a look for some bookish tags that I could do on this blog and I came across this one and thought it was amazing so thought I would give it a go 🙂
This is my third Book Shelfie (my first one can be found here) so I figured I would start on my fourth shelf 🙂
Let me know in the comments if you have read any of the books from this shelf and what book you would recommend I read next 🙂
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My mum found her Great-Grandmas travel diaries a while ago and I have been typing them up for her to read and thought I would put them on here as well- If you want a little bit more background read part one here 🙂
Founded 733 B.C. colonists from Corinth, the town owes its wealth to oil deposits; it was the first point where Christianity reached Europe; St Paul passed through here on his way to Rome. It has two ports, the old houses the fishing fleet, the new, the larger – to Turkey and Mareta; the town has 2 parts too, old and new, the old is the Island of Ortygia, linked to the mainland by a bridge. The Fortress of Dionysius or Eurycles castle was a lookout post built by Dionysius, it has a view of 3 seas, the Mediterranean, Ionian and Tyrrhenian; originally there were 2 castles, surrounded by walls, with underground tunnels stretching for 7 miles, 3 large caves for storing food, wine and oil, a fresh water well, a draw bridge and a aquaduct to channel rain water, thus allowing self-efficiency in times of siege. An earthquake, 1696, partially destroyed the site; the fortress was built well below the top of the guarding walls; with sloping floors and roof; arches allowed the shooting of arrows. The enemy of Carthaginians, on the high wall, could not shoot arrows became of the awkward angle, but the greeks could shoot upwards and the stout pillars supporting the archers gave cover for the defenders. The tunnels had a one way system, so if the enemy gained access, the Greek horsemen and archers could come round and attack from the rear. The tethering rings for the houses still remain; the tunnel floor was sloped to allow rain and marsh water to drain away. Inside the walls was a decoy tunnel; when the enemy rushed it, they found themselves in complete blackness owing to the slope and twist of the tunnel, and coming from brilliant sunlight, they were temporarily blinded, set upon and slain. A secret exit from the tunnel allowed troops to come round to the rear of the attackers, who were then cut off front and rear. The Carthaginians never captured Syracuse, but when the romans attacked the city, they joined forces with the Greeks and became allies. The romans captured the city 220 A.D. by a trick. A spy reported that the Swedains were making merry with wine and women, so the romans attacked at once and the city fell; Dionysius died of malaria, as at that time the city was a swamp. Archimedes helped Dionysius in the construction of the fortress, so the swedians were told not to slay him; he was so intent on a problem that he did not hear the twice repeated question ‘are you Archimedes?’ and he was slain on the Island of Ortygia. The Cave of Dionysius or Eau of Dionysius is an artificial cave, with unusual acoustic properties; it is cut from living rock, is very high and ends in a pointed roof. Dionysius used to eavesdrop on prisoners in the cave, their talk coming up through a slight crack in the roof which let in a slight slit of light. The cave and the Grotto of the Popemakers are both in an old quarry; rope is made today in the grotto, where it is painted with flax. The Quarry, Latonia del Paradiso, has its walls stained with mineral deposits, green, pink and yellow; unusual points of rock hang down, producing an unusual and effective picture which lead to the suggestion that the quarry would make a perfect setting for Wagnenien operas. The Roman amphitheatre, 180 A.D. is local and funnel shaped, in the centre is a large ditch or pool, where a gladiator, in a flimsy boat, would fight crocodile or hippopotami, near to it is the huge altar of Hieron II, two yards long, built to sacrifice 600 bulls at a time, to Zeus, thus showing the wealth of Syracuse. During the time of Archimedes, the bulls were sacrificed to Jupiter, to offer thanksgiving and to propitiate for the former wiched emporer. The Greek theatre was cut from limestone rock, 500 B.C., the Romans turned it into an arena, removing the stage: the Greeks performed plays with actors and chorus, dancing and singiing, and an orchestra, before 16,000 people; at festival times, Greek plays are still performed here. The Temple of Apollo, 600 B.C. is the oldest temple in Sicily; the Fountain of Diana, beautifully carved and large, is in the centre of the town. The fountain of Arethus, producing 250 gallons of clear water per second, is close to the sea and full of fish, it is enclosed by a balustrade, inside it are flowers and greenery and in the centre of the pool is a cluster of papyrus round which swim grey mullet. The legend of arethus was attached to the pool, by Shelley; it is said that Nelson came to take water from the pool for his sailors before the Battle of Aloukik, which he won, and even since, there has always been a naval ship called Arethus. The Cathedral square is elliptical in shape and has some fine buildings in it, the town hall, the archbishops palace and the Cathedral of St Lucia, built on the temple of Athena, 500 B.C. the pillars of the pagan temple still stand intact and it became a Christian church 700 A.d., when windows and walls were added to fill in-between the pagan arches. At the entrance door are 2 massive pillars, 140ft high, 40 tonnes in weight and in 3 sections each; the interior is austere and sombre, as 50 years all the statues, paintings and frescoes were removed; the severity and silence is emphasised by an inscription running round the walls reminding people that this was the first church in the Western hemisphere and Western Christianity. The Church of the Weeping Madonna is in the centre of the new town; it has a big, circular opening in the ceiling which lets in a shaft of light; the pews are in a semi circle round the altar; a balcony looks down on the pews and altar, as well as the side chapels; concrete struts have been built against the sides as protection against earthquakes, while excavating the site, Byzantine ruins were found, it was not known what they were, but they were left intact and stand among the pews. Legend has it that a woman in labour prayed to the statue of the Madonna which wept for her for 5 days; when analysed the tears were found to be authentic, so the church was dedicated to the weeping Madonna.
Let me know in the comments if you have ever been to Sicily 🙂
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On the 22nd of May I wrote a post ranking all of the Pixar movies and so this week I thought I would rank all of the Official Disney Villains as it was a lot of fun 🙂 One of the things that makes Disney so amazing is their villains of which there are many! I have written a list of some of the most popular/famous Disney villains and I’m going to rank them 🙂
God Tier: Yzma, Mother Gothel, Dr Facilier, Hades, Jafar, Oogie Boogie, Tamatoa, Frollo, Shan Yu
Top Tier: Maleficent, Cruella, Ursulla, Scar, Gaston, Hans
Mid Tier: Evil Queen, Lady Tremaine, Queen of Hearts, Madam Mim
Awful Tier:
Let me know in the comments which of the Disney Villains is your favourite 🙂
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I have had so much fun completing my Halloween bucket list and its been so spooky and amazing 🙂
Let me know in the comments what you got up to for Halloween 🙂
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