Talkie Tuesday: USS Christmas

 

"Heart and emotion. To the Navy!"

 

Hello everyone!

 

For this week's blog post I picked one from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, given that both that AND regular Hallmark are doing their countdown before the 24th rolls around.

 

Though to be fair, I tend to just watch movies willy-nilly.

 

I'm one of those people who makes a list every December and then randomly picks and chooses what they're going to watch, but then again I also have the privilege to be able to do so, which is no small feat, I'll admit.

 

I have to give credit where credit is due, after all.

 

Besides, with our Hallmark subsidiary rolling out all the stops and making sure it follow the mother company's rules and regulations on this, it's safe to say we, also, get way too many Christmas movies, which is a far cry from how things used to be!

 

However, I'm dithering at this point.

 

Tonight, let's check out a more mysterious rote: USS Christmas!

 

Saturday Snippet: Return of the Witches

 

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xx

*video not mine

Tome Thursday: Hercule Poirot's Christmas

 

Hello everyone!

 

This week's book is just a little bit different in the sense that it's not all happy-go-lucky, merry, or bright. Well, some of it certainly is, but for the most part ... not really.

 

Obviously you can have all the sweetness and Christmas-y adorable feelings whenever you pick a book up, but every once in a while there can also be another thing happening, and it's kind of fun to deviate a little.

 

Plus, I'm a huge Agatha Christie fan, so naturally I'll try and sneak in one of her books if I possibly can along the way.

It doesn't help that watching His Dark Materials and hearing David Suchet's voice as he portrays one of the daemons is one of the best things that's happened in a while, because honestly, I LOVE this man, and his portrayal of Hercule Poirot is probably one that will last for all time.

 

The fact remains there is only one REALLY good Belgian detective.

 

And he also had an interesting Christmas a couple of times.

 

Hercule Poirot's Christmas covers just one of those adventures.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Christmas with the Darlings

 

"You should do the right thing because it's the right thing to do, not to brag about it."

 

Hello everyone!

 

So I thought initially to swap between my blog posts and do one good Christmas movie review and one bad, but in the end decided, you know what? We kind of need more good than bad in the world right now, and I can keep the ones that weren't quite the way they could have been to myself.

 

Instead, I'll be doing all the goodies this month!

 

And boy, is Hallmark delivering.

 

True, there have definitely been a few misses, especially given the fact there have been an almost whooping 50 movies or so between their regular programming and Movies & Mysteries, but hey, it's enjoyable overall!

 

For tonight, I'm picking out one that's about as heartwarming as you can get, and then some.

Yeah sure, I can hear you saying on the other end, but EVERY movie is that, it's the point!

Okay yes, but Christmas with the Darlings adds just a little bit of extra sugar plum.

Saturday Snippet: Suggestion

 

Not Christmas-themed, but still a good book to read!

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: My Christmas Fiancé

 

Hello everyone!

 

I am back and this time with an official excuse to actually start the Christmas books extravaganza. For the foreseeable future, you will be seeing only something and everything Christmas related on here even when it comes to books, so I hope you're prepared for it!

To be fair, I started last week already with Hermione Moon's book, but I feel like this week it's more official, you know?

After all, it IS December now!

So I was waffling between wanting to give you something sweet and a little steamy, and a murder mystery, because not even Christmas can escape that particular niche.

And in the end, I figured sweet and steamy might work a bit better, however there will definitely be some sleuthing going on here as well, just not this week.

For now we are returning to my first love when it comes to contemporary books, the work of Serenity Woods. This is one of her older ones, but she IS releasing a new Christmas-themed romance soon and you bet that I will be bringing you the scoop as soon as I can!

Right now, it's time to check My Christmas Fiancé first.

Talkie Tuesday: On the 12th Date of Christmas

 

"And a partridge in a pear tree ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Happy December!

 

Today being the first of the month, it marks the next four weeks or so of what the content of this blog is going to be. Christmas, Christmas and some more Christmas!

 

Mainly because of the fact that these COVID times have forced most of us to have to stay at home and deal with it from there, there's a lot of content to be had when it comes to the holiday season.

 

And I mean, A LOT.

 

Here's the thing: every channel and every entertainer knows that Christmas is when you can cash in the most. Also of note is the fact that people start feeling nostalgic or mellow because of the season, and sometimes all you need is to sit down and watch something cozy and happy.

 

Hallmark or Lifetime are the places to go, though I prefer Hallmark for its long-standing history.

 

This year is no different, with hits and misses all around! Tonight, we're taking a look at On the 12th Date of Christmas.