Lovely Books and Aesthetics of 2020

In no particular order, some of my favorite books and series of 2020, in aesthetic form of course ;)

Till We Have Faces

by C.S. Lewis

marble halls | philosophical thoughts | Greek gods | misty mountains | unrequited love | sheer fabric | myths | sword fights | weeping willows | sisterly love

The Artemis Fowl Series

by Eoin Colfer

stolen paintings | fairies | the rolling hills of Ireland | SNARK | fancy techy stuff | dastardly plots | child genius | unlikely friendships | bodyguards | black suits | acorns | old legends | blue sparks 

Sense and Sensibility

By Jane Austen

pale pink | sheet music | dry wit | ball rooms | quiet admiration | Shakespeare sonnets | small cottages | passion | wildflowers | long walks | exotic lands | short letters

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

cobblestone streets | patience | cloudy skies | ocean waves | silence | blue uniforms | green fields | assembly rooms | secret looks | tangled past

Romanov

by Nadine Brandes

boarded-up windows | red | ancient spells | black eyes | old journals | bullets | train whistles | royal blood | soldiers | family ties 

Cranford and Dr. Harrison's Confession

by Elizabeth Gaskell

quiet streets | gossip | etiquette | long lasting friendships | dried flowers | neighborly support | old lace | garden parties | sea green | tea cakes | ticking clocks  

The Ascendance Series

by Jennifer Neilson

long lost royalty | duels | ocean waves | gold coins | empty throne | courage | scars | rolling landscapes | whispers | band of thieves | old parchment | knotted ropes | head held high | enemies to friends and back again | pirates | schemes | sass | a sense of belonging 

The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Orczy

dark nights | alter egos | gold ballgowns | candlelight | reign of terror | chivalry | horse hooves on cobblestones | dastardly plots | theatres | black mail | lost love | large mirrors | adoration | cliff sides | lace handkerchiefs | loyalty  

And that's all for now! Have you all read any of these books and what did you think of them? I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! 

Yours Truly, 

Miss Woodhouse

Twelve Delights of Christmas Tag!

Merry Christmas frens!! 

I'm so excited that we're finally back around to that time of year! (except it's coming up wayyyy to fast! I still have so much Christmassy stuff I want to do!)

I've been wanting to do a Christmas themed post, but I had zero ideas, until what lovely person should happen to tag me, but Miss March! Thank you so much for the tag dear! 

 1.  A favorite Christmas tradition?

I don't know if this exactly counts as a tradition, but every year after we set up the tree, my family sits around the tree in the evening sewing, reading, drinking tea, and just hanging out doing cozy things, and it's lovely :)

2.  Say it snowed at your domicile, would you prefer to go out or stay curled up inside?

It really depends on the day. Some days I love nothing better than a good aggressive snowball fight and sledding day, while other days I'm just not in the mood to be cold and wet, so I opt for staying inside with a book!

3.  Tea or hot chocolate?

I drink tea year round, so hot chocolate for the Christmas season!

4.  Favorite Christmas colors (i.e. white, blue, silver, gold, red and green etc)?

I love them all really, but I think my favorites are green, red and gold.

5.  Favorite kind of Christmas cookie?

Wedding cakes! They're basically really sweet dough with walnuts, and rolled in powdered sugar and they are PERFECTION.

6.  How soon before Christmas do you decorate (more specifically, when does your tree go up)?

Much to  my chagrin, my family tends to be late Christmas bloomers. Our house decorations (lights, wreaths, candles) went up near the start of December and we are hopefully getting our Christmas tree tomorrow!! *fingers crossed*

We also jumped on the dried orange garland train this year, and I LOVE THEM. They're so pretty!!

7.  Three favorite traditional Christmas carols?

O Holy Night, Mary, Did you Know, and The First Noel.

8.  A favorite Christmas song (i.e. something you might hear on the radio)?

Hmmm I can't choose just one, so three it is ;)

Cold December Night by Michael Bublé, White Christmas by Bing Crosby (I mean, obviously), and Like it's Christmas by The Jonas Brothers. (generic I know, but I'M SORRY, THEY'RE GOOD)

9.  A favorite Christmas movie?

White Christmas!!!

Any excuse to gush about this movie, I'll take it!! The music, the costumes, the absolutely fabulous 50's vibes, the DANCING!! Absolute Christmas Perfection!

10.  Have you ever gone caroling?

I haven't, but I would love to one day!

11.  Ice skating, sledding, skiing, or snow boarding?

Ice skating and sledding!! I've never been snow boarding or skiing, and though I would like to try it, sledding and ice skating are both just such a blast!

12.  Favorite Christmas feast dish?

It might not count as a feast dish, but every year for breakfast on Christmas Day we have a blueberry strata!

I Tag...

Olivia 

Movie Critic

Thunderbird Queen

That's it friends!! Hope you are all having a lovely Christmas time!! 

Yours Truly,

Miss Woodhouse