My Top 10 Favourite Musicals (in no particular order)

 As much as classical music is my life, I also love musical theatre. Mainly because it combines both my love of both stories and of music. 

    Today I come to you with my top ten musical recommendations, in no order whatsoever because I am an indecisive human being. (But please, I beg of you, never ever listen to the Lord of the Rings musical. It is an abomination to Tolkien's masterpiece and will probably make you lose both several brain cells and faith in humanity.)

1. The Great Gatsby (the original Broadway cast recording with Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada)

2. The Phantom of the Opera (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

3. Les Miserables (the original Broadway cast recording; and I'm actually going to see this live!!)

4. My Fair Lady (the movie with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison)

5. Mary Poppins (starring Julie Andrews)

(it is at this point that I start referencing my musicals playlist on apple music, because in addition to being indecisive, I am also forgetful.)

6. Little Women

7. Newsies (with, again, Jeremy Jordan)

8. The Secret Garden

9. West Side Story

10. Beauty and the Beast

Enjoy your musical-listening, and happy October :)

Soli Deo Gloria,

Hannah

🍂 Drifting Leaves: Autumn Tag 🍂

 Autumn Grace at Shades of Art has tagged me for the Autumn Tag Challenge (how appropriate), and since autumn is in fact my favourite season, I'm quite thrilled :)

The Rules:
1. Download the cover photo and use it for your post2. Acknowledge the person who tagged you3. Tag others and comment on their blog to let them know!4. Slip into autumn vibes

And here are the questions!
1. If autumn isn't your favourite season, what is? And if autumn is your favourite season, why?
Well, it has already been noted that autumn is my favourite season - or rather, one of them. I suppose I love each season when it comes around, but I always get most excited about autumn. It's so cozy and delightful with tea and hot chocolate and blankets and scarves and fuzzy socks and reading by the fireplace and there's nothing else quite like it.
2. What is your favourite thing that you do each autumn?
I love cozy things. We decorate the house (sometimes, usually right before Thanksgiving which is far too late for my taste), I pull out the sweaters and scarves, and I can actually drink tea and hot chocolate without thinking about how it’s the wrong season.

3. What are a couple of your favourite autumn memories?
Something I love every year is getting to see more of my family around Thanksgiving time, and also baking and cooking a lot. It’s just so comforting and cozy to have warm apple pie and pumpkin muffins. Also, especially when it gets cold enough (summer likes to linger around where I live) lighting the fireplace and reading whilst wearing a cloak blanket is a delightful thing.
4. What book most reminds you of the autumn? Movie?
Hmm probably The Hobbit or Anne of Green Gables, both because they are autumn-y and are also best read while drinking tea near the fireplace.

5. What is your favourite drink for the season?
Tea, hot chocolate, pumpkin spice lattes
6. What is one new thing you want to do this autumn?
Despite all my violining and college audition-ing, I really want to have dedicated time to read and write for myself and also spend time with the LORD more consistently. And also drink as much cinnamon tea as I can get my hands on.
7. Do you decorate for the autumn? If so, how soon? If not, why?
Yes, my family does, but as I mentioned earlier, we take our sweet time doing it. By the end of the season, we’ve got pumpkins galore all around our entryway :D
8. What is your favourite way to celebrate Thanksgiving?
Making food. Lots of it. And consuming it in great quantities with family.

9. What colour makes you think most of autumn?
The colour of pumpkins. The colour of leaves slowly dripping to the ground. The colour of the sunset.
10. Type up a list of ten words or names that encapsulate the season of autumn for you.
- pumpkin spice- cinnamon- fuzzy sweaters- warm hugs- scarves- hardcover books- warm chili- hot chocolate- adventure- comfort

And I shall tag…
- The Hopeful Pen at With Joy for the Work- Ruth at A Bend in the Road- Eva at birds, sky, and stars- Iona at Story Blossoms- Olivia at Meanwhile, in Rivendell
And whoever else would like to fill it out!
Soli Deo Gloria,Hannah

Book Recommendations for Autumn

cozy comfort books

• Anne of Green Gables
• The Hobbit
• The Chronicles of Narnia

victorian classics

• Jane Eyre
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Little Women
• Emma

“I-have-time-to-read-a-Russian-novel”

• Anna Karenina
• The Idiot

mystery

• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Murder on the Orient Express

Au Revoir,

Hannah