Welcome back to the Paw Print! The term has flown by and the castle is resplendent in its usual winter’s cape of snow. Secret elves are busy making gifts, the houses are alive with their December activities and the end of term is creeping nearer (have you done your homework yet?).
With the holiday season a lot of adverts get a very Christmas-y feel and other television is no exception. While not strictly adhering to December, Christmas episodes are a staple in a long-running TV show, especially in a sitcom.
Book to screen adaptations aren’t anything new. From the early days of silent films, directors were looking for strong stories that had already proved their worth with the public. However, they have become increasingly big business over the last couple of decades with Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and other huge franchises taking on lives of their own beyond the page.
Talking to various members of my family this year, it soon became obvious that we’d all reached the same conclusion entirely independently of each other. We have enough ‘stuff’. It’s a realisation that’s probably been growing on us all for a while: in my family, we hardly ever give or throw anything away. For years we’ve been promising to ‘sort the house out’ and get rid of clutter.
In the last issue of this esteemed publication, I wrote an article about how book lovers are designing scented candles to try and mimic the smell of special fictional places and things. My first candle was ‘The Shire’ from the Lord of the Rings and I loved it so much that I bought ‘The Common Room Collection’, four Hogwarts house themed candles.
This fudge recipe is perfect for cosy gatherings with friends and family!
What I most look forward to during the holiday season is the food! Namely, the desserts, of which cookies are my favorite. I am giving two cookie recipes which are very easy to follow and make for great cookies!
I really enjoy quality television and there are three series in particular which I’ve loved that have had very long runs. Two are ending in 2020 after fifteen seasons, while the third is currently in its sixteenth season and still doing very well in the ratings.
6 puzzles by Maxim Trevelyan, Prof. Tarma Black and February Fortescue.
Poetry submissions by Maxim Trevelyan, Sky Alton, Prof. Tarma Amelia Black and Polaris Black.
Short stories by Sky Alton and Maxim Trevelyan.
Captions by February Fortescue, Iverian Gnash, Maxim Trevelyan, Sky Alton, Prof. Tarma Black and Polaris Black.
Leonine lists by February Fortescue, Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis, Iverian Gnash, Maxim Trevelyan, Sky Alton, Polaris Black.