Sense and Sensibility - Review

I promised an review and here it is!!

Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Having seen clips of this on Youtube (and knowing that anything period drama produced by the BBC is eminently better than all others :-)) I found this on eBay for a good price and bought it (also my first eBay purchase. The parcel had my name on it!!)

We were NOT disappointed. This is an excellent production of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility! Relatively unknown actors - for us living out in the sticks of Australia anyway :-) - who did a marvellous job (the characters of Marianne and Brandon are much better than the 1995 movie - which I like too); the scenery - one can say no more. The screenplay is a lot better - probably because they had to expand it into the 3 hour epic it is. One part I was especially pleased with is that we finally know how Marianne and the Colonel get married. In the 1995 movie, Elinor is proposed to and next thing you know, there's a double wedding?!? On the whole, a truly well done, enjoyable production.

One warning for you all - fast-forward the first minute or so of the first episode. There's a bit of a scene with Brandon's ward and Willoughby (the scoundrel!). One point off for Andrew Davies - why was that necessary? Yes, it's background story - but my little sisters had to hide behind a pillow while I rummaged for the remote!! Not cool - Jane Austen herself would be scandalised. Shame!

But this is still a wonderful show. 4.5/5. Enjoy!!



Diploma of Nursing

You are now following the blog of the latest nurse in Queensland!!! They accepted me! YAYAYAYAY!!

Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts!

Charlotte T.

Diploma of Nursing Interview

I have an interview in the City on Friday for my Diploma of Nursing application. Please pray that this is God's will for me! Also please pray that the Mater will give me a look in also!

Short and sweet!

Review on my latest addition to my DVD collection coming up!!

Charlotte T.

My DVD Came!!!!!!!!!!!

My Sense and Sensibility 2008 DVD came not ten minutes ago SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO thrilled!! Can't wait to watch it!!

Might take a BIG step and post a review on it later. Keep looking for this review in later posts!!

Charlotte T.

The Pets of Heraldnest

Well, I said the next post would be about the pets (yes, I digressed - but it was a good digress, yes :-)), so here it is!!

Our home has been christened by Mum as Heraldsnest - as far as I know, Mum made the name when she had Budd, whose name means "Herald" - and the pets at Heraldsnest roam far and wide.

We have (at present) two cats:

This is Duchess, our three-year-old Australian Blue/Creampoint Ragdoll. She's a little bit on the "sandwich short of a picnic" side of mental capacity, but she's a really loving, beautiful cat.

This is her sitting next to my cast late last year when I broke my foot - kinda painful but at least she cares!!

This is Button, our 2-year-old Australian Sealpoint Ragdoll. He's very smart, loves Dad and escaping the house (which he's not supposed to do). He is very cwute, though...

Here's Duchess again. She's on my bed - there seems to be something about my room that everyone loves. Josh says it's because my room is "forbidden territory" - I don't have many visitors; my social life occurs outside my sanctuary :-). You'll be seeing a lot of her - she's very photogenic and poses all the time. Button, on the other hand...

Managed to take some good shots of Button just now! As you can see, he's on my bed (:-)) and not exactly pleased with the paparazzi...

We also have other pets: Molly the eight-year-old Staffordshire Terrier - there won't be pics of her as she is WAY too excitable and won't sit still for two seconds straight :-); two chickens, who just kind of stalk around, eat Molly's kibble (she molested the other two chooks we used to have because they liked her kibble - :-() and lay eggs when they feel like it; Gabriel, Budd's Crown Siamese Fighting Fish; and King, Phoebe's Siamese Fighting Fish. Will try and find pic of them later!!

Must go; Mum has proclaimed lunch. Blogging makes one hungry,which is kinda odd...

Charlotte T.

Oh Dear

Just found myself talking to the washing machine and telling it to stop beeping.

*silence* *crickets chriping*

Oh dear.

Well, just as long as it doesn't begin to bestow epithets upon me in return all is well.

As you can see, I'm tired.

Night

Charlotte T.

The First Post

*drumroll*

Welcome to Black Velvet Shoes!
This being my first entry, allow me to say...

HI WORLD!!!!!!!!

I'm Charlotte and I'm 18. I live in sunny Australia on the Eastern Coast (obviously I like the beach :-)) and have 5 other siblings, Mum, Dad, 2 grandmothers, grandfather, aunt, uncle and 2 cousins. Here's my immediate family:

From the left: Me (don't look too closely - it's not the most flattering photo :-), Phoebe 8, Jedidiah 6, Mum Diane, Emmeline 9, Budd 12, Josh 16, Dad Mathew.

Here's a photo of us with the grandparents:

The one peeking out from behind Budd's head is my Grandma, Dad's mum and the two on the right are Gran and Pa, Mum's parents.

Here's a better picture of Grandma:

And a better picture of Gran and Pa:

Here's Aunty Gwen and Uncle David:

The cousins aren't really into pictures, but their names are Julie and Dave.

That does it for my family!

Next post: The Pets of Heraldsnest (our home)

Charlotte T.