Carolyn Miller
Fun Stuff
Here are a few of my favourite things...
Books
* Pride & Prejudice; Persuasion - Jane Austen
* The Blue Castle - LM Montgomery
* Frederica; The Nonesuch - Georgette Heyer
* The Stephanie Plum series - Janet Evanovich
* My Stubborn Heart - Becky Wade
Music
* Shawn McDonald - great alternative Christian music
* Jars of Clay - 'Frail' & 'Blind' - two of the best songs ever
* Tobymac & Lecrae - funky, cool, with heart
* The Temper Trap - cool Aussie alt rock
* John Mayer - love his voice - That. Is. All.
* Coldplay
And I'm an 80s chick, so I love Sting, U2, Tears for Fears, Icehouse...
Movies
* Strictly Ballroom - quirky Australian movie with heart
* Emma - the 2009 BBC miniseries - perfection (esp. with Jonny Lee Miller!)
* Persuasion - both versions - oh, the angst!
* James Bond & Jason Bourne - exotic locations, hunky leads, unbelievable stunts - what's not to love?
* Much Ado about Nothing - Joss Whedon's fab California rendition - very cool.
* Far From the Madding Crowd - Carey Mulligan's portrayal of a spunky heroine is superb
* Austenland - who doesn't want to live in a grand house whilst dreaming of meeting Mr Darcy?
Click on the images from Muskoka - taken in 2010 - that may have inspired some scenes in Muskoka Blue
Be encouraged by these Bible verses:
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." ~ Philipians 4.6-8 (NIV)
"The world's a huge stock-pile of God wonders and God-thoughts. Nothing and no one comes close to You." ~ Psalm 40. 5 (The Message)
Click on the images from a trip to England in 2015, to see some inspiration for scenes in The Elusive Miss Ellison