Blog — Joy V Spicer

A Forgotten Christmas Favourite, Rediscovered

A Forgotten Christmas Favourite, Rediscovered

Joy26 December 2020Christmas, Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Little Drummer Boy, Peace on Earth, Celebrate!Comment

Why I Love the 1994 Film of 'Little Women'

Why I Love the 1994 Film of 'Little Women'

Books/FilmJoy22 December 2020Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, 1994 film, Film/TV Review, Popular Comments

The Mistletoe - Ancient Sacred Symbol

The Mistletoe - Ancient Sacred Symbol

StoryJoy19 December 2020Mistletoe, Celtic Druids, Christmas, Norse mythology, Baldr, Frigg, EuropeComment

10 Creatures From Greek and Norse Mythology

10 Creatures From Greek and Norse Mythology

WritingJoy15 December 2020Mythical creatures, Greek mythology, Norse mythology, Echidna, Typhon, Cerberus, Manticore, Fenrir, Jormundgandr, Midgard serpent, Weekly IIComment

Journals Available to Buy on Amazon

Journals Available to Buy on Amazon

CraftJoy12 December 2020Journals, Castles, Trees, Ancient Egypt, Parthenon Horsemen, Notebooks Comments

Film Review - 'Macbeth'

Film Review - 'Macbeth'

Books/FilmJoy8 December 2020Macbeth, Shakespeare, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Justin Kurzel, Film/TV ReviewComment

Epic Christmas Music

Epic Christmas Music

Joy5 December 2020Christmas, Music, Two Steps from Hell, Blakus, Samuel Kim, Star WarsComment

Book Review - 'Stardust' by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess

Book Review - 'Stardust' by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess

Books/FilmJoy1 December 2020Stardust, Neil Gaiman, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Charles Vess, Book Review II Comments

When Did Our Freedoms Become Gifts From Government?

When Did Our Freedoms Become Gifts From Government?

HistoryJoy24 November 2020Lockdown, UK, Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Fear, Psychology, Freedoms, Liberties, AwakeningComment

The Bombing of Coventry November 1940

The Bombing of Coventry November 1940

HistoryJoy21 November 2020Coventry bombing, November 1940, Operation Moonlight Sonata, Dresden, Coventry Cathedral, Frauenkirche, Choir of Survivors, People-EventsComment

Book Review - 'HHhH' by Laurent Binet

Book Review - 'HHhH' by Laurent Binet

Books/FilmJoy17 November 2020HHhH, Laurent Binet, Operation Anthropoid, Jozef Gabčík, Jan Kubiš, Reinhard Heydrich, Book Review II, Second World War, WW2, Joy V Spicer Comments

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Joy14 November 2020Diwali, Deepavali, Rama, Sita, Hanuman, Vishnu, Celebrate! Comments

So Many Questions, No Logical Answers

So Many Questions, No Logical Answers

HistoryJoy7 November 2020Covid-19, Government, Authoritarian, Liberties, Lockdown, Masks, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, UK, AwakeningComment

My Favourite Books As A Child and In My Twenties

My Favourite Books As A Child and In My Twenties

WritingJoy3 November 2020Favourite books, Enid Blyton, Black Beauty, My Friend Flicka, Little Women, Dragonlance Chronicles, Cannery Row, John Steinbeck, The Talisman, Elfquest, Weekly IIComment

The Ancient Celt Celebration of Samhain

The Ancient Celt Celebration of Samhain

WritingJoy31 October 2020Samhain, Celts, Sabbat, British IslesComment