We enjoyed a lazy Christmas weekend with sledding and hot chocolate and lots of painting, thanks to the massive bag of arts and crafts materials we gave our girls. It seriously smelled like a preschool classroom in here all weekend :-)
I made two discoveries though, thanks in part to Netflix and a post
bracken did a long time ago.
First:

A few months ago the hubby and I caught one episode on TV and were torn between the coolness and the lameness of this high fantasy series. We kind of wanted to see more, but it was so different from anything we usually enjoyed. So after a while we broke down and got the first few episodes of Legend of the Seeker, and had the same reaction. Really? Kinda cool. Kinda lame. It took a few more weeks before we realized we needed to see more. And now of course we're officially hooked.
Second:

OK, I'll confess that this is not one my hubby would watch with me. I'm nutty about the BBC. I love everything period drama and especially English novel dramatizations. This miniseries, North & South, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's novel is AMAZING. Not only is it visually astounding, it has great music, an awesome heroine, a delicious plot and, of course, Mr. Thornton (played by Richard Armitage).
Alex Bracken raved about North & South on her blog some time ago and I knew I needed to see it. I still have 2 more episodes to go till the end--and I really don't want it to end :-)
Any other BBC musts?