The Far Side of Forever

So, I was browsing around online, searching for pictures from one of my all time favorite movies, "The Scarlet Pimpernel". I'll write a post sometime on the utter amazingness, wit, and beauty of this movie. Needless to say, I'm a tad bit obsessed. I know several parts of it by heart. Even so, I found out something new and interesting about it today. There was name that caught my eye in the cast list. Timothy Carlton. I knew I had heard that name before. Clicked on the name. Oh my. He's Benedict Cumberbatch's father.  Yes, the man who was half responsible for the beauty pictured above was in "The Scarlet Pimpernel".  Timothy Carlton played the Count De Beaulieu. He, his wife, and young son are called forward to be executed during The Reign of Terror. They are taken away, presumably to be parted from their heads, but the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men have other plans. They sneak the family out of the city in coffins and whisk them away to England.  Tim...

Hamlette at Hamlett's Soliloquy has nominated me for The Beautiful Blog Award! How sweet of her! Here are my answers to her questions: What's the first movie you can remember seeing? Honey I Shrunk The Kids (Wow, I am so old!) What's your favorite fruit? Raspberries What's your least-favorite kind of pie? I love pie of all kind, but if I had to skip one it would probably be rhubarb. If you could be any superhero(ine) for a day, who would you like to be? Thor. I'm part Scandinavian and he just rocks. :) What was your favorite picture book when you were a child? "Bonnie's Big Day" by James Herriot What was the last board/card game you played? Uno Do you prefer feather pillows or foam? Usually foam, but feathers are so nice.. What are three of your favorite blogs? Revealed in Time Hamlette's Soliloquy Classic Ramblings All right, so I have a few nominees for the award myself: Ivy at Revealed in Time (She taugh...