It was a pleasant surprise to see Victoria magazine on the magazine stands. It is a dainty old magazine and anyone with a flair for all things charming, feminine and old-fashioned will easily fall in love with it.

As for myself, I shared a strange relationship with this magazine. I loved this magazine and still, somehow found it lacking in something. But I also could not stop gazing at each beautifully laid out page for hours. And the new magazine - well, the photos are still great but maybe a little less than the original magazine. But the ’something lacking’ has been reduced considerably! There is lots more in terms of real content and more tips and ideas as opposed to just breathtaking ‘finds’ and ‘purchases’ to ogle at.

They have come back since Christmas 2007 with bi-monthly issues. The Christmas issue has a Christmas tree on the cover making the magazine look very festive. The second issue is a beautiful arrangement of pretty things in white and looks devoted to the beauty of winter season. I am yet to browse through but it looks very promising and as I always think of it - Charming.

I was searching for animated screensavers to keep my little baby amused and my search led me to Freeze.com. The site has beautifully animated screensavers with breathtaking scenes.

Free Membership at Freeze

The site requires you to register for free after which you can download the free versions of their screensavers. Some of the ones I downloaded were a fairy forest (with tiny fairies flying in an enchanting forest), a cabin by the lake (a serene lake scene with ducks, birds etc.) and some others. The free versions just could not satisfy me. So I went in for their paid membership plan.

Paid Premium Membership for Full Versions of Screensavers

Freeze has a premier membership option which requires you to pay $29.50 for a one-year membership. During the time of your membership you are free to download all their screensavers - the full versions of course. I made the payment through credit card and got immediate access to the full downloads.

If you are looking for the BEST animated screensavers, don’t go anywhere else. I spent the whole day looking for them and decided that none of the sites had anything that could compare to the beautiful animations of Freeze’s screensavers.