I missed checking in last week, we had an unexpected death in the family that made everything turn upside down. Our cousin’s husband had been battle genetic kidney disease all his life. a number of years ago, as a last resort, unable to find a transplant organ, our cousin, his wife, gave him one of her kidneys. It was not an ideal match, but against all odds, the transplant was very successful. A few … Continue reading →
Before telegraphs or telephones, email or texts, Twitter or Facebook, letter writing was the only way to maintain connections with distant family and friends. During the Regency era, writing letters, reading them, and sharing the news they contained was an essential part of social life, one largely slated for the women of the household. Typically, women would write letters in the morning, before breakfast. They kept track of the letters they received and to whom … Continue reading →
It is Michaelmas and Anne’s thoughts turn toward Kellynch and the Crofts who have now taken residence there. “WOULD YOU CARE FOR some blackberry jam?” Charles Hayter asked, lifting the dish in her direction. Oh bother, she must stop daydreaming before someone at the dinner table took notice, or worse, offense! Anne smiled, “Thank you, yes. I think I shall miss picking them.” “It is a shame there are still so many on the bushes … Continue reading →
Never had Anne had so many seeking her ear and her counsel. But as much as things were different, many things remained unchanged. ANNE PULLED HER SHAWL around her shoulders more tightly and slipped outside, the sun still so low on the horizon, only the servants were about. A fresh breeze teased, begging her to come out and partake of the morning, a far more appealing invitation than Mary’s snores filtering from her open window. The … Continue reading →
What lives you ask? Several things actually. First and foremost, my dishwasher! We had to call out a repair man, but were blessed with the world’s best repair tech. He’d been doing it 45 years, since he apprenticed at age 14! He showed us the part (a little electronic thingy on the digital control panel) told us he could replace it for $240 or we could buy the part at a store he recommended for … Continue reading →
