Today is Jane Austen’s birthday. Happy birthday to our inspiring author! To celebrate, I thought I’d share a craft similar to something she herself might have done to trim her own garments or accessories–Ribbon Roses. I recently had the pleasure of doing these at a bridal shower we hosted for my future daughter-in-law. I got to teach them all how to do them and we spent a lovely time chatting and folding our roses. Even … Continue reading →
After sending the Musgroves to Lyme to visit with Louisa, Anne visits Lady Russell. How different Anne has become in the months since they last met. LADY RUSSELL OPENED HER inlaid walnut teapoy. The dusty herbal fragrance of tea leaves wafted up, riding on the dust motes in the afternoon sun. How long had it been since she had last shared tea with Anne? In the absolute sense, not that long. Only a few months. … Continue reading →
Regency women strove to become an accomplished lady, but what did that mean? During the Regency era, a proper education was crucial to a middle or upper class young lady’s future. Since a woman’s only ‘proper’ aspiration was to marriage, her education focused on making her noticeable to potential husbands. Her accomplishments enabled her to display cultural distinction and set herself apart from women who were merely ‘notable’—those who could only manage a household but … Continue reading →
The last week has been a bit of a whirlwind, trying to get back into my groove again. I ended up taking a bit of a break away from fiction writing–one because my excessively flighty muse finally decided to reveal the missing piece of my WIP “Pert Opinions and Fine Eyes’. While I’m completely thrilled that I now understand what was missing, it does mean I have to totally rewrite the first half of the … Continue reading →
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 →
