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All Time Top Ten Random Bits
All Time Top Ten Random Bits of Fascination Gentlemen in the Regency Era Rectors and Vicars and Curates…Oh My! Gentlemen, Gentry and Regency Era Social Class Know your phaeton from your curricle Defining beauty in the Regency era To be an Accomplished Lady Courtship and Marriage in Jane Austen’s World Vicars, Curates and Church Livings A Touch of Quill and Ink: Regency Letter Writing ‘Coming Out’ in Jane Austen’s World What do you think? Do … Continue reading →
2018 A Year Half-Full
Starting the new year off with a little advice from Robert Frost and a reminder that the glass is half-full. Usually I like to start the year with a bit of a retrospective on the previous year. But this time around I’ve found myself procrastinating until literally the eleventh hour. Since I’m not by nature a procrastinator, this sort of thing usually signals there’s a problem afoot, one that I’m not very happy to … Continue reading →
Happy New Year! Welcome 2018
What do you say to close out a year like 2017 and usher in a new year? Some reflections on last year and looking ahead to 2018. So well yeah… hmmm, what to say? To be honest this is the fourth time I’ve tried to start this new year post and I’ve hit a brick wall each time I have. I guess maybe it’s had something to do with trying to be cute … Continue reading →