Though this may not be as exciting as Sheldon’s “Fun With Flags” segments on The Big Bang Theory TV show, today’s episode features the “Third Time’s the Charm Quiz” with questions about Jane Austen’s life and times. (It’ll also be the last quiz, so all those who stress over test-taking can look forward to a… more goodness …
Here I am with the eighth month of strange, bizarre, possibly little known objects from bygone days. Each month I think I’ve exhausted my ability to unearth anything unique, and each month I end up finding three to five more! Who knows what will happen in September although my goal is to keep at it… more goodness …
July is almost over! Can you believe it? For many of us in the northern hemisphere, this means that summer is drawing to a close, and back to school is either on the doorstep or just around the corner. For the first time in years, I am not getting things ready to head back to… more goodness …
Locating trivia facts on this particular adaptation has proven more challenging than I expected. Considering the plethora of trivia I found on the 1941 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, I can’t blame this scarcity entirely on the age of the television series, but I’m sure that part of it is due to the era in… more goodness …
In her unfinished novel Sanditon, Jane Austen introduced the character of Mr. Parker by describing his love for the sea-side town of Sanditon in this manner: Sanditon was a second wife and four children to him, hardly less dear, and certainly more engrossing. He could talk of it forever. It had indeed the highest claims;… more goodness …
In what has clearly become a trend, I am back for the seventh blog in a row with an assortment of “strange things” from the Days of Yore! Links to the previous blog posts are at the end, in case you missed the prior guessing games of bizarre objects with a wee bit of history… more goodness …
I’d been mulling over what to write about this month, and had been thinking perhaps something on fashion or furnishings. Then I came across the article “What a waist: why the corset has made a regrettable return” and that decided it. One of the reasons I think the Regency period is relatable for us is… more goodness …
Happy 4th of July to our United States readers! We realize July 4th is not a holiday everywhere. In fact, it’s not a holiday most places. A lot of us can agree, though (if we don’t have traumatized kitties and puppies!), that 4th of July firework displays are something amazing to see, and that it’s… more goodness …
I’m hard at work on a new story. This one has taken me a while to figure out, and I thought I’d share with you its tale. The new story has had a couple of names in its short existence. At first, it was “What Mrs. Bennet Heard.” That was a great title for the… more goodness …
In 1752 a young English woman traveled from the land of her birth to the continent of India for the express purpose of finding a husband. She had been an orphan from the age of six and had only a handful of younger siblings and more distant relatives to claim as her own. With no… more goodness …
I am hip deep in trying to bring Lydia arc in the time of the Wardrobe to an end. As I write this, I am a bit over 109,000 words…and stand at about 70% complete. Because of the portrait painted by Miss Austen, Lydia has the most (I believe) to learn about herself, life, and… more goodness …
My novella “Letters from Home” was part of the Christmas-themed anthology Christmas Ever After, but that exclusiveness ended on April 16, for Christmas Ever After was a limited-time publication. “Letters from Home” is now available for purchase on Amazon or to read for FREE on Kindle Unlimited. I particularly loved this story for I am… more goodness …
Imagine, if you can, that you have never read Pride & Prejudice, never saw a film version, and never heard of Mr. Darcy. It’s an exercise in which I constantly engage, and still it is incredibly difficult. I first read the book almost 30 years ago, when I was twelve or thirteen, and am so… more goodness …
