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Jan 3
3 min

How did Frank Austen Skate?

While Jane Austen’s brother Frank was eager to skate, it seems that the women in his

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Dec 13, 2020
3 min

Like Pulling Teeth

My son is ten and his baby teeth were slow to come in… and they’re slow to fall out. He’s only had a few fall out on their own, even thou...

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Nov 21, 2020
4 min

I Just Wanted to Talk About Earrings!

I thought this blog post would be about cute earrings. I’d share more detail and pictures than I can in a #GeorgianJewelry tweet or FB po...

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Nov 14, 2020
4 min

Isolated Spinster or In-Touch Citizen?

Some think that Jane Austen was a culturally and politically myopic person because her novels are seemingly oblivious to those matters. T...

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Oct 23, 2020
3 min

Not a cat person?

There are stereotypes that go along with being a writer and a (former) librarian. I’m supposed to read a lot (yes), I’m supposed to drink...

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Oct 10, 2020
5 min

Music and the Austen Couple

In the Georgian era, female accomplishments were indispensable assets on the marriage market. Like Miss Bingley describes, the ability to...

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Sep 18, 2020
4 min

Twining, Tea, and Jane Austen

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a tea drinker. Some might unfairly say tea snob, but I do like my tea, which is kept in double-li...

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Aug 25, 2020
2 min

Giveaway: Something New, Something Short

My first drafts tend to be long. Way too long. I've gotten better at trusting readers to know what I mean without hitting them over the h...

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Aug 21, 2020
3 min

Wedgwood, Austen, and Elegance

I love dishes. I would use the good china and crystal every night. My favorite is a small Edwardian tea set that belonged to my maternal

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Aug 7, 2020
2 min

Here's Looking at You: Lover's Eye Jewelry

Eye miniatures were a fad in Georgian England for a short time around the turn of the 19th century. They were popularized by the Prince o...

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Jul 18, 2020
3 min

Wait ... how many shillings in a pound?

Have you read a JAFF where a character lays out 5 shillings to buy a yard of muslin, or pays off £1,000 in gambling debts, or tips a servant

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Jul 6, 2020
4 min

Ten Duel Commandments and a Jane Austen Variation

What does Hamilton have to do with a Jane Austen variation? How many of you watched Hamilton on Disney+ ?

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Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Witch's heart: from Scottish highlands to London society to the indigenous people of North America

Georgian jewelry was often sentimental and heart brooches were popular gifts. One style was an open heart brooch called a witch’s heart.

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Jun 6, 2020
2 min

The romance of rings

Simple and sentimental, posy rings are a gold band with a short inscription inside the band.

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May 21, 2020
3 min

Furniture is Fun: Why an Accurate Setting Matters

I’m often asked how much research I do for my books. The answer falls somewhere between a lot and too much! I have strong opinions about ...

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May 4, 2020
2 min

Why YOUR review matters

You just finished a great book. It was riveting, engaging, unique. The witty dialogue, the well-developed characters, the vivid setting…s...

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Apr 11, 2020
3 min

Parlor Games: or what to do at home

Lately, we’re all at home more than most of us are used to. Some of us have enjoyed reconnecting with family, having extra time for hobbi...

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Mar 14, 2020
2 min

Shall We Dance

In His Choice of a Wife Darcy is allowing his sister to learn to waltz from a dancing master, and this has some romantic consequences for...

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Mar 7, 2020
2 min

Why I write

I never wrote anything other than a term paper until I sat down to write His Choice of a Wife. I loved Jane Austen from the moment I crac...

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Mar 7, 2020
2 min

Sleeve buttons and the sharp-dressed Regency man

If you follow me on FB, Twitter, or IG, you’ll see me post about #GeorgianJewelry. Who doesn’t love jewelry… and a sharp-dressed man? We ...

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