Feb 27Jane's "nidgetty" capJane Austen's letters to her sister Cassandra are filled with irreverent humor. In December 1798, Cassandra was visiting family in...
Aug 29, 2021What does precedence even mean?Precedence might seem strange to us in the twenty-first century, especially for those of us in places without hereditary titles. But the...
Jul 11, 2021Favorite Opening LinesAll the writing advice out there discuss the importance of that opening line—that hook—that gets your potential reader to sit down, pay...
Apr 18, 2021Regency Mac and CheeseIn Nine Ladies, our regency time traveler to 2011 has to navigate a strange world with strange customs, and one of them is grocery...
Mar 21, 2021Neatness Counts in Crossed LettersIt’s rare to get “real” mail. Something handwritten that arrives in the mailbox. Not junk, not a bill, but words put to paper for my eyes...
Feb 13, 2021So, I can't sewI can reattach a button near enough to the right place so it gets into a buttonhole. I only got as far as cross-stitch bookmarks as a...
Jan 24, 2021Jane Austen giftsHow many of you have a "special interest"? A hobby, a collection, a sport, a "thing" that you're really in to? It's no surprise that Jane...
Jan 3, 2021Regency Ice SkatingWhile Jane Austen’s brother Frank was eager to skate, it seems that the women in his
Dec 13, 2020Like Pulling TeethMy 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...
Nov 14, 2020Isolated 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....
Oct 10, 2020Music and the Austen CoupleIn the Georgian era, female accomplishments were indispensable assets on the marriage market. Like Miss Bingley describes, the ability to...
Sep 18, 2020Twining, Tea, and Jane AustenAnyone 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...
Aug 21, 2020Wedgwood, Austen, and EleganceI 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