Flashback Friday

This post was originally shared on August 18, 2009The surprising combination of smoked trout and roasted beets produces a teatime taste treat.Smoked Trout and Roasted Beet Tea SandwichesMakes 12 tea sandwiches4 large beets, scrubbed and trimmed1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese1/4 cup chopped chives, divided3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice1 tablespoon minced shallots1 loaf thin wheat bread, … Continue reading Flashback Friday →

First Line Friday – Letter to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen

Letter OneThe City of InventionCairns, Australia, OctoberMy dear Alice, It was good to get your letter. I am a long way from home here; almost in exile. And you ask me for advice, which is warming, and makes me believe I must know something; or at any rate more than you. Summary of Letters to Alice on … Continue reading First Line Friday – Letter to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen →

Regency Woman Wednesday – Grace Elliot

Grace Dalrymple Elliott(1754–1823)Grace Elliott was a Scottish courtesan and spy who resided in Paris at the time of the French Revolution. Elliott was an eyewitness to events which she detailed in her memoirs, Journal of My Life during the French Revolution (Ma Vie Sous La Révolution) published posthumously in 1859. During her lifetime she also served as the mistress … Continue reading Regency Woman Wednesday – Grace Elliot →