Wordless Wednesday 199

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Program Announcment

"Without music, life would be a blank to me":Jane Austen and the music of her timePlease join us as the period music ensemble The Practitioners of Musick presents an illustrated talk on the music that Jane Austen knew, followed by a performance of music from the Austen family archive at Chawton Cottage in Hampshire, England. … Continue reading Program Announcment →

Fun Friday – Podcasting with Jane

Witness adults sharing their most embarrassing childhood artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, plays, home movies, art) with others, in order to reveal stories about their lives.This is how Mortified describes it's content and on episode 166 of the podcast are journal entries of teens who would love to live in Regency England. You can listen … Continue reading Fun Friday – Podcasting with Jane →

Wordy Wednesday 24

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Book Quote

Trying something new here on the blog, using a random word generator I will get a word and find it in one of Jane's novels. I will share that quote here. ballThe admiral abused him for his want of gallantry. He defended himself: though professing that he would never willingly admit any ladies on board … Continue reading Book Quote →

Wordless Wednesday 198

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Wordy Wednesday 23

Source: source unknown but its from tumblrvia CNJ JASNA on Pinterest I know this isn't directly related to Jane Austen, but it made me think of Captain Wentworth's 'half agony, half hope.'If we take his half agony as half empty then his agony of his past with Anne is diminishing which means his half hope … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday 23 →

Wordless Wednesday 197

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The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy During the Regency Era

The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy During the Regency Era Presented by Andrew Lyter While the weather wasn’t all that great, we had a wonderful presentation at Fort Mott on Sunday, August 18th. We have records and books on the lives of officers in the Royal Navy, but what about those men that served … Continue reading The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy During the Regency Era →

Fun Friday – Looooog Sentences

I found this article awhile ago but kept forgetting about it until earlier this week when I stumbled upon the bookmark.Today I’m feeling a bit pugnacious It starts:In creative writing and journalism classes a wannabe Steinbeck, Updike or Grantland Rice, was taught to grab his readers early, skip clichés, keep sentences short and avoid sending a … Continue reading Fun Friday – Looooog Sentences →