Book Recommendations – Lily’s Plight by Sally Laity

Lily's Plight by Sally LaityMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI received a review ebook from Netgalley.com.This is book three in the Harwood House Series. This series is about three sisters from Bath who become indentured servants in the early days of America.Rose's PledgeMariah's QuestDescription Their greatest challenge is yet to come. Lily Harwood always considered … Continue reading Book Recommendations – Lily’s Plight by Sally Laity →

Shopping with Jane Austen

On this day of {obsessive} shopping I bring you some quotes on the topic from Jane:Martha left you her best love. She will write to you herself in a short time; but, trusting to my memory rather than her own, she has nevertheless desired me to ask you to purchase for her two bottles of … Continue reading Shopping with Jane Austen →

Thanksgiving Update!

First I would like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all get to spend time enjoying the company of your friends and family.Second, I just saw an email that informed us that the link in Monday's post For the Love of Hot Chocolate that sent you back to The Jane … Continue reading Thanksgiving Update! →

Happy Thanksgiving!

First I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I hope you all get to spend the day around a table with great friends and/or family.Second I would like to share with you this blog post I found called A Colonial Thanksgiving.They shared a recipie for Apple Brown Betty from The Early American … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving! →

For the Love of Hot Chocolate

Spiced Hot Chocolate recipe from The Jane Austen Centre.2 cups water1/4 cup sugar1 strip lemon peel 1″ by 2″1 3″ cinnamon stickpinch of ground cloves1/4 cup cocoa powder1tsp vanilla1/2 cup heavy creamHeat the first 5 ingredients to boiling, reduce heat simmer 3 min. Remove from heat whisk in cocoa and vanilla until foamy.Strain into warmed … Continue reading For the Love of Hot Chocolate →

Friday Fun

Here's a video that a friend of mine put together. I think she did a wonderful job!

Lillie Langtry

On Monday I wrote about our trip to NYC and our brunch at Lillie's Time Square. While researching the resturant I took a look at their biography of Lillie Langtry and was greatly intrigued and wanted to share her story with all of you. At home in the company of princes and presidents, artists and … Continue reading Lillie Langtry →

CNJ-JASNA Goes to see The Heiress

Hello all, I would like to tell you a story. This story is about a group of women, all members of the CNJ region of JASNA. They gathered together one Sunday afternoon for brunch and would then proceed to go see a play on Broadway.They gathered for brunch at a restaurant called Lillies' Time Square.While … Continue reading CNJ-JASNA Goes to see The Heiress →

Metro – Britney Spears: The blond Jane Austen

A friend of mine posted this picture to Facebook.Seeing Britney Spears' head pasted onto the painted body of Jane Austen in the Metro today is the scariest thing I've ever seen. - Jean Metro - Britney Spears: The blond Jane Austen

Angels & Tomboys @ Newark Museum

Angels & TomboysGirlhood in 19th-Century American ArtAngels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art is a major traveling loan exhibition, which is the first to examine nineteenth-century depictions of girls in paintings, sculpture, prints and photographs. Featuring approximately 80 masterworks by John Singer Sargent, ... Winslow Homer, ... (more information)Angel, 1887Abbott Handerson ThayerYou can view a … Continue reading Angels & Tomboys @ Newark Museum →