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Thoughts on Jane Austen and Other Cultural Icons
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I like to share my thoughts on Jane Austen's novels and other cultural icons from the past and present. I share photos of my custom Jane Austen charm jewelry and other related items.
Recent Posts
"Willoughby\'s Return" by Jane Odiwe
I have received the exciting news that author, artist Jane Odiwe's new book "Willoughby's Return" will be published November 1! Congratulations and best wishes Jane! From publisher, Sourcebooks, comes this tantalizing blurb: A lost love returns, rek...
The Wisdom and Practicality of Charlotte Lucas
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. Jane AustenSociety in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was a fixed institution. Adjusting to the demands of polite society was not easy and full of snares. If one was born well and...
Thoughts In The Good Old Summertime
To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Jane AustenMy thoughts have turned to the romance of summer. But, does it seem to anyone else that summer time is a season meant primarily for the young? It see...
My Thoughts on Jane Austen and Spring
"To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." Jane AustenAs my thoughts turn to spring and the activities of the season, it amuses me to think that my favorite definitions for the season of Spring are al...
An Observation of the Similarities of the Lives of Jane Austen and Emily Dickinson
"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be." Jane Austen A few days ago, I was in my favorite bead shop, when I was asked about the pendant I was wearing. I had made the frame some months previous...
Thoughts on the Coming New Year
"Somehow, not only for ChristmasBut all the long year through, The joy that you give to othersIs the joy that comes back to you.And the more you spend in blessingThe poor and lonely and sad,The more of your heart's possessingReturns to you glad. "Joh...

