Making Regency Era Undergarments

The one thing I didn't think would happen has happened. I ordered a custom Regency corset from a seller on Etsy back in February of this year. I was supposed to get it this week. I get a message from her yesterday politely backing out of the transaction. I get why. She's a new mom and the baby is colicky. She didn't anticipate motherhood being so time-consuming. I'm not angry or anything, but...

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A Day in Denver - Visiting the Edgar Degas exhibit at the Denver Art Museum

Degas masterpieces bring to mind my years spent in ballet classes as a child. My grandmother Jeanne, Granje to my sister and me, gave me a gorgeous canvas zipper bag one year, likely to carry my ballet supplies in, and the design is one of Degas' dancers. I still have this bag, even though it's a tiny bit worse for wear. The zipper had problems for many years and then my sweet mother figured...

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Dreaming of a Jane Austen Immersion Weekend!

Photo Credit: BBC's Emma (2009) I've been in a retrospective mood lately, feasting intellectually on nothing but Jane Austen and C.S. Lewis. Every time that I read Austen, I'm reminded how I wish I could have a Regency immersion experience. Reading Katherine Reay's latest book, The Austen Escape, probably didn't help much since it's all about taking a 2 week Regency immersion vacation...

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Book Review: Cloaked by Rachel Kovaciny (A Western Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood)

I confess to having read this book a year or so ago and, to my shame, never got around to reviewing it. But I know Rachel is working feverishly on her next book in the series, a retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses called Dancing and Doughnuts. Anyway, here we go, jumping into the first review I've written in many, many months. Cloaked is an endearing jump to a simpler time, when westerns...

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3 Reasons why When Calls the Heart needs Pastor Frank

Photo Credit: Hallmark Channel While I haven't been a Heartie since the very very beginning, I did join in season 2 because one of my very dear friends urged me to try When Calls the Heart. I loved the 1st season, and while I haven't always agreed with every choice made concerning the direction of the show, I've been loyal for the past 4 years, loyal enough that I attended the...

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