Weekend Links

 Welcome to fall!!  I am loving the cooler nights and vivid colors, even though it's that weird in-between spot for clothes (sweaters are too heavy, summer frocks are too light...)  I am diving into revisions for the next book, a Gilded Age romance set in gorgeous Newport, and settling in for some reading.  I'd love some fall-ish recs, if you have any.  And here are a few distractions for you...

An artist recycles Royal Ballet shoes into jewelry

Why we're still reading Jane Austen on her 250th birthday

Also, September 24, 1995 saw the premier of our favorite Pride & Prejudice on BBC!  (how has it been so long??)

The Brooklyn artist who created thousands of porcelain miniature for the V&A's Marie Antoinette exhibit (these are amazing)

The 100 greatest British novels, according to the BBC (I have no quarrel with #1, it's one of my very favorite books)

How women's pockets became so controversial

weekend Links

 

Happy mid-August!  It's cooling down a little here (I think), and I am thinking about what project I'd like to write next.  I have been feeling a little burned out lately, and need something I can throw myself into.  Hopefully, once the autumn weather arrives and I'm feeling hygge, long writing/reading days are ahead...

In the meantime, here are a few fun things to read!

I have one more opera to attend before the season is over next week!  I also just watched a fascinating documentary about how this very special place came to be here in Santa Fe

It's also Indian Market weekend here!  I love how we have so many annual events this time of year

The Bennets' house from the '95 P&P is for sale!  I would love to buy it and make a retreat for all my bookish friends...

On August 9, 1588, Elizabeth I made her famous speech at Tilbury

A rare 18th century tapestry has gone on view at Blenheim

Speaking of Blenheim, here's a peek at the real-life miserable marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt, once its duchess!

I also have a Friday Freebie this week, thanks to my publisher!

See you next week...

Fun Weekend Links

 Hope you are all having a lovely Saturday!  It's cold here, but I am snuggled under the quilts working on some book revisions, and going to the content mine to find stuff for us to read....

Pride and Prejudice was published on this day in 1813!

7 items you should always buy vintage

30 historical mystery series

Elizabethan book pirates (sadly, this is nothing new...)

Women warriors who served wine on the battlefield

Last week was Burns Night

And Edith Wharton's Birthday

What was the White Ship Disaster?

The new Renaissance of feminist bookstores

Hottie Monday, Austen Edition Part 2

Happy Hottie Labor Day Monday, everyone! We continue this week with Hotties of Austen. We already looked at the men of the various versions of Sense and Sensibility--this week we look at Pride and Prejudice. I've included pics of Firth and Macfadyen, natch, but also Elliot Cowan from Lost in Austen and David Rintoul from the early '80s P&P.

Now for the important question--who is your favorite Darcy? I'm a bit partial to Macfadyen, but really I am not picky--I say there is room for all!

Dancing With Mr. Darcy

A fun YouTibe video of dances with Mr. Darcy from the various P&P movies! Happy Tuesday!