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• I Aspire To Anne-Inspired Living

  

  What can be said about dearest Anne?She introduced me to Tennyson, rambles, and Avonlea.Her era was simple and beautiful. Life was drunk deeply and lived... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Suddenly I Feel Like Lizzy and Jane Bennet

  

  I suddenly feel like Lizzy and Jane Bennet and want to be accomplished at many things. Too many things are calling out to me and I hardly know which to start... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• What You Bring

  

  Some are compelled to tell stories, some to make rhymes. Others gather to listen. All of us revolve around each other and need each other. We are not complete... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A New Leaf

  

  Recently I've been reading quite a bit more than is usual for me these days. I happened to pick up a vintage paperback copy of Silas Marner and read the back... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Bronte Parsonage Donations

  

  We did it for Jane, now it's time for the Brontes. To keep this amazing place open into the coming year, they need our help. If you love Emily, Charlotte,... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• There Was No Possibility of Taking A Walk That Day

  

  This is a book of poetry composed during Covid 19 pandemic and all about the Brontes. Each poem has something to do with the Brontes and also experiencing a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Jane Austen House - Donate!

  

  Jane Austen's House Museum needs our donations! Please visit this link and help get it to 100%. Help future generations know and love where Jane wrote. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Hymns

  

  I was listening to church hymns this morning, but when I heard the hymns of God outside, I turned off the church hymns to listen more thoughtfully. It is pourin... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Little Books

  

  The British Library is encouraging children to make little books like the Bronte sisters did! Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• She Gathered Words

  

  I have a new space to share called, "She Gathered Words." A place to write of my creative endeavors, and a link to my Instagram. You can check it out and... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Sharing Beauty Regardless

  

  I've been down a rabbit hole tonight and ended up with this pretty painting by Stanley Spencer called, "Neighbours." Do you think this counts as social... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Duchess Reads

  

  I'm pretty sure the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) likes classic books. Here she is in her Kensington Palace office below, and on her desk there are a se... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The New Emma and Isolation

  

  I keep seeing the new Emma flash across my Amazon as being able to watch it at home right now. It's currently playing in theaters, but because we're all... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• At Home

  

  If you need a little pick me up right now, I want to offer this~ We will learn through this time and get through it, together. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Most Wonderful Spot

  

  by French_Manoir I saw this on instagram {yes, I finally joined there}, and I am stunned by the beauty of this little spot created in a French manor by the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• She Moved Through the Fair

  

  I find the best things at the library sales. This week there was a cd of Loreena Mckennitt's, "Elemental." I have other cd's of hers, but not this one. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Inside and Outside

  

  Bushy Park in Winter by Dave Potts As the days go back to being just a little longer and you can look out the window and still see twilight for enchanted... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Movie Stills

  

  Classic "Little Women" from 1994. I just adore seeing new {and old} classic movie stills. It's the first view you get of a film that you hope will match the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• She Found Herself

  

  Look what I came across the other day. I am so getting one of these canvas prints from here. Follow the link, there are 3 different versions. Where do you find... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Tis the Warm Season

  

  You might wonder why I would call December the warm season and you might not. For December is not, of course, considered warm. But the warmth and love that... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 CREATIVITY, CULTURE