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Jane's Summer Picnics 🍗🍓🍰

When thinking of summer in the times before theme parks and other modern outdoor entertainments, one's thoughts inevitably drift to picnics.In the Regency era, summer picnics held a special place...

Beauty Treatments 🛀 of the Regency 💋

If you have read My Fair Bluestocking, then you are aware that young Jane Davis adores her fashion plates, sewing and clothing.This leads to the obvious conclusion that she would...

Amazing Living History Museums 🏰 UK and USA

This year I am traveling ... a lot. I am finally leaving my armchair to see the world and do some firsthand research.I have been doing intensive deep dives online...

Soup, Soup and More Soup ...

People of the Regency era really loved their soup. Apparently so much that one could not plan a ball until one had enough white soup made. Wait ... what? “By...

What was a bluestocking❓And did they wear blue ...

Book 3 of Inconvenient Brides, My Fair Bluestocking, was just. released last month so it is a great time to discuss the subject of Bluestockings. Who were they? Why were...

Caffeine in the Regency 🫘 Did they know it was ...

As Book 4 of Inconvenient Brides is making its way through editing and approaches its release day, I thought I would share some of the journey in writing it.By now,...