The Dear Austen Costume, or, All your Pin Money for a Simple Gown!

Guest Blogger: Lady Suzan Rosanna Catron de Lawedre of the Bass If I could release a long exasperated sigh at the fashion sense of my great-grandniece and goddaughter in respectable company, I fear I would never inhale again, since it … Read More

December 4, 2014: The Cost of a Pedicab for a Chat Chit in San Diego

She was standing on the doorstep waiting for me by the time I was halfway down the front walk. Gail Warner is not the type to wait for the doorbell and answer as if your arrival is a surprise when … Read More

November 2, 2014: Bingley and Darcy walked into a bar… La La Land

Sometimes you’ve been down that road before. In the case of Monterey to San Luis Obispo, that was the case, so we’d seen some of the main tourist sights down the road, but had missed the 17-mile Drive, so that … Read More

Everything Is Beautiful at the Ballet (?)

“Everything is beautiful at the ballet.“ – “At The Ballet” from the musical, A Chorus Line The Muse, my debut novel, is set in a professional ballet company. I am not a professional ballerina, but from the the age of 5 … Read More

A Canadian Thanksgiving

The air is crisp in the mornings but this past weekend, Thanksgiving holiday here in Canada, was a beautiful extra of late summer temperatures and sunshine.  There are so many things I am thankful for! living in a country that … Read More

Christina Boyd, Editor Extraordinaire

When Caroline Bingley and Fitzwilliam Darcy tag teamed to describe an accomplished woman to Elizabeth Bennet one night at Netherfield in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, it turns out they were describing Christina Boyd.  Translate that list to of accomplishments … Read More

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