Mansfield Park

I watched this movie Sunday night and loved it!  It was a beautiful love story.  It was  also funny and sweet.  As all of Jane Austen’s characters, Fanny Price, seeks love as well as a marriage of good fortune.  I highly recommend watching this movie.

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Illustrations by Martin Harris

I discovered Martin Harris’s illustrations recently while perusing the world wide web and have become completely enamored. They have a vintage storybook quality that I find quite charming.
“A Day at the Zoo”
“The Haunted Railway”
He is a Melbourne artist who works with watercolour and gouache. His works can be found on his website, MartinHarrisArt, [...]

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Jane Austen in Comics!

A new discovery was made lastnight and I simply felt the need to share with all Austen fans! I was idly meandering the aisles at Books-A-Million when Hubby ran up waving a comic book. I looked up amused and quickly became excited! This is what he had to show me.

Pride and Prejudice [...]

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BookTome

This one is for all you readers, book lovers, and book collectors out there. BookTome is a program my dear hubby found which allows you to scan or enter your books by ISBN. You can then catagorize them, tag them, and print out many different reports. If you participate in any of [...]

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Blogger Awards!

I am so super excited! I have just been honored with my very first blog award. Heather at Gofita’s Pages was kind enough to think me worthy of the Let’s Be Friends Award! Heather hosted lastweek’s Pirate Fun and I am pleased and happy to be making a new friend.
Blogs that receive [...]

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Little Snoring Giveaway!

You could win one of these lovely Babushka Russian doll necklaces just by clicking here, then visiting the Little Snoring shop and picking your favorite item. I picked these pretty little necklaces and I do hope I win one.

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Pirate Want a Polly?!

Every pirate has a parrot, so I thought I’d see what kind of parroty goodness I could find around the web.

1. TinyArtJewelry 2. Portemone 3. Shop at Bubbles 4. ExpressionsCatalog 5. Clay-Pot 6. MissAdieBaxter
I also found some beautiful pictures of these lovely birds courtesy of flicker. I thought [...]

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Mr. Darcy, Vampyre

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
by Amanda Grange
I finished this fun, light-hearted book today! The book begins with Lizzy’s and Jane’s wedding day and follows Lizzy and Mr. Darcy on their wedding tour through the continent. What follows is an account of their adventures and Lizzy’s discovery that Mr. Darcy is a vampyre. I enjoyed [...]

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Arrrrn’t these hats gorgeous!

I am looking for a pirate hat to go with my costume for Halloween this year. So far, these are the beauties I’ve discovered. I’m not sure which is my favorite. What do you think?

1. Halloween Mart 2. Od Girl 3. BuyPirateCostumes 4. AnytimeCostumes [...]

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Audrey Tautou – Coco Chanel

I recently read an article about Coco Chanel and would love to learn more about her.  I really want to see this movie.

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