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May 5, 2014

Jane Austen Guide eBook only $1.99 through Wednesday!

The eBook for Jane Austen’s Guide to Life is just $1.99 through Wednesday, May 7th! Thrilled about this, wanted to …

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Published on May 05, 2014 14:04

September 30, 2013

Booksigning in Shirlington this Thursday!

Local friends — I’ll be signing copies of The Jane Austen Guide to Life this Thursday evening at Le Village …

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Published on September 30, 2013 07:09

September 26, 2013

Retreat

We’re having a gorgeous fall in Virginia — sunny days and cool evenings, when you step into the night and …

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Published on September 26, 2013 14:22

September 5, 2013

Lyme disease: My story (Part one)

For thirteen years I’ve been sick. I have chronic Lyme disease. (Actually, now the Lyme tests are negative and I’m …

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Published on September 05, 2013 08:31

August 30, 2013

Pictures

We recently had family pictures taken. It’s been seven years since we did this last, and it’s hard to believe …

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Published on August 30, 2013 14:28

July 31, 2013

Oh the Irony! Jane Austen to be on £10 Bank Note

Jane Austen fans around the world are rejoicing to hear that she will grace the new £10 banknote, to be …

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Published on July 31, 2013 15:25

June 26, 2013

On peonies and praise

I’m often overwhelmed by the beauty and detail of the world God created. (I know not everyone who follows this …

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Published on June 26, 2013 14:33

June 18, 2013

Lucketts antique finds

One of the great joys of beginning to feel better is getting to do some of the things that have …

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Published on June 18, 2013 10:36

June 4, 2013

Read This: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

For me, a good book is a luxury, something to be savored, something that in its own right feels like …

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Published on June 04, 2013 15:57

May 29, 2013

This healing spring

Spring is always a season that moves me to wonder and praise, this year more than most. I watch …

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Published on May 29, 2013 14:57