The Bronte sisters

Nothing medieval on my mind today, but July 30th, 1818 was the birthdate of Emily Bronte. Like many others, I’ve always been very interested in the Bronte sisters. I once made a visit to their family home at Haworth in the West Yorkshire moors, and it was an amazing experience to be able to see their personal effects and furniture and the couch upon which Emily had died. When I was doing research for Ransom, I was startled to learn that a strong case can be made that Charlotte died of hyperemesis gravidarum, as Joanna did in Ransom. When I was young, I was bedazzled by Wuthering Heights, but later I decided that Jane Eyre was actually the better book, at least IMHO. Any thoughts on that?
Meanwhile, the petition on behalf of Cecil the lion has collected over a quarter million signatures already; I want to thank to all of you who signed. It has now been posted on Twitter, so I expect the number to rise significantly. (And no, I am still not on Twitter myself.)
Lastly, my kitchen remodeling is done! My plumber is busy putting in a new sink and then re-hooking the dishwasher even as I type this. I think it looks wonderful and l will be recommending Home Depot’s kitchen remodeling unit to virtually everyone I know. But there must be some very disappointed ants outside, for they’d been invading the kitchen this summer via the old splashguard, which had been poorly installed. I’d suggested to Holly that she might want to add ants to her diet, but she was not receptive to that idea. Since I did not want to call in an exterminator and anteaters do not make the best of pets, a kitchen remodeling seemed in order!