Ribbons of Light

From Accordion to Kelly

Names! Always such fun to discover, discuss, and make lists of - even if you're not having a baby! What kind of names do you like...

Be not alarmed, gentle readers. My devotion to Jane has not wavered. Yesterday's post was indeed, as many of you guessed, published in c...

I can no longer call myself a Janeite. Over the last few months or so, I have undergone a complete change of heart in regards to the wor...

I am becoming dangerously obsessed with the incredibly addictive, Monty-Pythonesque Horrible Histories. Here are a coupl e of several songs...

Collecting period drama pictures from various corners of the web has become something of a hobby for me. The reason for this being that the ...

Some of you may have read one or two or twenty of Terry Deary's Horrible Histories books as a kid. Maybe you still love to read them (yo...

I thought I'd share a few wonderful quotes (well, I like them!) that I've found as I've been reading Little Dorrit. . . ~~~~~ [F...

I write like Agatha Christie I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software . Analyze your writing! Cool! :-D Thanks, Autumn , for the lin...

17th century engraving of a hippopotamus  Some of my favourite collective names for birds and animals (as in, "a pack of dogs"), ...

"When the dog bites! When the bees sting! When I'm feeling sad. . . I simply remember my favourite words, and then I don't feel...

I am very pleased to announce that this week's winner is. . . Guitargirl , for her hilarious reference to a certain incident involving ...

*Sighs*. . . I feel guilty. For the last week or so, I have posted precious little that isn't related to this caption contest-thingy. Th...

In light of the current controversy over the vuvuzelas being used by soccer/football fans over in South Africa, I thought this was just too...

Read the post here at Jane Austen Today. I LOL'd. . . 

1. Spell Austen with an I - Austin. 2. Refer to Jane Austen as a Victorian. ("Jane was NOT a Victorian, she died YEARS before Victoria ...

Have any of you seen this vid??

I just couldn't resist sharing this picture with you all. . . :-D (Full-size pic here )

Just had to share this with you. . .  Plus a rather lovely Little Dorrit fanvid here .

Which L.M. Montgomery Heroine are You? That was fun! Thanks, Autumn . Do the quiz, then tell me which heroine you are! There's also an L...