Did Jane Austen ever visit Tenby?

I’ve just come back from visiting family in Pembrokeshire, Wales. I always love a trip to Tenby where there is a gem of a bookshop at the bottom of a medieval passage. The Tudor Merchant’s house is well worth a visit too – you have to pass it down the steps to get to the [...]

Read Full Post »

A Love of Costume – Paintings from my sketchbook

This is very tenuously linked from my last post, but one of the exhibitions they had on at Chatsworth featured the costumes from ‘The Duchess’ which starred Keira Knightley and Dominic Cooper who we also know as Mr Willoughby, of course. I think this era and the Regency period have to be my favourite for [...]

Read Full Post »

A love of Costume – paintings from my sketchbook

This is very tenuously linked from my last post, but one of the exhibitions they had on at Chatsworth featured the costumes from ‘The Duchess’ which starred Keira Knightley and Dominic Cooper who we also know as Mr Willoughby, of course. I think this era and the Regency period have to be my favourite for [...]

Read Full Post »

Beatrix Potter and Jane Austen

I’ve been going through some old photos and came across these taken in the Lake District. I have always been a huge admirer of Beatrix Potter’s books ever since my first was given to me at a birthday party. It was the Tale of Tom Kitten and I, like thousands of people before me, soon [...]

Read Full Post »

Beatrix Potter and Jane Austen

I’ve been going through some old photos and came across these taken in the Lake District. I have always been a huge admirer of Beatrix Potter’s books ever since my first was given to me at a birthday party. It was the Tale of Tom Kitten and I, like thousands of people before me, soon [...]

Read Full Post »

Beatrix Potter and Jane Austen’s Persuasion

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, best known for her children’s books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Born into a privileged household, Beatrix Potter was educated by governesses, and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets [...]

Read Full Post »

Beatrix Potter and Jane Austen’s Persuasion

Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, best known for her children’s books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Born into a privileged household, Beatrix Potter was educated by governesses, and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets [...]

Read Full Post »