Happy Birthday to My Blog, Happy.....

This month marks the first Birthday Of My Blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Easter!!!

I've been awarded

 

Thankyou, Violet !

 

Well, here I go.

Blog Award Rules:

Put a link to who gave you the award

Post the award to your blog

Answer the questions

Choose 5 blogs to receive the award

Let them know you've awarded them

Blog Award Questions:

1. If you could have a "flower pen name" like we have here on our blog, Violets and Daisies what would it be?

2. What is your favourite ever Bible verse and why?

3. What are the blogs which inspire you most?

4. If you and your friends could visit any country in the world, where would you go?

5. If you have one, feel free to share your testimony as to how you became a Christian.

My answers:
1~ Rose.
2~ Titus 3:5 "he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy."
3~ P&P95 Forever Club, Violets & Daisies, Yet Another Period Drama Blog
4~France, definitely. And England, and Italy, and Greece.
5~I really can't remember, it's been really gradual.

I award
Laura
Amy
Miss Laurie
Tea in a Teacup
Emily

Jane Austen Birthday Tea

How appropriate, at the time of year when Pride & Prejudice was published, that my sister Emily (of Jane Austen Mad) should choose to celebrate her 13th birthday with a Regency Tea Party!

                                             And, of course, a cameo cake made by Me.

  

                                                 Orange and white chocolate truffles.

And gorgeous teacups.

 

 

The guests all dressed up.

 

"Midder Dardee" quite happy with his tin "teacup."

 

Couldn't resist adding this one! We finished the evening by watching Sense and Sensibility.

1995, Of Course.



HAPPY 200th B'DAY PRIDE & PREJUDICE!!!!!

On the 28th of January, 1813, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published. It has been amazingly popular ever since.

 

It has been made into four movies

 

 

 

 

 

and countless spin-offs

 

and at the P&P 95 Forever Club is celebrating by holding a competition.

 

Here is my entry: a letter of congratulation to Jane Austen upon the publication of Pride & Prejudice from Mrs. Phillips.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                               

My dear Miss Austen                                                                                             

 

 

Congratulations upon the publication of your novel. I like it very well. However, there are a few things I would like to draw to your attention. To begin with, I am very proud to  think of my niece as being a celebrity heroine. I will not deny that I myself played a key role in the development of the story. I did my best to encourage my niece's marriage with Mr. Collins. I am sorry it went off. I believe (not to impute any interference to Mr. Darcy) that the book should have been much more of a success if Elizabeth had married Mr. Collins. I think the hero is insipid and unemotional. And extremely haughty. If you plan to write another book, make the hero gallant and talkative. I should love myself to feature in it, preferably as the heroine........Oh, whoops, I am already married.....may I be the heroine's mother? Just a thought, however. Again congratulations.

 

 My kindest regards,

Mrs. Agatha Phillips

 

P.S. Mr. Phillips has also read your novel and enjoyed it greatly, apart from the fact that "dashing" would be a better word to describe him than "stuffy."

Tag! You're it! Part 3

Well, this has been taking a long time due to busy holiday time. Anyways, I am tagging:
Miss Laurie
Miss Georgiana Darcy
Melody
Tea in a Teacup
True Austen Heroines
Laura
Sarah Jane
Amy
Alessandra
Cakes and More
Jane Austen's World


Shadowfax                 Philip                   Black Beauty



                    

Tag! You're it! part 2

Well, here are 11 random facts about myself.
1. I do not like any milky drink. Tea, coffee, milo....ugh!
2. I love to read.

3. I teach myself piano.
4. I like period drama movies better than modern movies.
5. I prefer classical music to most modern music.
6. I am a bit behind in maths but done with English/Grammar.
7. I am learning Latin and French.
8. I read two passages from the OT and two from the NT when I read my Bible.
9. I have ridden a horse once at a cadet camp.
10. I love to sew costumes.

11. I will soon have another little brother.

Next: Part 3 soon to come.
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