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Regency Christmas Decorations

Decorating for Christmas is a major event at my house with the whole family involved and usually takes more than one day–and that’s just doing the inside. I put up Christmas decorations either the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving if possible, but no later than the first Saturday of December. The tree takes center stage, as well as plenty of greenery including mistletoe. I also love my collections of nativities, angels, nutcrackers, snowmen, candles, and…

Regency Bathing Suits

Ah, summer! The warm months invite a variety of activities best enjoyed outside such as hiking, fishing, water sports, and swimming to name a few. I love to swim, and so do some of the heroines in my Regency romance novels. And since many readers report that reading about the fun and beautiful clothing characters wear is one of the reasons they read historical novels, this begs the question: what did ladies in Regency England…

Celebrate with me–and you get the gift

****GIVEA WAY NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU!*** Today is my birthday! I’m 39 again. Do you believe it? Anyway, I’m having a virtual party and you’re invited. The party favor I’m giving to all of my guests who stop by is an ebook novella written by a super famous and talented author. Oh, I mean, me. The best part is; you can choose which novella! So, which one haven’t you read that you’d like to have?…

Introductions, Regency-Style

In our informal modern society, it’s socially acceptable to introduce ourselves to a stranger without needing a third person to get involved. Meeting someone new might start with a clever (or corny) pick up line or be as simple as saying, “Hi, my name is____.” We can be confident that the other person will tell us his or her name. And thus an acquaintance, or more, begins. During the Regency, an introduction was much more…

New Year’s Traditions Through History

Celebrating the New Year is an ancient custom. The ways people celebrate it is an ongoing evolution dating back centuries. During the Regency and Georgian Eras, one tradition was to clean the house thoroughly, including ashes in the hearth, scraps, and rags, and even eating or discarding any perishable food in order to start the year fresh, discarding bad luck and inviting good luck. A less vigorous tradition required a gathering of family in a…

London Townhouses, the Servants’ Entrance

If you’ve studied history or read historical novels, you probably have a good idea of a few of the differences between the rich and the poor. By the Regency, there was a growing middle class, but they were new and small. Many of these fairly well to do members were working class who had made money in trade of some kind such as factories, banks, or shipping. But the vast majority of England’s population still…

Why Regency is my Passion

I love many eras in history, but my favorite is the Regency. There are many reasons for this favorite. It was such a unique and brief, time in history. The Regency came amidst much social and economic change, filled with turmoil and trouble. What draws me to it are the customs and people who lived in that time. This may be a skewed and romanticized vision, but British gentlemen who live long ago as seemed…

Love and Courtship in Regency England

I admit I’ve been out of the dating scene for (ahem) a few years now. However, from what my single friends tell me, not much has changed since I was dated. In today’s world a man asks out a woman, (or if she’s braver than I ever was, she asks him out). They might meet online, or be introduced by a friend, but eventually they end up on that first date. It might be dinner…