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What more does a girl need than a pile of books and a bowl of chocolate? Let's talk about what we've been reading and feeding our inner chocoholics.

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Many of the toys and games of the Georgian era would be familiar to children and parents of today.

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A peek at what life looked like before electric lighting!

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What sort of candies might have been enjoyed for Candy Day, if it was a thing during the Regency? Here some possible options.

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I'm still shaking my head at how it's been eight years since the dragon journey began. But indeed, Oct 31, 2016, Pemberley Mr. Darcy's Dragon debuted. Makes my head spin just thinking about it.

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In honor of National Black Cat Day, let's take a peek at how Victorian cats got fed!

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When a schoolgirl returned home from her tenure at boarding school, she was ready for her next stage in life. At this point, most girls would pursue their socially accept goal of marriage.

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The Wright Way to Begin features an interesting Victorian pass time, the cemetery picnic. I know it will com as no surprise to any of you that this was largely the result of yet another dive down the research rabbit hole.

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While most schools and formal education opportunities were aimed at boys, Regency era girls also received an education aimed at preparing them for their future lives. The question is though, just where did a young lady acquire her accomplishments?

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Is it at all surprising to discover that I enjoy the genre of fantasy that I write? Well, I do, unabashedly. What's not fun about bringing fantasy into the Regency/Victorian/Edwardian periods and seeing what mayhem results.

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