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Hello, dear readers. I am just now getting off my Diamond Jubilee stupor. What a fun weekend it was! Wish I could have been in the UK for the celebrations. Today’s post is about books (my favorite...
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I used to think cupcakes were overrated. Then one lazy summer evening, friends talked me into standing in line for a cupcake at Georgetown Cupcake. What can I tell you? Their cupcakes are so delicious...
View ArticleWhat are you reading?
Happy Tuesday, sweet English Muse readers. I just finished reading Heartless by Gail Carriger (think Jane Austen meets Buffy in Victorian London). I think I might read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies...
View ArticleYour Moment Of Calm
Hello, sweet English Muse readers. On my little blog, I have a series titled Your Moment of Calm to remind myself to slow down. I’m always on the go, always saying yes, always over-committing...
View ArticleTo Catch A Thief
Grace Kelly’s grandson, Andrea Casiraghi, is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, the lovely Tatiana Santo Domingo. The wedding news made me think of Grace Kelly and how happy she’d be for the young...
View ArticleWhat are you watching?
While I’m waiting for my two favorite tv shows (Once and Grimm) to return from their summer hiatus, I’m entertaining myself by watching Downton Abbey (Season 1). If I had known how awesome and...
View ArticleWhat are you reading?
For the first time in a very long time, I’m actually not reading anything right now. I am thinking about picking up Jennifer Weiner’s new book, The Next Best Thing. Her books always make me happy....
View ArticleThe Time-Traveling Fashionista
I read this lovely book last year, and I’ll be honest: I was drawn to this book because vintage fashion takes center stage. The Time-Traveling Fashionista, by Bianca Turetsky, is about time-travel...
View ArticleVictorian England
Last week I was browsing through the history section of my library, not really looking for any books in particular, when I came across Victorian England Aspects of English and Imperial History...
View ArticleThe Historian
Hello, dear readers. Let’s talk books. I’m currently reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It is an incredible read! It has everything I could ever want in a novel: intrigue, romance, history,...
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