Fanny Price is one of the most boring heroines in literature.  She is always good, always correct, and it seems that her only faults lie in...

I remember reading the Anne of Green Gables series, how well it taught the lesson.  Anne turned down a silly farmer who asked her to marry ...

I first heard of celeriac because Harriet Smith mentions it in Gwyneth Paltrow’s film version of Emma.  To be honest I only looked up the ve...

If you were my Facebook friend, you would know that I've been in a questioning, controversial mood lately.  I decided that instead of ju...

This cinematic remake of J ane Austen’s Emma is delightful, from the music to the shadows.  It is less comic than the version starring Gwyn...

Your God is Too Safe by Mark Buchanan – A well-written book about Christian living. Dare to believe in a God who is not about rules, whos...

At the bottom of my Blogger website, I have a quote that I consider to be both great insight and fair warning . Jane Austen wrote, "A...

On January 24, January 31, and February 7, PBS's Masterpiece Classic will be airing the new BBC Emma starring Romula Garai and Michael G...

Ahhh! Is it 2009 already! I guess it would have to be, but I’m really not prepared for 2009. I liked 2008 – as a number – much better. Funny...

To balance the post-election doldrums this week, I read Lady Susan, a complete short novel written by Jane Austen, the last on my list of he...

Books Read in 2008 Persuasion by Jane Austen (ok, so I re-read it, but loved it more the third time. The tale of a good, intelligent woman...

My favorite part of the movie was when a friend, a married woman came up to Jane and told her that many women needed the encouragement that ...

PBS has slowly been airing the new series of Jane Austen movies. (They have made other movies in the past. Make sure you don't get the o...

Some movies are so good, so close to the book, that I have to read the book again for enjoyment. Northanger Abbey was like that. But Persu...

This isn't very well-written, but then I was very uninspired. However, I hope you can get a feel for the recent movie, and my opinion o...

So writing the last post took so much time that I know it's past Valentine's Day now. I wore pink today, and brought chocolate hear...

Simon says? Exercises? Arrests? Hide and go seek? Illegal hands to the face? My hands have spent a lot of time on my head lately. Life ...