I recently hosted my first-ever group trip to England. If you read my last post and were praying for us, I really appreciate it. We felt your prayers. I was asked to lead the trip by a group travel company, who capably managed all of the details like booking flights, lodging, and activities. One of the travel pros went with us on the trip to keep us organized, and she was awesome and a … [Read more...]

You know I like to do research and am fascinated by the history and customs of England’s Regency Era. However, you may not know that my husband loves history even more than I do.   He has stacks of nonfiction books beside his bed and around the house and he can’t part with a single one of them. (That How to Make Money in Real Estate book from the 1980s will, however, be making a … [Read more...]

In a previous post, I mentioned that my husband and I had the pleasure of attending the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England last September. Before the costumed promenade, we met Jane Hope who was there photographing the event. A few months later, the Associate Editor of Victoria magazine, Melissa Lester, emailed me to let me know she'd recognized me in Jane's photographs and asked to interview … [Read more...]