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Paraphernalia

English - Literature, 19th Century Fashion, Culture

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Paraphernalia · 6M ago

The Zen of Pie Dough – A Thanksgiving Memory

The Zen of Pie Dough (click above to read) I wrote this about seven years ago. It came to me while I was making the Thanksgiving pies. I remember thinking the words while I rolled out my pie dough and worried I would forget it, so I wiped my hands on my apron, grabbed a [...]

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

For Every Bird a Nest…

I call this blog Paraphernalia for a reason. It isn’t necessarily about one single topic. Anyone who scrolls through the whole blog knows that in addition to my reading and writing interests, I love Jane Austen and the Brontes and FASHION PLATES and anything 19th century! Sometimes I take a wide tur

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

The Lady of Shalott – Just Because I Love it So

On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island there below, The island of Shalott. Willows whiten, [...]

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

Around My House…

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

‘Tis the Season

(I made this with Scrapblog.com – try it – it is very fun)

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

Blogging Thanksgiving

Pie baking, stuffing, sweet potatoes… Let’s live blog Thanksgiving!! We begin with the pies. Here is a picture from my vintage 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook… We are making pumpkin (naturally) and pecan! But first … my favorite part of Thanksgiving – my mother’s pumpkin pie recipe: NOW! Onto the pie ba

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

I Remember Mama…

Songs my mother taught me In the days long vanish’d Seldom from her eyelids Were the teardrops banish’d Now I teach my children Each melodious measure oft the tears are flowing oft they flow from my mem’ry treasure (Anton Dvorak) My mom and I used to sing this together. It was a heavily marked song

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

(Bumped again by popular request) My Really Exceptional Stuffing (I made this up myself)

Stuff this guy! 2 Boxes of Gourmet Seasoned Croutons - Crumble a bit with your BARE HANDS so they aren’t so lumpy (DON’T USE GARLIC CROUTONS!!!) 3 Celery Stalks – chopped 1 Big Onion – finely chopped – FINELY! FINELY MEANS FINELY 1 Granny Smith Apple – chopped 1 Bulging handful of Golden raisins

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

All Hallows Eve

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Paraphernalia · 1Y ago

Will the Real Elizabeth Bennett Please Stand Up?

I attended a lecture yesterday given by the Jane Austen Society of North America North Carolina Chapter. The speaker was Inger Sigrun Brodey, who teaches comparative literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. I am attaching her Curriculum Vitae because it is so impressive. It was a

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