Regency Ramble

I have had this project ongoing for some time now. Years in fact. And I am beginning to wonder if I will ever finish.  I never have that pro...

You may recall that my first book with Harlequin, The Rake's Inherited Courtesan,   won the 2010 Daphne, or as the full title explains, ...

Holiday Contest Reminder Just a reminder to check back for details, either here or on my website on November 29 when the annual Harlequin...

William Bankes traveled the east en grand seigneur in a noble barge with a cabin, not because he wanted to, but because it was expected. He...

The Bankes family owned Kingston Lacy from around 1636 (at first known as Kingston Hall, the King part relating to its one time ownership by...

What was it like for the servants in these great house.  Kingston Lacy provides us with a very interesting view. Those outbuildings in an...

There are any number of amazing pieced of furniture at Kingston Lacy. Here are a few pieces from the rooms we visited.. A great ma...

Kingston Lacy was originally built in 1660, and remained in the Bankes family until 1981.  Henry Bankes the Younger was the first of the Ba...

It is always a pleasure to visit one of Britain's stately home. Kingston Lacy was a delight. You may recall me refering to it in a flora...

What were they wearing in the summer of the first year of the Regency?                                  Here we have three gowns from J...

How did they do that?  You will have seen my earlier post on milling grain at Sturminster Newton, but I thought you might be interested...

Since blogger seems to have fixed its picture facility I am going to try to post the rest of my Clovelly pictures.   As you saw from the p...