Leenie Brown

Music Monday: A Good Day for Marrying You (Dave Barnes)

“It is not very old, is it?”

He shook his head. “No, it not much older than you.”

“Indeed? Is it very modern within?”

“I shall let you determine that.” He waved his hand toward the door which stood, waiting for them to enter, and smiled with a great deal of satisfaction at her exclamation upon entering just ahead of him.

“I believe she likes it,” Graeme muttered behind him.

“I would say you are correct.” And Walter was as delighted by that fact as Grace was by the flooring and the second door that separated the foyer from the interior of the house. He had hoped she would like his house, for he was beginning to hope quite seriously that it would one day also be hers.

[from Her Secret Beau, Touches of Austen Book 3]

Published to YouTube by Dave Barnes on Feb 10, 2015.

Tomorrow, Grace is going to finally get to see Walter’s townhouse, and they will get to spend a little bit of time alone together. Speaking of visiting houses, last Wednesday, I got to visit two Georgian Era houses, as well as a Victorian Era wool carding mill, while doing some exploring along the south shore of Nova Scotia with my husband. I will share some pictures from my exploring below.

First, let me give you a very short update on what is happening in my writing life. Continue reading Music Monday: A Good Day for Marrying You (Dave Barnes)

Bagnères de Bigorre – Le Casino (Henri de Montaut)

The dresses in this image are obviously not Regency gowns, however, I think this gives a good representation of the busyness of the ball which Wes is attending.

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“That young woman across the way. The one next to the silver-haired matron with the blue fan. She’s pretty, is she not?”

“Do not attempt to change the subject,” Langley grumbled but then added, “Yes, I do believe she is. I’ve never seen her before.”

“You should seek an introduction. I had thought to, but I have duties to perform tonight before I am allowed to sneak back to my bed. My blasted head keeps hurting.”

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Confounding Caroline ~ Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

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Music Monday: Schubert – Ständchen (Serenade)

I chose today’s music because when I was touring Uniacke Estate Museum this past Saturday (Yes, I was there again 🙂 ), there was a piece of music Schubert on the music stand in the sitting room. This tour was a special, limited-number tour in which the ropes were down and we were guided into the rooms and behind closed doors and given the chance to see things up close and from different angles. We even got to peek inside drawers and cupboards.

Published to YouTube by J.J.Burred on February 6, 2017.

Here is the music stand with the music which was right next to the early 1800s piano and then on the other side of the piano were several music books.

We also visited Sherbrooke Village, a Victorian village, at the start of the week.

Between the two trips, I spent some time in bed and visiting therapists because, over the previous weekend, my hip began giving me some trouble and continued to worsen. (I think it was one walk up a steep gravelly path too many 🙂 ). Continue reading Music Monday: Schubert – Ständchen (Serenade)

Music Monday: Feels Like Home (Emma 2009)

Welcome to a new week. This week, the blog will be sparse as I took a couple of days off last week and will be taking a few more this week so that I can go do some fun stuff with my husband before he heads back to work.

Published to YouTube by LadySweet321 on November 6, 2011

That being said, I did get a few workdays in between the fun days. 🙂 Continue reading Music Monday: Feels Like Home (Emma 2009)

Library Writing Desk and Fatherly Advice (Uniacke Estate)

Photo taken by Leenie Brown during a tour of Uniacke Estate Museum Park, July 1, 2019. [Clicking the image will take you to the museum’s website. ]

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Fatherly advice from Richard John Uniacke (1753-1830) to his son James (1799-1858). [Image found on Uniacke Estate Museum Park’s Facebook page. Used with permission. Clicking image will take you to the museum’s Facebook page. ]

I thought these images went well together and with this chapter as we are in a library and it appears Wes is taking his father's advice. While his father's advice was not the same as in the letter above, I did think the subject of that letter was appropriate for this story, don't you? I also wonder if Mr. Richard John Uniacke wrote his advice to his son at that desk or not. :)

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“Please, grant me your friendship so that I can prove to you that I am a better man than Wickham.”

Her left brow once again arched skeptically.

“I have not been to Sally’s since before I arrived in Hertfordshire.”

She had not expected him to share such information with her. It was startling and caused her cheeks to flush.

“I know it is not proper to discuss such things,” he said before she could inform him that he should not be sharing such things with her.

[from Persuading Miss Mary, book 4 in the Marrying Elizabeth Series]

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Confounding Caroline ~ Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

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