Tag: Romance
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Of Memories Most Tender
The ash grove how graceful, how plainly ’tis speaking, The harp through it playing has language for me. When over it’s branches the sunlight is breakingA host of kind faces is gazing at me. The friends of my childhood again are before meEach step wakes a memory as freely I roam. With soft whispers laden…
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Timeless Summer Reads: Connecting Past and Present
The air wafting through my open window has a special feel today. It’s drowsy, dreamy and transportive. It is blowing from some far away childhood summer afternoon, and brings with it the feelings and thoughts of those days, taking me back to imaginary summers long before I was born. It brings timeless thoughts and feelings…
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Author Spotlight Part 2: Jane Austen
I like Jane Austen’s stories because of the courtly the manners or lack thereof, the old language and big words, the wit and humor. These heroines had standards to live up to. And the characters are so like people we live with, work with and socialize with today. Each one is a study in human…
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Author Spotlight: Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novel writer. You can read Austen’s books as witty romances or insightful commentary on the social classes and materialistic society of Georgian England. No novel written since her time is exempt from her influence. Jane’s books have rarely been out of print since their first publication dates. George Austen,…
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Everyday Romance: Tips and Stories
The words above are the lyrics to my grandparent’s song. On their 70th wedding anniversary, they still wanted to hear a song that had been special to them in bygone years. How romantic! ‘Romantic’ can be used as an adjective or a noun and has several meanings. As an adjective, it relates to love or…
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Boost Your Happiness Now
They say happiness is a choice. There have been times when I cannot believe it, and times I have experienced it to be true. In any case, it’s worth a try, isn’t it? Here are some choices you could make you just a little happier today. Affirmations Affirm: To state clearly that something is true…
So She Reads 