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Thoughts on Christmas

Christmas might be over yet again, but I thought I would share a few timeless words of wisdom on the season, compliments of our friend, Charles Dickens. I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round -apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it …

December 29, 2010 – 7:25 pm | By Bethann | Posted in QUOTES | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

WHAT I’M READING: DEC. 23

One of my favourite things about the holiday season is all the extra time I have to read! At least, that’s what I tell myself every year before heading home for Christmas, although in actuality, I probably end up reading a lot less than I do on a regular basis. Here we are on the …

December 24, 2010 – 12:58 am | By Bethann | Posted in READ IN 2010, WHAT I'M READING | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Words of Wisdom from Henry Tilney

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” -Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (1817).

November 3, 2010 – 10:10 pm | By Bethann | Posted in QUOTES | Tagged , , | Comments (0)