Yours Faithfully, Amanda

October 6, 2018 Dear Jane, Please accept my hearty Autumnal Greetings, friend! In truth, I am elated that my favorite month, October, has finally arrived. That being said, however, I must continue sharing my adventures from my time in England this past summer. I believe I left off ready to relate our activities from Saturday, the fourth of August, and pray, be excited for it was a royally diverting day. Now, if I recall correctly, Saturday started off quite precariously because the tube station near our hotel was undergoing weekend construction and we had a very small window to catch the correct bus to our first destination...breakfast. Just kidding (sort of). We did have breakfast reservations, but more importantly we had a timed ticket entry to Kensington Palace at 10:45 in the morning. That may not seem early, but when one is jet-lagged, on vacation and in need of a good breakfast with many cups of coffee...timing is everything.  Pray, do not worry yourself, for I am happ...

May 19, 2018 Dear Jane, As a self-proclaimed anglophile, I would be remiss if I did not write about two very important English historic events which occurred/is occurring on this date. The first event dates back quite a few years (four-hundred and eighty-two, to be exact) and the other is happening presently, as I write! But we shall go in order by year. "It is however...my Duty to declare that this amiable Woman was entirely innocent of the Crimes with which she was accused..." Miss Austen will, of course, recognize the above quote as being one of her own, but pray, permit me to enlighten my gentle readers. The above quote is from Miss Austen's, The History of England , a delightful parody of Oliver Goldsmith's book of the same title, written when the authoress was around the age of fifteen. It refers to Queen Anne Boleyn and her unfair trial and treatment by King Henry VIII. Jane was a firm believer, as am I, in Anne's innocence and today happens to be the 482nd...