I admit, I do like the Victorian era. At least, I like the books that come from that period. Tha ladies with their fabulous dresses and parties and entrigues.<\/p>\n
Mr Darcy is a nearly endlessly fascinating man. How many movies, exactly, have been made of Pride and Prejudice? and how many more<\/em> will be made?<\/p>\n Of course, it would not be so fun to actually<\/em> live in the Victorian era. The not being able to vote thing, and the obsession with propriety would wear thin in about five minutes.<\/p>\n But one thing about those Victorian ladies I do admire and would like to emulate in my current modern life is their ability to ‘correspond.’ Writing letters and responding to gift and invitations seemed to be a weekly, if not daily, activity for these women.<\/p>\n I guess I write emails at least that frequently. But letters? with STAMPS? Those are harder to achieve.<\/p>\n Christmas just happened, and that is the time of year when a lot of people make the effort to send a physical card and\/or letter to their wide aquaintance. I think that’s a beautiful thing. It’s really wonderful to send and recieve these missives. Perhaps it is one of the old-fashioned traditions that make Christmas so special.<\/p>\n Getting all the envelopes and cards ready reminded me of the efforts made last year for my wedding invitations. Checking and double-checking to make sure I have all the pertinent addresses for everyone is tedious, but it is pleasant to think of all these people who have been a joy to my life.<\/p>\n Because of my restricted abilities right now, I am triple-checking the address list. I know I just sent out the Christmas letter, but I intend to send out a birth announcement with little Daley Daughter picture to everyone.<\/p>\n Since I can’t reorganize the garage (a task needing doing, but not something I can do right now), I can at least pre-adress the envelopes for the next mailing.<\/p>\n The combination of being so dis- abled and preparing correspondence makes me feel rather Victorian. Also, I’m drinking copious amounts of tea. Very very victorian.<\/p>\n Maybe I could go rent Pride and Prejudice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I admit, I do like the Victorian era. At least, I like the books that come from that period. Tha ladies with their fabulous dresses and parties and entrigues. Mr Darcy is a nearly endlessly fascinating man. How many movies, … Continue reading