http://www.andeesdavis.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At one time (during the Victorian Era) London was the greatest city in the world.  The name London comes from the town's ancient name,  'Londinium.'  Oddly, no one really knows what it means or where it came from originally.  According to the Museum of London, Londinium is not Latin but ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=78 An Accomplished Woman To date, JASNA has only one member in North Dakota, Andee Davis of Bismarck. From her driveway, Andee can be “in country in five minutes, and far from any traffic in about fifteen.” With no region of fellow Janeites to sustain her, it is just as well that ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=75 This is the third of the "Diary" books that I have read.  My favorite was Mr Knightly's Diary.  Colonel Brandon's Diary takes us into the Point of View of one of my favorite Austen heros, though I think that I like him as much as I do because of the favorable ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=59 I’m glad I gave Julie Garwood another chance.  Last year I borrowed her The Wedding from the library, having seen it recommended as her best novel.  It was my first by this prolific author, but I couldn’t make it past the first several chapters.  My disappointment came as a result ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=52 Some thoughts on English castles. I have been doing some arm chair studies of castles in England…ironically while my sister takes a cruise around the British Isles… and have rapidly come to three initial conclusions.  Medieval castles were dark, cold, and smelly.   Dark… My first obvious observation is in the construction of ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=44 Ta Da!     At last I can announce the release of my new book, It's About Time, available at thewildrosepress.com.  I will be back shortly to post the picture. http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=34 According to the Jane Austen Society of North America, the BBC is filming a new 4-part version of Jane Austen's Emma.  The screenwriter had also written screenplays for North and South and Jane Eyre,  It is scheduled to come out in the fall in the United Kingdom.  They say, however, ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=33 This year in North Dakota March came in like a lion and is leaving like a polar bear. http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=32 At last, Kim Vogel Sawyer has provided the long-anticipated sequel to Waiting for Summer’s Return.  There were a number of times I tried to guess where she would go with this next book, but Kim has proven that her creativity in plotting a new story is not predictable.  Now a ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=24 I have had the pleasure of reading Debbie Macomber's Dakota Trilogy before, borrowing the books from the library.  Now that I have acquired my own copies, I'm rereading.  Though definitely not in the sweet category, with several scenes of unmarried characters in bed together, Debbie's three books will remain part ... http://www.andeesdavis.com/?p=31