Shelley's House

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Monday, 17 December 2012

Beatrix Potter

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I wonder whether J.K. Rowling chose Harry's surname because she loved Peter Rabbit.  I tried to research this a bit on Google and found...
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Friday, 14 December 2012

Part XVIII - Conspicuous Consumption in the Lower Classes

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This is part of a series discussing The Theory of the Leisure Class, by Thorstein Veblen.  His fourth chapter is Conspicuous Consumption. ...
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

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I was convinced that this village was somehow associated with three chateaus; I think Simon believed this as well because he mentioned not h...
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Monday, 10 December 2012

House at Ambleside

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We seem to have had a busy social life for a bit.   A couple of days after the wedding we were planning to stay a few nights at a holiday h...
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Friday, 7 December 2012

Part XVII - The Middle Class Wife

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This is part of a series discussing The Theory of the Leisure Class , by Thorstein Veblen. His fourth chapter is Conspicuous Consumption...
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Simon's Place

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After leaving Avignon we headed for Simon's new place.  He'd only been there a few weeks so it was still new to him.     I th...
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Grandmother's Birthday

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The year is almost over and it's Grandmother's birthday again.  I found this photo taken around 1940 I'm guessing.  I l...
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Shelley
North Tyneside, North East England, United Kingdom
I'm an American woman in my 60's, originally from Oklahoma, but now living in England. I write this blog mainly because I love to write, but also to share my experience of living abroad with others. I'm having a much bigger life than I ever imagined. I think it is one of the benefits of frugality, also of occasionally taking the scarier option.
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