Jane Austen in the City of Bath

Originally written and published February 1, 2009 by Tamara Colloff-Bennett Towards the end of the eighteenth century when the famous classics author Jane Austen made two long visits to Bath and then when she lived in the city from 1801 to 1806 after her father the Reverend George Austen retired to live in the area, … Read more

Bison: Do They Twist And Pull, Or Do They Nibble?

Bison (or buffalo as they are known in the United States) are of course an iconic animal of the American plains. They are now reduced from the huge numbers there were before the opening up of the West. Ah, the West and Westerns. I’ve always been a fan of Westerns – even trashy TV Westerns … Read more

Why Mother’s Day Was The Time To Go Home

This ecard is from our Mother’s Day range. It’s one of eleven ecards in our Mother’s Day ecards range. A similar version is also available as a Mother’s Day Card (as in a card you can send by snail mail or hand to someone) on our sister site at Flying Twigs. Please note that the … Read more