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Gifts from Julie Wakefield

Gentle readers, as many of you know, I have been laid up with a broken foot and have only recently begun to follow a full schedule again. So many friends and readers have wished me well, making me feel like a million dollars. Julie Wakefield from the fabulous blog Austenonly sent me a package from England that simply took my breath away: The DVD of Amanda Vickery’s outstanding BBC series, At Home With the Georgians, based on her book; an apron featuring images of Chawton Cottage and illustrations by Hugh Thompson; two Penguin Classics – Some Country Houses and their Owners by James Lees-Milne and Birds of Selborne by Gilbert White, and bookplates! Thank you, Julie. I love, love, love this package, which came from the heart.

Click on these links to read Julie’s posts about At Home With the Georgians and Hugh Thompson’s illustrations:

• At Home With the Georgians, A Man’s Place
• At Home With the Georgians, A Woman’s Touch
• Hugh Thompson, Illustrator

Find the gifts online:

• Apron from the Jane Austen House Museum
• Bookplates from the Jane Austen House Museum 
• At Home With the Georgians DVD
• The Birds of Selborne, Gilbert White. Penguin Classics
• Some Country Houses and Their Owners, James Lees-Milne. Penguin Classics

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Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture | Tagged At Home With the Georgians, austenonly, Hugh Thompson, Julie Wakefield | 8 Comments

8 Responses

1. on July 7, 2011 at 02:12 Janeen

   Greetings Vic,
   So sorry to hear about your foot!! Belated blessings and prayers of healing to your sweet self. But seriously how awful to be laid up while you heal…. well on second thought, after seeing all the lovely things you just received you may just want to take this one in stride and have the groceries delivered this week! ha ha My old computer crashed so I’ve been gone for a bit until the new one arrived. Whew, you don’t realize how much you use it until you don’t have it ~ ha ha
   Blessings,
   Janeen

   
   
2. on July 7, 2011 at 06:15 jfwakefield

   *furiously blushing*….I’m just glad you liked the little gifts, and I hope they aid in your full recovery.

   It’s horrid to be hurting, and we all need a little cossetting at times like this.

   I hope you make a full recovery soon.

   Xxx

   
   
3. on July 7, 2011 at 06:41 Enid Wilson

   Lovely gifts. You must be enjoying the DVD now.

   Chemical Fusion

   
   
4. on July 7, 2011 at 08:08 LaurenG

   Vic, I’m sorry to hear about your foot, and hope it heals quickly and cleanly. What a wonderful package! Those goodies will be a welcome distraction for you. Take care!

   
   
5. on July 7, 2011 at 10:25 Anna

   So sorry to hear about your foot, Vic. Hope you’ll get better soon. I’m sure these treats will entertain you while you’re lying down relaxing your leg!

   
   
6. on July 7, 2011 at 11:10 Sharon Warren

   What a shame! I’m glad that you’re back on a partial schedule. If I could, I would send you a nice bouquette of flowers–baby’s breath, roses and daisies are some of my favorites, with lillies of the valley for fragrance. I know the broken foot will continue to knit itself back together. Be well.

   
   
7. on July 7, 2011 at 17:44 Karen Field

   I was thinking about your foot the other day and hoping you’d made some recovery. I also prayed for your healing. What a lovely thing for Julie Wakefield to do. I follow both of your blogs and love them.

   Blessings on continued healing and enjoy watching At Home With the Georgians! I’m really hoping they’re going to come out with that in the US format.

   
   
8. on July 7, 2011 at 18:36 Suzan

   What a wonderful thing to do! A true friend – she knew what you’d like and sent it to cheer you. And what a compilation! Wow, I’d love those items too. We hope you have a speedy recovery but just long enough to enjoy all your wonderful gifts.

   
   

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