Monthly Archives: May 2016

Life Below Stairs, Part 9 – The Valet

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Footmen as we learned the last time often thought to join the upper servants in the role of valet or butler. (We saw the character of Thomas Barrow work in all three positions in Downton Abbey.) Today we have a … Continue reading →

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The Beginnings of Betty Crocker, America’s First Lady of Food

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

The Washburn Crosby Company (later renamed General Mills) entered their finest flours into the 1880’s First Millers International Exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fortunately, their flours took the gold, silver and bronze medals. Soon after, Washburn Crosby Company changed its name to Gold Medal … Continue reading →

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Overview: Life and Literature in the Era of the Reformation

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

In Academics, the Reformation saw a revival of the study of Greek and Latin writings, as well as a love of beauty. “Humanism” became the newborn ideal, one that advocated individualism, an ideal which gave a tremendous impetus to literature … Continue reading →

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John Hart, a Man Who Sacrificed Everything as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

May 11, 2016, marked over 240 years since John Hart’s death. Hart, a signer of the Declaration from New Jersey was one of the many noted Christians among the Founding Fathers. WallBuilders, a Christian based historical group, recently posted some of our legal … Continue reading →

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Do You Know These Words and Phrases?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Dead as a Doornail. The “doornail” is the plate or knocker upon which the hammer of a door knocker strikes. Phrases.org gives us this explanation on the origin of the phrase. In 1350,  William Langland used the phrase in a translation … Continue reading →

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Button Gwinnett, A Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Who Died in a Duel

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Button Gwinnett was one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence. He served in Georgia’s colonial legislature in the Second Continental Congress, and as president of Georgia’s Revolutionary Council of Safety. Born in April 1735 in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW of “Captain Frederick Wentworth’s Persuasion” by Regina Jeffers

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Each lover has a theory of his own about the difference between thee ache of being with his love, and being alone. (W.H. Auden, “Alone” – Regina Jeffers uses poems or parts of poe… Source: REVIEW of “Captain Frederick Wentworth’s … Continue reading →

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Guano, “Fertile Fortune” of the 19th Century

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Living in one of the Southern states in the U.S., the season when I do not “fight” the battle of bird droppings on my Buick Lacrosse does not exist. It is a fact of life that I pay for the … Continue reading →

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George Ross, Defender of States’ Rights and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

“George Ross’s father was born at Balblair, Scotland, in 1679 or 1680. Rev. George Aeneas, the 5th Laird Balblair Ross (b.1679, d.1754), had 2 wives and 16 children, and was an Anglican clergyman who had immigrated from Scotland. The paternal … Continue reading →

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Chistlehurst Caves and “A Touch of Emerald”

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

In my short seven years of writing fiction, I have written a variety of genres/settings: retellings, sequels, Regencies, paranormal, cozy mysteries, vagaries, contemporaries, and inspirational. Most of my 27 novels fall under the big “umbrella” of Regencies, and even the … Continue reading →

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