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Did You Know… (Birthday – Part 3)

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

* since the day I was born that my heart has beaten 2.3 billion times? * I have blinked 390.6 million times? * I have slept 176.4 thousand hours? (I may disagree with this statistic. Since menopause, sleep is hard … Continue reading →

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Birthday – Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

The brochure from yesterday dealing with my birthday year got me to thinking about other things that may have happened during that “most momentous year.” This is some of the music which has survived from 1947: 1. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 2. White … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Birthday

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

Next week, I will celebrate my 63rd birthday … not a milestone, but daunting nonetheless. Yesterday in the mail, I received a “Birthday Times” from my State Farm agent, Gary Cooper. It was quite entertaining, and I thought I might … Continue reading →

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The Launch of Austen Authors Website

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

At the moment, I am enjoying a community based picnic/festival in the small village I live in outside of Charlotte, NC. It is a spectacular day…only in the mid 80s for temperatures, and the turn out is first class. We … Continue reading →

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Actors Who Have Appeared in More Than One Austen Film

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

Daphne Slater took on the parts of Anne Elliot in Perusasion 1960 and that of Elizabeth Bennet in the 1952 production of Pride and Prejudice. Phyllida Law played Mrs. Austen in Miss Austen Regrets and Mrs. Bates in Emma 1996. … Continue reading →

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Excited and Frustrated with the New Website

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

I am extremely excited about the launch of our Austen Authors website tomorrow. It should be a grand experiment in creativity. However, I am still playing around with a slideshow of actors who have appeared in Jane Austen related films … Continue reading →

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Technology Sucks!!!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

I have spent countless hours today trying to put together a montage of actors who have performed in Jane Austen related movies and who celebrate birthdays in September. At the moment, I am giving up. There must be an easier … Continue reading →

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Best Authors on Facebook

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

Best Authors on Facebook By Jason Boog on Sep 02, 2010 04:23 PM http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/galleycat_reviews/best_authors_on_facebook_172455.asp Who is your favorite writer on Facebook? Share your recommendation in the comments section and help us build a brand new GalleyCat Reviews directory. Our Facebook … Continue reading →

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Invitation to join the fun!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

Writers of Jane Austen fiction cordially invite you to the Launch of ‘Austen Authors’ and to share in our passion for her world … because there’s never enough Jane Austen. We look forward to the pleasure of your company on … Continue reading →

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“Me” Day

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

Yesterday, I had a “me” day. I got up early and walked my 5 mile loop (seeing lots of my former students going off to school … I smiled thinking of retirement). Then I came home to do a little … Continue reading →

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