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Food History

Posted in Craft, Food, Research on March 2, 2009 | 9 Comments »

Sometimes a reference source comes along that is just so helpful you want to shout about it to the world.  Yesterday that happened to me. As a writer of historical fiction, discovering The Food Timeline was a godsend.  Incredibly organized, using a simple timeline with links to a huge collection of other websites, it presents [...]

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Nannies, Servants & Such

Posted in Characters, Craft, Movies, Research on February 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Recently, through the wonder of Netflix, we discovered a captivating program that first aired on BBC in 1998.  Set during the time of King Edward VII’s coronation, London 1902, Berkeley Square tells of three nannies and the wealthy families they served.  As we watched the first few episodes, we were reminded of the Masterpiece Theater [...]

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