A proper breakfast at My Chelsea A proper lunch at Royal Academy of Arts Friends Room A slightly proper supper from Harrods. However, it was not as good as I expected. In July it tasted superb. Now it seems the ciabatta is too much like br…

Not cooked breakfast but very good breakfast As I did not have 9:00am breakfast, scones with cream and strawberry jam were offered and I had very good breakfast and I could not eat two scones, one was left for supper. The first bus at 7:45…

Last day at Chawton House Library. A lot to say. But later.

Two days to go at Chawton. This was the first day I did not see sheep on my way to the library. Yes, there were always sheep. I soon knew the reason. At the house there was Hampshire Council meeting in the morning and in the afternoon trus…

A few days to go in Chawton. Reading Hugh Blair and Mary Robinson's works. After the library I went to Alton railway station to collect the ticket to London. On Saturday, maybe I will be rushing to the train, so it is a necessity. It took …

Things to do to move to London. Booking, booking, booking. Advance order at the library.

Spending last days and nights reading Eliza Haydwood's History of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy. The novel has over 900 pages! I just reached yesterday to open the second volume. I almost read or skipped to the end of the second volume and read …

On Saturdays Barclays Bank is open! As I went to Winchester, I dropped in at the branch to have this note. I went to Hampshire Archives and Record Office at Winchester, which was very nice. They have detailed catalogue on website. I wonder…

Moved from Cassandra's cottage to Sarah's. She is kind and invited me to dinner in addition to offering to pick me up at Chawton House Library with my big luggage. I saw Nancy, Sarah's friend, Henry and Tanya. It was a good dinner! Chicken…

The pop book bench in front of Jane Austen House is gone. I did not notice when it was removed, but it is gone. I did not like it and did not take any photo. This is borrowed from somebody's uploaded photos. Like it? This was Winchester bo…

It was raining over night but it has cleared up. cool! Menu: crushed avocado with bacon and poached eggs, no problem with sliced avocado Windows at lunchtime with long shadows The daytime is getting rapidly shorter.

Today's Cassandra's breakfast These should be the same, but ... Cassandra's breakfast cooked by Malene last week William Jarvis (1996) refers to the marriage register where there are scribblings young Jane Austen left. 'Mischievous' Jane A…

I walked around the Chawton House's land with Andrew. It was more than one hour's walk across the open field and woodlands. Lebanese cedar, which has a nest of red kite. We saw a red kite' nest on Lebanese cedar tree. The oblong space whic…

Yesterday I did not write about the walk. After reading in Sarah's garden in the morning, I set out for a walk. I headed for Brick Kilm Lane. It was farther than I expected. And different from the footpaths aroung Chawton House Library, th…

I met Sarah's cat, whose name is Bella. She is the same kind of cat as Hillary; they are both stray cats formerly and their colour is almost the same. Bella Hillary Sarah is an interior designer. I felt something professional in the colour…

At 8:40 Sarah from Princess Louise Square picked me up in front of Cassandra's Cup and the large luggage was left at Sarah's before I had breakfast at Cassandra's Cup. After reading at the library, I came to Princess Louise Square on foot.…

I saw Emily off at about 10:00 am, Thursday 7th September 2017, without stumbling. I locked the door and handed the key to Corrine. After returning the key, I took a walk in the garden before going to the library. Toby came behind to encou…

Squirrel on the cable The first day starting at Cassandra's Cottage. Got up at six and waited for breakfast till 9. It was hard. Had lots of tea. Successfully switched on the heaterin the motning. Last night I did not turn the dial enough …

Lindsey left the Stables to go to London. She will go to a hair salon to dye her hair. Nobody sees why she needs it but she says she does not want grey hair. She is very young and cannot bear a few, if any, grey hairs. She will go to Irela…

Karen suggested a video message to Chawton House Library will be nice to show our thanks. Lindsey took video of all of us and collected photos. Amazingly good video! I am glad I am one of them who contributed to the video. It seemed easy a…

Last night I was the only one at the Stables at night before Emily and Lindsey came back from London after midnight. They had a very good day in London. They seem to be tired after a full day in London and I was the only one in the library…

In the morning Karen left for US. I miss her very much. She is a remarkable scholar and exceptionally kind person. She is the most deligent reader in the library. After we come back from the library, she was always kind and asked me if I w…

We had presentations afternoon today. We each of us knew by out daily communication what each reads and does roughly, but it was good to listen to them all in the form of presentations. A rose on the wall of the 'Walled Garden' One of the …

An evening walk. A trifle made by Lindsey with Christine's sponges and melange, lots of double cream, peaches and blackberries. The blackberries are from the 'wilderness' in the garden. A trifle with peaches and blackberries

The best picture I have taken. The meadow in the morning with dew, and sheep A morning walk. Morning dew was white on the meadow, or I should say the meadow was white with morning dew, which was beautiful. Library in the morning and aftern…