In the category of completely useless information, I
present: Crazy Things I Researched Today.
What wine to serve
with liver. As a side, found a recipe for cooking liver with two orange
slices and stout Irish ale. I may try it, as I love good liver. Have you ever
had foie gras?
The best legal/law
book of the 1800’s. Blackstone’s Commentaries
of the Law of England.
A London club (not
the usual White’s or Boodles.) The Alfred Club, known as the “dullest club
in existence”. Bingo!
Regalia. I was
misusing this word. I didn’t realize it was so closely related to royalty. I
think I was confusing the word with regale. Yes. Yes, I was.
English country dance
music/Best dance music from the Regency period. Found a lovely group, which
I will share later after I get their CD, who perform traditional music such as
the Roger Decoverly but I am loving their performance of the Sussex Waltz with
the violin in the background. It’s on YouTube. Check it.
Regency men’s jackets.
I’ve been to the Gentleman’s Emporium website before but dwam! I love the
awesome looking jackets with their cut and tails and collars. I think of James
Purefoy and Colin Firth.
English coffeehouses.
Was disappointed to learn coffeehouses had mostly disappeared at the end of the
18th century.
Do I underline book
titles? Yes. Or quotes. Depending on the style manual used. I don’t know
why I have to look this up every time.
Unnamed author on
Amazon. Again, surprised by the sheer numbers of authors I have never heard
of who are best sellers. How is this possible? I read a ton.
Dean Winters.
Okay so I was watching Law and Order: SVU and Dean Winters was on in those
early seasons (and the last seasons) as Det. Brian Cassidy. I really like him. I think in the world of
fake boyfriends, he is the closest to what I would really feel comfortable
with. I may blow about David Gandy being all that but, let’s face it, there are
few women in his league and I ain’t one of them. Oh and Dean is too adorable as
Mayhem.
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