#painshill Bridgerton alert! I visit one of the locations for the film. I can imagine all sorts of goings-on in the grotto, teasing in the Turkish Tent and hiding in the hermitage! There's much for romantics to enjoy here. wp.me/p79X3t-1tA

What an inspirational venue!

#ulstermuseum has much to offer - from the skeleton of the Irish elk with its huge antlers, to treasures from sunken ships of the Spanish Armada - an historic episode which played a large part in Ulster's history. wp.me/p79X3t-1uP

Ah! Who could write love letters like Captain Wentworth? Oh, lucky Anne!

Visit the fascinating Ulster Museum with me: where else can you see the magnificent Irish Elk and Spanish Treasure? wp.me/p79X3t-1uP

I can't get over the splendour of the Irish Elk; but I can also see why it became extinct. How did it cope with such huge, heavy antlers? Did it shed them every year? At least that would give it some rest from the weight. wp.me/p79X3t-1uP

One of the best ways to improve where you live is to upgrade the street furniture. Plain concrete street lights and ugly railings depress the spirit; well-designed lamps and attractive railings make all the difference to one's mood. wp.me/p79X3t-1vo

There are some interesting benches along the Embankment in London near Cleopatra's Needle; the benches' arms are supported by sitting camels - I suppose in a nod to Egypt where the obelisk originally came from. wp.me/p79X3t-1vo

Re: door-knockers. In my street (built 1820) we have urns, lion heads, laurel wreaths, Classical-looking rings, a fisted hand, an owl, a fox and some ordinary door-knockers. But many people nowadays rely on a door bell. wp.me/p79X3t-1vo

There are several variants of the lion's head door-knocker: apart from being a symbol of Britain (and a number of other countries), it also stands for strength, pride, power, protection and power. It acts as a guardian to your home. wp.me/p79X3t-1vo

I'm proof-reading my new e-book and my computer has started criticising my vocabulary: it thinks 'wench' and 'Damnation!' may offend readers. Honestly! I'm baffled by the stupidity of its interference. wp.me/p79X3t-1vo

One of the things which made 'The Hartfield Inheritance' special for me was that I had a lovely review of it - in verse! It was not just any old doggerel, this was a proper poem, thoughtfully written, and I was thrilled to have it. wp.me/p79X3t-1vL

A look at the Downstairs world of yesteryear. There is an extraordinarily Heath Robinson-looking labour-saving device to keep a dozen flat irons hot simultaneously! Still, doubtless the laundry maids would have been grateful.wp.me/p79X3t-1w6

#georgetteheyer 'Faro's Daughter' is arguably Georgette Heyer's most intensely emotional book - especially with regard to her hero, Max Ravenscar. Could we have the Luftwaffe to thank for that? wp.me/p79X3t-1wK

Visit Cregneash (the first Open Air Museum in Europe) on the Isle of Man and see a Manx cat, famous for having no tail - or only a stub. The cottages have been preserved as they were in Victorian times. wp.me/p79X3t-1xn

Manx household spell for good luck: break off 2 rowan twigs and form a cross; secure them with Loughtan sheeps' wool gathered from the hedgerow and place above the hearth. Replace every year. wp.me/p79X3t-1xn

The Isle of Man's Great Laxey Wheel is, surely, one of the most impressive examples of Industrial Archaeology from the 19th century and a sight not to be missed. wp.me/p79X3t-1xG

Happy 264th birthday, William Blake. 'Thou shouldst be living at this hour. England hath need of thee,'

so sorry - can only type with one hand. still, i have 10 posts on jane austen and about 6 on g heyer's novels to keep readers interested. i'm re-reading 'venetia' - very enjoyable. wp.me/p79X3t-1y7

Thank you, Nicole - very cheering and I'm delighted you enjoy them, - especially while I'm reduced to struggling to get my socks on with one hand!