18 November 1938 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Flore Merjam Cohn, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 September 1943 in a transport of 1,004 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 498 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

👩‍💻 Join us online TOMORROW, Thursday 21 November, for a Virtual Tour of our new exhibition: Jane Austen and the Art of Writing! 🔗 Find out more and BOOK your spot here: buff.ly/4ebDrlf

Here’s a detail from an exceptional embroidered panel worked entirely in darning stitches. Dating to the first years of the 18th century, it’s significantly larger and earlier than most decorative darning exercises. It’s on display in our annual exhibition, open for 3 more days

🎬 YOUTUBE PREMIERE: ‘SPOTLIGHT ON THE WATSONS’. Premiering on 28 November, this film examines Jane Austen’s earliest surviving manuscript, diving into her creative process. With thanks to Bodleian Libraries 📽️ tinyurl.com/27fk3zkm

People who brag about not being politically correct tend also not to be factually, morally, or grammatically correct.

This is a miniature telescope known as a 'spyglass'. It was left with a boy named Thomas Lupton, admitted to the Foundling Hospital in 1757.

French husband told me that this is “probably enough butter to make Thanksgiving dinner” and I think I am probably required by French law to report him to the nearest embassy

Grammaticalness is next to godliness. All else follows from that. Failure to use the Oxford comma tells us all we need to know about a person's character and morals.

27 November 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Ina da Costa da Fonseca, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

This = health disinformation from the FL Surgeon General, an antivaccine activist who doesn’t understand the science. My CBS News interview this evening (link here) explains how to keep yourself/family safe from Covid, influenza, RSV this holiday season. cbsnews.com/video/doctor-h…

The reasons for staying up to date with mRNA immunizations, include staying out of the hospital, protecting your heart health (SARS-2 virus = thromboembolic virus causing heart attacks strokes), and reducing risk of long Covid, some articles attached here nature.com/articles/s4416…

Happy Thanksgiving! Did you know that James Hemings, is the reason macaroni and cheese made it to America.   The Chef de cuisine was the first American to train as a chef in France. He was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at 8. A THREAD!

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens. Sit back with a mince pie and enjoy our festive online talk from the comfort of your own home. The perfect start to your festive season! Book now 4 Dec elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/victori…

A prayer by Jane Austen seems right for this Thanksgiving: "Give us a thankful sense of the Blessings in which we live, of the many comforts of our lot; that we may not deserve to lose them by Discontent or Indifference." Happy Thanksgiving! I'm at Blue Sky with the same handle.

The neat thing about midcentury neocolonial-style china and hammered aluminum "pewter" serving dishes is that you can kind of pretend you're having Thanksgiving in Jane Austen's day. Happy Thanksgiving! Find me mostly at the other bluer place - Kim Wilson.

22 December 1933 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Betty Scheffer, was born in Amsterdam. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Sara. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Sorry for tweeting so much, but Twitter throttles out-bound links, so I'm trying this again. SoCal animal shelters are overwhelmed with people dropping off injured animals they can't take with them as they flee. Many are in need of volunteers, money, and foster homes 🧵

"Her mother was dearer to her than ever." - Sense and Sensibility, by #JaneAusten Happy Mother's Day!

I sent this to my friends and family. Sharing it here as well This July 4th, I wanted to send you all a note given what's happening in our country. I wish I had more positive news or a more inspiring take, but I have to be honest. I find myself really feeling dispirited about