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Tuesday 16 March 2010

Jane Austen Day







Today we had our own little Jane Austen day! We live 5 minutes away from her house which has a really great museum. Liv was having a day at her Nannies where she was spoiled rotten. So I took the two bigger girls off for the day.
There is a really lovely park over the road where we had our lunch.

We then took Indy for a woodland walk where Jane was rumoured to take her daily exercise. It was absolutely lovely and I think we will be regular visitors from now on.

The house was lovely, very peaceful. There have been a lot of renovations and a new education room added and it really makes the visit more worthwhile. We wandered around following in Jane's footsteps and the girls took advantage of a quiz which resulted in a small prize. We sketched the house from the pretty garden and breathed in the history.

From there we walked up the lane to the church where Jane's mother and sister are buried (Jane is buried at Winchester Cathedral). There is a certain peace about Chawton and I wonder if this contributed to her writing. I believe she was only productive as a writer in that house and you can certainly feel the creativity in the air.

We really need more days like this in our lives rushing around here, there and everywhere is not making us happy but times like this spent together in the company of people you love is priceless and necessary.

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