by Kate Dolan | Nov 29, 2013 | Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Regency
The holiday season is full of reminders to take time to give thanks for the many blessings we have. We usually feel too rushed to take that time, however. That’s why it’s appropriate that the tradition that became the focus of the final release in the...
by Kate Dolan | Nov 4, 2013 | Holidays, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency
Cinderella wasn’t the only one who looked forward to a ball as a way to escape humdrum everyday existence. During the Regency period, and really up until about 100 years ago, a ball provided the best opportunity to size up and meet members of the opposite sex....
by Kate Dolan | Oct 25, 2013 | Food, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency
The word “festive” equals “party” in my world, and parties provide the perfect excuse to try new drinks with no persuasion needed. So for my blog about the release of the next book in the Cotillion Christmas Traditions Regency romance series—this one titled Festive...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 17, 2013 | Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Regency
Charades is a game I often dread playing with my family (both my daughter and my step-daughter have a maddening propensity to act out the same title over and over–or worse yet, make the rest of us act it out). But in an era before TV and movies, I probably would...
by Kate Dolan | Jun 18, 2013 | Food, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency
In the last post, we saw that the duties of a Regency era butler tended to revolve around the proper serving of wine. But that assumes that the wine is good enough to be served in the first place. If it was foul, or musty, or “flat” “lowering” or even “decaying,” the...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 16, 2012 | Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency
I love romantic historical tales and have no idea why. Why would a woman (me) living in an era that affords females more power and choice than any time in history (now) fantasize about living in Regency England or medieval Scotland? To be sure, these stories, whether...
