Stay at Home Vlog | Baking Scones, Jane Austen, and Terry Pratchett
In which I casually chat with you (and ramble on about) what I've been reading, and what I've been baking! See below for a rather delicious oat scone recipe!
Also, I am the Queen of Misspeaking: The DiscWORLD series has a subseries with a character named RinceWIND, and Miss Austen is different from The Other Bennet Sister. Apologies for any confusion.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
-Eric by Terry Pratchett (#9 in Discworld Series, Rincewind subseries)
-The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
-Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
-Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
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OAT SCONE RECIPE
(Warning: These are scrumptious, but a far cry from traditional English scones. They are quick, easy, and go perfectly with a nice cup of tea. Sadly, clotted cream is not common in America)
Ingredients:
-1.5 cups flour
-2 cups rolled oats
-1/4 cup sugar
-4 teaspoons baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/2 cup dried fruit (I am partial to dried cherries. Sometimes I do 1/4 cup dried fruit and 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks)
-1 egg, beaten
-1/2 cup melted butter or oil (I've tried both. It doesn't matter much)
-1/3 cup milk (or milk substitute)
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1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease baking sheet.
2. Mix flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, dried fruit, and baking powder in large bowl.
3. Beat egg and stir in melted butter/oil and milk.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until combined. (Makes a very stiff, dry dough).
5. Roll into shapes and place on baking sheet(I use a 1/4 cup per scone) Score scones with knife. Bake until golden brown. (10-15 mins. Usually done at 10 mins, but it depends on the oven).
Enjoy!
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Small and Cozy Bookshelf Tour // My Living Room Bookshelves// Vlogust 2020 Day 15
Today’s vlog is a collaboration with my sweet friend Amber Crawley. She and I wanted to share our bookshelves with each other and with you. I hope you enjoy this look at a few of the bookshelves in my house and a couple of my favorite books. Once you have finished watching my bookshelf tour please pop on over to Amber’s channel and check out her video. I have linked it below. As always thanks for hanging out with me today sweet friends.
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Bookish Box Unboxings:
BOOKS SHOWN IN THIS VLOG:
THE ORANGE BOOKSHELF~
Best Loved Book for Reads: Includes Huckleberry Finn, The Sea Around Us, Alice in Wonderland & The Prisoner of Zenda
Jim & Judy
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron
The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauch
Fun and Fancy
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Story Hour
Adventures of America 1857-1900
THE TAN BOOKSHELF~
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
DEVOTIONAL BOOKSHELF~
Be Still & Let Your Nail Polish Dry
Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
THE CREAM BOOKSHELF~
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Dear Luna by Amber Crawley
WildWood by Collin Meloy & Carson Ellis
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Seasons Edition, Winter)
The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
THE GREEN BOOKSHELF~
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
Dragon Bones by Lisa See
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Doldrums by Nicholas Gannon
Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie (exclusive dust jacket from the Bookish Box)
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Belong to Me by Maris de los Santos
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
THE BLUE BOOKSHELF~
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust)
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (signature edition)
Crave by Tracy Wolff (exclusive dust jacket from the Bookish Box)
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
On Luna Time by Amber Crawley (with original cover art)
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
The Secret Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
Season of the Storm by Ella Cosimano (exclusive dust jacket from the Bookish Box
THE BLACK BOOKSHELF~
Dutch Girl by Robert Matzen
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Straight On Till Morning A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell
Mirror, Mirror A Twisted Tale by Jen Calonita
Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin
Once Upon A Dream A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell
The Book of Speculation by Erik Swyler
The Bakers Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurie
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
THE HODGEPODGE BOOKSHELF~
Gnomes by Will Huygen and Rein Poortvliet
Harry Potter Character Vault by Jody Revenson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay
Pottery Barn Bedrooms
Willow & Sage Magazine (Autumn 2016 copy):
For Whom the Sun Sings by W.A. Fulkerson
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda (exclusive dust jacket from the Bookish Box)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle
Castel on the Rise by Kristy Camborn
THE PINK BOOKSHELF~
Like a Dream by Amber Crawley
Daisy Jones & The SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen
Unblemished by Sara Ella
THE BOOK BAKSET AND TV STAND SHELVES~
The Book of Elsewhere, The Shadows by Jacqueline West
Coral by Sara Ella
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Nevermoor, The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Pipers Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Love Her Well by Kari Kampakis
The Winter King by Christine Cohen
Closer Than She Knows by Kelly Irvin
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Pixie Hollow- Baking A Tea Scone- 2012
Limited Tea Scone Recipe! Music is Fly Away Home by Alyson Stoner. I dont own the music!
Jane and Me: Caroline Knight, Jane Austen's Fifth Great Niece
Chawton House is many things to many people – to Caroline it will always be home. As a direct descendant of Jane’s brother, Edward Knight, Caroline grew up at Chawton House while it was still her family’s private home. Caroline’s early life was filled with the delights of living in a sixteenth-century English manor, the good cheer of family gatherings and centuries-old Christmas traditions in the Great Hall, the beauty of a country life, and the joys of helping her Granny bake cakes and serve Jane Austen devotees in the Chawton House tea room. When she was seventeen, Caroline and her family left the home her family had lived in for centuries, following the death of her grandfather, Edward Knight III. In this talk Caroline will share some of her most precious memories of her childhood at Chawton House and the writing of Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage over 25 years later.
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Caroline’s talk will be followed by a Twitter Q&A.
Caroline Knight
Caroline Jane Knight is Jane Austen’s fifth great niece and among the last of the Austen family descendants to live at Chawton House. Caroline has had a career in marketing which took her to Australia in 2008. Caroline was a finalist in the Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Awards in 2012 and the same year was made an honorary life fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Caroline is founder and chair of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation and owner of The Greyfriar Group, a marketing and events business. In 2017 Caroline published her memoir Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage about her childhood at Chawton House, available at the Chawton House online shop:
The Jane Austen Literacy Foundation:
Thank you for tuning in to Chawton House's Lockdown Literary Festival. This programme, happening on 15, 16 & 17 May is all online, and all for free. It is a celebration of women's writing, with events including talks, discussions, workshops and Q&As.If you have enjoyed any of our digital content and, if you are able, please consider donating to the Chawton House Emergency Appeal. Your donations will ensure we can keep producing content inspired by the Chawton House collections:
Part 1 - Howards End Audiobook by E. M. Forster (Chs 1-7)
Part 1 - (Chs 1-7). Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Elizabeth Klett.
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Howards End free audiobook at Librivox:
Howards End free eBook at Project Gutenberg:
Howards End at Wikipedia:
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Pride & Prejudice (& Scones!) // COOKING WITH CLASSICS, Ep. 3
In this third episode of #CookingWithClassics, let's discuss:
✶ what makes Pride & Prejudice a classic novel and the nature of genre and how it changes over time,
✶ writing lessons learned from a book published OVER 200 YEARS AGO,
✶ story mediums (book! movie! miniseries!) and which allow for the best telling!
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
Would you consider Pride & Prejudice to be one of the OG chick lit novels? Do you think it falls under that genre umbrella? If not, which genre would you put it in?
If you've seen the movie, miniseries, and read the book - which of those 3 versions of Pride & Prejudice do you like most? (Or do you prefer a different take on this classic story?!)
Do you think classic novels have to have an ~iconic~ opening line?
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