Welcome to Litsy!

Chapters 7/8: a dinner at Barton Park with jocular Sir John and my queen, Mrs. Jennings, really gets things going, especially when we meet the oldest man who has ever existed, 36 year old Colonel Brandon. Marianne's views on the "infirm" Colonel are exasperating, ridiculous, and perfectly in line with every teenager you know, and the article pictured here (link in comments) is pretty much today's version of the conversations in chapter 8. Enjoy!

Chapters 5 & 6: The Dashwoods leave Norland, which is actually heartbreaking, but of course Marianne milks her sadness in a "Hannah Montana Saying Goodbye"-worthy drama of her own making. But for real, it's terrible, and John and Fanny are total trashcans for driving them out. Over at the new digs, Mrs. D (who has never saved a cent in her life) makes expensive renovation plans and Sir John pops in with his ice-queen wife for an unwelcome welcome.

Catching up! Chapters 3 and 4 tell us that Elinor is smitten with shy, awkward Edward and Marianne cannot stand it. I mean, he's not even into music, and when he read out loud, it was boring as HELL. Marianne needs spirit! and fire! and someone who likes *exactly* the same art that she does! And when I read this passage, I may as well be reading my own teenage diaries because damn if Jane Austen didn't have my ass absolutely clocked.

"The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex." Hello, old friend...! #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow #Jane250

#BookReport

This looks way more impressive than it actually is, and I may be wanting to do too much

I read Gift, Christmas in the Big Forest, The Bookshop and Colors of Life

I continued the tagged on audio

I‘ve started The Position of Spoons and Gliff

I started some new buddy reads; Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade, Sense and Sensibility #PemerLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Hard Times #WhatTheDickens

I started some yearlong reads

SO excited to kick off a year of Austen with the #PemberLittens! I'm spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing a copy to dig into, but I believe this time it's gonna be the beautiful Cranford Collection edition. I'm so ready for what Jane has to show me in these next 12 months, starting with the story that's in many ways the most dear to me- my first ever Austen, which has lived in my heart for decades now. #JaneAustenThenAndNow

#Pemberlittens listened to January Episode this morning. It was lovely. Going to be perfect companion to #JaneAustenThenAndNow. Loving all the #Jane250 content out in the world.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XsjAdGxtdxE3g0c9bAguV?si=W3uAQwG7TB68sGhJfsqEK...

I read the first two chapters tonight to kick off #JaneAustenThenAndNow . So excited to spend a year in the world of Jane Austen! #PemberLittens

Starting this beauty today for #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenandNow 💜

It‘s been such a long time since I read it, so I‘m really looking forward to reacquainting myself with the characters!