EXIT NIGHT, ENTER LIGHT

Channel your inner Jane Eyre today, or your inner Heathcliff, if you are a boy, and read something Victorian, go for a nature walk in the bad weather, or simply slouch at the hearth! "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day", Jane says in the memorable opening to Jane Eyre. The rain is so penetrating that Jane and her annoying cousins have to stay inside. Today started off nicely, but it was windswept by the seafront. However, there was no rain and the temperature was good.

And I'm so glad the days are getting longer! This is a most amazing time of the year, despite the ongoing cold. Darkness has lost the game!

The hearth is at the house of a friend. For the Victorians, the hearth was at the heart of a home, and signified all that was good about family life. Of course, not everything was idyllic. Despite the cultural obsession with the family, domestic violence was at its peak, many marriages were miserable and there was a great deal of oppression and cruelty behind closed doors. Appearances can be deceptive, as Jane Eyre will testify.

Personally, I had a lovely afternoon, and I will wish the same for you. Have a nice evening, always with beauty and a book! 💝
P.S. I hope Metallica will forgive my reversal of Sandman for the title 🤓
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