Signing at Chawton
A trip to Chawton Cottage is always special and yesterday’s visit was extra special because I’d been invited to sign copies of A Weekend with Mr Darcy which is being stocked in the lovely shop there.
The Jane Austen House Museum features in a couple of chapters in my book and I’ve had many happy trips to the village whilst researching my story. Here I am in the beautiful garden with my book.
After a visit to an art exhibition and a very late lunch with family, we went on to Cobham Heath where Molly had a well-deserved walk. The light was glorious on the green and golden bracken and we spotted loads of toadstools including the wonderful fly agaric which I always call the Disney Toadstool! Aren’t they amazing?
Looks lovely Victoria! I love the Disney toadstools! My Mum always used to say that the fairies live under them! Wanted to tell you, while I was at Starbucks tonight with my Dad, there was a beautiful spaniel called Molly. She looked very much like your beautiful girl. She was lovely and bouncy and fun. xxx
Your books are being sold at Chawton!! Oh, that is so cool. Have they moved the shop out of the house? It looks much bigger and as if it’s now in one of the outbuildings?
Love the toadstools – a bit like Trish’s Mum, I imagined that a fairy troupe were hiding in the undergrowth waiting until you’d taken your picture and they could move back to their toadstools.
Kathryn – yes, the shop is now in a lovely outbuilding with lots of room for books. The room they used to use is now a library where visitors can browse. I love their shop and could spend hours in there!
Glad you both like the toadstools – I always get a buzz when I spot them!