Becoming Jane. For a day.

I am not ashamed to admit… I am one of those “Jane Austen freaks”.

And we live in maybe the best  town for fanciful imitation of her most loved classics.  Probably the absolute best spot for that is at the historic Locust Grove.

(Quick History Lesson:  On November 8, 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark arrived home to Locust Grove.  It became the only residence still in existence west of Appalachia to have sheltered the famous explorers.  George Rogers Clark lived at the site in the final years of his life, from 1809 to 1818, and the property was adjacent to the home of Colonel Richard Taylor and his son, future U.S. President Zachary Taylor. (via wikipedia))

Locust Grove is just one of the gems of Kentucky and the Ohio River (and a PERFECT spot for weddings i might add) and it just happens to host an annual Jane Austen Festival.  Like how I brought that right back around?  Alas- I have not been able to attend the festival yet – for one reason or another.  But I always hear wonderful things about it and I look forward to the year that I do.

Our dear friend, Hayley, actually inspired this post by describing her adventure there with her sweet daughter Anna.  I would recommend going to see her first as her account is much better than my hearsay images.  But when you get back, here are some more images for your perusing.

I’m not sure i could do the dressing-up thing.  Simply because of the blazing heat!!   I’m all about modesty but Goodness Gracious how did they do it?  Have you ever attended an event such as this, and did you don the garb?

I had to steal some of Hayley’s darling pictures…especially of Anna Scout seeing one of her new favorite movies (Sense & Sensibility) in person… sorta.  This is just a teaser.  Again- check out her account for more.  Too Cute!!! I can’t wait to hear her imitating the accents and romantic language.