Belle, Book, and Candle

I dare say if you have watched any of Downton Abbey  then you might think you know just how things work within the British aristocracy. B...

I know you all are anxiously awaiting the results of the visit to the Summer Book Sale yesterday.  I got there within forty-five minutes of...

Going out the door... The Locust Grove Used Book Sale is this weekend. I am very excited as I have found many, many treasures ...

I keep thinking I will get back to writing a daily post here at Belle, Book, and Candle but family deaths, my own emotional and physica...

Duc Jean des Esseintes in À Rebours  by Joris-Karl Huysmans (from the 1931 illustrated edition) Okay, this is probably the w...

The Art of Travel (2002) by Alain de Botton is an education in itself.  If you are thinking it is all about how to pack your suitcase,...

Thomas Wolfe House Asheville, North Carolina My time in Asheville, although short, was informative and relaxing. The weather was co...