I don't know about you but I have a list of costumes that I would one day like to make for myself and other people. This blue jumper out...

Random literature note for the day. I have really been enjoying the short stories of Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (September 22, 1872–June 4, ...

So did I do anything to celebrate St.Pats this years? Nope. I didn't sew anything green. I didn't wear anything green. (and no o...

During the week of Shakespearean posts I was still sewing. So what have I been sewing? A 1950 inspired pink dress. I am making this to be ...

William Shakespeare (18) married Anne Hathaway (26) in November of 1582. In May of 1583 Anne gave birth to their first born Susanna. Two yea...

The term problem plays was coined by critic F.S. Boas in Shakespeare and his Predecessors (1896). The three problem plays are Troilus and C...

The Merry Wives of Windsor A Shakespearean comedy. Shakespeare wrote this comedy for Queen Elizabeth. The Queen enjoyed Sir John Falstaff i...

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark A tragedy and also one of Shakespeare's longest plays that is not in parts. I would almost have to say this i...

Comedy Of Errors I enjoy this play and as does my family. There are elements that I do not enjoy (the woman of ill-repute, and the conjurin...

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will One of my favorite plays. This is one that I have read over and over again and watched many different movie...

Pericles, Prince of Tyre I will admit that I did enjoy this play despite the fact that today it would probably be R rated. That is becaus...

So I found an interesting paper that I thought I would share the link for your enjoyment. It is on women's roles in Elizabethan society ...

Cross-dressing. In Shakespeare the cross-dressing element is used only in his comedies. I did not find an example of cross-dressing in any ...

As I think most Shakespeare enthusiasts agree Twelfth Night is a very enjoyable story with all of its plot twists and turns. Last summer a ...

SHAKESPEARE!!! So I want to look at thematic elements used by William Shakespeare in his plays. To start with I shall look at the element o...

The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath: It is twice blest; It blesseth ...

So I have joined the Shakespeare week over at The Erratic Muse. I have linked my cellphone to my blog and can now text posts to my blog. Thi...

I just found a wonderful blogger who is having a Shakespeare week on her blog this week.  How exciting is that?!??!! http://theerraticmus...

The part that I dislike the most about sewing is cutting out the pattern. Once the pattern is cut out and I have all the pieces then I can f...

I am an optimistic person. As I mentioned yesterday I deep cleaned my room. That included sorting through all of my clothing and deciding wh...