Regency knickers and Richard Armitage

January 31, 2010

How indulgent is this: Yesterday I spent almost a whole day eating cake and talking about writing, books and Richard Armitage in the company of friends from C19 – the N&S-inspired Arts forum that started me writing fiction.

The real purpose of our visit was to celebrate the launch of Pursued By Love by Georgia Hill. ‘Georgia’ was there to sign copies of her book which I believe is up for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award this year. Elizabeth Hanbury was also there and we had an interesting conversation abour Regency knickers. Where can we lay hands on a pair? Any clues?

Itw as amazing to think that since 2004, a group devoted to a BBC drama should have inspired so many writers, friendships and blogs such as Vulpes Libris.

We also visited Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, recent home to the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo Saxon gold. Actually, we got no further than the Edwardian tea room!

When we told the very handsome young waiter why we there there he surprised us all by revealing that be was an ex-Queens Guard who was also a poet. So not everyone thinks we’re totally mad.

Comments

1. On January 31st, 2010 at 6:07 pm
   Nell Dixon Says:
   

   Sounds like you had a lovely time!

2. On February 1st, 2010 at 2:14 am
   liz Says:
   

   I love it! No idea on the knickers though 🙂
   lx

3. On February 7th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
   Georgia Hill Says:
   

   Hi Phillipa!

   Had a lovely day at the Tea Rooms. Thank you very much for the card – it’s on the notice board as I type.

   Somehow I missed out on the poetry writing guardsman – how did I manage that? And was it that young missy Elizabeth Hanbury flashing her Regency draws again? Tut tut!

   PS I love Christina Jones too – Moonshine is winging its way to me.

4. On February 7th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
   Georgia Hill Says:
   

   PPS – love the website!

5. On February 7th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
   Phillipa Says:
   

   Thanks Tink. It was such a lovely, relaxing day out 🙂