It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Fine words from a fine book...

And here are two such men!! ;-)

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Yesterday, we hopped on the train for a pre planned 'jolly' to Bath.

We travelled in comfort and we travelled with some jolly fine company too!

Here are two of us in the photo above, discussing the merits of Jane Austen!

(One of them dislikes her work, one does not! ;- )

As soon as we stepped off the train , we said goodbye to Nich and Tris and we made straight for Sally Lunns and... Sally Lunn's Buns!

We had a wonderful coffee time with the very lovely Michele of Cowboys and Custard blog/Original Vintage & Handmade Fair fame!)

I think we could've talked til the cows came home!

But we only had until 6pm to pack in what we could.

Saying our goodbyes at Poultney Bridge, we made our way to this bookshop, via a flea market!
Now, this is a bookshop which looks nothing from the outside..but when I walked inside..WOW!

It was well worth a visit...so much so that I returned to it later on in the day!

Having found the new Apple store, which was newly opened an hour or so beforehand, (and giving Mr S his little bit of time in 'heaven'), we then
grabbed some lunch and a pint before heading to The Royal Crescent and a little row of shops nearby.

One of the highlights of the day was a visit to the Jane Austen Centre.
http://www.janeausten.co.uk/

We sat and listened to a very good talk about Jane, her life and her family.

And then we were left to take ourselves around the displays.

I decided not to take my camera and so all of my pics were taken on my iphone and not quite as sharp as I would have hoped...but passable!

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Back to 2010...!

As I passed by, I noticed that Jack Wills shop had some lovely displays

We rather liked this hacking jacket.

I was, of course, itching to get to 'you know where'!

Dear Mr S deposited me here for about 20+ minutes...

for my little bit of time in 'heaven'!

I didn't buy very much in CK...some packets of seeds , a birthday card,

some kitchen cloths, two packs of tissues..that was it!!

The necklace, I found in Rossiters, a fabulous shop almost opposite CK.

The book, 'Emma' , I purchased at the Jane Austen Centre.

I also found one piece of very lovely wrapping paper...I'll keep that until next time!

Soon it was back to catch the train ..and the great grand Jane Austen debate

continued!

Oh and Nich...you can borrow my book whenever you feel like giving Jane another go!!!

;-)

I hope you all had a great weekend!

We did!

;-)