Forest Idylls: Finding Hope Through Hardship
Jacinta Meredith
A hopeless romantic writing stories about finding light during dark times.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
Desmond Tutu
It gets darkest right before the dawn. But what about before then?
My stories are about finding your joy, your hope, before that light appears, when all seems lost. Because if you know how to look, there’s always an idyll in the darkest forest.
Dinner at 1800
Follow all my attempts to cook my way through various 19th century recipes, which requires more interpretation than one would think.
Gibson Girl Review
Do you have shelves of beautiful volumes over a century old just sitting on your bookshelf, waiting to be read? Follow the podcast I co-host to explore famous and forgotten novels.
Blog
Want to read about 19th century fashion? How about details about the Oregon Trail? Find pieces of encouragement during the hard parts of life? Check out my blog for all this and more!
Quiet Mornings
Okay, so first of all, this is a judgment free zone. Second, I know there are a lot of issues with AI, but there are some things that I’ve learned…
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On the Trail: Stop 7 – Hollenberg Ranch
Crossing into Kansas, Hollenberg Ranch/Station is a later stop on the Oregon/California Trail. Later as in, not established until 1857 (some sources say 1858, but most agree on 1857), so…
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19th Century Underclothing: 1800 – 1810
Welcome to a new series! This time I thought I would tackle the question of undergarments! Because who talks about undergarments? Not many people, and yet we all still find…
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Forest Idylls 