I just had occasion to use the word "bandbox", and autocorrupt tried to insert "bandicoot" instead.
#IYKYK #DowagersAssemble

Four years ago, at the beginning of lockdown in the UK, someone (not here, or I would credit her) suggested reading one of #GeorgetteHeyer 's romantic comedies as a distraction, and the #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong was born. It ran on Twitter for two years, as close as I can remember, and because of it, I met a whole host of funny, feisty people. Their book recommendations are much better than average, their conversations veer from serious to surreal, and their unstinting support for one another is something I've never previously experienced outside my immediate family.
Happy Dowagers Day!
#DowagersAssemble

I shall call this shawl #AntheaDarracott. The design is distantly inspired by the Etruscan pattern in #JaneAustenEmbroidery, by @Jen and Alison Larkin.
#GeorgetteHeyer #DowagersAssemble #GeorgetteHeyerReadAlong
#embroidery #HandEmbroidery

@gmp And another Dowager joins the throng at our digital Almack's! Welcome, Geraldine! #DowagersAssemble

@katehandheld
I’d go for Cotillion. My absolute favourite of them all - my copy is falling to bits from regular re-reads over 45 years. Thought I knew it inside out but the #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong gave me lots of great insights.
Absolutely delighted when my husband said he’d found #DowagersAssemble here. There must still be Heyer novels to discuss

@katehandheld It developed over on the birdsite during first lockdown, and was a sort of online reading group. We haven't done one for a while, but when we've settled in here, I think it would be fun to do another. Enjoying the books is the only requirement.
#ReadingHeyer #DowagersAssemble

@helenecoulthard Welcome! #DowagersAssemble