Lorna Doone: Obsessive Love & Redemption
I remember it well. It was a rather rainy Sunday afternoon and uncommonly, I had the television room all to myself. A&E was promising to repeat their new costume drama so I settled down with my cat and was swept away into a world that was unfamiliar to me but that I immediately adored. It had all the necessary requirements to make it a classic adventure—romance, mystery, danger, vengeance; a…
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Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore Hardcover || AUtradingpost - ebay
This new version of the favourite classic by Archie Oliver.
This famous tale of seventeenth century England is set on Exmoor, a wild and lawless land terrorized by the dreaded Doones. At the heart of the story is John Ridd, a brave young farmer, sworn to avenge his fathers' murder by Carver Doone, a brutal, aristocratic outlaw and killer. Then there is Lorna Doone - the mysterious, dark-eyed beauty who both men would die for. But who is Lorna Doone? And can John Ridd finally discover her true identity.......
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I remember my aunts loving this every time it came on tv
It’s awful. Only redeeming quality was it got me to do some serious sewing because looking at it made it so mich worse than just listening
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oh my god I just remembered that I had a dream last night that I was hired to watch the ghouls (as if they are not fully grown adult demons) and I had no food for them but I remembered I had a pack of lorna doone cookies in my bag and Swiss grabbed them from me and ate the whole thing in one bite, wrapper and everything. Everyone else was so fucking mad
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Ok, story time
So recently, I was shopping on the Target website, and I made a PHENOMENAL find…
This tea party book I had when I was a kid??
I absolutely ADORED this book, read it over and over again until the pages came loose from the cover, and my grandma and I had a bunch of tea parties together and we made all kinds of things from the book 🥺 Very good memories… I hadn’t read it in years since I lost my copy, but I never forgot all the good times I had with this book
So obviously, I wasn’t gonna pass up the opportunity to buy it… I thought it was maybe out of print or something, but no?? It was just?? Available to buy on Target dot com??
And then it got here, and I just?? Oh my gosh?? My CHILDHOOD???? 🥺🥺
We made these!!
We made them with flower stickers 😊 I remember that tea party being not as much fun as the others cuz there were bees, lol
And we made these!!
My grandma’s had the colors of her favorite team 😊
And we made these!!
Though we changed the recipe a bit- left out the butter and the pecans, specifically used cinnamon raisin bread iirc, and strawberry cream cheese! They were super good 😋 The flavors complement each other really well
And we also made this 👀
We made it with apple cider mix instead cuz I didn’t like tea… so much sugary goodness, lol :p And it was really good! While I still don’t really like tea by itself, I do like it mixed with other drinks (pomegranate lemonade, and of course boba) so maybe I actually would like this if it was made with actual tea… might have to try that sometime 🤔
It was really fun being able to relive my childhood… I’d love to make some of this stuff again 😊
But there was one thing that really threw me for a loop…
The recipe for flute cookies
Must be some sort of weird Mandela effect going on, because I specifically remember the recipe saying that Lorna Doone shortbread cookies would be the right shape… in fact, I specifically remember it being how I learned about the existence of Lorna Doone cookies in the first place, and I don’t remember even seeing them in person until years after I read the book
Maybe this is a newer edition and that part of the recipe was removed, since those cookies don’t come in flute shapes anymore? But I looked at the back of the book, and nope, this is the original edition
And what’s even weirder, Lorna Doone cookies have been around since the 20s, and they’ve NEVER come in flute shapes…
also apparently they’re not actual shortbread cuz they don’t contain butter, and there was some kind of lawsuit about it?? So that was interesting to learn, lol
So where on earth did this elaborate false memory come from?? It had to originate from somewhere… maybe there was a different recipe from an American Girl book or magazine, I really enjoyed those at that age 🤔 It’s just so weird… also why did I never realize until I got this new copy that you’re probably supposed to use this kind of cookie, lol
like it literally never occurred to me XD
So that was a really fun trip down memory lane… with an unexpected mystery twist 👀 Seriously, it’s such a lovely book
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Lorna Doone: The Truest Form of Love
Lorna Doone: The Truest Form of Love
My first introduction to Lorna Doone was on a rainy afternoon. I sat riveted as betrayals, hidden identities, forced marriages, daring rescues, political intrigue, and forbidden romance played out. The instant it ended, I rushed to order a copy, which I watched frequently for months. When I wasn’t watching Lorna Doone, I discussed it with other fans. We debated every element of it from the Celtic…
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