PinnedLyle HedleyWho’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf TRUTH OR ILLUSIONMartha: “Truth or illusion, George; you don’t know the difference?”Apr 221Apr 221
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaCabbage rolls are simple but fussy to make — here’s a simpler way.This gives you all the rustic goodness without the hassles of steaming, stuffing, rolling, and braising.22h ago222h ago2
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily Cuppa GrandeSTUFFED CABBAGE Made SimpleCabbage roll recipe, interpreted into a lasagna-style preparation1d ago21d ago2
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaPatrick Bronte is a legendary name in literature, the father of the Bronte sisters.Bronte is a name as English as the stones of Yorkshire. Except it isn’t — it’s an assumed name. Patrick Bronte was born poor, Irish, and…4d ago64d ago6
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaThe Bronte children were “scribblemaniacs”.“Scribblemania” was first coined by poet Samuel Coleridge. It’s the compulsion to write and draw. Charlotte claimed it as the Bronte’s…Aug 22Aug 22
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaWe may never know the truth about Branwell Bronte.Branwell was educated at home. Much care was given and much was expected. At first, he thrived. His juvenile imaginary work was prodigious…Aug 15Aug 15
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaThe role sexism played in the lives of the Bronte sisters.The Bronte family was functionally a matriarchy. Run by the sisters and their aunt Elizabeth. But in the wider world, women were expected…Jul 314Jul 314
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaThe Bronte sisters gave the world enduring literature while living the most fleeting, fragile…The Bronte legend is of wild genius dying young. Death stalked this family. But there was a clear reason — they lived in a blighted…Jul 305Jul 305
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaThis is a painting of the three Bronte sisters and a ghost.Painted by their brother Branwell, it shows them clustered around a pillar. However, the pillar is slowly fading and his image is emerging.Jul 302Jul 302
Lyle HedleyinThe Daily CuppaCharlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Bronte created complex fantasy worlds as children.Much of the Bronte’s childhood was spent creating fantasy worlds filled with detailed history and characters. In their intrigues and…Jul 272Jul 272