The Mom Weekly Volume 77: January 28, 2025
You can read this, or any other previous Mom Weeklies, by going to the website here. https://themomweekly.com/
Notes:
I had another newsletter ready to go this week, that I really want to share!
But I noticed very late that today is “Pride & Prejudice” Day! It’s the 212th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s beloved novel.
And since 2025 is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth (her birthday is December 16), there will doubtless be several newsletters this year that center on her.
Remember how much I love Jane Austen, and also how much I love you!
Mom
Happy Pride & Prejudice Day
Let’s take a little detour, shall we, to enjoy an especially wonderful exchange from Chapter 56 of Pride & Prejudice. This exchange is between the haughty Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Elizabeth Bennet. This is towards the end of Pride & Prejudice. I initially was going to have the entire exchange as text in this newsletter, but I realized that this scene 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice captures virtually every word.
So here it is!
Now, some fun and funny recent P&P related social media. I promise you that these are really worth watching for some comic relief.
What I mean when I say I like club remixes:
Jake Phillips, the “Country Bumpkin” who records audiobooks for his YouTube channel of classics read in a Southern accent. Wonderful!
Finally, is a rendition of a portion of “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. I have such a vivid memory of Ideagirl memorizing this for declamation back in grade school. Some of the rest of us can still recite at least “The highwayman came riding, riding, riding, the highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door.”
Interesting/Notable:
52 Places to Go in 2025 (NY Times Gift Article)
Note the first location!!! I really hope to make this happen in 2025.
An Action Item: Get Started on Your Taxes
Yes, it’s getting to be that time of year… I hope you each have a physical folder that you can refer to to complete your taxes. I prefer to print out the 1099s and similar forms that we get, but usually I can upload them directly to my tax software.
You don’t have to finish your taxes, but gathering your materials is a good first step. I will actually have another tax-related tip in February, so you may want to hold off on actually filing, even if you are ready. But if your taxes are relatively simple, go ahead and file, and you will have that off your plate.
[…] am very glad that we could celebrate Pride & Prejudice Day last week, which also gave me a head start on this week’s TMW, since I had already written it. […]