Cherry Potts, Writer

Tag: Marie de Sevigne

  • The Historical Birthday-Tea Party March 18th

    Not strictly a birthday, as all I have for today’s admirable woman is a baptism date, but never mind, it will do. Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de la Fayette (Baptised) 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693 I love those french aristocratic names, they go on for ages. Anyway, so Marie was a…

  • The Historical Birthday-Tea Party 5th February

    Today we are blowing up balloons to celebrate Marie Rabutin-Chantal de Sévigné 5 February 1626 – 17 April 1696 Romantic friend of Marie de Lafayette and obsessive writer of letters (mainly to her daughter). Member of Paris intellectual circle, spent a lot of time at Versailles. The heart has no wrinkles When I step into…