It's A Charming Life

"It's a Charming Life." celebrates a mindful lifestyle that we hope inspires others through vintage fashion, charming travels, and enchanting storytelling. We are a California girl (Lindsay) & a Swedish gent (Jonas). We are making our dreams come true in the Sleepy Hollow country!

the legend of sleepy hollow, bicentennial 200 years anniversary

READ “THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW” BY WASHINGTON IRVING | America’s 1st Famous Ghost Story

The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving is celebrating its bicentennial; first published 200 years ago in Irving’s collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon.” Jump to Part 1: Get to know the Author Jump to Part 2: The setting of Sleepy Hollow, New York Jump to …

Frances Hodgson Burnett - Author of the Secret Garden

FUN FACTS ABOUT FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT | Author of “The Secret Garden”

We learned a lot of new fun facts about the beloved author of “The Secret Garden”, Frances Hodgson Burnett, after having an exclusive conversation with her Great-Great-Grand-Daughter, Keri Wilt. Things that you might not know about Frances Hodgson Burnett! – She was born a storyteller and told her classmates’ chapters of her stories during recesses. …