I refer you to my post from July 15th, 2009,  Austen on St. Swithin’s Day – three days before Austen died, she penned her humorous poem “Venta”  – read all about the writing and publishing of the poem, St. Swithin, and the Winchester Races…

[And like last year, our June here in Vermont has been cold and rainy – followed by the grueling heat wave of the last two weeks….!]