Beatrix Potter Castle near Lake Windermere. Here Beatrix met Hardwicke Rawnsley, vicar of Wray and later the founding secretary of the National Trust, whose interest in the countryside and country life inspired the same in Beatrix and who was to have a lasting impact on her life. At about the age of 14, Beatrix began to keep a diary. It was written in a code of her own devising which was a simple letter for letter substitution. Her "Journal" was important to the development of her creativity, serving as both sketchbook and literary experiment: in tiny handwriting she reported on society, recorded
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty weren’t alone in having concerns about the death penalty. As word spread outside of Montana, there was interest in forming a national group. In August 2013, Ron Paul endorsed the group’s efforts, and in October 2013, CCATDP formed a strategic partnership with Young Americans for Liberty . Additionally, in October 2014, CCATDP partnered with the Liberty Coalition. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty (CCATDP) is a national network of conservative Republicans and Libertarians calling for a re-examination of the American system of capital punishment. CCATDP engages in advocacy, education, and outreach to conservative, Republican,