Oh Louis, you are far too adorable.


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I had forgotten entirely about this part, and it kind of killed me with laughter. *snickers* Oh Antoinette, you're just so not subtle, and I kind of love you a lot.

Today is the Dauphin’s birthday. He turns sixteen. I have embroidered him a vest. It was a lot of work since he is fat and the vest large. There was a great span of embroidery to be done ( Read more... )

I forgot to put one up before midnight tonight, but it's close enough that I will pretend this counts. This quote is from the novel Abundance. And it kind of makes me giggle that not long after this quote she finds out she's pregnant again and seems surprised. Really Antoinette, you're really surprised?

I am happy to be with the King these days, for ( Read more... )

Because i'm apparently on a roll of posting things, I'll see if I can make it to a week straight! Here's another quote from Trianon.

"Nonsense." he brusquely replied. "Nonsense. If I ever thought you or the children were in serious danger, I would send you out of the country."

She pulled away from him, putting her hands upon her waist. "Louis- ( Read more... )

So I power read through the rest of Trianon this morning, and I have to say that I really liked it. It was rather refreshing to see a portrayal of Louis that wasn't all "Oh he was weak and fat and useless". He was constantly talking about wanting to protect Antoinette and keep her safe from the evil things in the world, even from the moment he ( Read more... )

Well lookie here, something else Antoinette related appeared in my mailbox this morning! How odd is that?


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Another quote from Abundance, although not the original one I was intending upon. But I could not resist using this one because I just about hurt myself laughing when I was reading it this morning, and now strongly suspect my housemates think I'm a loon.

"The stars are winking at us."

"I do not look up, when I can look down into the face of my dear ( Read more... )

So I was looking at a blog with book covers, and I decided to go hunting for some interesting ones related to Antoinette. And did I ever find em.

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Here I go quoting again, and once again I take it from Abundance, which I've been re-reading for the cute factor.

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When I bury my nose in the petals of the flower, the aroma of perfect sweetness refreshes me and replaces the stale pestilential air of the galleries of Versailles. On our wedding day, Louis Auguste sent me a single pink rose by little ( Read more... )

I realized I haven't been posting any quotes lately, and while this one isn't from a book I thought it was too adorable not to use.

In my last audience with Mme la dauphine, she deigned to confide in me a very interesting conversation she had had with M. le dauphin. They had been talking about how Mme la comtesse d’Artois would soon arrive and of ( Read more... )