I've been going through my books for my 1890s research... project... thingie. All in the name of going back to basics and looking for what's really typical in terms of shape and trim for 1890s lingerie. Turns out colored lingerie seems to be all the rage. I can't find a single fashion column between 1893 and 1898 that would mention lingerie and NOT ( Read more... )

My hands are all raw from fighting with the dry, hard and compact soil, but I have installed two flowerbeds in front of the house, at the foot of the front hedge. I've planted about half of the bulbs I bought some weeks ago. Dunno where I'll put the rest yet. And I'm calling it a day as far as gardening is concerned. I'll just hop to the butcher's ( Read more... )