A repost of last year's Samhain entry, from the other blog. I was in quite the introspective mood.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012: Samhain Eve is upon us. Thankful to have escaped the devastation of the hurricane, when so many did not. This morning the remnants of the storm finally passed on, and as I left work to make my way home I was struck by ( Read more... )

It is taking me forever to finish this chapter of The Sylph because I have to stop at the end of nearly every paragraph and have a good laugh over the patently ridiculous language Mr. Grenville, father of the heroine Julia, is employing in a letter to his daughter describing past events of his life. I'll save the rest of my critique for my Salon ( Read more... )

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Lovely mail today :D Belated and much needed B-day funds from my grandparents; my Rufus Wainwright ticket; the latest issue of Victoria (always a joy); and best of all, my copy of The Sylph by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire!


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I've received emails from a few doll shops that are beginning to post the 2010 Madame Alexander collection, which includes a new batch of historical dolls. Most noteworthy to me was obviously Georgiana!


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From The Costumer's Guide


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How did I manage to miss this!? The Princess Di references have been left out this time, and I have to say what's there instead looks pretty good! So excited for this film...

And is it my imagination, or does Lady Spencer seem an awful lot like the Comtesse de Noailles in Marie-Antoinette? I know the actresses are different, but the portrayal ( Read more... )

Over at Keira-Central.com. Scroll to the bottom of the gallery to see the latest. Posting this one because I love what the girl in pearls is wearing! Keira's got some raccoon eyes going there...


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I spend most of the time trying to make my hair not look like this...


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Several people have passed these along to me via several different links, and it's been driving me crazy over the last few days that I haven't been able to get online to post them! I'm only going to share my three favorites in a reduced (but still quite large!) size; you can find larger versions the full set here and here.


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