tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87868120005353311172024-03-14T01:20:43.740-07:00Victorian MaidenBlessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-20324954246072769672010-12-25T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-25T05:00:00.718-08:00Merry Christmas!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9OMdL-EOD-E?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9OMdL-EOD-E?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-50335697672044723362010-10-06T20:48:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:04:04.643-07:00Which Victorian Stereotype Are You?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouZI8xY84eJJLfEY8brckh7KujrYNwV3njwsiQ5ea_0ZoJWZ4gfKymp4V-rAtwnQtJuBlZmaub-PRcvwzUPccIx6eaLAkVydCggDPEn6dzzwchus1WmUwjPUMderKtYTei-JpJLVW5xY/s1600/14938_7017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525551416209440178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouZI8xY84eJJLfEY8brckh7KujrYNwV3njwsiQ5ea_0ZoJWZ4gfKymp4V-rAtwnQtJuBlZmaub-PRcvwzUPccIx6eaLAkVydCggDPEn6dzzwchus1WmUwjPUMderKtYTei-JpJLVW5xY/s200/14938_7017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODY1MTY3NjQ3NjEmcHQ9MTI4NjUxNjgzODIyNiZwPTY5MDgxJmQ9Jmc9MSZvPWQ1MTczYTI*MWRkNTQwNGI4OWVk/N2FhZWU5OGZlODhkJm9mPTA=.gif" width="0" border="0" /> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You Scored as <b>The Lady</b><br /></span></div><br /><p align="center">You're prim. You're proper. You don't even know what half the things on this quiz are. Now sit back, drink a laudanum cordial, and wait for some nice man to marry you. Possibly a baron!<br /><br />Test by www.MollyCrabapple.com</p>Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-44942879491235161532010-10-05T22:02:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:03:12.672-07:00How Victorian Are You?Are you a 'civilized' person, suited to the Victorian period? I took this little quiz to find out how suited I'd be to live in the Victorian era. Didn't get time to finish it though but it was fun. Will complete it when I get some spare time. If you wanna check it out you can find it <a href="http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/game_0/">here</a>. Oh, and I hope you like the music - and the crackles!Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-6125525767544592632010-10-04T21:00:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:02:45.093-07:00Period Drama PollI absolutely love period dramas! Especially the older ones (60s/70s-ish) The lovely costumes, the language, the old-fashioned ettiquette and decency. So as a matter of interest, how many of these <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/1858194/">BBC period dramas</a> have you seen, if any?Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-53508343568933016922010-09-20T18:29:00.000-07:002010-11-21T00:58:09.671-08:00Historical Re-EnactmentAnytime I've seen people doing historical enactments on tv it's always looked so much fun! I've always wished I could take part in something like that, you know, just re-enacting history - especially the Victorian, Tudor, Medieval, Elizabethan, Edwardian or Renaissance periods or eras. And if I were to decide to take part in such a pastime, which historical figure would I choose to be? Probably <a href="http://www.ladysarahforbesbonetta.blogspot.com/">Lady Sarah Forbes Bonetta</a>, a truly fascinating character who's intriguing life was most interesting.Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-1480777493753875412010-09-18T09:29:00.000-07:002010-10-07T23:14:16.971-07:00Something Old.....<div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianS8DQGz5o9NsPXWbNua7ACdjSzyCNwK8a1fknzosLXyIKEc91A14j2tmNLivLrDw11aaRkud-44Torg1IGAYEXqsQJVAZb0BjGmVXvpHnFYXH-vQKt0FH_4z0agOk8hKDvugfy0B9Ro/s1600/PIC_0419+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianS8DQGz5o9NsPXWbNua7ACdjSzyCNwK8a1fknzosLXyIKEc91A14j2tmNLivLrDw11aaRkud-44Torg1IGAYEXqsQJVAZb0BjGmVXvpHnFYXH-vQKt0FH_4z0agOk8hKDvugfy0B9Ro/s320/PIC_0419+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" qx="true" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This old spindle was in the living room in a house I lived in for a while. (no not mine!) I absolutely loved this old spindle. I love old antiques and just old stuff in general. They always bring to mind a much simpler way of life. I wonder how many times this has been spun? I would have loved to have had a go on it, but I didn't want to touch it in case it fell apart!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdScUtYnK4-J-n_albDpIBwuROSZK9FyV6ZANjfc1n8AbP-RSzbnF6B3lxq3rI_WwJ61ivSFEpIg5-mufEflPgbSR5uo-hjFLbmDTfAVuBSU9CcX4G7IFBu_u51Z2iF0LGu0ibNMmCIDg/s1600/PIC_0531+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdScUtYnK4-J-n_albDpIBwuROSZK9FyV6ZANjfc1n8AbP-RSzbnF6B3lxq3rI_WwJ61ivSFEpIg5-mufEflPgbSR5uo-hjFLbmDTfAVuBSU9CcX4G7IFBu_u51Z2iF0LGu0ibNMmCIDg/s320/PIC_0531+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" qx="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Right at the bottom of the stairs in the hallway was this lovely old typewriter. </div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7CnFhDIsFou9Nu-EpxWJUealHzpQbPOXeZGJ_cwh2l7z1DHbxoJbnM_220N1OPaZdYXUNsPMxHvNtiBkEMEpUsM77rGZ99T_kqrhU5Fadjd4AsQzS-9F2gRveGIBDUxS5g6Q2OICQ4Q/s1600/PIC_0536+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7CnFhDIsFou9Nu-EpxWJUealHzpQbPOXeZGJ_cwh2l7z1DHbxoJbnM_220N1OPaZdYXUNsPMxHvNtiBkEMEpUsM77rGZ99T_kqrhU5Fadjd4AsQzS-9F2gRveGIBDUxS5g6Q2OICQ4Q/s320/PIC_0536+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" qx="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I believe it was probably Victorian. It was so stylish and quaint. Very pretty. This picture really doesn't do it justice. Would love to find one at an auction or car boot someday. Not to use of course, strictly ornamental! There's just something about old or antique things that I find fascinating - all that history. If objects could talk, I wonder what secrets this little treasure would divulge? </div>Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786812000535331117.post-56296600902203871192010-09-16T17:31:00.000-07:002010-09-18T10:04:54.006-07:00Early Victorian photographs to go on show at NPGScenes of early Victorian society taken by a photographic pioneer are to go on show at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. For further details click <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/7581693/Early-Victorian-photographs-to-go-on-show-at-NPG.html">here</a>.Blessed Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933274354667367089noreply@blogger.com2