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Last week, during our mini-holiday in Vadstena, which was a lovely little town with many historic buildings, husband and I naturally admired and visited the castle:It looks very impressive on the...
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Nothing new under the sun: kids like to dress up kittens. Kittens disapprove.Joseph Wright of Derby. Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight. c. 1768-70. Oil on canvas. 90.8 x 72.4 cm. Private...
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Pehr Hilleström
Self portraitToday I went to a small art exhibition in central Stockholm (the one Johanna Öst wrote about here!) and it was lovely. Several Swedish 18th century artists were featured (among some Roslin...
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I... don't even know what to say about this.The visit to the spinner. Israhel Van Meckenem the Younger. Ca 1495. Detail (full version here)I'm scared. Hold me?
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Ship ahoy!
Celebrity spotting in Stockholm! HMS Bounty from the 1962 Marlon Brando movie Mutiny on the Bounty anchored in Stockholm harbour for a week. Naturally, I had to take a peek!Really, there is a ship,...
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Farewell to Summer
Dear Everyone,as you may have noticed, I haven't been around for a while. Summer and things, but mostly work and a little travel but now, at the end of August, everything seems to be pretty much back...
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Is it..? A mini-Lynx! DO WANT!Related: Do not want!Francesco Bacchiacca (1494-1557) Woman with a Cat 1540s
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Getting ready...
...for a night at Kristinehov! One of the wings will be transformed into an 18th century tavern/public house for this night and everyone is encouraged to "dress down" and portray the lower classes -...
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What I wore, and more
Oh dear, almost a week has passed since the event at Kristinehov last weekend.It was great. Food, ale, more ale and general merry-maiking. What more would you wish for?Isis and her beau were there,...
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Umm... I think I just looked into my future...David Ryckaert III the Younger (1612-1661) Peasant Woman with a Cat 1640-42
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...uh...Nope, I've got nuffin'! But he IS interesting in sewing, I'll give him that much.George Catlin (1786-1872) The Cat of Ostend (more interesting works on Wikigallery)
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How to get those big, lovely images from the KCI site
Hello everyone,perhaps I'm the last person in the world to figure this out, but if not so maybe someone could benefit from this.You all know how the KCI site updated their site with much, much better...
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It's Caturday!
There is a terrible pun here somewhere but I'll spare you. I have no idea where I got this picture.
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This cat is very much alive but it has gone to kitty heaven - So. Much. Fish! Om nom nom...The ray. Jean-Baptiste Siméon-Chardin, 1728
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Cristmas in 8 days...
...here in Sweden, as we celebrate on the 24th.This year I decided to make gifts by hand to a selected few, and they are all costume related! No pics yet, in case those selected few should stop by...
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Museum goodies
An early holiday gift from three Swedish museums: The Royal Armoury, the castle of Skokloster and the Halwyl museum? Yes, please! LinkThese three museums now have an online database with a vast...
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Kids, crayfish and a cat, living together in perfect harmony.Annibale Caracci.
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Finished gown for the 12th Night Ball
Hello again, and a happy, prosperous New Year to you all!In my last post, I showed you some in progress-pics of my spangled gown.I finished it last week, just in tme for Gustaf Skål's 12th Night...
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Out for a spin
Guess what I and five other lovely ladies from the Swedish 19th Century Society did last Saturday?Wheee!Such a luxury, but I haven't taken a ride in a horse-drawn carriage since I was a child, I think....
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Prequel to the last post
I was going to bust sooner, but... Yeah. At least I have been sewing, a lot!But this post is going to about the things I made to wear to the outing a few weeks ago. And also, about the things I didn't...
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