Period Drama Dress Quiz {3}

  Period Drama Fashion Week is just around the corner! :-) (See this post for more details.) In view of that fact, today we will have another dress game! I personally love these games and they seem to be very popular with y'all as well. :-P   Below are eleven dresses from period dramas. Try to guess what period drama each dress comes from, who wears it, and the name of the actress who plays the character. One point will be given...

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Announcing Period Drama Fashion Week!

   Dearest darlingest readers,     Do you love historical fashions? Do you often find yourself wishing you could dress in the styles of the dear old dead days gone by? Do you know the difference between a spencer and a pelisse robe? Do dresses like this one just about make you go ga-ga?   If so, then you just may be a historical fashion fanatic. You're in good company. :-) But that's not all: Do you...

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1st Blog Anniversary!

       Today is the 1 year anniversary of For the Beauty of the Earth!        On this day in 2013, I sat down at my computer, held my breath, and clicked the "Create Blog" button, creating my very first blog ever and, in many ways, changing my life. I remember the day perfectly, when my sister Sadie and I resolutely sat down at the computer to figure out this business of blogging...

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Fellow TSP fans, gather round...

   Hello again! Just popping in to say that Hamlette over at Hamlette's Soliloquy is hosting a fabulous giveaway of The Scarlet Pimpernel! I absolutely adore this movie, and I'll definitely be participating. Do hop on over and check it out! ...

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Happy Valentine's Day!

      Happy Valentine's Day, my dear blogging friends! :-)      I hope you're all having a wonderful day and taking the opportunity this holiday gives to remind your family and friends how much you love them! I'd like to celebrate this special day of love with some romantic quotes and scenes from some of my favorite couples in period dramas.   "I have thought about...

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30 Songs: 26-30

   The last part of this series! Yes, I know, I was supposed to wrap up this challenge last week, but it's been a very busy weekend so here we are today. :-)Day 26: A Song That You Can Play On An Instrument     Main Titles from the movie The Cider House Rules. I play a lot of movie soundtracks on the piano, and this is one of my favorites. (Note: I have not seen this movie and I have no wish to, I simply...

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Period Drama Hands Game~ Answers!

 Bonus point answer: JJ Field and Felicity Jones as Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey (2007)        Here are the answers to last weeks' game. Y'all did really well on this one! I hope you enjoyed it! :-)Couple #1   Answer: Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (1993)Couple #2  Answer: Patrick Kennedy and Carey Mulligan as Richard Carstone...

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