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Monday, 31 March 2014

Beautiful Blog Award

Posted on 13:08 by retino
    My dear friend Naomi has nominated me for the Beautiful Blog Award over at her blog Wonderland Creek! Thank you, Naomi! :-)  Naomi has just started blogging at Wonderland Creek and she's written several very delightful posts so far. Her blog is simply charming, my friends. Do hop on over and pay her a visit!  Alrighty, so here are the questions:  ~What do you think of Pride and Prejudice 1995? I want your honest...
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Thursday, 27 March 2014

Sixteen Brides

Posted on 10:12 by retino
                                                                            By                                                   ...
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Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Sunflower Blogger Award!

Posted on 12:57 by retino
  Hello, everyone! Heidi from Along the Brandywine has kindly nominated me for the Sunflower Blogger Award! Isn't that sweet? Thank you, Heidi! :-)  Here are the rules:  1. Share 11 facts about yourself  2. Answer the questions set by your Nomination Blogger  3. Nominate 11 bloggers  4. Set questions for the nominated bloggers  Alrighty, so here are 11 facts about myself (I tried to make them as random and...
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Monday, 17 March 2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Posted on 04:41 by retino
             May the road rise up to meet you,           May the wind be always at your back           May the sun shine warm upon your face,          May the rains fall soft upon your fields,         ...
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Thursday, 13 March 2014

Spring Letters

Posted on 10:44 by retino
 Lately I've had so many ideas for blog posts-- book reviews, movie reviews, and whatnot-- that they've kind of been just tumbling over each other in my head to be written. However, so far most of them have yet to be finished (or even started, heehee.) I have a Gone With the Wind movie review in the works that just gets longer and longer every time I go to work on it, a book I've been wanting to review, and another book coming soon...
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Saturday, 8 March 2014

Period Drama Fashion Week ~ Wrap-Up

Posted on 08:10 by retino
      Well, Period Drama Fashion Week has come to a close. This event has been fabulous, ladies! I'm so glad that so many of you participated! In fact, I really hadn't expected that so many people would participate and I'm thrilled that this was such a success.      Here are the lovely ladies who participated (click on the blog name to see their Fashion Week posts):    ...
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Helpful Fashion Tips from the Gentlemen of Period Drama

Posted on 05:54 by retino
     A handy guide of fashion tips and guidelines taken from the advice, examples, and mistakes of the gentlemen of period drama. Read and learn, my friends. Read and learn.                                                                     ~*~*~*~   ...
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