Victoriana
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Hanging the picture
Since we moved in, a large heavy painting has been sitting in the corner of the drawing room. It came from Norfolk, and in fact only came with us by mistake as I…
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Fairy Rings and pressed flowers
I noticed that we have some “fairy rings” of mushrooms on our lawn. They haven’t affected the grass and I think they are rather sweet (although if you search for information about them…
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Plate for tomorrow
We inherited a strange piece of furniture. It looks like this. I just discovered what it is actually for – it is called a “Canterbury” and was used in Victorian times (this one…
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Some Victorian images for the kitchen
We were lucky enough to find some original images of some of the inhabitants of the house from the 1870s. Obviously they were in sepia, but I carefully hand tinted them to achieve…
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Linen
I found some old linen while unpacking yet more boxes. One tablecloth had this laundry label on it. It says “Farrer” which was my grandmother’s maiden name. She was born in 1888 and…
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Aspidistra still flying
I noticed today that the Aspidistra we bought a few months back has put some new shoots out. Perhaps one day it will be the “Biggest Aspidistra in the World”…
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They are domestic cats
I’m a bit of a cat lady, and also a fan of the Victorian period (both of which are probably pretty obvious). So for amusement, I wrote a little parody of “For he…
