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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Art Nouveau portraits. Artist kishokahime created a series of Art Nouveau portraits of fantasy heroines from the 1980s (film and animation). I do prefer my Art Nouveau a little more ornate, … Continue reading
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Magpie Monday
“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ All Hallow’s Read. … Continue reading
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Magpie Monday
“All things on earth point home in old October; sailers to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken.” ~Thomas Wolfe Here are … Continue reading
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