Tag: victorian
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December 06, 2008 01:23 AM EST --
Because I enjoy historic cooking, I really wanted to make some sugarplums this year. We hear of "visions of sugarplums"..."dancing in our heads" and we see the Sugarplum Fairy . . .
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July 13, 2007 02:00 AM EDT --
Flowers often were sent to communicate feelings - especially those of love which were taboo to speak of in many situations. Below you'll find a collection of sites I've found on the Victorian . . .
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July 14, 2007 05:14 AM EDT --
Courtship and marrige has changed a lot since the 19th century. Here's a sampling of some sites I dug up while researching for my upcoming novel.
Courting The Victorian Woman (complete with courting . . .
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March 19, 2008 09:37 AM EDT --
This historical mystery novel is an absolute must read. Author Caro Peacock mixes suspense, intrigue, adventure and deceit, brings her plot to a boil and serves up an extraordinary story that will . . .
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July 12, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
I found this site while doing some digging for novel research and found it to be of interest. The letters are all dated and seem to be well organized. There's one photo of the Prussian Princesses included . . .
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August 28, 2008 08:57 PM EDT --
These are pictures from a house we visited. Yes, these rooms are still very much used. It was like walking into the past.
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December 18, 2007 04:16 AM EST --
Out my window, the sky is graying and a cloud cover blankets our world. It looks like even more snow in the not too distant future.
That brings back memories of last year, when my daughter . . .
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June 28, 2009 06:37 AM EDT --
Today I continue my woman’s series with three generations of women who were given the names, Victorian Women, The Gibson Girl and The Flappers.
Victorian Women
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July 13, 2007 02:30 AM EDT --
The Victorian Spiritualist movement was started in NY by the Fox sisters. This movement is what started what we now refer to in the modern-day as Paranormal.
Below you'll find a selection of links . . .
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September 26, 2007 05:02 AM EDT --
Do you think of goulish decorations, delightful crafts, costumes, legends and more? Then you probably would enjoy this Victorian Halloween site that I found. It has an assortment of crafts, lore, costuming . . .
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April 04, 2007 10:59 PM EDT --
Do you remember when you were a kid and received something in the mail? Oh, what a happy day that was for me living out in the country and receiving personal mail. Since I was a . . .
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July 19, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
"Bob, do you remember Wellesley Park when we were little? Aunt Betty used to take us over there to play in the large oval green in the middle of the park. I think you could get some really . . .
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June 05, 2009 05:53 PM EDT --
My mother and I are making a garden in the back yard, with a rail road ties and a rase bed.
She wants to add something new, or flashy to it to make it look nice, kind like victorian or something. I . . .
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July 16, 2007 12:41 AM EDT --
I happened upon this site when I was digging through the internet for novel reseach. It's continually updated (last update was this past week) and it's well organized. Be prepared to bookmark it . . .
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November 02, 2006 07:24 AM EST --
Sift three-quarters of a pound of flour, and powder half a pound of loaf-sugar; heat a pint of water in a round-bottomed saucepan, and when quite warm, mix the flour with it gradually; set half a pound . . .
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July 12, 2007 07:14 PM EDT --
Have you ever wandered through the old Victorian monuments and wondered what the symbols used meant? Well, if you have you'll find these two links to be of interest.
The one link is published with . . .
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July 14, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
The science of forensics was just in it's infancy during the Victorian Era, and poison was a favored means to death. Two of the better known cases of the era still continue to fascinate many to this . . .
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July 17, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
These are terms that were in use by the Victorian Lower Class and Underworld.
Victorian Slang Glossary
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October 15, 2006 11:10 AM EDT --
My great-grandmother died before she reached the age of 30. Repeated childbirth did her in. She was a European transplant, the educated daughter of a wealthy merchant. She left a husband and three surviving . . .
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March 23, 2008 02:46 AM EDT --
A Foreign Affair
By Caro Peacock
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Avon +
Date: March 25, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061445894 . . .
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