#sherlock coffee

[holmesoldfellow]

Sherlock Coffee in Poltava, UA

[poppypirate]

things this episode that are making me grin to myself like an idiot

1) sherlock doing nice things for john and mariana, though thats making me cry more to be honest, the fact that he feels he needs to do that... it just proves carol's point from the last episode and yep, im crying now. but also. john saying sherls!!!!

2) john moustache!!!!!!! i thought he already had one but oh well better late than never. also side-note i feel like they shouldnt change that doorbell. the abrasiveness is iconic atp

3) SHERRINFORD HOLMES HAHAHHH. there IS indeed a cultural reference you're missing sherlock darling

4) sherlock deerstalker!!!!!!!!!!

5) sherlock saying "ta-la" instead of "ta-da" literally made my day

6) sherlock following john to barthes because hes worried about him. my HEART. the short jokes are getting kind of old though (says the short person. its not too bad i'll take it)

7) this is turning into commentary because erm. "Baker Street is BUSTLING with life this morning, Watson!" *cryptic dramatic music starts playing* IM SORRY ARE YOU COMMUNICATING SOMETHING TO ME HERE

8) STRAIGHT IN WHAT SENSE??!! ARE YOU COMMUNICATING SOMETHING TO ME???!!!

9) i cant tell if sherlock's joking around with the sexual innuendos or if he just cant tell (i want to believe the latter. i live and breathe johnlock with all my soul.)

10) im crying again at sherlock being over-familiar with the words wild child - i need to know more about his past!!!!!

11) yeah uhhhh the whole milverton thing and all the moriarty discussion wiped any hints of a smile right off my face. i wish john would've killed him instead of just knocking him out

so yeah i am vey full of feelings right now

[deothore]

Obligatory coffee shop AU

I like to think that Sherls is the cryptid regular that every cafe has.

AU where John never ran into Stammo and thus never ended up rooming with Sherlock, to be able to stay in London (and not move back in with his mum) John got a job at a local coffee shop.

[hotvintagepoll]

Trying to get more into old movies because of this blog (I only know about half of these people and feel like a poser) do you have good recommendations on where to start or is it just a situation where you watch stuff and find what you like as you go?

you are not a poser <3 i myself am just here for the hotties.

here is my quick and dirty list of fun films to start with if you're new to old movies. and of course if you like one of these, do try to find more stuff as you go! there's no bad way to try out old movies.

(this list is not official and is SUPER quick. i'm tagging for content warnings where I can, but if I forgot something let me know.)

"I want to watch something SILLY!"

The Court Jester (Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone)—everyone in this movie is hot. everyone is in fancy medieval dress, which makes them hotter. everyone here is very silly. You can stream this on Hoopla, last time i checked, so you might be able to stream it through your library!

Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang (Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Frobe)—some people hate this movie and to them I say What Is Wrong With You. dick van dyke is a hot absent minded inventor who lives in a windmill with his two adorable children, his gorgeous sheepdog, and a grandfather who is categorically useless. it feels like the two films mary poppins (1964) and willy wonka (1971) had a baby and that baby was born on roller skates singing an old broadway showtune. this one has been showing up in some odd places lately—I think you can catch it on Tubi or Hoopla? It's definitely around.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Jane Powell, Julie Newmar, Howard Keel, Russ Tamblyn)—my problematic fave. everytime i watch this i change my mind whether it's a sexist pile of garbage or a feminist paean, and fellas, today we're on the feminist paean bandwagon!! jane powell's millie is truly the star of the movie, she is the hero she drives the plot the narrative is on her side, and besides all that there are seven very hot men dancing next to her and six beautiful ladies making me bisexual. (on Tubi last I checked.)

The Duke Is Tops (Lena Horne, Laurence Criner)—I get a huge kick out of watching Laurence Criner and Ralph Cooper swindle everybody while also trying to put on a show; there's just something silly and sincere here, plus you get a ~musical extravaganza~ at the end when all is right as rain again. Free on YouTube I think?

"I want to watch something DRAMATIC that may make me FEEL SOMETHING."

Witness for the Prosecution (Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Elsa Lanchester)—I love a campy twisty turny mystery, don't you? :) I'm not going to talk about this one much because it's better to go in blind, but if you like Agatha Christie stories you'll probably like this.

To Be Or Not To Be (Carole Lombard, Jack Benny)—always relevant, always makes me laugh, also makes me cry. this takes place in poland during wwii so big tw for nazi imagery and mentions. (don't worry. this movie fucking hates nazis.)

Seven Samurai (Toshiro Mifune)—this one is Great Cinema™™™™™™™™™™™ for a goddamned reason

"I want to watch some stuff with the scrungles in it!"

Mr. Washington Goes to Town (Mantan Moreland)—I've been checking out more of Mantan Moreland's stuff because every time I see him in something I think he's delightful, and I really enjoyed this silly-spooky comedy. Does this story have a brain cell? No. Are the special effects and goofy slapstick fun? Yes. This is a fun example of an all-Black cast in a film that was made for Black audiences, and is a striking counterpoint to the stereotypical representation Black actors were given in white-targeted films, showing the enormous amount of talent and artistry the racist studios missed out on by excluding these actors. This is not A Great Film™ but it's still A Fun Time,™ with a goofy Laurel and Hardy type vibe. (It's free on Youtube.)

The Red Shoes (Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine, Marius Goring)—hey kid, you wanna watch something fucked up? This movie is so fucked up. It's about ballet, it's about art, it's about technicolor, it's about dance and toxic relationships and making theatre and nightmares and ambition and death. A lot of these recs tend on the silly side (because I tend on the silly side) but this one is actually Serious Film and will definitely help you chat up Martin Scorsese should you ever meet him. Big content warning if you can't handle dark themes right now—this movie's pretty dark, not in the gore way but in the Haunting Creepy Image way. (it's also free on Tubi and Kanopy most of the time.)

The Invisible Man (Claude Rains)—my favorite of the vintage horror flicks and a great introduction to Most Dunked On Hot Vintage Man of All Time, Claude Rains. (it helps that you barely ever see him!) Very very silly but the special effects are just plain fun. (I think this is on Internet Archive in full?)

"Can I just get more hot people please?"

Flower Drum Song (James Shigeta, Nancy Kwan, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo)—there are so many unbelievably hot people in this movie which is somehow very good (thanks to its cast) and also incredibly, horrifically bad (thanks to its white team of writers, directors, and producers). on the one hand, it's a mostly Asian cast in a big budget, beautifully designed MGM style musical! there's dream sequences, lots of fun dancing, crooning Rogers & Hammerstein cabaret moments, and just charm galore. it is also freighted with so. many orientalist assumptions and stereotypes, absolutely ridiculous shit that the writers ABSOLUTELY should have known better about in the 60s and nonetheless carried into this. this is a hard one to recommend because I loved this cast, and I loved seeing them in a context beyond the usual stereotypical bit parts so many of them frequently were limited to—yet the movie itself perpetuates so many stereotypes on its own it can be a hard one to watch, and I totally understand if it does not work for most people. tl;dr watch for Shigeta, Kwan, Umeki, and the others, but content warnings galore for one (really bad) case of yellowface casting, orientalist tropes, extremely stereotypical character types, etc. (On Tubi/Kanopy last I checked.)

Charade (Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, James Coburn)—this movie feels like a Hitchcock movie except I had a ton of fun watching it, which I can't always say for a Hitch film. (I told you my taste was bad.) This one is free on YouTube and thank god because Audrey wears a lot of Givenchy, Cary Grant wears spectacles and keeps almost dying, it's very exciting and thrilling and funny and sexy. I don't think there are any content warnings but it's been a minute since I watched it. (I should go watch it right now.)

The Big Sleep (Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall)—they're so hot askjdljhjghladkghjksahkhgslkahgshskjhgsalhgsahgjh. i like this one a lot :)

[this is NOT A FULL LIST of all the hot vintage movies to start with but it might give you some starting places! i banged this out as quick as I could at 2 am, so apologies that it's sloppy and not perfect.]

[moroniccats]

‘Sherlock Holmes had been silent all morning, dipping continuously into the advertisement columns of a succession of papers, until at last, having emerged in no very sweet temper to lecture me upon my literary shortcomings.’

Looks like Holmes woke up on the wrong side of the bed and decided to make it Watson’s problem.

[barachiki]

Sherlock, trying his hand at baking. He tells it as it is.

[ryuusea]

☕️☕️🫖 doodles, just some sherliam coffee and tea musings

[itssherlocksworld]

Enjoying being a dog.

[holmesianlove]

It’s complete now for those of you that prefer waiting until it is finished first.

Thanks @lisbeth-kk for the prompt and the vote of confidence and thank you to all the lovely people who have been reading and commenting. It makes my day!!

#FTH2024

[musicboxghost]

I know they're British.

But reading the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, it is still hilarious how often the subjects get themselves into a ✨Situation ✨ because they felt compelled to take a tea break.

[surprisinglyokay]

Every time I see this I squee because I own one of those coffee cups that was held by John Actual Watson.

[maskedchip]

Any Gina Lestrade headcanons?

ooooh admittedly not a lot, but also i need to really sit and think about it. 😅

I've thought a lot about post-game though. One is that she would be a horse girl, thanks to one the concept art, i can totally see her riding on the streets on London or barging into the courthouse on horseback LOL

And of course she'd help out the orphans in East End, but I also think she could have a little intel network among them, much like in the Sherlock stories. I forgot the name, (Baker Street Irregulars???) but Holmes paid them to send them out and gather intel. bc no one expects kids to know so much. ANYWAYS I could see Gina doing that and helping them run errands to keep them off the streets and be safe.

Oh, another one is I like drawing freckles are her. because i think it's cute :)

[historicalliteratureforall]

I haven't updated my blog in over a year and was quite content to let it fade into obscurity. But now I have finished my Sherlock Holmes Adaptation and need to promote it. So in the words of every theatre teacher ever. "THE SHOW MUST GO ON!"

The Mysterious Adventures of Doctor Watson Book One, The Great War.

A drama set in the final years of WW1 written from the perspective of Doctor Watson who is writing the book in 1940 for the first groups of soldiers returning home from France. As a way to bolster moral. Detailing her experience's with shell shock and what is now known as PTSD and how she recovered from the experience.

The Book does of course cover the murders and mysteries, but what is more important is how she is handling the experiences after her time at Ypres in Belgium. During the Battle of Paschendale. And how Sherlock Holmes and others help her to recover from the experience.

Amazon: Ebook and Paperback link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV9P646K

Google Books Ebook: https://play.google.com/books/publish/u/1/a/4322178769793585077#book/GGKEY:CA1KQQTX7EY

Google Books Audio Book: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/The_Mysterious_Adventures_of_Doctor_Watson_Book_On?id=AQAAAEBKcRYxTM

The Audio Book is entirely narrated by me the author and I like to think is pretty good. If you want to try before you buy I am uploading the audiobook one chapter per month to youtube. So here is a link to the playlist with the first three chapters.

[sometimesanequine]

[aunhinged]

Sherlock & House: Torment Olympics

Sherlock: I arranged for John to give a lecture on something he barely knows. He’ll flounder, and I’ll enjoy the show. House: I told Wilson the coffee shop had a secret menu. He’s been asking for it all week. Sherlock:  And how do you find this amusing? House: It’s called ‘entertainment.’ Plus, it gives him a purpose. John (to Wilson): Are they actually friends or just mutual tormentors? Wilson: Isn’t that the same thing?

[vox-anglosphere]

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