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1927-28 Boue Soeurs robe de style model “Bouquetiere”, of silk taffeta. Original chiffon-covered panniers to the interior, metallic lace panel to front skirt, appliqued with beaded lame vase filled with fine ribbon work blooms, tiers of chiffon flounces falling to the rear skirt and a large bow adorning the rear waist. From Kerry Taylor Auctions.

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Karlach fell down a rocky ledge she was climbing down mid-combat for ??? reason, and this is then how she climbed back up? Karlach, honey, u oke?????

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Why are they kissing through plastic wrap? o:

oh my god you dont know what pushing daisies is!!!! people dont know what pushing daisies is!!!!! oh my GOD anon strap in

okay picture this

Brian Fuller’s original 2007 magical realism romantic comedy with a dash of morbidity (after all, this is Brian Fuller we’re talking abt) & fairytale elements

as this review describes: “Characters & plot like Lemony Snicket, sets like Tim Burton, shots like Wes Anderson, rapid witty dialogue like Gilmore Girls, and costumes like uh, frickin’ magic.” 

everything is Super Saturated All The Time and the costume design is literally flawless

starring: asexual bakery man, very tall very kind and himbo-adjacent, has low-level necromantic powers named Ned

Ned is, for convoluted reasons, the accomplice of a film noir detective named after a fish (Emerson Cod) who looks like a hardass but secretly loves pop-up books and knitting

Ned the bakery man is a Piemaker and works in and owns a building that looks like this

(there are novelty cherry lighting fixtures)

he has a dog, who is undead, bc aforementioned necromantic bakery boy has the unique skill of being able to touch dead things and bring them back to life 

he and Emerson Cod touch murder victims, ask them who killed them, and then collect the reward. easy get-money-quick-scheme, UNTIL

Ned’s childhood crush and my life’s icon, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles, gets murdered on a cruise

he touches her once (ONCE) and is never able to touch her again, lest his necromantic powers zap her back to death. hence:

contact-free romance ensues.

 I highly recommend the show for: asexuals, demisexuals, dog people, people who like pie, fashion & costume design enthusiasts, anyone who’s a fan of film noir, people who like pie and dogs and mermaids

literally this show is my absolute all time favorite PLEASE watch it

you can watch both seasons for free here

literally if you’ve ever cared for my opinion at all please watch at least the first episode i beg of u

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Stimming problems: The urge to bite something but not being able to stand anything actually in your mouth.

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thought 1: ND unfriendly places

As much as I think my parents' home is beautiful, it's just... I think fundamentally unfriendly to my particular neurodivergent needs and sensibilities, so I don't like visiting. I'm glad THEY enjoy it, but thinking of the place from a sensory and needs-based angle has helped me realize why I never feel at home there.

Constant bright WHITE light in the form of construction lamps made into plant lamps. They have a frequency that makes things look stop-motion when you're near them, and they're yeah, bright and white. I don't like white light myself, and favor yellow and golden lights in my own home.

All their appliances beep or chime.

TV or radio on at all times, no control on what's on

No places to retreat to that feel cozy or private; my bedroom there is basically a walk-in closet where mom keeps her clothes and not cozy at all, and the living room/kitchen/dining area feel very exposed.

Everything that isn't a plant or the dinner table or art is white, black, or grey. I think this is why I'm drawn to the table and the porch when the porch is available, they feel warm.

Wide open spaces that seem to magnify noises and sounds.

Even the sauna has a glass door and wall into the shower room so it doesn't feel snug and nice and like... private.

Uncomfortable armchairs

echo-y entirely white bathrooms with white lights.

it's good for them, but for me it's overwhelming and uncomfortable! And that's okay, it just explains why they love it and I don't like visiting for long times!

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Thinking of changing this blog to just like... blog about my neurodivergence and the thoughts I'm having as someone who's started to think she might be on the autism spectrum. Some place to feel both like I'm not talking to anyone, but also having it out there.

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Chandeliers by VGnewtrend Furniture

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𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴.

𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭 by George Henry Grenville Manton x 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘭 by Albert Henry Collings.

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Blackberry Mouse Jewelry // Hirst Collection

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The Sunflower door

Praga

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1913 Evening dress by Lucile (London)

satin, trimmed with chiffon and machine-made lace, silk velvet, lined with grosgrain, whalebone

(Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Vintage Pin Curl Setting Patterns | x

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So Your Temperate Home is Suddenly an Arctic Hellscape

As -10F hits area’s of the US who’ve never seen such temperatures in living memory, I wanted to give some tips from a Minnesotan who’s lived with these temps as a part of my life for 37 years.

1) Don’t Get Cocky. People used to these temps may laugh at our southern neighbors freaking out about the cold because yes, some parts of the US get such temps regularly every year. These people are being ignorant assholes. Our houses are mandated to have insulation that few of your homes will have. We pretty much all have huge puffy coats, and have well established winter weather gear drives for homeless and poor folks every year. We have expensive, well equipped infrastructure for cope with these temps and with large amounts of snow. You don’t. When it comes down to it, Minnesotans know to respect the cold temps- it’s just that a lot of the ways that do it are so commonplace as to be invisible to those who already have these habits.

2) Don’t go out wet. Dry your hair or stay inside. You will loose a lot of heat if you’re wet. Same for sweat, and wet diapers. And clothes with snow on them are now WET CLOTHES. Change into dry clothes as soon as possible.

3) If you have a shitty car battery or a car that sometimes struggles to start, then try not to use it. You’re unlikely to get the kind of temps where it’s impossible to start an engine (I’ve only experienced those temps a few times. Once my eyelashes froze shut and I almost froze to death in my own back yard. Don’t be like young me. Respect the cold.) If your car doesn’t start, you could be stranded somewhere, and realistically your area’s emergency services may be pretty overrun. 

4) Very cold air doesn’t hold moisture well. Plan for extra hydration for people, pets, and plants. Even if your staying in- most home heaters pull cold air from outside, then dry it out even MORE in the process of heating it. Dehydration is a thing. Even if your home’s heater has a humidifier attached to it (if you’re not sure, then it probably doesn’t.) it’s a good idea to drink extra water. Right now I have a few pots of water just left out by heaters to evaporate as much as possible. My mom used to just heat huge camping pots on the stove all day in cold temps. Remember, dry nasal passages really muck up your bodies ability to fight airborne illness. This is not a great time for that.

5) Help out homeless folks in your area in any way you can. These temps can and do kill. And since we have more evictions than any society can conscionably defend this year, we have high numbers of homeless people. Which means area supports for unhoused folks are often underfunded and over-taxed. 

6) Let your faucets drip. I know nobody likes to waste water but if your pipes freeze they will literally explode. Your home will flood. My mother’s kitchen got completely destroyed and it traumatized my childhood dog. Justa  bit of moving warm water will safeguard you from that.

7) Do. Not. Burn. Propane. Indoors. 

8) Plan for potential power outages. Ice on the lines can cause this and again, your infrastructure isn’t prepped for this. Unplug anything in your home you’re not using to do your part to help prevent rolling blackouts.

9) Driving on ice is a SKILL. Your roads may be filled with people who do not have that skill. Please please, stay off the roads if you can- even if you have this skill these roads will not be prepped and will, again, be full of people who don’t know how to do this because it just hasn’t come up that much in their life.

Stay safe and stay kind, folks! 

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Marine life artwork over the past year :)

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