Found from Bean (aka. riotclitshave) Wish I knew more! Isn’t it stunning? Woman with Cross and Skull 19th c. – Qajar period, Iran Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Mistick Krewe of Comus float design, by Jennie Wilde — 1910 (see link below for the full set!) (Any idea about who painted this? Tin Eye [...]
I just realized how little time I have to get my act together regarding my Halloween costume! I think I have mostly everything I need, provided my bustier arrives in time – fingers crossed! I am on the hunt for the perfect eyelashes, but I’m not even certain that what I want exists anywhere. I’ll [...]
Well, not really! I’ve been hard at work and doing a lot of thinking, my friends- and so I do apologize for the quiet. Exciting things are soon to be revealed! The season is turning, and in these liminal states we find hidden knowledge. My dreams are getting wild again- are yours? What’s the latest [...]
First of all, I must say thank you to everyone who shared their recurring dreams here recently. I was truly blown away by all the rich symbolism and power in these dreams, and especially by how open a lot of you were with your darkest fears. It really moved me to discover how similar a [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about recurring dreams lately. I had a conversation with the woman I happened to be sitting next to in the movie theater. I’m not excatly sure right now how we got on the subject, but the subject came up. They were showing a clip of Fantasia, and we were all [...]
Time-machine transmogrification and too little sleep take me somewhere I’ve never been before, I fall asleep in one city and awaken in another. I finally get to visit Casa Francesca, a magical abode stuffed with wonderful books, and nooks and typewriters. It is around 100 years old, and at night the tiny staircase will tell [...]
Monday, December 31, 2007
The Blanchette is a goat-fairy who appears on New Year’s Eve to bestow blessings upon a household. She comes bearing two babies, one is sweet and rosy-cheeked and crowned with a garland of blossoms. The other child is sickly, wan and hollow-cheeked. If you keep your hearth swept free of ashes, and your house cleaned [...]
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Happy Halloween, y’all! We went to go see Mistress Stephanie and her Melodic Cat and Foot Patrol and Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Sadly, our taxi never arrived and it was nearly 4am so we didn’t make it to the Enchanted Forest. All my footmen turned into mice, and my head was a gourd filled with [...]
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
On cold days it is Easy to behave and Easy to believe in it With a bit of ice under my clothes My tongue against the teeth I think of nothing Walk around the house on the cold ‘Til it hurts to breath I think of nothing -Winter Killing Stina Nordenstam Last month, during the [...]
