Phew! A swift recovery despite the bird pun :-)
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Phew! A swift recovery despite the bird pun :-)
That is unfortunate, I hope it soon passes........🦜
Decoratively spooky...............
The exquisitely languorous Stephen Tennant (1906-1987) as 'Prince Charming' by Cecil Beaton, 1927. Tennant in the spirit of decadence exhausted, retired to his bed for the last 20 years of his life. Most of us return to dust but some go as incense into the starry goodnight.
Two images of old style Venetian funeral gondolas, which have a somber beauty. Sadly, the dead are no longer ferried to their final resting place in such a decorous manner but are hurried along in an unattractive utilitarian blue barge.
True but the characters in the picture are wearing drape coats and brothel creepers but there are similarities altho Zoot trousers were baggy & Ted's wore drainpipes.
The ability to transcend time?
Bette Noir & Bette Gothic
When Stephen King left his spooky Victorian mansion in Bangor, Maine for sunnier climes, there were plans to turn it into a museum & writers retreat. Why was I not asked?
Thank you - I will read it. Montmartre is very special indeed.
Or a play on stray cats......? 🐈⬛
'Teddy Boys & Cats' as I don't know the official title of this by multi-talented Scottish artist, author & playwright, John Byrne (1940-2023) #Caturday
Sadly it's out of print - I have no spare copies either. The book is called 'The Prettiest Star' and does crop up on ebay for silly price's. I do have other books in print tho!
Agree. Sadly.
Night........✨
Thank you, its nice to be appreciated.
I needed that!
Oh to play like Mother Maybelle!
Beautifully introspective painting by Czech impressionist Antonin Slavicek (1870-1910) It has a poignancy that differentiates it from his French contemporaries.
A note worthy second versey Especially with no time to rehearsey An off the cuff tribute to Acker Bilk And his ilk.........
He looks happier than she does.
Wine of the gods.....
Sage advice! Very nice :-)
I'm sure it was frightening, these kind of things can happen so quickly. Do you know the cause of the fire?
I am all a quiver To get a fancy Zither But here I dither As they cost a fortune And even more to deliver....
Thank goodness everyone is okay!
Going out in style: 'Duel' Ilya Repin, 1899. The Duelists are beautifully attired & their posture so elegant it belies the drama. If someone told you it was an illustration from a gentleman's fashion magazine of the time, there would be no reason to disbelieve them.
Took this picture today of a mosaic of Bacchus, a hidden treasure of the neighborhood that I've been aware of for the last 30 years. It's tucked away on a stairwell outside a mysterious & very old house. Whoever implemented the mosaic must have been quite a bon viveur. I'd love to know who it was.
Paintings to dream by 'A New Constellation' Sewell Collins, 1910.
Oh yes! They still do.
'Farewell From Dusseldorf' Gert Wollheim 1894-1974. A meek wave at the door is the best one gets these days.
Cravat Pack....
I will take note should I ever find myself in Leeds.....
It's a gargoyle - one of the most famous and often photographed.
Super!
Why are youngsters obsessed about promoting their sexual proclivities yet not old enough to do the chores?
Thank you for the info. A puzzle solved.
'Top of the World, Maman' French director & producer, the great Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) enjoying the view from Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, with one of the famed gargoyles.
Impressive book cover art for Graham Greene's 1938 classic depicting Brighton's seedy, vicious seaside underworld. Two films adaptations would follow.........
A mystery solved. I wonder if there are any left?
Beautiful painting by Finnish artist 'Eero' Nikolai Jarnefelt (1863-1973) Nothing generated by AI can nourish the intellect & the soul in the way that authentic art can.
Happy to hear it!
A cat among the perfume counter: 1955 advert for Jacques Griffe 'Mistigri' #Caturday
I actually don't know! But I will ask around. Probably some kind of power generator.
Beatnik Babs.....
My thoughts exactly! Such errant behavior.
'My Bohemian Days in London' - It doesn't get much crazier than reading a book in bed..........
One of my favorite films.
Belgian physic's teacher, Etienne-Gaspard Robert (1763-1837) was also a stage magician known as 'Robertson' who pioneered magic lantern shows known as phantasmagoria's which scared & enlightened his Parisienne audiences. Robertson's grave in Pere la Chaise depicts scenes from his productions.
Charm Offensive
True.
Would look fantastic on you.
Wish as hard as you can!
You lucky man!
1970's Goat pendant and pomander for storing mysterious herbs. It wasn't an era big on subtlety......
Atheism is just another faith albeit a faithless one.
Downbeat Beauty by Melvin Sokolsky (1933-2022) who turned fashion photography into art.
'Always at night when they returned To the lonely house from far away To lamps unlighted & fire gone grey They learned to rattle lock & key To give whatever might chance to be Warning & time to be off in flight: They learned to leave the house door wide Until they had lit the lamp in side.' (Frost)
Much as I ♥️ old images of Hollywood pictures of a grittier U.K in the 1960's such as this one of Rush Tushingham are more emotive. She grew up in Liverpool as I did, witnessing bomb damaged buildings & slum clearance; a million miles away from psychedelic paradise despite the Beatles.
The British 'New Wave' featuring French actress Leslie Caron in the 1962 film adaptation of Lynne Reid Bank's 1959 bedsit drama 'The L Shaped Room.'
Ditto. It's ridiculous to see Stamp referred to in such a limited way but 'dumbing down' seems to be the standard of corporate media.
Oh that is a good one!
Yes!
Never. They can define entire productions. :-)
You are not alone
Wholemeal Bread - two for the price of one!
Cute!
Rest In Pictures: Terence Stamp (1938-2025) starred in Dracula on the stage, London 1978. Perfect cheekbones for the role.
Weekend weather forecast for the gloomy at 🖤Saturday, all is grey with a gentle moaning breeze peppered with disconsolate laughter. Sadly, Sunday lives up to its name, sending lovers of shadows into an ill-tempered flap. They may well bite. (art Madeline Jeanne Marie/Robert Loewe)
What a wonderful find! 🐈⬛🖤It was meant to be.
Born to be Mild
Owligarch
Alas not as I was in the U.K but you never know, we might cross paths one day.....
Yes! To Hellmans and back....
Instead of the 'Hellfire Club' this could be the 'Hellman's Club.'
Me too....
Ed Zeppelin & Ron Butterfly
PS the best way to remove stickers from book covers or album covers for that matter is a dollop of mayonnaise. Leave for about 15 minutes and it should remove the sticker with ease.
Yoyo at one with plushy toy representing Bastet, the Egyptian Cat goddess who protects the home from disease & evil spirits. #Caturday
Cheers..........
My grandfather who was a tailer working on his own made a bespoke suit for Michael Redgrave who was appearing in theater in Liverpool. He took the suit with promises to pay but never did.
🖤
Late 19th Century Memento Mori walking sticks as sold at Sotheby's. The one at the bottom of the page with the extended handle looks like something out of 'Alien.'
I'm sure there wasn't.
That isn't relevant By tagging #AuthorStrategy next to Godwin's quote you are in fact contradicting it.
The Green Genie
So by following strategies and formulas, you are allowing the author's imagination to run free or simply making up rules that didn't exist prior to the internet?
A fatal tipple? Greatly grim book cover art 'Poison Case' Louis Cornell, 1931.
That must be why I'd never heard of it.
Yayy!
'Angst' 1928. Same as it ever was.........
Joan & Bette living it up in Baton Rouge, 1964.
Thank you.
It'll never catch on.....
You are very welcome.
Thank you & I agree. Old women are feared in popular culture far more than old men....
So because I don't know how to share this this from my website ninaantoniaauthor.com to Bluesky here's the image & the info - a fascinating blog about the Nico enigma via an interview I did with her friend & driver of 7 years, Barbara Wilkin.
Sadly yes.
Yes.....
An axe wielding Joan Crawford in 'Straight-Jacket' a 1964 horror film directed by William Castle & written by Robert Bloch. There seemed to have been an unfortunate trend in mainstream cinema for casting older actresses either as evil hags or lunatics & not much else. Be a Freud be Very a Freud.
