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Happy Holiday Friday
I know this weekend is The Weekend of Christmas Parties. I'm snowed in up here in the mountains, and missing a Steampunk Christmas Party, but have a Regency Christmas Party...
Birthday Bait - Books, Teacups, and Lady Grey
Sometime last weekend I turned Older. Luckily this aging was softened by fabulous gifties! I am no longer a "one book wonder!" (well, to be fair, I previously had, like,...
What Exactly IS a Tea Gown?
Pretty new teacup from Sacramento. There is a tea coming up, to which my Lady Mother and I have been invited, and we're quibbling over what to wear. In our...
Trinkets On My Vanity
I've been getting more and more enthralled with the "manual" function on my camera, and I'm really starting to learn how to, y'know, use it. I've been taking pictures of...
Time Travel: The Baroque Gown at June Gaskells Ball
So what if Gaskell's Ball in Oakland, CA, has a Victorian theme! I wore the Baroque, and loved every minute of it. I'm continually surprised at how comfortable this costume...
Pogey Monday
This weekend I took a drive (in excellent company of man and dog) down to Grass Valley, CA, one of my favourite places ever. I hadn't been in ages, years...
Happenings: What's Going On?
My super-woman blogging abilities have been lacking lately, no? So here's a bit to let you know what's been going on in the Wild World of Duchess... 1. I got...
Her Grace, The Duchess of Cupcakes - How and Why I Love Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day. Two words that strike joy, fear, hatred, giddiness, bitterness, or joviality into the heart-shaped-hearts of people everywhere. It seems like there are always two camps: those that like...
Christmas Bait
Hooray for The Holidays! The Dreamstress posted about her lovely Christmas Bait (closely related to Pogey Bait), so I thought I'd post about mine as well. Amongst the cuddly flannel...
Early Christmas Gifts, Ubersexlich, All Manner of Update...
It's been a crazy mid-month, and here's hoping things calm down. Lots of happenings and announcements and other zaniness ahead...First Up - Pogey Bait! Nicole, herself a fantastic seamstress and...
The Importance of Sewing Space
I've been so bad at updating, and this is because my brain has been a frazzled mess of goo due to the lack of organization and functionality of my sewing...
Birthday A La Francaise
Last weekend I celebrated my birthday by skipping down to Alameda for an evening of dancing with my favorite people.When I returned on Sunday, my parents and I celebrated again,...