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Behind the Scenes of a Blending Class at Churchill’s Fine Teas, Wherein I Confess That the Delightful Drink is My Soul Mate
Oh, tea! You are my special chum. How I love thee in every possible cliched way. Is there a writer, alive or distantly dead, who has never savored your goodness? The ghosts of your famous lovers must be everywhere. Oh, tea! Piping, steaming, swirling with heat. Homey: a silent, sympathetic witness to innumerable sorrows and hopes. Out of dainty cups, chipped cups, disposable cups, any cups at hand. Sweet or plain. Oh, tea! You are always by my side as I write or read. This, this is adoration. Please bask in that love while I tell my patient readers a story.
Tea in the Bedsitter by Harold Gilman, 1916
Every time the blonde child walked into the kitchen, she asked, aloud, the same question. “Is there anything, world, more beautiful than a brightly coloured tea tin?” It was, to be sure, a frankly odd thing for a six-year-old to think about, but think about it she did. The answer, internal rather than vocal, always echoed from her heart with happy assurance: “No! No! No!”
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Bookish Cinema: Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
A 1916 advert for the 1915 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s first successful novel, Far from the Madding Crowd:
Far from the Madding Crowd Advert
It featured early film favourite, Florence Turner. She was a wildly popular star who first came to public notice as, simply, The Vitagraph Girl. By the time she acted in Far from the Madding Crowd (which was made for her own production company), she had well over 100 screen credits to her name. No copy of this film is known to be extant.
“Misfortune is a fine opiate to personal terror.”-Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd
[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Marilyn Monroe/Helen Keller Mashup
Marilyn Monroe (born 1 June 1926) by Andre de Dienes.
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”-Helen Keller (died 1 June 1968)
Shopping for the Bookworm: A Literary Road Trip #4-Lost Generation, Found
In case you are just joining us: A Literary Road Trip #1-A Dream of Travel, A Literary Road Trip #2-The Beat Travels On, and A Literary Road Trip #3-Poetic Travels, Classic American-Style
LOST GENERATION, FOUND
“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”-Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
This week, we are again turning to the past. Our eyes are in the rear view mirror, looking back at the 1920s. The Lost Generation is our starting point, but let’s not take it too seriously. Enjoy!
“You should only read what is truly good or what is frankly bad.”-Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Tote Bag: 1922 Life Magazine Cover, The Flapper, by Whimsy Bags. $12.00+.
The Selected Works of Djuna Barnes at Pipi Pompon. $16.00.
Characters in Art: Lady Macbeth
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889
“Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.”-Lady M
Goodbye, Dearest Emily!
Eternally eloquent American poet Emily Dickinson died on 15 May 1886.
Emily Dickinson as a teenager.
“Beauty is not caused. It is.”-Emily Dickinson
[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Daphne du Maurier/Gary Cooper Mashup
“We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost.”-Daphne du Maurier (born on 13 May 1907), Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer
Gary Cooper (died on 13 May 1961)
Shopping for the Bookworm: A Literary Road Trip #3-Poetic Travels, Classic American-Style
In case you are just joining us: A Literary Road Trip #1-A Dream of Travel and A Literary Road Trip #2-The Beat Travels On
POETIC TRAVELS,CLASSIC AMERICAN-STYLE
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery-air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.”-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
It’s time to hit the road again. This week, we are traveling with an extra dose of hearty American vigor: mid-century style. Think laid-back glam, poetic, unforced. Casual yet calculated.
Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!
Writing and reading whilst lounging in the front passenger seat is obligatory, and so is saving room for any possible bookish road purchases:
Roam Far & Roam Free Market Tote Bag by Belles & Ghosts. $35.00+.
The Inventor’s Pocket Notebook by Earmark. $7.00.
Anne Sexton A Self-Portrait in Letters at Pistil Books. $14.95.
[Book Nerd Links] Dangerdust: Literary Chalk Art, by Stealth
Each Week, Two Anonymous Students Sneak into a Classroom and Proceed to Blow Everyone’s Mind [courtesy viralnova]
An interesting story from my hometown. I love this duo’s use of literary quotes and themes. Be sure to follow the link at the bottom of the article to their Instagram page.
J.M. Barrie Quote by Dangerdust
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 