Okay I respect that you don’t think this is up to snuff, but I loved it.
THOUGHTS:
1. It is UNACCEPTABLE that they don’t have an image of the bat brooch as a tiara. I need to know what it looks like so I can figure out how upset to be that I am not comically wealthy.
2. I didn’t know about the Westwood horns and now I want some.
3. I refuse to look up any details about the conflict between Yeats and Crowley, this version is canon. Two GROWN MEN, one a RENOWNED POET, screaming magic spells at each other is Peak Victorian. I would absolutely watch a dramatization of this. I like to imagine Crowey’s voice breaking periodically. I don’t know if you ever followed the Twitter threads about The Midnight Society, which imagined conversations between horror writers, but this is just… straight out of that and I love it.
Monicaaaaaaaaa! Thank you for another lovely newsletter. That owl! Your honor I love him! I want everything you've highlighted here tbqh. I aspire to be a collector of vintage charms, but alas I am not very good at it yet. And that devil is just too spendy, but he's adorbs.
Victorian mysticism is another one of my obsessions, so I was particularly delighted by this. I'm also grateful that you linked to your earlier work because it's a spectacular one. JAR!! That delightful inkwell! The sweet little pup! Thank you thank you thank you!
Found this through a mention by Edith Zimmerman who is substitute-teaching Jason Kottke's site for a few weeks. A lovely serendipitous discovery! I will enjoy reading here.
If you're fond of Victorian photos of people with ectoplasm leaking out of them (*ectoplasm looks a lot like butter muslin), I recommend this: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300111361/the-perfect-medium/. (Hopefully your local library can get a copy on loan -- it's a tome, and it's a hoot!)
And thanks, as always, for a terrific read, Monica!
Okay I respect that you don’t think this is up to snuff, but I loved it.
THOUGHTS:
1. It is UNACCEPTABLE that they don’t have an image of the bat brooch as a tiara. I need to know what it looks like so I can figure out how upset to be that I am not comically wealthy.
2. I didn’t know about the Westwood horns and now I want some.
3. I refuse to look up any details about the conflict between Yeats and Crowley, this version is canon. Two GROWN MEN, one a RENOWNED POET, screaming magic spells at each other is Peak Victorian. I would absolutely watch a dramatization of this. I like to imagine Crowey’s voice breaking periodically. I don’t know if you ever followed the Twitter threads about The Midnight Society, which imagined conversations between horror writers, but this is just… straight out of that and I love it.
Monicaaaaaaaaa! Thank you for another lovely newsletter. That owl! Your honor I love him! I want everything you've highlighted here tbqh. I aspire to be a collector of vintage charms, but alas I am not very good at it yet. And that devil is just too spendy, but he's adorbs.
Victorian mysticism is another one of my obsessions, so I was particularly delighted by this. I'm also grateful that you linked to your earlier work because it's a spectacular one. JAR!! That delightful inkwell! The sweet little pup! Thank you thank you thank you!
Can you imagine finding a battered suitcase in a creepy old attic and opening it up to discover THAT???!!!!!!
Oh, and the Palace of the Golden Wang... hahahahaha!
I was not aware of these horns!!!!!!
I am HAUNTED - no pun intended - by that chafing dish!!! - J
Another thoroughly entertaining and informative post! Happy Halloween!
Twinkle twinkle little bat / How I wonder what you're at!
Sorry about your Phillies - I wanted them to win too.
I cannot imagine walking into a room that has this as a chandelier: https://redmile.com/categories/antler/antler-chandelier-tall-detail
...and not IMMEDIATELY exiting stage right.
Found this through a mention by Edith Zimmerman who is substitute-teaching Jason Kottke's site for a few weeks. A lovely serendipitous discovery! I will enjoy reading here.
https://kottke.org/23/11/a-media-diet-of-media-diets
"early 20th century Georgian-style silver-plated warming stand with chicken legs and the face of a tiny satyr"
An astonishing piece; thank you for sharing! As if Baba Yaga was moonlighting as a suburban caterer --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
So interesting but I have to say there is something creepy about the chicken warmer that was Barbara Walters
If you're fond of Victorian photos of people with ectoplasm leaking out of them (*ectoplasm looks a lot like butter muslin), I recommend this: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300111361/the-perfect-medium/. (Hopefully your local library can get a copy on loan -- it's a tome, and it's a hoot!)
And thanks, as always, for a terrific read, Monica!