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Tag: versailles
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Happiness as Anarchy #353: Pink Roses
The unabashed prettiness of pink roses is always a joy to behold. The best ones are terribly thorny and heavenly scent. I’m collecting cuttings of pink roses at the moment for a planned Pompadour bed in my garden, in honour of the arts she commissioned and inspired. In 1757 the Sevres Porcelain factory, of which…
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Happiness as Anarchy #336: Surprise books
Out of the blue this week I have been gifted two books by lovely friends. Both books look fascinating and are on topics close to my heart – Buenos Aires and French women. Thank you Libby and Suad. The only difficult thing is to decide which one shall I read first.
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Happiness as Anarchy #303: Hand sewing
I default to my sewing machine over a needle and thread ninety percent of the time. Today, however, I picked up the needle to craft my bows. Seated on the carpet in the north sun flooding my lounge room, I sat and stitched my satin bows into gathered plumpness. Twas a beautifully gentle and relaxing…
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Happiness as Anarchy #287: Collaborating with friends
My lovely friend Cecily came to stay last night to nut out the details of a project we’re working on. Drawing the Versailles Woman is a workshop we are running in the Shepparton Festival on the 19th and 22nd March, and in April in Ballarat. It’s an absolute joy to work with Cec because she’s…
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Happiness as Anarchy #71: Sleeping like a log
There’s something very satisfying about waking up feeling like you’ve slept well. I never get enough hours, but I love it when I’m physically exhausted and wake up in exactly the same position as I went to sleep in. As though I fell asleep the instant my head hit the pillow and I didn’t budge…