“This Strange Eventful History” is a novel that’s quilted from scraps of memory treasured in the author’s attic for decades.

There really is nothing like the memories of childhood is there? I think the older we get... the more we tend to turn our childhood memories into magical fairytale like thoughts... I know for myself.. memories of my childhood are just ever so sweet...

Between 1900 and 1930, a poor and destitute seed pedlar took more than five thousand photographs of daily life in an isolated valley of the Italian-speaking Swiss territory to the south of the Alps. Roberto Donetta can now be considered one of Swiss photography's great outsider artists, but when he

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Memories of grandparents and their relationships with their grandkids. Parents and children staying in touch as grandparents continue to be role models and the legacy can continue for generations to come.

Heaven, is the first book in the Casteel series as well as the name of the main character Heaven Casteel, in the Casteel series. Of all the folks in the mountain shacks, The Casteel's were the lowest -- the scum of the hills. Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face... despite a father meaner than ten vipers... despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to

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Title: What's Up in the Attic? Author: Liza Alexander Illustrator: Tom Cooke Genre: Kids Rating: 5 out of 5 fairies Where to buy: Amazon Synopsis: Ernie and Bert, stuck inside on a rainy day, go up to the attic, searching for the board game Duckie Land. Instead, they find a trove of family mementos, including Great-Aunt Ernestine's trunk, Uncle Bart's paperclip collection, Ernie's old tricycle, Bernice's baby pictures, and Mountain Mike's coonskin cap. Review: A fun read for kids, and one I loved as a kid. A fun classic of what treasures you can find hiding in storage.

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Attic Treasures by John O'Brien I usually do a more serious post for All Hallows Eve, or throw a lavish ball. But this year we are nursing our old Maine Coon Munchkin LeStrange and as he is poorly our cottage is a little quieter than usual at this time of the season. Celebrations are kept at minimum so he can sleep. Our ghostly mantle overlooked by a Victorian champion amongst racehorses, Stockwell. We have a lot of candles lit, we are stocked up on chocolate to drink and to give out to the small Trick or Treat ones who call upon us. Our cottage door and walk are hung with Halloween decorations, as each year, to make the children welcome and Mrs Black is watching for them. I hope they knock soon! Dog Ghosts! While Munchkin has been resting I have been putting the time to good use on the never ending task of a dealer in antiquities ~ sorting. Munchkin seems to be comforted by me and the various boxes of items spread about and he slumbers in his basket at the centre of it all. The real life home of collector Vervia Todd Here: This reminded me of my youth and the 'Dressing Up Boxes' which children of yesteryear would have had at their disposal. I can remember the delight with which I first delved into such a box in the attic of the Grandmother of a friend of mine. It was a cedar chest and in it was a satin and tulle ball gown, beaded flapper dresses, a velvet opera cape, long lace gloves and hats with feathers and jewels. It had little compartments on top which lifted out. In these were long lace gloves, paste brooches and headbands which looked like crowns to me. On the very bottom of the box were silk slippers from the 20s. They were tiny and encrusted with beads. This was as close as I ever got to being Cinderella. It's easy to make a Dressing Up Box for your children, or yourself! My own life was nowhere near as grand as this though we too played dressing up, from a cardboard box of discarded items. Once in awhile we visited thrift shops and I was allowed to gather old velvet dresses or capes to play in. Such stuff as dreams. Fit for any Princess to play act in. A velvet dressing gown from Toast. Like many portals which have the power to transport us to somewhere else, to turn us into someone else, (or our real selves,) Dressing Up Boxes never lose their appeal. They may not be as dramatic as the wardrobe in C.S Lewis's wonderful tale, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, but the magic is there. The Wardrobe I know that we are encouraged to 'grow up', set aside our Fairy Tales and childish costumes and live in the real world. I believe this is a mistake. The real world is full of beauty and dread, good and evil. Fairy Tales help prepare us for this, and a little escapism does us some good from time to time. Helena Bonham Carter in Twelfth Night Read more From Here: Halloween, and any dress up which children play, teaches them to use their imagination. Wanting to dress up and act out characters is not new, the Victorians loved doing this, and the kings and queens of old always held masquerades and kept a jester. Shakespeare certainly knew this! Today, more than ever, those who inherit this Earth will need to be able to use their wits to find their way. And to believe. I'm sharing some of my favourite Halloween moments from my internet travels. Proud 30s/40s children playing dress up at school vintage Halloween costumes Angry-Jack Photo by Johanna Parker Design on Flickr This child Porcupine is brilliant! Bring your horse too! Alas! Sad Squid. Oldies but goodies, always well dressed The Stones I'd also like to say that dressing up is not just for Halloween. It's easy this time of year to wrap up warm and forget the joy a little ornamentation brings to us, and to those who look at us. Couture has known this forever, and although few of us could afford to buy the creations they bring each season, it is simple to do small things to enhance our Autumn and Winter outfits. Or you might even get lucky and find a real vintage designer item at a charity shop for a song. Take some inspiration from films, paintings and celebrities. And vintage copies of Vogue. "You don't have to be born beautiful to be wildly attractive" Diana Vreeland, Vogue Use of a dramatic colour brightens your look La Sargantaine, Ramón Casas i Carbó, 1907 You can never go wrong with Audrey. Or Chanel. Just add pearls. Audrey Hepburn Eternally classic. Breakfast At Tiffany's Diane Keaton in her own clothes  Details of Florence Welch's Gucci gown, and her rings. Television shows based upon Victorian/Edwardian and 20s/30s/40s characters offer many ideas for outfits. Not just for ladies either, that coat Sherlock wears is such a classic. The scarf is great too. The costumes in Peaky Blinders and Penny Dreadful are fantastic and would be fairly easy to borrow bits from. One for him, the Sherlock Holmes coat and scarf. Peaky Blinders, the 'ladies' Peaky Blinders, Thomas Shelby played by Cillian Murphy smouldering in his wardrobe  Equally stylish Vanessa Ives and gunslinger Ethan Chandler Penny Dreadful  Eva Green as Vanessa Ives in Penny Dreadful Wearing a wonderful velvet and braid over collar on her long coat Don't forget the looks from the 50s/60s. Think beautiful wool in shocking colours, tactile tweed and coats in fabulous shapes. Add a vintage handbag and remember to wear a brooch. For a more updated look wear a few brooches at the same time! 1958 coats by Cardin and Jacques Griffe I'd not wear real fur, but this girl has a great look! She really knows how to wear brooches! And the black trousersuit. From her own blog, Here: Add jewels or a feather to your hat (wear a hat!) throw a shawl over your shoulder and clasp it with a glittery brooch. Wear all those bracelets or beads you've been keeping, all at once. Wear velvet in the day. Go on, you know you want to! Green velvet silk dressing gown, from Toast Take inspiration from Beatrix Ost, street style post from the blog Advanced Style written by Ari Seth Cohen  Wear black if it suits you, and gloves A true inspiration. Model, actress, and owner of over 100 hats Marion Rogers "Mimi' Weddell (February 15, 1915 – September 24, 2009) Read more about her, Here: And on her Wiki page, Here: Make like 30s film stars and wear pajamas to a party. Monsoon collection 2016 And don't forget if you have children or Grandchildren to help them find their own Dressing Up Box. I am very grateful that someone still reads my ramblings, and to all of you who do I wish you a magical Autumn (or Fall as we say in my hometown) and I hope that the Winter will be kind to you and that you and yours stay warm and safe, And a little decorated! Further reading: A couple of my previous Halloween posts, so sorry if you missed attending the Witch's Ball! I might have another next year. Two Doors Down From The Witch, Here: The Witch's Ball, Here: Artist of Attic Treasures which I opened this post with, Here:

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Photographer Jon Crispin is cataloging each suitcase and opening a window into the lives - and the minds - of the people deemed too unwell to be allowed in society.

Fencing was an ancient Earth sport in which two competitors in protective clothing faced off against each other armed with thin, blunted sword-like weapons. Each of three different weapons (foil, sabre, or épée) had different rules. For example, sabre was the only weapon where one could use their sword in a cutting motion. The aim of the sport was to score points by making "touches" with the weapon on the opponent's body. The winner was the one who first reached a certain number of points. (cita