Catherine Meyrick
@cameyrick1
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Australian writer of romantic #HistFic. WIP (is taking forever) set in Melbourne 1914-1919. Likes Genealogy, Gardening & Cats. INANE DMs WILL BE IGNORED!
Melbourne, Australia
Joined June 2016
‘Poignant, gritty & intensely moving.’ ‘With vividly drawn characters & a beautifully written narrative, Cold Blows the Wind will sweep you into the world of 19thC Tasmania & keep you turning the pages until the very end’. https://t.co/8aQ5zQIoix
#HistoricalFiction #Australia
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What began as a few seeds with my morning coffee has spiralled. The magpies now line up like patrons at a diner, introduce their young, and gossip in whistles while I drink. On Friday a newcomer who clearly hadn’t been briefed swooped at me. Six veterans erupted like a
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@artinsociety Paintings that feature lanterns are so lovely! https://t.co/7SbZ2A5c5W
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Procession of white-dressed girls and women, carrying glowing Chinese lanterns, winds its way through Cornish fishing village ~ possibly Newlyn ~ to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 (George Sherwood Hunter) https://t.co/HyN3EDfd62
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I just love when Blackbirds land and their tail cocks for a couple of seconds! 😍😊🐦
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That softer, berry-bruised light of autumn. Prepare to sit still and embrace the silence.
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New York Lady Duff-Gordon (English, 1863–1935) ofor Lucile Ltd. "Happiness" Dinner Dress, Fall 1916 Silk taffeta, satin, tulle, and chiffon with lace, lace insets and appliqué, ribbons, and silk flowers. @philamuseum
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Shoes by Hellstern & Sons, 1918. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Art Nouveau vase from 1896 by Rozenburg, The Netherlands.
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Pearl mounted with enameled gold set with pearls, emeralds and rubies and with pearls pendant with a triton riding a unicorn-like sea creature by Reinhold Vasters, 1870-95. The MET.
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Art Nouveau 'Elderberry' tea set from 1907 by Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach, Germany.
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❤️Looks like Bean is pretty comfy here! He's a character - a lover, a player, a goofball! He'll bring laughter & life to any home!❤️
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Ellen Terry’s famous Lady Macbeth ‘beetle wing’ dress was designed for her by Alice Comyns Carr & was first worn on stage in Dec 1888. Meant to invoke fear, the addition of 1000 beetle wing cases created the effect of scales. Restored in recent years. #FolkloreSunday #theatre
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