Fourteen

Sorry for the absence of my usual "Mad Hatter" Monday post yesterday. I'm leaving for Seattle tomorrow for the next 2 weeks and had to take advantage of my day-off by running around all day finishing up some last minute things. I, also, spent an accumulation of 6 hours of walking on Sunday between 2 flea markets (not counting the inventory shift I had later that day from 7-12am). So, by the time I got home yesterday my legs ached and my body shut down and there was no leaving my bed. The one good thing about this was I watched The Young Victoria with Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend. I am so fascinated by history and her story is not one I've really explored yet. The film did bring an interest in me to her story and I already want to run to the nearest book store and pick up a few biographies on her. But it wasn't just her story that was inspiring; the film aesthetically was beautiful between the costumes, the detailing of braiding in the hairstyles and decorative bonnets.

The Real Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Prince Albert, Queen Victoria and Their Nine Children

An older Queen Victoria in her Diamond Jubilee

(all images taken from Wikipedia)

(Expect a flea market post later today! And I promise to reply to comments once I'm off work today, sorry I've been slow about that)