Construction Updates

Okay guys, so yesterday I wrote that inspired by the writer of Desirous of Everything I decided to revamp or reconstruct my blog. That is what I am doing, so my I am sorry my left hand bar is a messed right now as I slowly make the pages (on the top) come together. So please excuse that.

List of Updates

Pages at the top are coming a long will keep adding more and adding to them as ideas come up
Here is the Break Down

• Books to get Lost In are my favorite books





• So Many Books So Little Time are books I want to read- I always take suggestions





• Joy of Coffee Breaks The Blogs I follow Broken down into categories.





• Escapism into Film (working title) the movies I love-more to come right now just historical costume films





• MORE TO COME!!!

At the bottom I have put some images (I originally had on the left) that leads to websites or articles.

Big News - I have moved my story to Sister's of Pine Haven here you can read my story with out any of the thought post in between (I think that will help the flow)... hope you continue to read.

I will keep posted on more updates... If you have any suggestions or thoughts I would LOVE to hear from you.

The reason for the butterfly is simple... I am from Oklahoma City and over the last few years the airport has gone under major construction and when ever they put a "Please pardon our appearance" signs I noticed this butterfly. Saying right now this might look ugly but one day it will be beautiful. My blog is a lot like that... right now it looks kind of poorly put together but I am working on it.

Picture found through Flicker

Thanks for Reading,

-Blaire

UPDATE: AS OF 8/10/11- I have changed my background to Pink, I had it brown so it wouldn't be quite as obvious how girly I am but I have to be true to myself admit I love PINK! and my blog should show off my love. Also I think I have my left hand bar as I like it not so much cluttered text but pictures... I love pictures (I could spend hours on google image looking for the right image). Now I have to work more on my pages.

Under construction

So I still feel new to the Blogger world and I am still developing what I want this blog to look like and feel. So I am taking some time to redesign this blog.

Don't worry I will still be posting but I will also be working on the lay out of this blog. I feel the side bar got too crowded so I am going to limit how much information I have over there and create pages (tabs on top) for the things I love books, writing, fashion History, Jane Austen, movies and other things.

Like I said I will keep posting so please keep reading... I just want this blog to feel more and more like a comfy chair one could nestle into with a cup of hot coco than a chaotic mess.


I got my inspiration to change my blog around after seeking help from the creator of Desirous of Everything a blog I love very much.

Beauty is Pain

Okay so today I went to get my eyebrows and lip waxed...something I hate to do but know I have to because if I don't I feel like how Julie Andrews describes Anne Hathaway for having bushman eyebrows. But I know what I have to do. So I went and OW! When I sat up to look at my brows I had to wipe a tear away and the woman asked me if I was all right. I said "yes" but I really wanted to be like "no I hate this". But I didn't want to say that, that would be mean.

I do remember the time my mom first took me to get my eye brows waxed and it was the first time I wanted to yell the F word. I don't like pain. I guess minus a few minor things I have never experienced pain, I have yet to break my arm or really any bone and I haven't given birth to a child. I guess I have little to compare a waxing too.

I know my mom, and sister and any other woman who is reading this that has given birth is probably laughing because I complain abotu the pain of my eye brow waxing and giving birth as my mom told me is like "pushing a turkey through your nose." (Yeah can't wait for that).

Any way maybe a woman can tell me why we go through this. I know we have to, to make ourselves look beautiful but I want to know why. For thousands of years women didn't wax, didn't shave and yet I read history books and they describe women as beautiful. Anne Boyelyn's beauty was suppose to have captured King Henry's heart but yet I bet she never waxed her eye brows. Maybe I should do some research into women's beautification systems. I do like fashion history so this is not that far away from that.

So some one needs to fill me in on this?

Just re-read this posting and thought about how during my senior year of college I studied about the corset and the what pain and restrictions it did to the body and I'd rather get my eye brows waxed then wear a corset. I guess compartively we girls in the 21st century have it easier than other centuries so I should not complain too much.

Pardon my oh so random rant.

Bright Star

I just watched the movie Bright Star the movie about the love between John Keats and Fanny Brawne. To start off I will say that I did not know much about Keats when I first watched this movie, I knew he was suppose to be the key Romantic English Poet. Besides that I knew this movie got lots of rave reviews about fashion and the impact it had on the spring fashion.

Did you see big collars or funky hats? I don't remember.

But I did like seeing Fanny Brawne's color and flair. Usually in period films of this era you see lots of whites and browns. My mom said that was the case because white showed a girls purity (like wearing white dresses for a bride) and color dyes were expensive. I could not tell if Fanny was rich but she seemed comfortable.

But the story is about the love between John Keats who is poor and can not marry. Or if he did marry he would have to work and would not be able to write, as his friend (Mr. Brown- a character I did not understand) reminded him. He also knew he could not support her. But yet the heart does not think of the pocket book.

The Article on Wikipedia was really good for the plot.

Though Fanny's flirtatious personality contrasts with Keats's notably more aloof nature, she begins to pursue him after she has her siblings, Samuel and Toots, obtain his book of poetry "Endymion". Despite her efforts to interact with the poet it is only after witnessing her grief for the loss of his brother Tom that Keats begins to open up to Fanny's advances, where he spends Christmas with the Brawne family. After Keats begins to give poetry less

ons to Fanny it becomes apparent that their attraction is mutual, however Fanny is nevertheless troubled in regards to Keats's reluctance to pursue her, for which her mother (Kerry Fox) summarizes, "Mr Keats knows he cannot like you, he has no living and no income".

It is only after Fanny receives a valentine from Brown that Keats passionately confronts them and wonders if they are lovers. Brown, who sent the valentine in jest, warns Keats of Fanny, claiming that she is a mere flirt playing a game. On the other hand, Fanny, hurt by the

accusations and Keats's lack of faith in her, ends their lessons and leaves. It isn't until after the Dilkes move to Westminster that spring, leaving the Brawne family six months half rent in their home neighboring Brown, that Fanny and Keats resume their interaction and fall deeply in love. The relationship comes to an abrupt end, however, after Brown leaves for his summer rental with Keats, so that Keats may earn some money. Though Fanny is heartbroken, she is comforted by Keats's love letters. When the men return in the autumn, Fanny's mother shows concern, feeling that Fanny's attachment with the poet will hinder her from being courted. Secretly,

however, Fanny and Keats are engaged.

Sadly it does not end well for the couple and maybe if I knew more about Keats I would have known that. But if you are just watching the movie for the great fashion it it worth it. I loved the costuming and the color not just in the fabric but in the scenes. It was a lot brighter and not has harsh as the other Jane Campion film I saw in a Women Studies Class The Piano.

I liked this picture a lot because when I saw it I thought of my character, Emmy, reading in the field.