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Cottagecore and Dark Academia Haul

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My finds: This lovely cameo bracelet. If anyone knows when this is from please let me know! I forgot to get a photo of this DVD before I lent it out so here is a stock photo. It was not the best mystery ever but good for its time. The hero is adorably awkward and also really not great at art. I am not sure if the latter was intentional or they forgot to hire someone really good at art to do the portraits like they usually do on TV shows. They might have been making a point about rich people back then being dilettantes but I was not sure. Everyone acted like he was really good. This weathered but lovely edition of Poe. This school copy of Tennyson, given as a prize. I don't know if a lot of schools did this, but it can't have been cheap. The bookplate with the details of the prize winner for needlework in December 1920. The school is a girl's school in Sydney. It was originally opened in a terrace house by Miss Marian Clarke on 20 July 1885. It moved to larger premises at Wa...

A Midnight Visit: An Interactive Theatre Experience inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

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Image heavy post The entrance to the theatre Attended 5.30 PM, 23rd September 2018. This was one of the most amazing experiences I have had. A scary, imaginative, Gothic theatre experience! These are photos from the official page. I waited to post this as I didn't want to spoil it for anyone going to see it, not knowing and feeling as if it was all really happening around you was part of the experience. There was no taking photos, you were able to be talked to and interact with the actors. You had to wear those anti-germ masks the whole time so it was harder to see people's faces, which made it more spooky. It is next showing in Perth at their Fringe festival. See it if you get a chance! Emily, Kat, Desiree, me and Fiona Emily, Fiona, Kat, me and Desiree