#Grandmother of Europe

[vox-anglosphere]

Victoria-1886

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

“Kissing Cousins”: The Prince of Wales greets his fourth cousin once removed, The Crown Princess of Sweden. They are both descendants of Queen Victoria. - 30 Nov 2023 at Windsor Castle

[arachnerd-8-legs]

really disappointing that bunjywunjy had to be pestered twice just to quietly remove their reblog after using their huge platform to encourage garbage like raving about the lesbian estonian soviet flag and how 'new pride flag just dropped' so people could go 'ooh pretty' about a flag that was forced onto us by ppl who wanted our culture gone and oppressed us for about a century in total if not more.

to say nothing or not show anything of the truth about that flag and quietly remove the reblog felt more like it was done out of obligation (and you didn't agree) rather than care for the subject matter that is still a fresh wound in our country's memory. it's only been 33 years since it ended.

I'd rather you make the mistake about something you didn't know (eastern european history is easy for westeners to overlook, because we're not a big country like them, we're not england or france or spain or germany) and admit/apologize for said mistake or even just outright state that you don't actually care rather than say nothing and quietly remove something so that people would stop talking about it

[calabria-mediterranea]

Scilla, Calabria, Italy

Photos by @mareluna_99

Follow us on Instagram, @calabria_mediterranea

[e-the-village-cryptid]

every time i speak to my parents and grandparents i learn new buckwild pieces of family lore

[animalsandskyyy]

2025 is looking to be my year of european travel

[misspermitted]

Having a non-practicing catholic family is hilarious because how do I explain to my friends that:

1. No, I don’t believe in god. Yes that is a framed picture of the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Częstochowa, at my front door.

2. Yes I bought my mum a rosary for stress relief. No she isn’t a practicing catholic.

3. Yes we both believe the bible is bullshit. Yes we also have twelve bibles in our house.

4. Yes I do ask the framed picture of Mary for advice. Once again no, I do not believe in god.

5. No my mother doesn’t believe in heaven and hell. Yes I know she just mentioned eternal damnation because she ate a donut.

6. No I haven’t ever stepped foot in a church. Yes my mother and I have a weekly 3 hour rant about what the current pope is doing.

[pa-pa-plasma]

okay wait yes we all know that ATLA (2024) sucks ass but can we stop calling the actors white because they don't fit your limited worldview? you can talk about bad writing without being racist

[queen-victoria-alexandrina]

"Albert grows daily fonder and fonder of politics and business, and is so wonderfully fit for both - such perspicacity and such courage - and I grow daily to dislike both more and more. We women are not made for governing - and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations; but there are times which force one to take interest in them mal gré bon gré [whether one likes it or not] and I do of course, intensely."

Queen Victoria in a letter to her Uncle Leopold, 1852.

[stiltonbasket]

Jin Ling is desperately trying to keep track of all of joys grandkids’ personal info? He has at least 8 kids, and they have a bunch of kids, so keeping track of bdays and partners and so on is a challenge. There’s at least one bday a week for a kid or grandkid, and a few clusters. Jin Ling has cheat sheets and flowcharts.

Tigers tend to be born between November and April, and almost all of the Yongling children (born in tiger form) are born in either February or March, so there are lots of shared birthdays. It's not all that hard for Jin Ling to keep track of them, but when the grandchildren arrive...

[havegaysex]

I hate being such a traumatized person.

It feels sometimes like all I ever think about is how I want a do-over so that I don't make it the same mistakes and I can protect myself from so much pain.

[calabria-mediterranea]

Orsomarso, Calabria, Italy

Photos by @wnewtraveller, @massimomerigelli, @emanuele.orrico, @landscapes_calabria, @stcob83, @exp.rivieradeicedri and @madoniespiritual

Follow us on Instagram, @calabria_mediterranea

[solarismp3]

I’m going to Guinea to see by bby brother. Idk what hair to do. Guinea is conservative Muslim country who thinks everything is haram even music and hair extensions ect. Should I color my hair like taeyong (pink and purple instead) and braid it in this style or just stick to black hair and attract the least amount of attention when I’m down there

[thatmartiangirl]

Flying across an ocean for the first time tonight!

[amerasdreams]

To me, Tasha has dark hair and dark eyes. I've always pictured her like that. And I felt her family came from Eastern Europe-- I'm not sure which country.