#Louise de Sans

[clairity-org]

Louise Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont, View of the Falls at Tivoli, ca. 1826, Oil on canvas, 11/21/23 #legionofhonor by Sharon Mollerus

[ileftmysoulinnorway]

Posters from this week's episode.

Even if they are only visible for a second (this time), it would be a shame if they were completely overlooked.

I love you, Mara!

More about some of them.

Morts sans sépulture – a Jean-Paul Sartre's play (1946). The play caused a scandal, with reports of female spectators fainting at the premiere.

Le Café du Cadran – a 1947 French drama. A young couple from Auvergne, Julien and Louise Couturier buy a café in the heart of Paris. The capital soon has a detrimental effect on them as Julien falls in with bad company and Louise flirts with violinist Luigi and develops a taste for expensive things.

Les Frères Jacques – a French vocal quartet active from 1946. The band was famous for combining singing and mime.

Quai des Orfèvres – a 1947 French police procedural drama about a theatre actress (lots of jealousy involved). It's also the name of the waterfront in Paris close to where S2 was filmed.

La Kermesse rouge – a 1947 French historical drama. It's about a rivalry between two painters that concludes with an incident based on a real-life 1897 fire in Paris.

Les Enfants du Paradis – a 1945 two-part French romantic drama set in the theatrical world of Paris. Lots of jealousy here too.

Les Armes de la Femme – a Louvre exhibition (1935).

Trio Raisner – if you want some contemporary harmonica music.

*There were also a lot of political posters, which makes sense given the end of the war and the French elections in November 1946.

[pmamtraveller]

LÉON-MAXIME FAIVRE; "DEATH OF THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE" 1908

The painting depicts the killing of Princess de Lamballe (Marie Thérèse Louise) in the September Massacres of the French Revolution. Marie, an affluent widowed aristocratic woman and close companion of Queen Marie Antoinette, remained loyal to the French royalty until the end, refusing to betray the king and queen in front of a radical sans-culottes tribunal. As a result, she was murdered, her body stripped and dishonored, her head removed and placed on a spike. This piece portrays her in a heroic, almost martyr-like glow.

Following her husband's death, she gained immense power by joining Queen Marie Antoinette's court and winning her affection. Despite being reserved and openly charitable, Marie Thérèse was widely disliked by the public well before the Reign of Terror due to her wealth and influence. During that time, the Queen and Marie Thérèse were often depicted as lesbian lovers in obscene cartoons published by the tabloids.

In August 1792, she was among numerous aristocrats imprisoned towards the month's end. The intention was to safeguard the aristocracy amidst the riots by incarcerating them. However, the prison was stormed, inmates were dragged out, swiftly judged by the angry mob, and brutally killed as the crowd's frenzy heightened. Marie Thérèse was one of the unfortunate victims. When faced with the disorganized tribunal, she was asked to "swear an oath to embrace liberty and equality and declare hatred towards the King, Queen, and monarchy." She took the oath but refused to denounce the royal family.

The events that followed have become the stuff of legend and myth. Multiple accounts describe the circumstances surrounding Marie Thérèse's death, including claims that she was sexually assaulted and mutilated. Witnesses suggest she was brought to a nearby courtyard, where bodies of other aristocrats were lying, and there she was struck on the head with a pike before being fatally stabbed by the enraged crowd. Subsequently, her head was severed and paraded through the streets of Paris.

[marianadecarlos]

The Three Ladies (OC fanart)

Authors note: The story is all fiction except for the historical figures mentioned

In the summer of 1681, on a hot and sweltering morning, a young maiden named Soledad de San Juan, who had light brown hair, green eyes, and pockmarked skin, prepared for her day's work. She was accompanied by another young maiden, Isabelle de Medinacelli, who had pale skin, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. Upon arriving at the Queen's chambers, they assisted Marie Louise with her morning routine, fixing her hair and offering her a glass of water.

The Duchess of Terranova then commanded the ladies to step aside, announcing that she had news about the Queen’s new painter, who was rumored to be French and had just arrived at court. Outside the palace, a young maiden dressed in blue, named Santiana, who sat in a wheelchair, spotted the painter with all his equipment. When he arrived, he bowed to the King, Queen, and Queen Mother, and called for the Queen, as she was the subject of his latest upcoming masterpiece.

Mariana of Austria opposed the idea of a French painter portraying Maria Luisa, arguing, "There are already many painters at court; why bring in a French one?" Carlos explained to her that the portrait would be sent to the Duke of Orleans.

Santiana followed the painter, and along with Soledad and Isabelle, they observed Marie Louise being painted. "This portrait is something to remember," Santiana whispered, causing the girls to giggle.

"I have an idea," Isabelle proposed.

"What is it?" Soledad asked.

"We should be remembered too! We should have a portrait together," Isabelle suggested.

They began searching for a painter to commission their portrait, but most artists were busy and unavailable until the following month. Isabelle then asked her father, the Duke of Medinacelli, to persuade a painter to agree to create the portrait. The Duke convinced a painter at court, who ultimately agreed to take on the project. The trio then headed to their rooms to select the outfits they would wear for the occasion.

Isabelle took her seat as Soledad moved Santiana's wheelchair closer to the table and smoothed down the fabric of her dress. "Calm down, Santiana", Isabelle whispered across the table, an encouraging smile on her face. "It doesn't happen every day that we'll get painted. It's a true privilege. " Santiana sighed. "That is exactly why I am so nervous. It has to be perfect…" Soledad patted her friend's hand and squeezed it slightly. "It will. How could it not?" The door burst open and the painter entered. He took his time to carefully arrange his utensils, then turned around with a friendly expression. "Shall we get started?"

Isabelle then brought her pet raven with her. the raven made noises which causes the painter to be distracted.

After months of painting, the portrait was finally completed. Soledad, Isabelle, and Santiana gazed at it in silence. Soledad swallowed hard until Isabelle eventually broke the quiet. "I told you it would be perfect, didn't I?" she said, leaning down toward Santiana and wrapping her arm around the back of the chair. "We'll always remember this day, preserved for eternity in this painting," Santiana agreed. "This painting will represent so much more than just this day. It will always reflect one of the most beautiful things in this world," Isabelle added. Soledad smiled at her two friends and reached out her hands to them. "Our Friendship," she declared.

Soledad de San Juan and Isabelle de Medinacelli are my OC's

Santiana is @theinfantaaofspain 's OC

The raven is inspired by @rmelster

We collaborated together to create this story. I hope you all liked it

[nemosisworld]

Ainsi Amour inconstamment me mène ; Et, quand je pense avoir plus de douleur, Sans y penser je me trouve hors de peine.

Puis, quand je crois ma joie être certaine, Et être au haut de mon désiré heur, Il me remet en mon premier malheur

Louise Labé, Sonnets VIII

Ph. Svitozar Bilorusov

[eucanthos]

eucanthos

Michelle Laff (styled by herself) portait by Melanie + Ramon [thnx more-than-ideas]

Paul de La Boulaye Saint Joan of Arc Jean d'Arc 1909

Palma Vecchio La Bella 1518

C. L. Christinec, Alexey Bobrinsky 1770

Lucas Cranach t/E, Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey 1580–1620

Leonardo da Vinci, La Belle Ferronniere 1490–99

Andrea Solario, Mary Magdalene 1524

Éléonore Louise Le Gendre de Berville 1751

Italian School, Portrait of a young lady as a Sibyl ca. 1800

Ingres, Madame Panckoucke 1811

Guido Reni, Lucretia 1636-38

Francisco Lacoma Sans, Maria Josepha of Saxony 1820

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Madame Grand Noël 1783

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Portrait of a Lady 19th c

Ingres, Madame Panckoucke 1811

Ingres, Portrait de Madame Duvaucey 1807

Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Danaë 1700s

Jean-Léon Gérôme Portrait of a Woman, 1848

Lodewijk van der Helst, Adriana 1667

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Three Graces,1535

Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Self-Portrait 1783

Marie-Victoire Lemoine Zamor Portrait of a black Youth 1785

Petrus Christus Portrait of a Young Woman 1465-70

[world-of-wales]

MALTA VISIT || DAY - I : 20 SEPTEMBER 2015

The Duke of Cambridge visited Malta to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's Independence.

He attended the In Guardia Pageant and then held a meeting with the President, Marie Louise Colerio Preca, at San Anton Palace.

Afterward, William called upon the Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle at the Auberge de Castille in Valetta & visited the National Library of Malta.

Finally, in the evening, he attended a celebratory reception, marking the 50th anniversary of Malta's independence at the Upper Barrakka Gardens.

[lz-didyounotice]

The girl with a thousand faces : Part 1

Hey guys! hum warning, this is my first fanfiction on Doctor Who. I wrote this one with the tenth doctor in mind. English is not my primary language, so please be indulgent. This fic will be in two or three parts depending on what the general reaction will be :0 So hum yeah. Also in the first chapter, you're given a certain name, but it will not be definitive.

Froggit-

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Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3

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Your destiny wasn’t what you could call “normal”. For a human at least. 

Playing, studying, going to college, finding a job, having a family, and growing old, could be called a winning ticket. You, on the other hand, had to deal with something else for as long as you could remember. 

Remembering. Here was something you were good at, something you had done for dozens of years without even understanding why it was happening. All those faces, all those lives you had to leave behind you. A single heart that had to grow again and again, without knowing where it would end up next, what language it would speak, what future it would be. 

A miracle some would call it. To you, it was purely a curse. The process of dying, being conceived again, growing up, and remembering your past lives, was getting tiring as the years came by. But here you were once again. And this time, your death had been quite special. Never would you have imagined dying to free a city.

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Paris was beautiful, it was true. But too many people lived there for it to be breathable. Summer was a pain in the ass, having no air circulating between buildings, and the cramped space of the streets, making the temperature grow higher each passing day. It wasn’t bearable. Breathing wasn’t easy, and there was as much that water could solve. 

Today was one of those days. Waking up to windows covered in craft paper to reduce the heat coming in the house, the rod from your old shutters, still in a corner of your room waiting to be saved. A kitchen, a little too small for even one person, and a pan to heat the water. A simple life in a busy city.

The bus had taken its sweet time to arrive, making you late for work. As soon as you entered the small café, you were in for quite a lot.

“Oh! Louise te voilà enfin! t’as presque une demie heure de retard, Naeva te cherche partout. J’ai mis ton uniforme dans l’arrière boutique 

oh! Louise! here you are, you’re practically Half an hour late, Naeva was searching for you. I put your uniform in the back

-Ah! Merci beaucoup Fély! je ne sais pas ce que je ferais sans toi. Désolée pour le retard, mon bus a encore été dévié.

Ah! Thanks a lot, Fély! I don’t know what I would do without you! Sorry for being late, my bus took another route again.

-C’est pas à moi qui faut dire ça, allez dépêches toi, on ouvre dans 5 minutes.”

I’m not the one you should tell this, and hurry up, we open in 5 min.

With a big smile, you walked by the kitchen to finally get dressed in your work attire.

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Working wasn’t a passion. Making drinks had become mechanical long before even entering this café. Made it more of a chore to keep a place to live. 

Even with the knowledge of a thousand years, you had stayed here, certain that something special would happen in this life. This “something special” came with the name of John Smith. A beautiful man in a striped suit, bearing a gorgeous smile. Never would you have guessed that this man could bring so much trouble with him. 

You were happy to have learned how to regain your memory faster. And practicing sports did wonders. But Running from potato-headed soldiers wasn’t how you imagined your Monday to go. Their guns secured in hand while they tried to shoot you and the man beside you. 

Somehow, you managed to get shot in the side. Sure it hurt like a bitch, but it wasn’t your first rodeo with this kind of injury.

Making a new turn, the two of you had entered a small building. As soon as the door was closed, you heard a weird vibrating sound and saw “John” hunched over the door lock.

“It should last us a bit before they can get us.

-Who the heck are you ?! You seem to know an awful lot about what those are.  

-I’m the Doctor.

-The Doctor? What kind of doctor runs from bald potato soldiers?

-I could ask you the same. And you were also shot. Do you think you can still help?

- I might die either way. Let me be useful….”

“ So… what is the plan? “

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The Sontarans had tried to sneak a bomb on Earth. Similarly to a mine, someone had to walk on it for it to detonate. In this case, only a human could make it explode. The bomb was still on their ship, and the Doctor had found their teleporter. 

The safe was easy to find, but to take down the fleet, the bomb had to be activated. 

“Doctor, I know it’s not the best option, but I'm the only one here able to make the ship go down. I’m already injured so it wouldn't be a big loss. You'll probably find me again in another life anyway. You, on the other hand, I’m not entirely sure.

-What do you mean another life ?! You're not dying, not on my watch…!”

The brunette seemed stressed. You knew he was trying to hide it, but you had too much time in your life to know what was going on in his head.

“You know what? Can I promise you something?

-I don’t think I quite follow but go ahead.

-I promise you, I'll always come back. No matter what. Might take a few human years but I'll always be back. No matter the life. “

The doctor seemed surprised. Humans surely made shallow promises in the hope of making things better, and to make others less guilty. But the sincerity of your voice made him believe it, and it scared him.

“Who are you, Louise....?”

All you gave him was a small smile before picking yourself up, blood still spreading on your shirt despite having transformed your apron into a temporary bandage. Only three digits were necessary to open the door. Your hand on the lock, the door slides open, and the monstrosity you had before your eyes made you want to throw up. You knew of the pain that was going to go through you. It wasn’t your first death by a bomb, but the last blasted your brain in tranches below the surface.

The bomb looked like a normal sewer lid, it would have been easy for a citizen to mistake it for a normal one. Checking Behind you, you had hoped to see the face of the doctor one last time before taking a step.

His eyes held sorrow, convinced that he had to make something else work. In comparison yours held hope, knowing that it wouldn’t be your end. But as red lights came into existence, he had to run. His eyes turned as he ran away to get to safety.

Once you knew he was far enough, as your foot barely touched the bomb, you felt your skin burn like a thousand suns. It was almost welcoming.

Darkness took over, letting you sink into the unknown.

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Has you opened your eyes again, all you could see was the face of a beautiful woman. A halo was drawn on top of her head, as she whispered a sweet lullaby.

making gurgling noises, you finally reached for her nose, desperate to touch something again. And all you saw was her smile as she put her head against yours. Your name fell beautifully from her lips. 

“Welcome to the world… Y/N Noble…”

[alldancersaretalented]

Dancers attending P21 Intensive

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Olivia Elise Victoria Nikolovva

AM Dance

Aurora Monroe

Ale Mancillas Dance Studio

Balbina Cueva

Allegro Performing Arts Academy

Arina Bryzgunova Bella Verbera-Hernandez

Aspirations Dance Company

Lola Nelms

Avanti Dance Company

Hayden Goren Eva Graziano Mia Menji Kaylee Randeniya Rosie Zahoul Sans Blair Tennant

Capitol Dance Company

Malia ?

Center Stage Performing Arts

Tommie Milazzo

Club Dance Studio

Brooklyn Besch Emma Kleve Claire Pistor

Dance Alliance of Camarillo

Shiloh Lark Farrah ?

Dance Dimensions Performic Arts Center

Victoria Safahi Serena Wilcox

DanceDynamicsLV

Lyla Haider

Dance Collective DC

Janelle Liu

Dance Edge Studios

Antonia Zanin

Dance Magic Performic Company

Savannah Lee

Dance Makers of Atlanta

Nola Paulina

Danceology

Ella Bustillos Hudson Hensley Ella Nani Knight Ella Koehnen Soleil Lynch Aria McCrea Cheyenne Ringerman Sydney Swinehart

Dance Republic

Graisyn Clare

Dansé Escuela de Danza

Alexa Ahumada Marielisa Portillo Isabella Trabucco

DC Dance Factory

Pay Lynch

Dolce Dance Studio

Brixtyn Cappo

École de dance Louise

Léonie Macorig

Edge Studios

Sienna ? Aria Giusti

Encore ELite

Leona Zariel

Epic Motion Dance Studio

Maria Sofia Rodríguez Mia Sofia Covarrubias Tinoco

Essence of Dance

Ava Killam Makena Killam Briar ?

Eternal Dance Company

Maddie Kronenberg

Evoke Dance Movement

Emmy Claire

Evolution Dance

Scarlett O'Neil

Evolve Dance Center

Maria Belen Salido

Evolve Dance Centre

Izabella Modarresi

Excel Performing Arts

Emma Sheff

Fusion Dance Omaha

Gigi Murray

Glass House Dance

Eden Cui

Groove Studios WA

Kaiden Koths Abby Mae

Hart Academy of Dance

Lydon Thach

Havilah Dance Company

Caitlyn Marie Malea Jade Moore

Inferno Dance Co

Maizie Smith

Instyle Dance Company

Jacilynn Mar

Janet Dunstans Dance Academy

Adeline Glenn

K2 Studios

Neriah Karmann Lennon Reign Jessica Sutton

Larkin Dance Studio

Matinly Conrad Palmer Petier

Legacy Dance Productions

Sophie Boonstra Paisley Clarke

Legacy Studio of Performing Arts

Brynne Smith

McKinley School of Dance

Teodora Narancic

Murrieta Dance Project

Khloe Cabrera Gracie Gilroy

N10 Dance Studio

Claire Avonne Kingston Madison Ng

No Limits Dance Academy

Ayanna Voulgaris

Nor Cal Dance Arts

Aria Davi Aubrey Paz Olyvia Reza

North Calgary Dance Centre

Ellie Blakley Georgia Blakley

OCPAA

Libby Haye

Onstage Dance Center - Los Alamitos

Adalyn Nicole

Pave San Diego

Eleanor Bullock Aryanna La Fontaine Cooper

Pave School of the Arts

Sofia Cuevas Stella Fisk Livi Matson

Perception Dance

Mabel James

Project 21

Ellie Anbarden Olivia Armstrong Lilly Barajas Sienna Carlston Kami Couch Katie Couch Kenzie Couch Airi Dela Cruz Stella Eberts Gracyn French Regan Gerena Richie Granese Mady Kim Brooklyn Ladia Leilani Lawlor Chloe Mirabel Savanna Musman Madelyn Nasu Avery Reyes Berkeley Scifres Bristyn Scifres Sara Von Rotz Leighton Werner

Project 520 Dance Studio

Adelynn ? Karli Heim Sasha Muratalieva

Queen City Dance

Annabel Speck

Seattle Storm Dance Troupe

Claire Clark

Shooting Stars Dance Studio

Karsyn Hernandez Malani Maliya

Stars Dance Studio

Hannah Burak Catherine Clayton Fabiana Pierleoni Elie Rabin

Starstruck Performing Arts Center KS

Kinley Winn

Steps Dance Center

Emmie Pitt

Studio Fusion

Harley Gross Juliet Anne Wydo

The Collaborative

Addison Cullather

The Company Space

Piper Perusse Stella Marcordes Vivian Marcordes

TheCREW

Isabella Tamayo

The Dance Collective DC

Eva Rogachevsky Quincy Thomas

The Dance Collective MD

Lyla Urban

The Dance Company of Los Gatos

Scarlett Blu Chloe Rose

The Vision Dance Alliance

Emily Polis

Utah Ballet Festival

Ruby Taylor

West Coast Dance Complex

Mila Barnett

Xtreme Dance Studio

Jocelyn Longroy

YYC Dance Project

Kinsley Oykhman

[empirearchives]

Costumes of Napoleonic figures at the Devonshire House Ball of 1897

1. Aileen May (née Wyndham-Quin), Countess of Meath as Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland

2. Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (née Countess Josephine Kinsky) as Princess Pauline Bonaparte Borghese

3. Thérèse (née Kinsky), Countess Clary-Aldringen as Caroline Bonaparte Murat, Queen of Naples

4. Florence Anne (née Cole), Lady Delamere as Hortense de Beauharnais

5. Sir Charles Edward Cradock-Hartopp, 5th Bt as Napoleon I; Millicent Florence Eleanor (née Wilson), Lady Cradock-Hartopp (later Countess Cowley and Mrs Duberly) as the Empress Josephine

6. Lord Arthur Vincent Hay; William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale; Candida Louise, Marchioness of Tweeddale as the Empress Josephine

7. Kathleen (née Douglas-Pennant), Viscountess Falmouth as Madame Recamier

8. Maria Henrietta Sophia Chaine (née Phipps) as Madame Sans Gêne

9. Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin as Marshal Lefevre

10. Catherine Dorothea Mary Grosvenor (née Simeon) as Marie Louise

[angelicsoka]

THE ABOUT PAGE!

everything you need to know about in between!

( angelicsoka, 2024 )

ADA "BUBBA" EVANS

✴ BUBBA'S BASICS!

NAME ada sylvie evans

NICK NAMES bubba, bubs, & A

BIRTHDAY 25th of january

ZODIAC aquarius

FACECLAIM mikey madison

CURRENT AGE 19 years old

PRONOUNS & SEXUALITY she/her & bisexual

HOMETOWN des moines, iowa

EDUCATION high school diploma

PIERCING & TATTOOS conch, lobes, helix & a cluster of sparkles on her right thigh

✴ BUBBA'S PERSONALITY!

QUALITIES bubba is pretty introverted when you first meet her. she tends to blossom into her extrovert-like personality over time. due to this, bubba is more of a loner. she'd rather keep to herself, spending her time reading and watching movies. she grew up an only child, so she is pretty use to the quiet life she is living. she yearns to be more confident and not care so much about pleasing people or having them like her.

LIKES & HOBBIES reading, watching movies and shows, listening to music, swimming, horseback riding, collecting funko pops & figurines, building legos, & traveling

DISLIKES spiders & wasps!!, loud places, driving in unfamiliar places, going somewhere unfamiliar, harassment

MENTAL HEALTH diagnosed with major depression disorder & generalized anxiety

✴ BUBBA'S FAVORITES & COMFORTS!

HER FAVORITES !

MOVIE revenge of the sith

TV SHOW psych

DISNEY PRINCESS elsa

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS louise belcher, ahsoka tano, & padmé amidala

SONG view between villages by noah kahan

VIDEO GAME resident evil 6 & red dead redemption 2

BOOK bird box by josh malerman

ARTISTS noah kahan & radio company

ANIMALS horses & deer

FOODS & DRINKS steak, red velvet cupcakes, & water, powerade, fruit punch

PEOPLE luke hughes, cole caufield, & her mother

HER COMFORTS !

MOVIE live action little mermaid & bambi II

TV SHOW bob's burgers

DISNEY PRINCESS ariel

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ahsoka tano, okoye, & shawn spencer

SONG call your mom by noah kahan

VIDEO GAME red dead redemption 2

BOOK carrie by stephen king

ARTISTS we three & hozier

ANIMALS horses

FOODS & DRINKS ice cream & chocolate milk

PEOPLE quinn hughes and her father <3

✴ BUBBA'S FUN FACTS!

bubba's father helps open casinos all over the united states, her mother is best selling author.

luke coins her the nickname "bubba" as she chews hubba bubba gum all. the. time.

she lived in des moines, iowa until she was ten, because her father was promoted to the position he is in now.

she has lived in new york, san diego, tampa, and most recently, las vegas.

her mother is a stay at home mom, spending her free time writing mystery & horror novels.

although bubba is loved dearly by her parents, they weren't always around and when they were, they were busy with work or stressed out.

bubba took to horseback riding in her free time, which she had a lot of.

bubba wasn't the happiest about moving to michigan, but her mind quickly changed when she saw the house and the view.

bubba has one ex boyfriend named sebastian nicks.

bubba hates taking her antidepressants because they make her feel numb. she'd rather feel sad and hopeless than numb.

bubba's anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to people or do the things she really wants to do ( ie. concerts, dating, going to the movies )

bubba is OBSESSED with star wars because when she was little, her dad would sit with her to watch the movies

she has met ewan mcgregor, hayden christensen, mark hamill, and carrie fischer (rip 🕊️)

padmé amidala and leia organa have been her role models since she was kid. she even wrote a paper on them for her fifth grade english class.

whenever she is feeling down, bubba's father will try his best to find time to watch the movies with her. he will go buy all her favorite foods and they will stay up all night having movie marathons.

if her father can't, luke will step up and do it for him <3

IN BETWEEN INFORMATION

takes place in the summer of '23

people who will stay at the hughes' lake house during the duration of this fic will include: the hughes bros ( duh. ), trevor zegras, cole caufield, ethan edwards, mark estapa, luca & adam fantilli, elias pettersson, brock boeser, and possibly more!

other people to appear include: nico hischier, sebastian nicks ( oc ), curtis lazar, john marino, and possibly more!

luke honestly sucks at talking to girls in this fic... especially bubba.

more info set to come at a later date!

[filmnoirfoundation]

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[jeanchrisosme]

Soyez heureux, car la vie est bien trop courte, même si parfois elle semble infinie, même si certains instants paraissent durer une éternité. Soyez heureux, car rester emprisonnés par la tristesse ne vous rendra pas meilleurs. Soyez heureux, car la vie ne vient pas emballée pour être emportée, elle est faite pour être savourée ici, maintenant, dans l’instant présent. Soyez heureux, même avec le cœur brisé, l’âme en morceaux, et sans savoir où se trouvent les fragments égarés. Soyez heureux… ou du moins, essayez. Souriez, car un sourire a un pouvoir immense. Faisons l’impossible pour rire, car bien que nous possédions beaucoup, il nous manque encore des éclats de rire.

Louise Jov

[tiaramania]

There is a new exhibition called 'La Moda en la Casa de Alba/The Fashion in the House of Alba' at Palacio de Liria in Madrid from October 19th to March 31st. It covers two centuries of the family through their fashion with designs by Charles Frederick Worth, Louise Chéruit, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Flora Villareal, Manuel Pertegaz, and Enmanuel Húngaro. The exhibition includes dresses worn by Empress Eugénie of France, also the Countess of Montijo, and the wedding dresses of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12th Duchess of Montoro, and Sofía Palazuelo Barroso, Duchess of Huéscar. You can find out more about visiting here.

There are no jewels on display due to security concerns and the cost of insuring them but I noticed in the background of one of the pictures is a portrait of the Duchess of Huéscar wearing the Alba Strawberry Leaf Coronet.

It looks like it was part of the same photo session as the portrait that was found to be on display at Palacio de las Dueñas in Seville in January.

I need to see a better quality picture of Sofia wearing the tiara!

Strawberry leaf ducal-style coronets are very popular amongst Spanish nobility. The one is made of emeralds, diamonds, and pearls and was supposedly a gift from Empress Eugénie to her sister, María Francisca de Sales de Palafox Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 16th Duchess of Peñaranda de Duero, wife of the 15th Duke of Alba. Here it is worn by María del Rosario Falcó y Osorio, 21st Countess of Siruela, and María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco, wives of the 16th and 17th Dukes respectively.

Of course it was most famously worn by María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba, and most titled person in the world before she passed away in 2014.

If anyone goes to the exhibition and is able to get better shot of the portrait, I would very much appreciate if you would send it to me.

[aisakalegacy]

Automne 1932, Hylewood, Canada (1/3)

Chère Noé,

Félicitation à Antoine et Aurore pour leur mariage et la naissance de Louise. Je te réponds tardivement, mais le fait est que je n’ai pas grand chose à te raconter ! La vie suit son cours, sans trop de heurts grâce aux efforts que mon frère, mes sœurs et moi fournissons pour nous garder tous à flot. Nous avons beaucoup de chance, surtout quand je vois ce qui est arrivé à de nombreuses familles du continent. Partout en Ontario, on croise des friches et des usines à l’abandon. Des familles entières ont quitté leurs maisons et sont parties à la ville. Cela touche d’autant plus les ouvriers, qui ne trouvent pas de quoi se reconvertir.

La saison vient de s’achever. Depuis que j’ai construit le port, c’est la plus fréquentée que nous ayons eu. Rien de comparable à avant la crise, bien sûr, mais pour la première fois, j’ai dégagé un petit bénéfice (quand je soustrais ce que je rembourse à la banque, il ne me reste généralement pas grand chose), et tu trouveras dans ton compte en banque, avant l’arrivée de cette lettre j’espère, un premier paiement pour te rembourser ce que je te dois.

Maintenant, c’est juste Layla, Gizelle et moi. Lola rentre de temps en temps le dimanche, quand la famille qui l’emploie le lui permet. Agathon travaille toujours comme accompagnateur, mais maintenant il compose un peu, toujours du jazz. Il revient deux fois par semaine pour ses congés qui sont le mercredi et le dimanche, ce qui fait que le dimanche est le seul moment où nous sommes tous rassemblés.

[Transcription] Layla Bahar : Lola ! Tu es rentrée ! Dolorès LeBris : Bien sûr, c’est ton anniversaire… Je n’allais tout de même pas rater ça ! Lulu est là ? Layla Bahar : Il est en haut, il n’est pas encore levé. Agathon LeBris : Il n’est pas encore levé… pour l’instant ! Layla Bahar : Tu passes la nuit ici ? Dolorès LeBris : Non, Agathon me ramènera après souper. Je travaille demain matin… Désolée.

[selidren]

Eté 1932 - Champs-les-Sims

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Anna est quand a elle une petite fille déjà bien indépendante et avec un fort caractère. Quand elle est indignée ou qu'elle boude, elle me rappelle tellement Ange que c'en est très drôle. Elle a parfaitement copié chacune des mimiques de son père. Elle dirige sa soeur par le bout du nez sans le moindre problème, profitant de sa nature un peu plus douce et taiseuse.

Nous avons décidé de refaire entièrement la chambre d'enfant maintenant qu'elles sont assez grandes pour dormir dans de vrais lits. Antoine et Aurore aiment beaucoup les tons beiges que j'ai choisis, ils disent que cela donnent un air bien plus chaleureux à cette pièce, qui a traditionnellement été en bleu depuis la construction de la maison. Il faut dire aussi que l'ajout des dessins des filles aux murs donne un aspect plus joyeux à la pièce (Grand-Mère ne l'aurait jamais permis) et elles adorent la moquette (une idée d'Ange). D'ici quelques années, elles pourront y jouer avec la petite Louise et ses éventuels petits frères et soeurs. J'attends avec beaucoup d'impatience le jour où cette pièce sera à nouveau pleine d'enfants, comme quand Antoine et moi étions petits.

Avec toute mon affection,

Noé