#Poldark Prairie

[valkyriepirate]

I was tagged by @captainsophiestark to share eight TV shows to get to know me better! Thank you darling 🩷

Here they are:

No pressure tags! @goldfearless @ghostyv @must-be-mr-boggins @theladyofmanyfandomsfanfiction

@kazbrekkerbybrekker

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

a list of some spring movies/series 🌷

spring is here!! and so is your friendly neighbourhood little organisation freak of a goblin to give you a list of some spring movies and series. as always, just close your eyes and point somewhere on this little list, or even put the numbers in a generator and go with whatever the result is ♡

summer | autumn | winter

🐝 ‧���˚ ⋅ movies ⋅˚₊‧

mary poppins (1964)

the sound of music (1965)

aristocats (1970)

alla vi barn i bullerbyn (1986)

my neighbour totoro (1988)

kiki's delivery service (1989)

a league of their own (1992)

the secret garden (1993)

pride and prejudice (1995/2005)

whisper of the heart (1995)

clueless (1995)

my best friend’s wedding (1997)

parent trap (1998)

10 things i hate about you (1999)

notting hill (1999)

she's all that (1999)

but i’m a cheerleader (1999)

bring it on (2000)

miss congeniality (2000)

spiritied away (2001)

the wedding planner (2001)

legally blonde (2001)

princess diaries (2001 + 2004)

spy kids (2001-2003)

maid in manhatten (2002)

bend it like beckham (2002)

tuck everlasting (2002)

school of rock (2003)

how to lose a guy in 10 days (2003)

something’s gotta give (2003)

13 going on 30 (2004)

finding neverland (2004)

howl’s moving castle (2004)

saving face (2004)

the notebook (2004)

imagine me and you (2005)

nanny mcphee (2005)

penelope (2006)

miss potter (2006)

step up (2006)

she’s the man (2006)

bridge to terabithia (2007)

enchanted (2007)

atonement (2007)

stardust (2007)

ps i love you (2007)

wild child (2008)

made of honour (2008)

ondine (2009)

bride wars (2009)

valentine’s day (2010)

leap year (2010)

easy a (2010)

from up on poppy hill (2011)

jane eyre (2011)

crazy, stupid, love (2011)

what to expect when you’re expecting (2012)

remember sunday (2013)

saving mr banks (2013)

about time (2013)

now you see me (2013 + 2016)

love, rosie (2014)

testament of youth (2014)

kingsman (2014-)

paddington (2014 + 2017)

far from the madding crowd (2015)

burnt (2015)

brooklyn (2015)

cinderella (2015)

the man from u.n.c.l.e. (2015)

lady chatterley's lover (2015/2022)

creed franchise (2015-2023)

me before you (2016)

mother’s day (2016)

this beautiful fantastic (2016)

the light between oceans (2016)

paterson (2016)

how to be single (2016)

hidden figures (2016)

gifted (2017)

dunkirk (2017)

ocean’s eight (2018)

life itself (2018)

peter rabbit (2018)

christopher robin (2018)

tomb raider (2018)

set it up (2018)

crazy rich asians (2018)

spider-verse movies (2018-)

1917 (2019)

the art of racing in the rain (2019)

can you keep a secret? (2019)

booksmart (2019)

someone great (2019)

endings, beginnings (2019)

emma (2020)

enola holms (2020-)

the last letter from your lover (2021)

the world to come (2021)

we live in time (2024)

🌼 ‧₊˚ ⋅ series ⋅˚₊‧

little house on the prairie (1974-1983)

moomin valley (1990-1992)

greys anatomy (2005-)

gossip girl (2007-2012)

skins (2007-2013)

the great british bake off (2010-)

new girl (2011-2018)

brooklyn nine-nine (2013-2021)

the fosters (2013-2018)

the 100 (2014-2020)

jane the virgin (2014-2019)

outlander (2014-)

grace and frankie (2015-2022)

poldark (2015-2019)

critical role (2015-)

howards end (2017)

girlboss (2017)

she's gotta have it (2017-2019)

the bold type (2017-2021)

mr. sunshine (2018)

queer eye (2018-)

crash landing into you (2019)

the witcher (2019-)

dickinson (2019-2021)

sex education (2019-2023)

bridgerton (2020-)

ted lasso (2020-2023)

nevertheless (2021)

abbott elementary (2021-)

flatshare (2022)

[frannyzooey]

Five comfort characters & five tags

Thank you for the tag, my lovely @whatsnewalycat 😍❤️

1) Din Djarin, The Mandalorian

2) Ross Poldark

3) The Hound/Sandor Clegane, Game of Thrones

4) Nick Miller, New Girl (also the entire cast)

5) Charles Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie

Tagging: @mourningbirds1 @imaswellkid @twinlodges @newordertshirts @northernbluess

[mmmuses]

Chapters 11: Onward to Bush Prairie (direct link to chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

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Chapter 9: Vancouver to Tenino (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

[its-moopoint]

Pre episode 4 watching

First of all it's so freaking sad that so many hours after the airing already I have seen only a few gifs/pics of the same 2-3 scenes and just THE ONE J&C kiss. Only one. That alone tells me all I need to know.

Second of all, I know they are targeting an "audience" A TV show made for The Audience, whatever that entity represents that may or may not align with my own expectations, preferences and desires. I also know I myself speak for Cristina and what she wants, thinks and likes so I can make no mistake expressing those thoughts. And along this line, what she wants is the epic love story and passion between Jamie and Claire. All the rest (absolutely everything else) is secondary. If I wanted adventures I would watch Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or The Mummy. If I wanted laughs I have Friends. If I wanted to be educated and learn I would know how to tune in Discovery Channel. So what is this about OL feeling like Little House of the Prairie? For cute and proper I have Poldark too...you know what mean?

[xxsparksxx]

So agree with you over D not being snarky or bitchy in s3 and the whole country squire thing. Didnt agree with prairie lady at all,dont know what show she was watching ,she is trying to confuse a fictional story with real life and how a period drama should be portrayed with divorce laws and womans rights in those days, said D was nagging R and if she was him he shouldnt remain married to her, this is not real ,it a fab fictional, show not to be took too serious

By ‘prairie lady’ I’m gonna assume you mean @poldarkmmmuses, who writes that Poldark AU.

If I’m wrong here, please feel free to say so, but it’s kind of coming across like you’re insulting her for the opinions she has, and I should point out that a) she’s one of my best friends, and b) I would never, ever want to or agree with slagging anyone off for their opinions. Not ever. She and I have different opinions about Demelza in s3, which we’ve discussed in depth and at length. Regardless, she is as entitled to her opinion as I am to mine.

If you have an issue with her opinion, take it up with her, not via my inbox. I’m not here to pass judgement on anyone. However, on a side note: I spend an awful lot of my time talking about and thinking about Poldark. Does that sound like I don’t take it seriously? :P

I don’t think Demelza is bitchy in s3, or a nag, or any other historically-pejorative word that implies a woman is to be scorned because she has a voice and uses it. Nag, scold, shrew, bitch - whatever. I don’t use those words, I don’t think they apply to Demelza, I dislike the general terminology because of the historical connotations. These are words that, historically, were used by men (and sometimes by women) to put down women. To criticise and shame and silence women. The connotations are still there. When was the last time a man was referred to as bitchy, or a nag?

However Demelza does use sarcasm, and she can be utterly, appallingly indirect about trying to get Ross to address a problem, particularly in s3 but also across the show as a whole. She, like Ross, has major communication problems.

[flow-it-show-it]

This was back on May 1st. I felt much the same all summer. Rumbles of thunder emanating from PBS/BFI/Redruth did not shake this worrying sense of wariness. And today's S5Ep7 recaps make me want to jump the paddock fence and take my chances on the wide prairie. I'll forever love Poldark for being the Bean's home for 5 years, and I may stick around simply to see the thing through to the finish line. But in the end, I guess I'm Turner's more than Poldark's. It will end, and he'll keep going, and so it should be.

I don’t know, I’m less hepped-up than I thought I’d be. But for me it was the same with Downton… and Call the Midwife… and Walking Dead… After a few seasons, I hit this wall. Story twists begin to aggravate me. I go from being interested in the actors in THESE roles to anticipating their NEXT projects. I’m more into their arc as performers than the story arc they’re performing. I get impatient with being in a cul-de-sac and long for the open road. *sits down so that the next person in the support group circle can speak*

[mmmuses]

Chapter 10: Tenino to Vancouver (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

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Chapter 8: The Parting (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

[mmmusewrites-blog]

Nisqually, The Poldark Prairie Saga, part 2 -- chapter 8 update and snippet

I’ve been busily researching the Sisters of Providence in order to prepare to write the second half of this chapter, because Helen and Richard will have two weeks to spend with them. The photo above is St. Joseph Hospital, established in June 1858 (three months before the Poldark party arrive in Vancouver). It was the first permanent hospital in the Northwest Territories. Today, it is part of PeaceHealth’s organization. You’ll learn much more about them soon. 

Before then, however, comes the parting of the Poldark-Carnes and MacGowans. A little snippet for you...

The sun neared its apex in the sky. Ross knew they’d have to push the animals hard to make it to the camp outside of Union Ridge, despite the fact that it was only fifteen miles away, half the distance they’d been able to cover on the prairies. He’d done what he could to take his time breaking down the camp, and had been on the receiving end of several glowers from Graves, each more dour than the last. But each was worth seeing the sight that lay just beyond the other side of their wagon: his wife Demelza spending the last few hours with her dearest friend before a half-month separation in a new land. The two women had been tucked away at the back of the MacGowan wagon, sharing last minute conversations and cooing over baby Addie, who seemed to grow like a weed. There were moments when he would see them from the corner of his eye, Demelza’s ginger head close to the baby’s, and he could easily picture her with a child of their own.

If there were one positive thing about their leave-taking, it was that he and his wife found themselves more closely bonded than ever before. They’d come together last night in the realization that they would soon be truly on their own, in wilderness without the company of those they’d grown to love so deeply; the four of them working to carve out their new home, with the hopes of a fifth to join them in the spring.

If someone were to have approached him a year ago and told him he would be a happily married man on the verge of starting a family he would have laughed himself hoarse. But here he was, married to a woman who made him laugh, cry, rage, and love. He likened the journey to a crucible of sorts, with all of the challenges they’d encountered along the way heating them to their core to make them stronger. They would need that strength as they made the final push towards their new home.

GC’s laugh from near the MacGowan’s wagon nudged Ross back to the present and he looked to see the boy had clambered up to join the ladies, peering at her while he lightly stroked her curly red hair with one finger. He tightened the last ropes securing the barrel of corn meal onto the wagon and walked over to join them. “She’s awfully small, isn’t she, my lad?”

GC looked up to beam at his uncle. “I thought Mr and Mrs Sheehan’s little girl, Si...Si…”

“Siobhan,” Demelza finished for him.

The boy grinned. “I thought she was the smallest person I would ever see. Addie’s not small, she’s wee, like Richard says,” he marveled. “But for someone so small she sure can make a lot of noise!”

“She surprised me, too, GC,” Helen chuckled. Ross was glad to see her up and about. “Would you like to hold her?”

GC’s raised wide, apprehensive eyes, first to Helen and then to Ross and Demelza.  Ross’s eyes flashed over Helen. “Are you sure that’s wise?”

“We’ll make sure nothing happens to her,” Demelza said, reassuringly. What occurred next was something he hoped to remember for the rest of his life: Demelza drawing him down to sit in her lap before Helen gently lowered the sleeping lass into the boy’s waiting arms. GC’s mouth formed a perfect “o” of surprise and awe as the little girl opened her eyes and stared up at this new face. Ross touched the back of the lad’s head before he looked at his wife.

Tears sparkled on her lashes. No words were needed.

[mmmusewrites-blog]

Chapter 7: Reconciliation and Renewal (direct link to the chapter here) Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

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Chapter 6: Misunderstandings (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

[mmmuses]

Chapter 5: Vancouver, Washington Territory (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death Summary:

Join the Poldarks, their family and friends as they battle treacherous river crossings, time and the elements to establish their new homestead in the Nisqually of Washington Territory, learning what it takes to survive and flourish in this rugged new country.

[mmmusewrites-blog]

Nisqually ch 5 snippet

This is a photo of Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory in 1859, two years after our characters arrive on the shores of the newly incorporated city to start their new lives. We see the scene from Dwight’s perspective as the wagons are disembarking the ferry from Oregon. Enjoy the following snippet!

“MacGowan, Poldark, Enys over to the left!” the ferry captain barked. Dwight slapped the reins down onto the backs of his team of oxen. They lowed nervously as the bright blue wagon in front of them began its forward motion off of the ferry and onto the dock in Vancouver, Washington Territory. Five and a half months of travel were behind them and they were within days of their final destination: Bush Prairie.  

The ground was boggy with mud as he disembarked and he prayed the wheels wouldn’t get mired too deeply. Suddenly, he saw Drake Carne jogging up to him, his face damp with sweat. “Some wood shavings have been laid down to the right of you for the heavier wagons, Dwight. Lead over a bit more…a bit more....” He followed the young man’s instructions and instantly felt the ease on the wheels. “Excellent!” Drake shouted. “Now, ease the reins, I’ll walk them up.” He took a hold of Jud, the lead ox on the team and hauled on the traces.

Dwight slackened his hold on the reins and sat back, taking in the changes that had occurred in his absence from the region. Several more buildings had sprouted up near the waterfront. The road heading up and away towards the north had broadened, become clearer. He closed his eyes, savoring the overpowering scent of freshly cut wood as the blades of the sawmill shrieked its production. The top of the fort’s watchtower was barely visible from their location but boasted an unimpeded view of the river and its environs.

They’d been fortunate to have excellent weather for their crossing when they arrived on the river’s edge outside of Portland the night before. The Columbia River was one of the largest and fastest moving rivers in the North American continent. In good weather, the crossing was difficult, even for the most seasoned ferry captains. The only water journey more treacherous was for those souls arriving by way of the Pacific Ocean and into the mouth of the river. Known as The Bar, a massive sandbar formed by the collision between the rushing river flow from the west and the turbulent waters of the Pacific, it was a place of dramatic waves, winds and currents that could change at a moment’s notice. Thirty ships and dozens of lives had been lost on The Bar since 1792 and was only part of the area identified along the coast of the Washington and Oregon as The Graveyard of the Pacific.

“Come about to line up along this fence rail, Dwight!” Drake called, backing up to stand at gate leading towards the field where they would be for the next day and a half. Dwight slapped the traces along the backs of his team and eased them forward. The oxen lowed their contentment to be moving at normal speed once again. He slapped the reins down and gave them their heads, smiling in spite of himself. He could see local people setting up their wares and trade goods along the fort’s tall, straight fence line a half a mile to the east of the docks and knew they would find eager customers amongst the remaining members of the Poldark party.

Many of their party were calling the land bracketing the Columbia home. They had already bid farewell to the Stevensons and the Thibodauxs in Oregon and would see the Andersens and Ellingstons leave them to settle here in Vancouver. It was the latter family that drew Dwight’s attention. If the rumors he’d heard were true, then he may have found the solution to the problem he’d been mulling since boarding the ferry that morning: Helen MacGowan.

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Chapter 4: Memories from the Trail -- South Pass (direct link to the chapter here)

Fandom: Poldark - All Media Types, Poldark (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demelza Carne/Ross Poldark, Dwight Enys/Caroline Penvenen Characters: Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Dwight Enys, Caroline Penvenen, Original Characters, Joshua Robinson, Betsy Robinson, Helen MacGowan, Drake Carne, Geoffrey Charles Poldark, Richard MacGowan Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Animal Death

Summary:

"They’d travelled by and through places with such names as Devil’s Gate and Split Rock as they moved along the Sweetwater River, crossing the Continental Divide at South Pass. They’d encountered their first cougar one night while they camped a mile-and-a-half above sea level, altitudes that had given many of them terrible headaches. Spot, one of the Poldark’s cows, had fallen victim to the big cat, leaving Geoffrey Charles a weeping, wailing mess. Ross’s brother-in-law, Drake Carne, who had principal accountability for the family’s livestock, hadn’t been much better, but had managed to keep his tears out of the view of his sister." 

Chapter 1, Nisqually -- The Poldark Prairie Saga, Part II

Link to The Prairie, part 1 of The Poldark Prairie Saga