A Victorian Tale + 7 Days of Blogging {Day 6}

I thought today might be a lovely day to venture into the past…

Into a time of delicate lace, embroidered flowers and pink velvet trim.

Can you even begin to imagine that such a beautiful frock could exist?

That it could have made it to modern day with no damage, and that somehow it would be living with me?

Pick your cup of tea and I will share more photos with you in my tea room.

I can not even begin to dream of living in a time where such a dress would be made.

With exquisite quality and incredible attention to every delicate detail.

And the colors, oh such colors!

It is a small dress, although long, so I assume it was likely made for a girl of 13 or so.

The dress was being sold by a gal named Myko that I know on Instagram, who is an antiques dealer and sells on eBay.

(you can find her on eBay by searching for seller, MarinaMyko)

She sells a menagerie of old beautiful items, but when this dress came up, I knew it had to come live with me.

To open the box was to be left speechless.

I look at it every single day and wonder who wore it?

Was it for a young girl's birthday, or tea in a beautiful old garden?

I am not sure, nor do I have a clue, but I invent tales about this dress all the time.

What do you think the story behind it is?

I hang it on my pink pumpkin, pink cabinet, and admire it daily since February.

I think I will have to store it in acid free paper, in a proper box for preserving such things, soon.

I just love it so much.

The pleats and gathers, the velvet details.

The taffeta skirt, with a thin layer of mesh over it.

The colors, the patina.

It takes me to another place in time.

I hang her amongst other pink friends…

The pink pumpkin family, which are daring to creep out.

They want me to let them out early because autumn comes and goes so quickly.

I started using pink in my Halloween decor a decade ago or more.

I remember folks saying, pink on Halloween?

What is this madness 🙂

And I'd say, but pink and orange are scrumptious together.

And now it's everywhere, and a total thing, Pinkoween.

I love that!

And so, pink pumpkins and my pink tea-time dreams dress live in perfect harmony.

Should I really keep adding things to my life that make me dream?

I live in a vast world of tales as is.

I for one think, you can't have enough reason to dream and imagine.

But can you imagine really, going back in time for just an afternoon.

For tea hour, in a great old manor, during Victorian times.

It would have to be with the most eccentric and curious aunt, who has little ribboned dogs.

And inspires you to follow your heart, as you look out wavy glass windows onto a wondrous garden.

Who invites you over to paint, and float in a boat with big lace umbrellas on her lake.

My whole life I have dreamt of big old Victorian houses and epic attics filled with treasures.

Much like the Attic in the book Flowers in the Attic, remember that?

I was a teen who devoured V.C. Andrews books, did you?

I have all these thoughts that have been with me since a child.

Almost like memories that have always been with me, but I don't know how they got there.

Ah, well…

I veer into nonsensical wanderings, but I do have fun with that.

So, there you have the lovely Victorian dress that I have been meaning to share for many moons.

Pink velvet, and pink pumpkins.

It's not too soon, is it?

😉

See you tomorrow for day 7.

The days have simply flown by.

I'll post the music below, that I have been listening to whilst typing this.

 

Lots of Love, 

Vanessa

 

 

ps:

The 80's Anne of Green Gables Soundtrack is what I have been listening to whilst typing.

(soundtrack of my youthful heart)

I was, and will always be, a tried and true Anne girl <3 <3 <3

 

 

 

pps: I have been responding to comments in each post <3