The Ruin of a Princess: Marie-Thérèse of France
History
Many thanks for that reference, @leopoldina! I'm definitely going to check it out as I know very little about her life after the revolution.
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Happy Thanksgiving: The Canadian Edition
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
The older I get, the more I appreciate all the benefits of having an "attitude of gratitude" and there's no better weekend to celebrate that.
Along the same lines I found When life hands you lemons: the new science of positive thinking quite an interesting read:
Positive psychology emphasizes strengths more than illness. It focuses on happiness, well-being, resilience, empathy, gratitude and forgiveness — how to "flourish" as a human. One idea, said Frank Farley, an Edmonton native and a past president of the American Psychological Association who studies heroism and personality, is that maybe it can inoculate people against mental distress.
More than a decade after its founding, the field is undergoing something of a revival. The neuroscience behind it is advancing. Researchers are finding links between positive emotions and a longer, healthier life span.
Cheers!
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Pride and Prejudice is one of those rare books that always seems to get better with every reading. I might have to find some Regency wear and join the fun 
As an aside; I see that the transfer of this post has effected the formatting a bit. I believe that if you resize the picture it may fall into line. Go into update and click the image for resize options or you can drag a corner to change the size. After some experimentation, I've found that a width of 600 usually works well. Also, with the new site we can set recurring events (woohoo) if you'd like to create one for this.
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Waves hello to , Nora! Thank you, I hope you have fun touring around. Isn't it grand to have so much more space
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Hello Merry! My inner curmudgeon salutes yours; change can be hard :)
Many thanks for the cheers - I think we're all going to enjoy the new place once we get settled in. Kick the tires and if you have any problems give me a shout.
The Ruin of a Princess: Marie-Thérèse of France
History
An interesting article from History of Women The Ruin of a Princess: Marie-Thérèse of France
Marie-Thérèse was born at the Palace of Versailles on 19 December 1778 as the daughter of King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Marie Antoinette (Maria Antonia of Austria). Her birth came seven years after her parents’ marriage and her gender was a disappointment, though not for Marie-Antoinette who said, “Poor little one, you are not desired, but you will be none the less dear to me! A son would have belonged to the state—you will belong to me.” She was baptised on the day of her birth.
She was later joined by three siblings, Louis Joseph in 1781, Louis Charles in 1785 and Sophie in 1786. Her elder brother and younger sister would both die in childhood. As Marie-Thérèse grew up tensions were already growing, which would eventually lead to the French Revolution. She was 11 years old when the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Several family members were sent abroad for their safety. On 5 October the family was forced to move the Tuileries Palace. A plan was formed to flee the country, but the family were intercepted at Varennes and escorted back to Paris.
~Chateau d'Esprit~ NEW Grand Habit
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Just an FYI - I've been playing around with this posts and noticed that they sometimes look a bit off because the pictures are too big. You can change the picture size by updating the post and clicking on the picture - I've found 600 works well. Hope this helps
TTR-[G&S] Wool Single or Bulk BOXES & TEXTURES ~ FULL PERM
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As many of you know, I spend part of my time farming in the Queen's Hamlet using the G&S roleplay system. I have goats, lots of goats, and they produce lots of wool so I was anxious to have full perm boxes & textures that could be used with different vending systems. Here's what I came up with!
[G&S] Bulk Baskets of Raw Wool
Full permission Boxes (LI=1) & Textures (512x512) made specifically for the current nine varieties of G&S wool
Add scripts (not included) to use the boxes for storage and/or personal vendors.
Textures help to make sales of your G&S items through vending systems such as CasperVend a breeze.
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All boxes & textures in this pack are provided with full permissions for use by G&S merchants in their business.
You may NOT resell or distribute these textures individually or as sets.
You may NOT resell or distribute these boxes with full permissions. Resell only as containers (Mod, Trans) in which your goods are also included.
See them inworld at the QH Co-op Marketplace .
Happy Spinning!
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Welcome, Sophie! Many thanks for bringing your lovely dress here.
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Obviously there's a lot that's new but I'll try to highlight some of my favourites changes
Besides the increased functionality there's a lot more SPACE. We can now spread out across the screen and on to more pages including a dedicated Marketplace forum.
Given this new wealth in tools & real estate, we've been able to relax some of the old rules which had been implemented because of crowding. See Guidelines for the complete details.
Events: Can now be recurring. This should save a ton of typing AND help showcase more extended events that cover more than 24hrs.
Marketplace: Posting frequency has been increased for once a week to once a day. All site members are now welcome to post in the Marketplace (as opposed to Site Supporters only). Marketplace topics can now be categorized making them easier to find.
Blogs, Images & Videos: Can now be categorize, again for easier access.
Profiles are a new concept. Each User (what we use to call Member) has at least one Profile and may have more than one. Each Profile may have more than one User. This has some interesting implications for roleplay as it is possible to set up a Profile (Marie Antoinette for example) that is managed by a number of Users who take turns playing the role. Profiles will be discussed in more detail at a future date.
Guest Books are a great place to welcome newcomers or say hello to old friends. Similar to how we used Comments but you can only place one Guest Book entry per Profile.
Following is a bit different than the Ning Friends. If you Follow someone, their actions will be shown on your Profile Timeline so you can see what they've been up to. You can also send a Private Message to people that Follow you (as well as to the Admin).
Exciting stuff!! What do you think?
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 09 Oct 2016 05:51:19AM