(Young Mako Mori's dress, from Pacific Rim, 2013)
We ladies with dogs in the neighbourhood decided to start a book club. The idea came about at a birthday party in August, the same party where I was taught how to sabre a bottle of champagne. My husband couldn't believe how calm I was, to which my reply was 'Not my champagne, not my knife, not my house!'...what could go wrong? Well, yes, the possibility of a nasty wound but, to my sheer amazement, it worked! I'm not so sure about the book club though. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry was my choice, especially leading up to Halloween, but only one other person finished the book. It's true what they say about book clubs, and in our case the discussion was even shorter than the norm! I'm not sure it's a good fit for me and it wouldn't be fair to further twist the arms of my dear friends. If they didn't get on with Sarah Perry, there's little hope for the likes of E.M. Delafield or Virginia Woolf, and I'm not very keen to leave my favourite authors behind for weeks on end.
Victorian family portrait with deceased family member
Costuming and set pieces from the film Crimson Peak
The Angel of Death from Hellboy 2
(the eyes in the wings are very creepy!)
The Faun from Pan's Labyrinth, 2006
Statue of H.P. Lovecraft
One of del Toro's many notebooks detailing script ideas.
As you walk through the exhibit a pianist plays suitably atmospheric music, although I did a double-take to notice the sheet music was on a tablet, rather than paper. So much old, so much new and all an awful lot of fun.
Just taken a batch of scones from the oven, Darlene - shall I save you one?
ReplyDeleteYou can be cruel sometimes, Mary....but, yes, please. I baked an apple pie on the weekend, but it's gone....sorry.
DeleteEnjoying spring here. Lits of blooms. Interesting photos.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! We're on the cusp of cold weather and Spring is ages away yet.
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