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Emma, in her thirties. A wife gal. Wears dead people's clothes, reads books, and, most importantly, knits while watching TV. The regiment of mallows.
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One of my #Finish-it-February projects. The Florist Bolero by Sydney Crabaugh!

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

It's difficult to choose my favourite Roberta Flack song, but this one would be up there. Legendary, but then again, that's the case with so many of her songs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2W1...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

On this #FairIsleFriday, I have finally finished knitting my 1940s vest. Now I only have all of the body's weaving in to do...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

@themerl.bsky.social You wouldn't happen to know the provenance of this? The note on it says "A pig photobombs a rural wedding, location unknown, but somewhere in England, 1927."

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

Once again, becoming a ball of rage because of this disaster. WHY IS EVERYTHING WRAPPED IN A TON OF PLASTIC? Why is it nearly impossible for a customer to not buy it? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Instant Best Dressed List

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I miss The Era of Blogs so I started a new blog, again. Thus far I've only written about knitting and vintage fashion, but it will be about other things, too. emmaseclecticescapades.blogspot.com

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Rewatched The Maltese Falcon, and it is SO worth the hype. What an absolute banger of a movie. Also, Louisa and I thought the falcon would make the cutest chocolate statue and we would like to have one, thanks.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading? For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

So happy to have been painted by Tove Jansson!

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

My wife's art! ❤️

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Housewife, 49: A lovely TV movie based on Nella Last's war-time diaries. We watched it yesterday, and THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. A great depiction of the time, great jumpers, and we were very happy to learn about Clifford Last.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Okay, it might be finally time for some introductions since this is now my main social media channel. I'm Emma, I work as a teacher, I love historical and slow fashion, my main hobby is knitting while watching TV. I'll probably repost pics of farm animals and 1940s dressing gowns.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

The Group by Mary McCarthy: The best book I've read in years. Instantly became one of my all-time favourites. Truthful, catty, hilarious, heartbreaking.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Finally got some photos of a male Anna's where the gorget is lit up 🔥

submitted 42 days ago • 33 comments

Estonian disco, what a great genre of music.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

These men and their Michelin Man balloons at the Parc des Princes in Paris in 1904 (Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France) 🗃️

submitted 53 days ago • 7 comments

JUSTICE FOR REINDEER

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

the simple truth conservatives always ignore

submitted 101 days ago • 43 comments

look at this absolute unit.

submitted 108 days ago • 16 comments

ok let's try this except instead it's the Good Sheep feed

submitted 108 days ago • 35 comments

Not gonna lie, I mainly joined BS because X was not an option anymore but I need a place where I can send my wife pics of various farm animals.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed sweethearts bidding each other farewell before the men depart for war, not knowing if they'd ever return. These candid shots give us a glimpse of what average Americans wore. Let's look at the details. 🧵

submitted 109 days ago • 172 comments