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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust

@velvetnmoon.bsky.social
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Merchant of curious goods. Collector of old books & ancient dusty things. Doggy mama. Progressive Victorian. Passionate about the past but woke A F.

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Sherlock Holmes @bakerstreetholmes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A fog-drenched gaslamp flickers over the cobblestones — much like the mind, it reveals only what it chooses to illuminate. What mystery lurks in the shadows of this Victorian lane? 🕵️‍♂️🌫️
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Strange place, that overseas land, where religion and wealth did the talking and history and age held so little sway.” — Gail Carriger
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🍒CHeRRYPUNK🎀🆖️🔞 @cherry-punk.newgrounds.com · 21/08/2026
My truest, purest form is a young Victorian era girl having an eternal tea party with bunnies in the magical woods
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Hauntgears @hauntgears.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Tragic Ghost Story Behind Forepaugh’s Mansion Behind the elegance of Forepaugh’s Mansion lies one of Saint Paul’s most enduring ghost legends. Discover the documented history, the tragic folklore of Molly, and the unexplained activity reported inside this Victorian landmark.
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The Tragic Ghost Story Behind Forepaugh’s Mansion
Behind the elegance of Forepaugh’s Mansion lies one of Saint Paul’s most enduring ghost legends. Discover the documented history, the tragic folklore of Molly, and the unexplained activity reported inside this Victorian landmark.
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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did you know? In the Victorian era, a transgender man named Albert Cashier fought through the American Civil War and then lived openly as a man for decades afterward? He was already living as a man before he enlisted and continued to do so for the remainder of his adult life. #Victorian #history
It shows a photograph of Albert Cashier (right) seated with a fellow Union soldier.
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Green Valley Radio: Now Playing! @gvr-now-playing.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Now playing on Green Valley Radio: 1943 'She Gave Her Heart To A Soldier Boy' by Roy Rogers! Tune-in for free at: GreenValleyRadio.net #VintageRadio #OTR #1940s #History
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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #TheVictorianBookoftheDead Eule auf Grabkreuz, Caspar David Friedrich, 1836-37 commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
A painting of an owl with outstretched wings perched on a rickety wooden grave cross at an overgrown grave in the cemetery.
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I need a place where I can shout and weep. I have to be a Spanish savage at some time of the day. I record here the hysteria life causes in me. The overflow of an undisciplined extravagance. To hell with taste and art, with all contractions and polishings. Here I shout, I dance, I weep… Anaïs Nin
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Country Life Magazine @countrylifemag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The unpublished photographs of a gargantuan Victorian mansion whose bulldozed remains were dumped in its own ornamental lake www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture...
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The unpublished photographs of a gargantuan Victorian mansion whose bulldozed remains were dumped in its own ornamental lake
Warter Priory was once a prime example of peak Victoriana architecture and interior design — but it met a watery end.
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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
W is for Weepers (as opposed to a "weed," which was the mourning hatband without streamers), another brilliant illustration from @landisblair.bsky.social for A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, available worldwide. Weepers were the male equivalent of the mourning veil.
Black and white drawing of a top hat on a table in front of a floral background. The hat has a long tailed scarf tied to it as a hatband. There is a pair of cloves, a mourning card, and a ring sitting on the table in front of the hat.
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Strange place, that overseas land, where religion and wealth did the talking and history and age held so little sway.” — Gail Carriger
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Midsummer Scream @midsummerscream.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Step inside the world of The Vogel Victorian for an immersive, one-hour masterclass designed for lovers of the eerie, the antique, and the beautifully bizarre.
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Greggory Grace @graceghughes.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026
🎞️ Freshly catalogued Victorian puzzle purse
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TC @tctulpa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Amazing Princess of Paleontology Mary Anning 1) The Pioneering First Female Paleontologist, Overlooked by History youtu.be/SYpUZdHr-ik?... 2) Victorian Fossil Hunter's Stolen Fame youtu.be/vHg8jobtrlQ?...
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The First Female Paleontologist Overlooked by History (The Life of Mary Anning)
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Country Life Magazine @countrylifemag.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Darkness, meet light: A striking Victorian home for sale in London's most charmingly-named suburb www.countrylife.co.uk/property/lon...
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An effortlessly romantic Victorian home in London's most prettily-named suburb
The gentle charm of Strawberry Vale is the setting for this house full of 'gloomth', where you can wander out of your back door straight on to the banks of the Thames.
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The Horror Kween 👑 @thehorrorkween.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈Bram Stoker His private letters reveal a repressed queer identity bound by Victorian society. These desires were channelled into his book, Dracula. By creating a monster who seduces both men & women, he built the blueprint for queer horror subtext #PrideMonth #Pride2026 #Horror #BookSky #FilmSky 🎥
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I always like thinking about: what is the oldest object you regularly use, the oldest thing you're using in your normal everyday life
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Etched silver Victorian era bangles. I have thin bony wrists. Hated them as a youngster but now I really appreciate them. Often I can fit into the bracelets from the period.
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Dr. Martin Kolby @drmartinkolby.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Image: German architect Carl Weber and his wife, Emily of Stratford from Wiki Commons. Debate: this is a post-mortem photo of Emily who had "died just hours earlier." While post-mortem photos were real in Victorian times, she looks too "alive" to me. What say you? #1800s #photo #history
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Legends of America @legendsofamerica.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
“The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.” – Mary Pettibone Poole. Quotes and Words of the Old West 👇 www.legendsofamerica.com/we-words/
Curry-Thornton Saloon in Lincoln, New Mexico, 1890s.
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Saurabh | Celsius 233 @celsius233books.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“His library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore.” - Ray Bradbury, Farewell Summer (Green Town - 2) (2006)
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Legends of America @legendsofamerica.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Born on May 12, 1878, Ann Bassett was a prominent rancher in Brown's Hole, Colorado. Along with her sister, Josie, she was an alleged associate of outlaws, particularly Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. More on Ann Bassett: legendsofamerica.com/anne-bassett/
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Coffee Grounds is now euth listed! She’s not in the Epstein files- she’s just scared in this MAGA run shelter- I NEED UR REPODTS ON THIS #caturday to save this beautiful girl- NY NJ NH NE CT DE FC MD ME PA VA VT RI- dm me 2foster her- it’s free! I need REPOSTS- she’s beyond urgent 🚨
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Harrietta wants to watch Rachel Maddow with you too but if #nycacc kill’s her- you’ll be missing out on your watch buddy- My SCOTUS decision is that this beautiful life LIVES! She has 126 reposts- but we can do better- Her life is in danger at this MAGA SHELTER! Pls repost! Info below! ⬇️
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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Did you know? In the Victorian era, thousands of Americans believed mysterious airships were flying over their towns...years before powered flight even existed. Between 1896 and 1897, a wave of sightings swept across the United States. #Victorian #UFO #history
It shows an illustration of two men observing an airship flying through the fog.
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sweet Milo did not ask for his owner 2b deployed to Iran just because Trump is hiding the Epstein case- but his owner is deployed and he’s 2b euthanized if we can’t find him a human ASAP! NY NJ NH NE CT VT DE DC MD ME MA PA VA RI- expenses covered! DM me for info and repost -Urgent 📣
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Why does this puppy only have 40 reposts? It’s not like he’s on Dateline or anything… I need an East Coast foster for him- he’s 2- It’s free 2foster! Why not save a life?! Pls repost! Urgent 🚨
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
WANT. gem.app/product/anti...
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Antique Masquerade Jewelry Georgian Button Pin
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Voodoo Vintage @voodoovintage.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Silk & Cotton Dress American, ca 1863 I think that, based on the color & design of this dress, & the fact that it was created at the height of the US Civil War, this dress is likely an example of Victorian "Half Mourning" attire.
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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I find it fascinating that while people in our part of the world were essentially losing their minds, Japan was experiencing the 19th century in a much different way. My mother has a stereoscope picture of Japan during this time. 🤔 #Victorian #Japan #history #photography youtu.be/OB4cWbn-D_o?...
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Historic portraits of 1860s Japan found in a box | BBC Global
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transcript Verlag @transcript-verlag.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
How do ghost stories of the Victorian and Edwardian periods challenge and reframe ideas of masculinity? www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376… #Masculinity #GhostStory #Identity #LiteraryStudies
Das Buch-Cover von »Spectres of Masculinity« auf blassrotem Hintergrund.
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Read about this as a child. Creeped me out something awful. 😳
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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Did you know? In the Victorian era, the writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was abused and exploited by her husband. She was married to Henry Gauthier-Villars, who forced her to write novels under his name. He locked her in her room for hours until she produced pages on demand. #Victorian #history
It shows a photograph of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and her abusive husband Henry Gauthier-Villars.
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Saurabh | Celsius 233 @celsius233books.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
334: The Sorrows of Satan - Marie Corelli (1895) Intro Rating: 3.94 ⭐️ Watch Summary (7 min) in the profile Genre: 19th Century, British Literature, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Religion, Victorian 📚 Love books? ❤️ Like, ➕ Follow, ✈️ Share
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The man is PSYCHO.😳 #Davos
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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Photograph taken 21 January 1889. Victoria, Empress Friedrich (Queen Victoria's eldest daughter,) in mourning for her husband, Friedrich III, the German Emperor, seen in the portrait she holds. He died 15 June 1888. www.rct.uk/collection/s...
Empress Friedrich wearing a black dress with white cuffs and collar, a black mourning cap and long veil, gazing at a portrait of her husband, while seated at a table.
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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36K views · 7.8K reactions | 🧡Everyone talks about pub crawls, but why doesn’t anyone crave bookshop crawls, followed by hours of binge reading? where are my book besties? #bookishlife #booksaremylif...
🧡Everyone talks about pub crawls, but why doesn’t anyone crave bookshop crawls, followed by hours of binge reading? where are my book besties? #bookishlife #booksaremylife #bookshopsofinstagram
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Cutie pie ‼️ Antique Edwardian Collectible Dog Puppy Decorative Plate Dish by WanderlustnPixieDust on Etsy www.etsy.com/listing/4351...
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
A 1000 times, yes! #books #booklove #bookcollector www.facebook.com/reel/1159940...
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36K views · 345 reactions | In Japanese, "tsundoku" refers to the act of collecting books and letting them accumulate, not as a result of neglect, but rather as a source of & joy and anticipation, kno...
In Japanese, "tsundoku" refers to the act of collecting books and letting them accumulate, not as a result of neglect, but rather as a source of & joy and anticipation, knowing that they hold untold.....
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Weird. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
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Hundreds of Mysterious Victorian-Era Shoes Are Washing Up on a Beach in Wales. Nobody Knows Where They Came From
The leading theory is that the black leather boots, which were discovered by volunteers, were traveling on a cargo ship that sank nearby roughly 150 years ago
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Monet & Camille: A Timeless Love Story Against All Odds
YouTube video by Artful Bliss
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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255K views · 27K reactions | Remedios Varo didn’t just paint surrealism. She lived it. From escaping two wars to doing real-life occult experiments with Leonora Carrington, her story feels like a movi...
Remedios Varo didn’t just paint surrealism. She lived it. From escaping two wars to doing real-life occult experiments with Leonora Carrington, her story feels like a movie. She blended science,...
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Lin💎 @klin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Kudos to the all-male jury. Women weren’t allowed to serve on juries in Illinois until 1939. It wasn’t until Taylor v. Louisiana (1975) that sex-based exclusions from juries were banned in every state. Until then it was pretty hard for women to truly have a ‘jury of your peers.’
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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Mrs Iva Barnes, wearing mourning for the husband she shot, claiming self-defense because he choked her. The photo was taken on 29 December 1916, the day she was found "Not Guilty" of his murder. images.chicagohistory.org/search/?sear...
Happy woman wearing a crape-trimmed mourning hat and a dark gown with white collar and cuffs, with her hand up against one ear.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Happy #Holidays and Merry #Christmas to all those who celebrate! :) How exactly did the #Victorians make this kind of tree work?? Where did the other branches go? Questions, questions...
xmas tree
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JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.” -Noir Santa
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Hi! I’m Bennett! I’m a handsome Disney worthy prince! But I’m on the euth list #nycacc bc I’m hating this place so much. NY NH NJ NE CT PA RI DE DC MD ME VT I CAN BE TRANSPORTED 2u! I’m a really good boy! I just need a home of my own! Pls repost me! Pls help! SOS!
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Drives me absolutely bonkers when I hear about burning letters! 😣#JaneAusten www.facebook.com/reel/8345823...
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30K views · 1.1K reactions | Have you ever seen any Jane Austen handwriting? ... #booktok #janeausten | Moonsrarebooks
Have you ever seen any Jane Austen handwriting? ... #booktok #janeausten
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Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Oh my. This is fabulous. #EiffelTower #vintageParis 😍 posh.mk/GB2KjtEO7Yb
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 12/12/2025
This is Luke. He was hit by a car, crushing his back leg and fracturing his shoulder - both on his right side, making it very difficult to walk. He's in pain and needs urgent surgery to fix his broken bones, followed by rehab. You can help him below ❤️‍🩹 15outof10.org/luke
an adorable golden brown pup lays on the floor of what appears to be a vet’s office. he has a pink bandage on one leg and a blue bandage on another. he stares up at the camera blankly an x-ray shows one of Luke’s legs. his bone is crushed and severed in several places a woman leans over Luke as he appears to be wagging his tail. this time, he has two legs raised, likely from pain
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