#mildred-meadowlark

[duchessofostergotlands]

Oh I'm ashamed to say I fell down a reddit rabbithole (something I make a point of not doing unless it involves videos of babies chuckling or cats being assholes) and I made my way over here for just one moment of sanity. So just thank you for that.

Hope you're keeping well 💚

Nothing good ever happens on Reddit lol. But thank you. I'm going to email my old therapist and tell her you said I am the pinnacle of sanity hahaha

[vikkates]

Hey I'd love to get your opinion on Kate's look from the Order of the Garter event today. I loved the colour but hated the shoes. They felt mismatched to me.

Thank you so much for asking. It always amazes me when people are interested in my opinion at all. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get to this. I’ve been swamped with work.

So, I’m not someone who generally criticizes Kate for purchasing similar items or the same thing in different colors. However, the coat she wore for the Order of the Garter service was so similar to the Catherine Walker one she wore in Scotland last year that I really do not understand the logic behind this one.

Having said all of that, I really liked the look overall. The color was beautiful. I loved the open neckline that highlighted the necklace, and the flare of the skirt is great. This set of jewelry has always been a favorite of mine, and I like the clutch very much, too. I love Juliette Botterill so much, and I’m really glad Kate chooses to wear her designs so often. This one was gorgeous. As for the shoes, I don’t love the embellishment on the sling back, and I agree. I’m not sure that they matched the rest of the outfit, but I was so thrilled to see Kate expand her shoe horizons that I really don’t mind.

[cocoartistwrites]

favourite Georgette Heyers as @mildred-meadowlark just asked me and it's too many to put in a comment on a post:

God tier: Frederica, Cotillion, The Grand Sophy

Top tier: Arabella, Venetia, Friday's Child, The Convenient Marriage, Devil's Cub, The Unknown Ajax, The Talisman Ring, Black Sheep, The Corinthian

Extremely good: Sylvester, The Nonesuch, The Reluctant Window, Sprig Muslin, Bath Tangle (but Lady Serena is god tier), These Old Shades (this would be higher but it takes a bit too long for her to hit her stride), An Infamous Army

Also love: Faro's Daughter, The Quiet Gentleman, Regency Buck, False Colours, Lady of Quality (this is Black Sheep but with the names changed but it's still good),

special mention to: my mother, who mocked me for reading these for 15 years and is now addicted

[duchessofvastergotland]

What an amazing profile pic. That's all.

It’s adorable isn’t it!! It’s from a photo shoot that was included in their wedding book. The photographer - Paul Hansen - was supposed to be photographing Daniel and then Victoria jumped in the shot haha

[harry-sussex]

I really, really appreciate your defense of Kate in that anon about Katie's work rate. I'm only speculating but I imagine that Kate, because of her work in Early Years, knows just how important it is for a child's development to have their parents around as much possible during those years. As a parent, I can say that the time passes so quickly and the time where the child actually *wants* to have the parent around in this way is so, so precious and is an invaluable investment of time, and

I suspect Kate knows this too. Once the child passes a certain age, the parent is no longer the centre of the child's world, and maybe it seems selfish to some, but its a handful of years which a parent will never get back. While sometimes it's incredibly frustrating to see (because Kate's in a position of privilege) I also think its very heartening and shows that she has a real understanding of the value of Early Years. I only hope that as the kids get older, she ups her work rate accordingly.

I completely agree with this.  I expect Louis to start nursery early next year, and then her work rate will pick up like it did after Charlotte started nursery but she was still pregnant with Louis.  She talks the talk with respect to early years development and nurturing with her patronages, and it’s wonderful to me that she walks the walk too.  I’ve said this before, but what’s the point of being a literal princess if you’re not afforded the simple luxury of staying home with your children while they’re still small?  Kate will have the next 50-60 years to dedicate her life full-time to the monarchy.  She only has a handful of years to be there with her small children.  I’m so glad you agree, you seem like a wonderful mother!  Your kiddos are lucky to have you!

[drxgonfly]

Your blog has to be like the most unproblematic blog ever. It's nice pictures of lovely nature. I can't stop laughing at the religious shitshow that somehow popped up out of nowhere. Like..... What?

Lol I know, I go months without any messages and then I get some random weird one, they're entertaining though!

[colubrina]

mildred-meadowlark replied to your post: Can anyone recommend a history book about the...

Also, if you haven’t read Georgette Heyer’s regency books, which are admittedly fictional but excellent, I highly recommend you do. I can think up some more, let me know if you’d like a few more.

Oh, I’ve read all of GH’s romances.  I am very fond of her <3

[clockworkspider]

mildred-meadowlark mentioned you on a post “erm excuse me China CENSORED Ireland’s performance because of two male...”

@clockworkspider You know what they say: Change starts at home. As an Irish person, I can tell you how hard the LGBT community had to fight for their rights to be recognized in my country. Now we have equal marriage, voted for by popular vote, and LGBT songs in the Eurovision and we're proud of it. Should you not be trying to effect change at home instead of lamenting the Western attitude to China's regressive policies, if greater representation is what you seek?

@mildred-meadowlark I won’t undermine the efforts of the LGBT community in Ireland, but Ireland is a democratic country, with freedom of speech, and China is not. As you said, same sex marriage was voted for by popular vote, something which Chinese citizens cannot do.

I am not actually a Chinese citizen. In fact, if I do reside in China, I would not be able to get onto this site without VPN. 

Censorship in China is an issue that is much broader than homophobia. Activism in China is very difficult because everything gets censored. Social media is censored. TV is censored. The press is controlled by the government. LGBT activism exists in China, but progress is limited without political activism, and political activists disappear in China. 

While I can probably do much more to advocate for free speech in China, I’ll start by raising some awareness of the issue here. 

So... please be a good ally and don’t undermine the effort of the Chinese LGBT community. 

Again, I think you should be proud of the song. I’m definitely not criticizing Eurovision for protecting the integrity of their program. But the fact is, Eurovision loses viewership, and Chinese viewers lose their show and exposure to the international LGBT community. It’s a no-win situation.