one hundred and eighteen

I'm going to Paris in three weeks (for the first time). Eeeeee!

one hundred and six

Animals that I have recently encountered in the street

the friendliest cat, my street

A white rabbit, Stratford upon Avon

ninety-five

I'm off to Stratford-upon-Avon for a weekend adventure, as the Royal Shakespeare Company is having a costume sale (I will be able to afford a bootlace from a 1986 production of King Lear, I'm sure). The press release mentioned Egyptian headresses; if I don't come back looking like Theda Bara I will be disappointed.


1917: Promotional portrait of Theda Bara (1885-1955) wearing an Egyptian headdress and breast plates with a snake design for director J Gordon Edwards' film, 'Cleopatra'.

Theda Bara (1885 - 1955) posing for promotional pictures for director J Gordon Edwards' film, 'Cleopatra'.