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"In the course of nearly four years of war, His Majesty has seen thousands of female workers and their passion, their dedication and their vivacity at the exciting new world opening up for them gives him no end of pleasure. He bombarded working girls with questions: How long had they been employed? Did they like their work? And what of their brothers at the front? He has a fatherly soft spot for a girl in uniform, and those war-girls have infiltrated almost every establishment that the King visits.”

Excerpt from "In the Eye of the storm: George V and the Great War" by Alexandra Churchill

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This magnificent ball gown was worn by duchess of Portland Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, a much admired and respected society beauty, a humanitarian and animal rights activist in fancy, dressed here as Duchess of Savoy, at Devonshire Ball 1897 (which ofc was also attended by George V and Queen Mary)

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This sprawling 1930 home in Fennville, Michigan, only has 3bds and 1.5ba, just like an average home, but it's listed for $2.9M. So, what is taking up all the space in this huge home?

Oh, well for one thing, it's got to be this great room. Most of the letters fell off the blocks on the balcony, but it says "Showstoppers." There's a wood burning stove in the corner, and according to the floorplan, this is a living room.

Here're spiral stairs going up to a mezzanine and there's a carpeted area. The floorplan says that this is a sitting room.

It looks like there was hot tub here, but all that's left is the cover.

Across from the hot tub is a shower and maybe that's a sauna behind the door.

This is the half bath.

Well, the kitchen needs a remodel. You could probably get away with painting the cabinets and changing the hardware, but the walls. I wonder if you could open up that brick fireplace and if the cabinet is going around it and it's intact. Wouldn't it make a great pizza oven?

Back to the Showstopper room, the mezzanine has a very large space with a terrace.

According to the 2nd level floorplan this is a sitting room.

There are definitely bedrooms above the hot tub room.

And, these are bedrooms #'s 2 & 3.

The full bath is on the 2nd level.

The primary bedroom. It has a little sink in the corner, b/c the only full bath is upstairs.

This room has a bar. At least that's what I think it is. It also looks like it says "Showstoppers" on the fireplace, too, and it's the family room.

Here's the dining room. According to the floorplan, that's the back of the fireplace that's in the kitchen.

And, the sunroom.

On the side of the house is a 2 car garage.

The property is 5.2 wooded acres on Lake Michigan.

There's also a cute little log cabin on the property.

I don't know how far Lake Michigan is from the house, but this is a picture of it.

https://www.redfin.com/MI/Fennville/2450-Lakeshore-Dr-49408/home/99590851

May they rest peacefully in Heaven

My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain. Most of you know my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed. They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now. Not my post I'm just sharing the family is asking for prayer...TammyS.

"Well into the 1920s Missy still kept a crystal ball given to her by George from his courting days. And whenever she handled it, an enigmatic smile lit up her face"

Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox (1992), Dir. Sophie Muller

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I've been wanting to read books on the Borgia family for a while, and I feel like you're the correct person to ask about this. Do you have any recommendations?

hiii! thank you for your question :) i often talk about sarah dunant as the best historical fiction writer about the borgia family because of how impressively she depicted their characters and gave them nuance and justice without hyping anyone at the expense of others (fascinating character intros, less yassificated portrayal of cesare borgia, and without resorting to simplifying and taking personal jabs at juan borgia just for the sake of it) in her novel 'blood and beauty'. it also includes groundbreaking twists. now, i want to talk about emma lucas as the best biographer of the borgias. her work is a solid read, very unbiased without any manipulation of the letters about/between the siblings to push certain narratives, well-researched, sheds light on the family's complex relationships and their rise to power, and is highly sympathetic to all of them. you won't be disappointed!!

Pendant by Alfred H. Jones, 1910. Silver, gold, abalone, opals and baroque pearls.

An illustration of King George V and Queen Mary's visit to Parkhead forge in Glasgow during their Scotland tour in july, 1914. After they inspected the various operations of gunmaking, a 100 tone crain was advancing to them, carrying in a shining steel sling a little girl with a bouquet for queen Mary. The child was Miss Annie Dunlop, daughter of one of the timekeepers at the forge. The bouquet was bought with pennies which were subscribed by employes at Parkhead.