The Royal Wedding

Come on; don’t pretend you weren’t even a little bit curious. Although I wouldn’t call myself a royalist or anything I was pretty excited for “The Wedding of the Century” or whatever they’re calling it now. Why? I just love princesses and pretty dresses – I’m essentially still a four year old girl at heart. I love all things Disney princess related and The Princess Diaries is still one of my favourite movies.

I watched the entire ceremony and I really enjoyed it. The guests looked great (perhaps with the exception of Princess Beatrice’s Hat), the music was wonderful and there were trees inside the Abbey!

What was she thinking...

Of course what we were all waiting for was the first glimpse of Kate’s dress.

I though it looked amazing: elegant and classy but not so understated that it was boring. I’ve always been a fan of Chantilly lace so I loved the sleeves on Kate’s dress.  Apparently the dress details a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock to represent each nation of the UK, but I couldn't see the dress well enough to notice.The dress had a very classic, timeless appeal to it, some have pointed out its similarity to the dress Grace Kelly wore when she wed Prince Rainer of Monaco.  I think it is the kind of gown that will still look beautiful 50 years in the future. I also thought her veil was particularly lovely.

My favourite thing from the wedding has got to be this though. Cartwheeling Clergy Caught on Camera

Pictures from newsodrome.com , kidzworld.com , downeu.com and abreakingnews.com

Steal like an Artist

Austin Kleon describes himself as "a writer who draws" and he's probably most well known for his book Newspaper Blackout which is a collection of poems created by blacking out words in newspaper articles.

Instead of starting with a blank page, poet Austin Kleon grabs a newspaper and a permanent marker and eliminates the words he doesn’t need.—NPR’s Morning Edition

The other day I read this article on his blog and I think it's great. He talks about the idea that nothing is original and that in fact we are "the sum of our influences" and nine other things he wished he'd known earlier.

The Article:  How To Steal Like an Artist(And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me)

Image from http://www.austinkleon.com/

Hello

Hi, my name is Rosemary. I’m 17, in my finale year of high school (yay!) and this is my blog. Unfortunately I can’t actually travel in time. The name of my blog was a suggestion from my Mum, because I love cool, old things but mainly because I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with Doctor Who.

So, a little more about me: my passion is music, in particular musical theatre. I love to read: a bit of everything really, but some of my favourite authors are Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh and J K Rowling. As I mentioned previously I LOVE Doctor Who, some other TV shows I like include: Beautiful People and The Mighty Boosh. If you hadn’t already noticed, I’m a little obsessed with all things British. I also love old Hollywood films, in particular the musicals, and vintage fashion.

I’ll probably be using this blog to talk about a mix of these kinds of things. So if you actually hung around to read what I just wrote Hi, nice to meet you!