Continuing the weekly focus on women designers.
Carolyn Schnurer (American, 1908-1998), travelled the world to gain inspiration for her designs. Black & white printed cotton dress, 1955 RISD Museum. Dress in red, green & blue cotton, 1954 Museum at FIT #1950s #dresshistory

Piglet had got up early to pick himself a bunch of violets; and it suddenly came over him that nobody had ever picked Eeyore a bunch of violets. So he hurried out again, saying, “Eeyore, Violets,” in case he forgot, because it was that sort of day. ~A.A.Milne #kindness #friends

#AdoorableThursday
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in western England

📷Chris (who has to find a few more interesting doors to photograph!😉😀)

Thanks for that - have lived here for 8 years and still didn't know which tree was the horse chestnut.
Now I know.

It’s evening in Japan, and snow is falling over temples, villages and rivers, as depicted here by Kawase Hasui in these striking early 20C woodblock prints ~ Edo River ■ Kansanomiya, Lake Tazawa ■ Tennō Temple, Osaka curiator.com/art/hasui-kawa…

William Morris

Wildlife camera traps can capture the most unexpected scenes, like this orangutan acting like nobody's watching.
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Milky way vibes of 1902! #Frockingfabulous #Fashionhistory via the Met.

Turret 29a on #hadrianswall #nationaltrail in the N'land National Park

Another cold 🥶 wet and windy night on the hill .. my best lad and constant by my side … 🙏🌬️🌬️🌬️🐑🌬️🐑🐑🐑🌬️🐑🌬️🐑🐑

Pace egg plays: a rural Easter custom in northern England, involving a mock combat between a villain & hero. The hero was slain then brought back to life, often by a 'quack doctor'. By the end of World War I, most plays had died out. #WyrdWednesday #folklore

How beautiful.

Art Nouveau wall lamp from 1910 by Tiffany Studios, New York, USA.

The Ridgeway winding its way up towards Streatley Warren. This area presents a lot of evidence of ancient farming, spanning out from Lowbury Hill. The Ridgeway National Trail
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The barrel-vaulted choir ceiling at Carlisle Cathedral. The decoration dates to restoration work carried out in 1853, but the main ceiling timbers are 14th century in date. #Woodensday 📸 My own.

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Today's PUNCH Cartoon Classic. 'Well, my dear, apart from being sick to death of everything and everybody, how are you?' We know how she feels... Lewis Baumer 1946 #wellbeing #friends #life #depression #telephone #phone #communications

I'd find it too difficult to make up my mind whether to go for the lane & tor, or the golden fleece.

Sarcophagus Ramses III (1218-1155 BC) :

This red granite box once contained the same coffin of Pharaoh Ramses III.

The decoration of this monolithic block is organized around the great winged figure of Isis at the feet of the deceased and that of Nephthys at its head. Both long…

cireena simcox An excellent point.