February 2011 Blog Posts (111)

The latest post in my Salon, is a brief selection of Victorian resources (costume resource books, catalogue reproductions, and two social history texts) which can help, inspire, or simply entertain the steampunk and the Victorian recreationist alike.

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Less than a week to go and I get this bloody cold. Now, for those of you that would like to know; best way to get rid of a cold is with a broth made of vegimite or marmite. Good tea during the day, a bit of scotch at night and  you are set. I blame all my Aussie and Kiwi friends, (and my wife who spent time in Australia studying nursing) . As for that part of the world, thoughts and prayers go out the NZ earthquake casualties and survivors.

You know, the more I think about…

One meets the most interesting of characters while travelling to the deeply hidden corners of the globe. The swamp is no exception, where indeed resides a curious peoples known as the ‘Cajun’. Excellent hunters, exceedingly fine fisher-folk, and tellers of choice fables, who will not allow a parched lip, nor empty belly to go un-tasted of their…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

I've been inspired to share some of my earlier efforts at writing, to see what the good people of the Steampunk Empire have to say of my attempts.

I will warn you, some of this material is for mature audiences only and can be disturbing, I will be using the following rating system so that readers will have an idea of what to expect.

A = All of the following…

Here is a link to my latest post in the Steam Wench's Salon.  A bit of information about the calling card in the Victorian world, some resource pictures, and the relevance of visiting cards in the steampunk world.

http://steamwenchsalon.blogspot.com/2011/02/calling-cards.html…