April 2012
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“I was completely, deeply committed; I hadn’t been able to take my eyes off...”
– Jessica Mitford, Hons and Rebels (via fineoldconflicts)
Apr 26th
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“After agricultural shows, Marks & Spencer is the place to go shopping, and...”
– Her Grace Deborah Cavendish, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, in Counting My Chickens…And Other Home Thoughts (via acockeyedoptimist)
Apr 24th
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Mitford manor house gutted by fire
A POSH manor house built by the Mitford family has been badly damaged after a blaze broke out in the drawing room. [[MORE]] Fire crews rushed to the sprawling three-storey mansion and battled to save the hundreds of valuable antiques inside. Six people — said to be guests and staff members — had to be evacuated from the historic three-storey home as acrid black smoke engulfed the property. ...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 15th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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“…indeed, with the Radletts, you never could tell. Why, for instance, would...”
– Nancy Mitford, Love in a Cold Climate
Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 7th
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“I have missed you enormously the last few days — it has been similar to a...”
– Esmond Romilly to Jessica Mitford, 1940 (via fineoldconflicts)
Apr 4th
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