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desertdollranch · 13 days
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Opening and reviewing my first My Imagination doll
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I have a new 18 inch friend to introduce and review! And this one has had an interesting journey to me.
I stumbled across My Imagination dolls a few years ago on Dollation, a delightful but now defunct site that cataloged different brands of play dolls as well as collectible dolls (check it out via the Wayback machine). By that time, this particular brand, designed by notable doll artist Robert Tonner, was no longer producing dolls. I looked at a few listed on eBay, but I didn't feel ready to buy one. They were a bit out of my price range, and they didn't really strike me as very unique. Their brand name refers to the line of clothing that was supposed to be produced for them, in partnership with DC Comics, the Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Alice in Wonderland, and I think maybe Disney. But there were very few of those promised items that were produced, and the brand itself only lasted from about 2015 to 2017 or so.
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I have more or less neutral feelings about the partnering brands, so that didn't really sell them for me. So I moved on and put them out of my mind.
Cut to a few weeks ago, when my mom attended a doll show local to her. She's a collector as well, although these days she's almost exclusively into Barbie and similar size dolls. At the show she bought a beautiful 16 inch Tyler Wentworth doll, and when she sent me pictures I was pretty certain that the doll was designed by Robert Tonner. There's just something distinct in the face molds he creates. He also designed the dolls for the Magic Attic Club brand, and I have three of those, whom I adore. They're quite a bit older than My Imagination dolls, though.
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(Heather, Keisha, and Rose.)
My mom and I were talking about other doll artists whose dolls are easily identifiable, like Helen Kish and Dianna Effner. I mentioned to her that Tonner had also designed a brand called My Imagination, and I went searching for examples to show her. That's when I stumbled across a listing for a doll that was not only a realistic price, but the particular doll I liked the best.
Since I first heard of them, my doll collection has changed a lot. It's no longer quite so dominated by American Girl dolls--not that I don't love them, I certainly do, but I've also opened my home to many other different brands of 18 inch dolls like Maplelea, Our Generation, Starpath, Healthy Roots, Götz, and Faithful Friends. I love having a diverse collection of unique dolls. It's fun to see how different they all look from each other, and yet they're all pretty much the same size and can be friends with each other.
So when I did see the listing for the My Imagination doll, I felt my heart change towards her and couldn't get her off my mind. I sat on the listing for a while, contemplating, imagining who she might turn out to be, until the seller sent me an offer for an even lower price. That did it. I went for it. And she arrived today.
Click through the cut to see the unboxing ceremony!
None of the dolls in this brand were given names. They are referred to as Brunette/Redhead/Blonde, in either Starter dolls (standard articulation at hips/elbows/head) and Deluxe dolls (bendable knees). The specific doll I got was the Starter Brunette.
She was brand new in the box, and it looks like she was probably never removed from her packaging. She was gently tied in with white satin ribbons rather than those awful plastic straps.
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Time to free her from her box and take off her hairnet.
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She's in perfect condition. She has a full vinyl body and is very heavy. The vinyl itself is dense and smooth with a matte finish, so much so that she almost looks like she's made of porcelain. Her skin has no shine to it at all. It's a bisque color with rosy undertones.
Her long curly brown wig is lovely but imperfect. It's rather dry on the ends.
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Her glass eyes are gorgeous. They do not open and close. She has inset eyelashes.
But I think the side part isn't working for me, so how about we try a center part?
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I think this gives her a younger look! Later I'll try to get her wig off and move it over so that she has a center part, but for now brushing it to the side works fine.
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Looking at her undressed, I think she looks skinnier than American Girl dolls, but definitely not as slim as my Magic Attic Club dolls. Her head turns, and her arms and legs move outward as well as forward and backward.
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Here she is side by side with one of my American Girl dolls, Eugenia. I think I'm right about their size comparison.
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They had a fashion show to find out for sure just how similar they are! Eugenia can wear New Girl's dress just fine. It velcroes in the back and isn't too tight. New Girl is wearing an American Girl brand dress, and it fits almost perfectly--it's just a tiny bit big, and definitely not in a noticeable way.
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Here's Eugenia wearing the cute sandals that came with New Girl. They're a pretty close fit.
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And here she is next to (her cousin? half-sister?) Rose. To my eye, they very much look related.
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Here she is in Maplelea brand clothes. I also did some brushing and reshaping of her curls.
I haven't decided yet what her name will be. I do know that she's a modern girl who loves to read, daydream, and play dress-up.
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ancientromesims4cc · 5 months
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Ancient Rome - Sims 4 CC (2/5 - Build Mode)
Hi friends,
Since I started to play with the Sims 4 trying to recreate Ancient Rome, I wanted to place in a single post all the CC I found (for myself, first of all, and for anyone who might find the list useful).
I am a historian of the Ancient World, so I am quite obsessed with historical accuracy (not excessively!)
I will continue to update the posts with my finds.
Buy mode objects are here. Decorations are here Clothes / Hairstyles / Accessories are here. Hobbies / activities and mods are here.
Build Mode / Deco for floors
Doric Entablature by @thejim07 Doric Marble Wall by thejim07 Doric Wall by thejim07 Doric Arches and Niches by thejim07 Doric Columns and Pilasters by thejim07 Doric Pilasters 2.0 by thejim07 Doric Pedestals by thejim07 Ionic Door by thejim07 Ionic Order Set I by thejim07 Ionic Order Set II by thejim07 The Original Column by thejim07 Corinthian Column by thejim07 Fountain Edge Set by thejim07 Roman Holiday Set by @littledica Simple wooden door and window by mammut Simple double wooden door by mammut Wooden door and window by mammut Grated windows by Felixandre Siracusa Set by Mara45123 Minos Construction Set by philo Minos Floors by philo Minos Kyria Walls by philo Minos Classical Walls by philo Minos Dolphin Walls by philo Minos Red Walls by philo Minos Platforms by philo Minos Pool trims by philo Mega Colums by pbox
Rustic Cottage Fences by syboulette
Stone floors by mammut Stone walls (darker) by mammut Stone walls (lighter) by mammut Simple stone walls by mammut Stone walls with doves decor by mammut Ancient Roman Tile by JCTekkSims Classical Columns by Felixandre Ancient Rome Murals by @historicalsimslife Ancient Places by Helen Ancient Roman Mosaic Rugs by AnniQ Roman Mosai Rugs by @sortofasimblr Ancient Greek set by @hiddenmoonsims4things Stylish Stucco by matomibotaki Pompeii Walls by mandarinarock Mosaic Floors by @artyssims Bergl Rooms by @artyssims European Grand Tour by @artyssims Wentworth Stone Murals 1 by Volvenom Wentworth Stone Murals 2 by Volvenom Wentworth Stone Murals 3 by Volvenom Wentworth Dark Wood Stone by Volvenom Wentworth Dark Wood Murals by Volvenom Stucco Walls by Rirann Orjánic Part 1 by House of Harlix
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The first round of preparations are finally complete, and that means the first round of the Classic Sapphic Ships bracket is almost ready to go! I'll be preparing the polls today and tomorrow to hopefully go live on Friday, and voting time for at least the first two rounds will run for a week. Check out the FAQ in the meantime, and feel free to send over any additional questions as well!
The full list of Round 1 Match Ups is under the cut!
Right side:
Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)
Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)
Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)
Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)
Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)
Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)
Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)
Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)
Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)
Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)
Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)
13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)
Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)
B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)
Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)
Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)
Left side:
Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)
Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)
Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)
Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)
Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)
Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)
Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)
Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)
Max/Anne (Black Flag) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)
Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)
Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)
Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)
Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)
Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)
Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)
Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)
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kaunis-sielu · 1 year
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Sick: 6
You’ve been bouncing ideas for a cure off of one another all night. Even while you, Nat and Yelena dig through the dark web to try and see if anyone has posted anything bragging about making this virus, you need to occupy your brain as much as possible. If you don’t you’re afraid you’re going to go into a panic spiral about Steve.
None of the guys are any better, but none are any worse either. Sam’s temperature had spiked for a couple hours but has since dropped back to normal. You have FRIDAY monitoring the rest of the guys to make sure that their temperatures stay down too. Carol had flown Scott in, in his shrunk down suit since it was the easiest and fastest way to get him here. It seems the virus had started on the east coast and was now infecting other big cities. Chicago, Minneapolis, LA, Atlanta and Milwaukee.
You don’t sleep for two days no one seems to notice so you just keep working, keep going, you’re not going to stop until you figure this out. You miss your brothers and you miss Steve, god it’s like you’re missing part of your body.
“Hey.” Wanda says softly drawing your attention from the screen you’ve been staring at. “When did you last sleep?”
“I’m fine.”
“Nox, you cannot lie to me.” She says softly, “you need to sleep.”
“I will when we have a cure.”
“You could sleep next to him. He wouldn’t want you to kill yourself looking for a cure.”
“I’m fine.”
“Please don’t make me force you.” She says softly and you glare over at her. You may not be the best fighter but you can hold your own against Wanda if she plays fair. You have a feeling she won’t be playing fair.
“Fine. Just a few hours.”
“Would you like my help?” You sigh heavily before responding,
“Yes please.” You head back to the room where the guys are, they’re all hooked up and all still unconscious. You gently touch the foot of each man as you pass them, making sure they’re still doing okay, easing any pain.
If physically hurts you to see him like this. It’s like he’s been frozen in the ice again and it breaks your heart.
You climb up onto the bed with him, careful not to pull out any of the things that are monitoring him. Once you’re settled Wanda gently touches your shoulder and you fall into a deep sleep.
You’ll never admit it but when you wake up several hours later you feel almost normal. You kiss Steve on the cheek then gently climb back out of bed. You check on the other guys then wander out of the room to find your friends.
You’re half way down the hallway when a hand reaches out of the lab and grabs your arm. Helen pulls you into the lab “You can’t ask me how I know this or why. You just have to trust that I do.” Helen says wringing her hands, her gaze is darting around the room.
“Uh, okay.” You agree hesitantly.
“I know who made the virus.”
“Who made it?”
“Yea.”
“Okay?”
“Which means I might know how we can stop it. But she’s not going to be easy to find.”
“Who?”
“Dr. Deidre Wentworth. We were roommates in college. She’s part of this group, they call themselves the Femizons. She runs the group and hates men.” Things are starting to fall into place.
“Do you know where to find them?”
“No, but Natasha will.” You nod and turn to leave when she stops you, “Nox?” She says softly and you look over your shoulder at her. “Just please don’t judge me.”
“Is there more Helen?”
“I- No. She wasn’t always like this.” You nod then head out of the room and back to where you’d last seen Natasha.
“Nat? Nat! Are you in here?” Of course she’s not in the room, you turn on your heel and sprint out of the room before stopping suddenly. FRIDAY. “FRIDAY! Where’s Natasha?”
“In the gym Miss.”
“Thank you!” You call before you start to run again. When you burst into the gym Nat freezes, horror is etched onto her face.
“No, nothing, nothing, bad.” You pant and her face relaxes. “Have a, lead.”
“What? How?” She asks excitedly, you gulp down a few more deep breaths and then tell her everything that Helen told you.
“The Femizons are the worst. Because their message is so twisted. They believe in female power and being badass and shit but they also hate men and think they’re superior to them.” She says with a huff, “like I want to support some of their shit but they’re just too extreme and also they wouldn’t have me.”
“Why wouldn’t they have you?”
“Um I kinda beat the shit out of Black Lotus, one of the members. They tried to kidnap me and it didn’t end well for them.” She says with a little shrug and you blink at her in surprise. One of the things you’ve always loved about Natasha is how straightforward she is.
“Helen said you would know where to find them.”
“I know where to start looking.” She says wiping her forehead with a towel. “How are you doing?”
“Feeling more optimistic now that we have a lead.”
“How did Helen figure this one out?”
“I don’t know. She said not to ask how or why she knew but to trust that she did. And I trust her.” Natasha looks thoughtful, “what?”
“I don’t like it but it can slide for now. We have more pressing issues. Finding Femizons is first.” She tells you as the two of you make your way back to the war room.
“We should start looking down south. Usually that’s where they hang out.”
“Okay, what exactly am I looking for?” You ask as you drop into a chair and get comfortable with your laptop on your lap.
“They tend to live in smaller towns, several women together. Not super isolated but isolated enough where they can do shit they don’t want people to know about. Be prepared, this could take a while.”
“Someplace like this?” You ask flipping the computer around to show her.
“Wait, what the hell? How did you find this so fast?”
“I just googled feminist communes.” You tell her with a shrug and she shakes her head in astonishment. “This is them right?” She comes over and looks at the photo. Natasha doesn’t even need to say anything to confirm that it’s the Femizons, you can see it in her eyes.
“See if you can find any other compounds. I’ll start getting a team and a plan together.” She says, “since apparently you’re really good at just googling.” You laugh softly but get to work as Natasha leaves the room. You can’t imagine this group is going to be particularly difficult, you’ve got two Black Widows, a Scarlett Witch who Wanda can now control, a woman with literal alien tech in her veins and yourself. While you’re not quite as deadly as Yelena or Natasha you know how to fight, and you know how to weaponize your powers like Wanda. You’ve never been helpless a day in your life.
After an hour of searching the first couple of Avengers have wandered into the space. Hope has been here for almost the whole hour. She’s been fiddling with some tech on her suit and cursing softly occasionally. Wanda, Kamala, Monica, Carol and Jessica came in as a small group about a half hour ago. You know that Nat and Yelena will be here soon and you’ve found two more compounds that you need to search. Pepper wanders in talking to Jean and Rogue, while the Mighty Thor and Storm chat about their ability to harness lightening. Valkyrie, Yelena, Kate, Gamora, Nebula and Jennifer come in as a noisy group but there’s still no Natasha. Sue comes in with Helen, followed by Shuri, Okoye, America and Doreen who makes a beeline for Kamala who looks like she’s going to explode with excitement. You’ve never seen this many female heroes in one room and it’s honestly overwhelming and amazing. Kitty, Jessica Jones, Felicia, Elektra and Nat come in and when Natasha makes her way to the front of the room. As she passes the room slowly quiets.
“I know there are a lot of questions, but let’s get started. Helen.” She says and Helen stands before clearing her throat.
“We know that the strain of this is only effecting men. It’s something to do with the Y chromosome and it is made by a Dr. Deidre Wentworth. She will have made a cure but she’s either going to be withholding it for ransom or she’s just withholding it for fun.”
“Does this look like fun?” Carol asks gesturing to the tv that’s playing the chaos on mute.
“To Deidre? Yes.”
“Deidre hates men.” Natasha says, “she runs the group the Femizons.”
“Fuck.” Carol says and Natasha nods.
“Um, who are the Femizons?” Kamala asks looking between Natasha and Carol.
“They’re a group of women who live in compounds and hate men. They’ve recruited several super powered women. Titania is one of them.” She says and Jen frowns,
“So they have money.” She says and Natasha nods.
“And other super powered women.”
“And smart women. Deidre isn’t exactly moral but she is smart.” Helen chimes in again.
“So we’re going to need a good plan.” Hope says and Natasha nods.
“How many locations are we looking at?”
“Potentially three.” You say, “FRIDAY share my screen.”
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princepotatosack · 11 months
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Hello one and all and welcome to the The Duchess Affair name post. This is a list of period-accurate given names you can give your MC if you need some inspiration or want to know what kinds of names ladies had back then. I've combed through the 1809 edition of Debrett's Peerage for names of noblewomen in the 1600s and 1700s in Britain, which is where I'm taking the liberty of assuming TDA is set.
As always, you can drop any questions in my inbox, I love love love playing reference librarian :-)
Most names in this period either came from the Bible or from literature. The Bible was the most common book owned and read, so Biblical names were frequently seen. Some nobles liked to show off how cultured and educated they were by naming their children after mythological figures or characters from poetry and history, but most people of all classes named children after ancestors or loved ones (which explains why it seems like it was the same dozen names getting passed around again and again.)
Very common names -- the majority of women back then had one of these names:
Anne
Caroline
Catharine (not a typo – this was the standard spelling in the 1700s!)
Charlotte
Diana
Elizabeth
Frances
Georgiana
Henrietta
Isabella
Jane
Louisa
Margaret
Maria (pronounced like “Mariah”)
Martha
Mary
Sarah
Sophia
Less common but not unheard-of names:
Agnes
Alathea
Albinia/Albina
Alicia/Alice
Amelia/ Emilia/Emily
Arabella
Augusta
Barbara
Bridget
Cassandra
Cecilia/Cecily
Clarissa
Constance/Constantia
Dorothea/Dorothy
Eleanor
Emma
Gertrude
Grace
Harriet/Harriott
Hester
Honora/Honoria
Jemima
Judith
Julia
Juliana
Lavinia
Laetitia/Letitia
Laura
Lucy
Marianna/Marianne
Matilda
Penelope
Priscilla
Rachael
Rebecca
Susan/Susanna/Susannah
Theodosia
Theresa
Thomasina/Thomasine
Rarities and oddities -- I only came across these names once or twice each, use them to add a bit of flavor and eccentricity!!!:
Abigail
Amabel/Amabella
Amantha
Anastasia
Angelica
Annabella
Antonia
Araminta
Beatrix
Camilla
Christiana/Christina
Clara
Clementia/Clementina
Dulcibella
Esme
Ethelred
Eugenia
Felicia
Flavia
Flora
Florentia
Frederica
Gabriella
Helen/Helena
Horatia
Josepha
Leonora
Madelina
Margaretta
Narcissa
Octavia
Olivia
Philadelphia
Rose
Selina
Sibella/Sibilla/Sibylla
Tryphena
Urania
Winifred
And just for fun, some extremely British sounding surnames I found that made me chuckle aristocratically:
Beckington
Cavendish
Chatham
Courtenay
Dalrymple
Darlington
Fortescue
Gainsborough
Kingscote
Lovelace
Mountstuart
Ogilvie
Pembroke
Pierrepont
Posonby
Tattershall
Twisleton
Wentworth
Willoughby
Wriothesley
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bethanydelleman · 3 months
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Hi! Love your reviews and discussion!
I recently finished The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and I loved the last chapter. It felt like reading a piece from Jane Austen with the yearning and the coded speech. Did you think so too? The awkwardness between Gilbert and Helen reminds me of Darcy and Elizabeth at the end of Pride and Prejudice when Bingley is there for Jane. The subtle, covert questions from Helen to Gilbert reminds me of Persuasion in the last few interactions between Anne and Wentworth, and even the conversation between Anne and Captain Harville since Wentworth was listening intently, before the ultimate letter. And lastly, the proposition made for Aunt Maxwell to remain at Staningley reminds me of Mr. Knightley coming to stay at Hartfield to console the dependent Mr. Woodhouse. Even at one point, when Gilbert hears Helen's excited voice from the carriage, it reminded me of when Marguerite Blakeney hears Percy Blakeney on the cliffs at the end of The Scarlet Pimpernel. I felt like I was coming home with this ending. ❤️ Thoughts?
This is beautiful, I was just so glad that Helen and Gilbert finally got together! I didn't think of all these parallels. I love that chapter and the rose.
My favourite line personally is this one:
Had he come a minute before I should have received him less graciously, but now I affectionately stroked his curling locks, and even kissed his ivory forehead: he was my own Helen’s son, and therefore mine; and as such I have ever since regarded him.
You know Gilbert will be the best stepfather ever! Little Arthur finally has a good male role model in his life.
The way that Gilbert is worried too because Helen is so rich now, that's a bit like North & South to me.
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Current Submissions
Submissions remain open until ~10pm pst tomorrow (March 3rd); submit through this form or the ask box
Those who have secured spots on the bracket (3 or more submissions);
Elizabeth Bennett & Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Enjolras & Grantaire from Le Misérables by Victor Hugo
Victor Frankenstein & Henry Clerval from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Faustus & Mephistopheles from Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Ishmael & Queequeg from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Mina & Johnathan Harker from Dracula by Bram Stoker
Henry Jekyll & Gabriel Utterson from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Other possible contenders (under read more);
Offred & Moria from The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Celie & Shug from The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Lestat & Marius from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Gimli & Legolas from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Samwise Gamgee & Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Gandalf & Hobbits from the works of Tolkien
Romeo & Juliet from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Clarissa Dalloway & Sally Seton from Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Anne Elliot & Frederick Wentworth from Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma Woodhouse & George Knightley from Emma by Jane Austen
Maurice & Alec from Maurice by EM Forster
Margaret & Thornton from North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Holden Caufield & Stradletter from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Charlie & Patrick from The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Gene Forrester & Finny from A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn from the works of Mark Twain
John Yossarian & the Chaplain from Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Jane Eyre & Helen Burns from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Lionel Verney & Adrian Windsor from The Last Man by Mary Shelly
Eugenie Danglars & Louise d'Armilly from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Dante & Virgil from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Hamlet & Horatio from Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Lizzie Hexam & Eugene Wrayburn from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Phileas Fogg & Passepartout from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Huckleberry Finn & Jim from the works of Mark Twain
Sherlock Holmes & John Watson from Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lord & Lady Macbeth from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Beatrice & Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Gilgamesh & Enkidu from The Epic of Gilgamesh
Heathcliff & Catherine Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Mr. Collins & Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Victor Frankenstein & Adam ('the creation') from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Dorian Gray & Lord Henry from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Rodion Raskolnikov & Mitya Razumikhin from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern from Hamlet by William Shakespeare
First Mate Starbuck & Captain Ahab from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre & Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre by Emily Brontë
Jean Valjean & Inspector Javert from Le Misérables by Victor Hugo
Victor Frankenstein & Robert Walton from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Mary Catherine Blackwood & Constance Blackwood from We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Benvolio & Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Achilles & Patroclus from The Illiad
Ajax & Ajax from The Illiad
Jack & Ralph from The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Telemachus & Theoclymenus from The Odyssey
Jo & Laurie from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Elinor Dashwood & Edward Farrars from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Charles Bingley & Jane Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jo, Amy, Meg, & Beth from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Jack Seward & Abraham van Helsing from Dracula by Bram Stoker
Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ned Land & Conseil from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Earl of Montararat & Earl Tolloler from Iolanthe
Fogg, Passepartout, & Aouda from Around the World in Days by Jules Verne
Guy Montag & Professor Faber from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Nick Carraway & Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Napoleon & Squealer from Animal Farm by George Orwell
Antonio & Sebastian from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Antonio & Sebastian from The Tempest by William Shakespeare
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audiospamtrading · 1 year
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For anyone who wants it, the Theater Raleigh production of Comet, 11/5 M
Act 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ctNpOQUBQJcHHe_o7ncvdCOQaOZi8-7y/view?usp=drivesdk
Act 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zYxD3amtZs5y-u4MOwsIQd7Ob2_0H9wC/view?usp=drivesdk
Manna Nichols (Natasha, David Toole (Pierre), Andrew Wade (Anatole), Grace Hamashima (Sonya) Micaela Shanyce Bundy (Marya D.), Anna Wentworth (Helene), Pedro Ka’awaloa (Dolokhov U/S), Rebekah Holland (Mary), Derek Robinson (Andrey/Bolkonsky), Tedd Szeto (Balaga), Meagan Chieppor, Kamilah Lay, Becky Layko, John Parker Douglas, Eric Sorrels, Sai Graham (Swing)
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👁 [#GravityFallsOC] His Queen 👁
Today is my little sister @yoru-kuraihime's birthday 🍰
Like every year, I drew her main ship, Bill Cipher, from "Gravity Falls" and her OC, Helen Wentworth, better known as Kuraihime 💛💙
This cute couple saw the light for first time in 2017, approximately and, since then, it has been very important to our stories. I love Bill and Kurai's relationship and it will always be one of my OTPs 🥰💝
My precious little sister, I hope you have a wonderful time on your day, I send you a huge hug and I am grateful to be part of your life, I love you very much and Happy Birthday!!! 🎉🎂🥳🎁
Without more to say, I hope you like it!!! 🌒
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The only complaint I have about the new Jane Austen adaptation of “Persuasion” is that Henry Golding has chosen to be the rake, the villain of the story. Somehow, this encourages one to root for him. I might be unfair to Cosmo Jarvis, but I don’t see the regale Captain Frederick Wentworth in him. Why the opportunistic Mister Walter Elliot? Why Henry, why? Like what he said, it was much more challenging to play around Elliot’s obnoxiousness.
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Of course, this adaptation won’t certainly change the world. And as I see it, with the negative feedback coming already, will be ripped to shreds and shut down in every opportunity. There might not be LGBTQ representation, but the diversity of the cast, which I appreciate, is probably the reason people compare it to “Bridgerton” plus the atmosphere of the setting, but as I haven’t seen it I truly cannot say. Yet, I believe in the director Carrie Cracknell, who’s more known in the theatre world. She is no Joe Wright, but she helmed “Medea” and “The Deep Blue Sea” onstage with the late great Helen McCrory. And if you have seen them when the National Theatre began streaming them during the first year of lockdown then you know her capabilities to carry on an adaptation.
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So yes, I am open to it. Jane Austen needs new audience. If we want the old BBC adaptations I think we can still have them. Why not lure them first to see these adaptations and encourage them to read Jane Austen afterward?
Autumn de Wilde successfully brought “Emma” in the 22nd century, so why not this social commentary posing as a love story? Methinks there’s much more to the “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Fifty Shades of Grey” actors. Of course, I could eat again my words later.
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What I've (Not) Watched Lately
I’ve meant to do another one of these for so long there’s quite a number of things I’ve watched or tried to watch. Under the cut because it will get long, but I need to get my feelings out, so I can move on.
I watched 3 episodes of La Brea and then gave up because by episode 3 I should care at least one character and I just didn’t. And plot-holes, lack-of-logic-wise it was worse than Revolution (and that says a LOT). How do people survive the fall and flashlights work but apparently no car does and all plane electronics go out?
I know I shouldn’t expect logic from TV shows, silly me. Anyway, it’s a shame because based on the premise this could have been the new Terra Nova (gah, I think I need a rewatch.) As if I don’t watch too many things already.
I tried Midnight Mass and quit after one episode after I asked a friend and checked doesthedogdie, because ep ending was a very nasty surprise and apparently that continues throughout the show and nope, dead cats and lots of blood & gore to follow etc. are not for me and that’s fine.
I watched two episodes of Moon Knight, but like with La Brea, just didn’t care about the characters (even though Osccar Issac is hot). The plot was at least better but not enough – and I wasn’t in the right space for the moral dilemmas (as in everyone being wrong in some way) it presented. I might give it another go some time, though.
I finally quit New Amsterdam after 4x8, because it got boring and I can’t stand Max (and Max and Helen – and to think I really shipped them in the beginning but the put it off at least a season too long and meh) and I hated the about re: hospital policy, because we can’t make non-capitalist ways work, can we?
I half watched No Time to Die. It was the worst of the Daniel Craig’s Bond movies, IMO. Madeline came out of nowhere and hence, again, I just didn’t care that much about her and everything. IDK how they couldn’t have better established the supposedly core motivation of the movie better in 2 and half hours, FFS. A minute or two less shooting would do the trick, I think.
I also watched Un peuple et son roi, because it was on national TV and it had been on my list. European production is always a nice change of tone and it was okay, but nothing special.
Now, on to more engaging things.
Speaking of European production, I watched Heartstopper and it was fluffy, light, and adorable, and I am looking forward to S2.
I’ve also watched a ton of currently airing shows (now ended/ending for the season.)
The Rookie was a pleasant time-killer, as always.
I need to quit 911 Lone Star. The only good thing I remember from this season was that short Tommy/Julius venture. So, yeah.
I only watched episode 1 of S7 of LoT and IDK if I’ll watch it through the end. Maybe just the ep(s) where Wentworth Miller was back? Otherwise I lost interest and it also got cancelled. So, depends on my mood/state of boredom.
I continued watching CPD, mainly for Tracy, of course, and it also was a nice way to kill time.
I also started Chicago Fire mid-season purely due to Brett Dalton guest-starring, but then got attached to a few other people (mostly Violet) and kept watching. And I was so satisfied with Brett’s character’s arc. It was a healing experience, nevermind the different show and all. I was happy.
I also continued watching Law and Order: SVU & Organized Crime (which I got into at the end of last summer) and these, too, are excellent time-killers. Although, for such an old show – and the same goes for the Chicago franchise – and big fandoms, the said fandoms are surely conservative AF. I guess if I want any content for random unconventional rare ships that pop into my mind, I’ll have to make it myself. If only I had the time & energy. Oh well, I guess it’ll just stay in my head.
The height of my weekly watching was the FBI franchise, as you may have noticed, in particularly the spin-offs, in particularly, the FBI: Most Wanted spin-off. I actually meta-d about those sporadically as I went along.
So in short, FBI is more or less boring and I hate them going back and forth with propping OA up for positive ‘representation’ just to then make him bow down to the ‘way the job is done’, ugh. But Shantel van Santen did bring a bit of fresh air to the show at the end of the season.
FBI: International is what it is and I wrote about it before, but I was satisfied with the season ending (I only caught up today) re: Scott’s mum and as I said before, I am invested in these characters, so I’ll keep watching.
The new boss on FBI: Most Wanted also brought in a lot of fresh-air and as you’ve probably noticed I also got invested to the point of starting giffing again (some of which I still have to do, but see: time and & energy).
Although I’ve just learned Ivan’s leaving the show, WTF. Going like that, this show will be worse than LoT; only two original characters remaining already in S4.
But, again, I’m invested in the rest of them – I also really like Kristin and Hana and Barnes – so I’ll tune in for the next season.
Oh, yeah, I’ve also been watching Stalker, because of reasons. I still have 4 episodes left, but It’s very good, too bad there was just one season.
Phew. I think that’s all. I watched a few other things I believe I talked about in separate posts already.
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A Meditation on Virginity
A Meditation on Virginity
I very much enjoyed the Stratford Festival production of All’s Well That Ends Well at the Tom Patterson Theatre under the direction of Scott Wentworth. Curiously it was the third production we saw at the Festival this year that begins with a grave (Richard III & Hamlet) – a subtext? In All’s Well it is the grave of Helen’s (Jessica B. Hill) father who has left her in the care of Countess of…
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Blatantly Partisan Party Review XL (federal 2022): The “Teal” Independents
Running where: 6 out of 8 states and territories—not NT or QLD. Most are in specific lower house seats; see full list below.
Prior reviews: None, this is not a party
(This entry is a bit long. The first section covers the rise of the indies this past decade and what they stand for. If you are primarily interested in whether a teal is standing in your seat and a recommendation if so, scroll down to the candidate list and recommendation sections.)
Australia has seen a resurgence in independent politics the past decade. In 2010, the only indies in the House of Representatives were men who had been first elected to public office as Nationals MPs and since left the party. At that year’s election, Andrew Wilkie ran a successful independent campaign for the Division of Denison (now Clark): in a remarkable four-cornered contest, he came third on first preferences and won after the distribution of preferences. Next, in 2013, Cathy McGowan ran an impressive local campaign to unseat Sophie Mirabella, a terminally unpopular Liberal who had steadily turned one of the safest seats in the country into a loss. As a friend with relatives in Indi quipped to me, “every time Mirabella met a voter, she lost a vote”. McGowan in 2019 then successfully handed over to another local indie, Helen Haines, the current Member for Indi, while Zali Steggall defeated Tony Abbott in Warringah. Kerryn Phelps also briefly held Wentworth after winning as an independent at a 2018 by-election but she narrowly lost to Dave Sharma in 2019.
This election, independent campaigns have been especially well organised, receiving significant funds from clean energy activist Simon Holmes à Court’s organisation Climate 200. There are plenty of indies not funded by Climate 200, including a couple of competitive ones (e.g. Dai Le in Fowler, Rob Priestly in Nicholls), but by and large the indies getting attention are those with Climate 200 backing. These indies have become known as the “teal indies” for the colour many use in their branding or as the “climate indies” for their policy focus. Holmes à Court had formerly participated in Liberal Party fundraising activities for Josh Frydenberg, but was expelled after writing an opinion piece in support of closing the Liddell coal-fired power station. He promptly began supporting independent and minor-party candidates with more progressive climate agendas than Liberal MPs.
Because this is not a party as such, the teal indies are a diverse bunch. Some are running on distinctively local issues, and if you are in one of their electorates you probably know them and the issues much better than I do. I would largely define the teals as centre to centre-right. A few clearly lean left (e.g. David Pocock, Kim Rubenstein) while some belong to a lost generation of Liberals: professional women who two decades ago would have been moderate Liberal candidates, but who have been put off by the party’s notorious sexism problems and its inability or refusal to act on climate ()e.g. Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps, Kate Chaney).
Three issues unite the teals. They want much stronger action on climate change, guided by scientific advice. They want integrity in politics—you can read this as a federal ICAC. And, as implied by the end of the last paragraph, they want gender equity. The specifics of exactly what sort of policies they support on climate, integrity, and gender vary between candidates and each campaign has been resolutely focused on their electorate’s expectations—and on tying incumbent Liberals to Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce, no matter how nice and moderate the local incumbent might be.
Climate 200 has contributed to twenty campaigns this election. Four are candidates from parties I have reviewed: Leanne Minshull of The Local Party (TAS Senate), David Pocock of his eponymous party (ACT Senate), Rebekah Sharkie of the Centre Alliance (Mayo), and Kim Rubenstein of Kim for Canberra (ACT Senate). Of those four, only Sharkie is the incumbent; the other three are challenging for Senate seats. Three more people in receipt of Climate 200 support are incumbent independents who are likely to be re-elected: Helen Haines (Indi), Zali Steggall (Warringah), and Andrew Wilkie (Clark).
The remaining thirteen are independents challenging sitting members for a seat in the House of Representatives. They are varying degrees of competitive. I think Zoe Daniel should win Goldstein over toxic cesspit of a person Tim Wilson, and Monique Ryan (Kooyong), Allegra Spender (Wentworth), and Kylea Tink (North Sydney) are all in strong positions too. I would suggest 2–3 of those four will unseat the incumbent. I am also tipping one other indie, not necessarily a teal, to unseat an incumbent somewhere in the country. There is buzz around Kate Chaney here in the west for Curtin, although I’m not yet persuaded it’s enough to get her over the line. I suspect David Pocock is going to fall just a few percent short of defeating Zed Seselja for the second ACT Senate seat.
The following are the candidates to whom Climate 200 has contributed funds. They are alphabetised by seat contested, which is named in brackets. In square brackets is party affiliation, if they have one. Italicised candidates are sitting incumbents.
ACT: David Pocock (Senate) [eponymous party]; Kim Rubenstein (Senate) [Kim for Canberra]
NSW: Nicolette Boele (Bradfield), Kate Hook (Calare), Caz Heise (Cowper), Georgia Steele (Hughes), Kylea Tink (North Sydney), Hanabeth Luke (Page), Zali Steggall (Warringah), Allegra Spender (Wentworth)
SA: Jo Dyer (Boothby), Rebekah Sharkie (Mayo) [Centre Alliance]
TAS: Andrew Wilkie (Clark), Leanne Minshull (Senate) [Local Party]
VIC: Claire Ferres Miles (Casey), Despi O’Connor (Flinders), Zoe Daniel (Goldstein), Helen Haines (Indi), Monique Ryan (Kooyong), Alex Dyson (Wannon)
WA: Kate Chaney (Curtin)
My recommendation: In all instances I recommend you preference a teal above a Liberal or National candidate and the various far-right crackpots (this favourable recommendation applies to Rob Priestly and Dai Le too). Just how strong a preference you give them will vary based on individual, but it will be generally a decent or good one—especially given how many dire candidates are on some ballots.
I want to go into more detail than I usually do in giving a recommendation, as there are strategic considerations to make in some cases. If your priority is unseating the sitting Liberal, you should ponder who is likely to end up second and third as preferences are distributed. If there are three candidates left in the count and none has 50% (or, in the Senate, none has reached a quota), the third one will be eliminated. and their preferences will decide which of the remaining two wins the seat. Where will their preferences go? If the third candidate is Labor or Green, the easy majority of their preferences will flow to the teal and might get them over the line if the margin is close enough. If the third candidate is a teal, however, some of their voters will likely break back to the Liberals to give the Lib the win ahead of Labor or the Greens.
This means that if your main goal is defeating a Liberal and the count is likely to end up a three-way contest between the Liberal, a teal, and a party candidate you might otherwise vote for, consider your vote very carefully. In such a situation, if you decide that Labor or Green (or another desirable candidate) is likely to finish in the top three but cannot defeat the incumbent Liberal on preferences, while the teal is also likely to finish in the top three and could defeat the incumbent Liberal on preferences, then you might wish to give the teal a better preference than Labor/Green/other-desirable-party. I do not normally recommend tactical voting, and our system is designed to avoid it, but in this case it’s relevant.
Website: https://www.climate200.com.au/candidates
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Round 1 Polls are posted! Each poll will be up for a week, so good luck to everyone’s favorite ships!
Right Side:
Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)
Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)
Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)
Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)
Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)
Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)
Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)
Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)
Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)
Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)
Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)
13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)
Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)
B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)
Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)
Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)
Left Side:
Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)
Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)
Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)
Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)
Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)
Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)
Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)
Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)
Max/Anne (Black Sails) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)
Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)
Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)
Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)
Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)
Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)
Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)
Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)
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Leona D. "Lee" Brakla, 96, went to be with her Lord on Aug. 20, 2023, at the home of her daughter, Shari Payne, St. Joseph.
Lee was born in Watertown, Wis., to Herman and Ella (Prillwitz) Glaske.
About one year later, the family moved to the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor area where she lived all of her life.
After graduating from Benton Harbor High School and one year at Bob Jones College, Lee worked for A.B. Morss printers for many years. Then she worked at Berrien County Intermediate School District in REMC's media department, where she retired in 1991.
On Nov. 29, 1947, she married Don Brakla. They had a daughter, Shari, and a son, Mark.
Lee accepted the Lord as her Savior at age 13, and loved and served Him all her adult life wherever she could; teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir and playing the piano and organ wherever there was a need. She had a large perennial garden and for more than 40 years, provided large floral arrangements for the church sanctuary. She always thanked Him for the beauty in nature He has given us to enjoy!
Don and Lee enjoyed golfing, and spending vacations traveling on their Harley, pulling a pop-up camper, visiting almost all of the states in the country. In the mid-60s, Don's work transferred him to Ashville, N.C. for three years. For several of those years, Lee was blessed with the opportunity to work at The Biltmore House in the floral design department, where she made floral arrangements of all shapes and sizes to decorate the house. How she enjoyed that time and always thanked God for giving her that opportunity.
Lee was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Don and Paul Glaske; sister, Helen Wentworth; son, Mark; and granddaughter, Kathy Patterson.
She is survived by daughter, Shari Payne; daughter-in-law, Pat Brakla of Grand Rapids, Mich.; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, with Pastor Maynard Schoen officiating at Starks & Menchinger Chapel & Cremation Services, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Friends and family may visit with Leona's family on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Private burial will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may made to New Community Church WM Arts Dept, 2340 Dean Lake Ave., N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49505 or American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, MA 1061-0515.
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Jamie Fraser, né le 1er mai 1721 au domaine de Lallybroch dans les Highlands, est le second fils de Helen et Brian Fraser, propriétaire terrien. Helen Fraser est la sœur de Dougal et de Colum MacKenzie du clan MacKenzie et Brian Fraser est le fils adultérin d'une domestique et de Lord Lovat du Clan Fraser de Lovat. Helen et Brian se marient sans le consentement de leurs clans respectifs. Sa mère meurt en couches en donnant naissance à un troisième fils. C'est alors sa sœur ainée Jenny qui s'occupe de la famille Fraser. À l'âge de 14 ans, il part vivre chez son oncle maternel Dougal MacKenzie au château de Leoch afin d'apprendre le maniement de l'épée. À 18 ans, il vient étudier à l'Université de Paris et vit chez le cousin de son père Jared Fraser. De retour à Lallybroch, il est arrêté par des soldats anglais en 1740 pour obstruction car il a tenté de défendre sa famille et son domaine et est emprisonné à Fort William. Deux tentatives d'évasion lui valent deux cents coups de fouet ordonnés et exécutés par le capitaine Jack Randall, châtiment dont son dos restera marqué par des cicatrices. Sa tête est également mise à prix pour meurtre car lors de sa seconde évasion un garde a été tué. Son père qui assiste à la flagellation meurt d'une crise cardiaque. Jamie parvient à s'enfuir en France. Il rejoint son meilleur ami, Ian Murray, mercenaire dans l'armée française. Il revient en Écosse deux ans plus tard en 1742, se cachant dans les Highlands avec un groupe d'hommes jusqu'au jour où il est frappé à la tête. Son oncle Dougal l'envoie se faire soigner en France à l'Abbaye de Sainte Anne de Beaupré où un de ses oncles Alexandre Fraser est prêtre. Jamie revient en Écosse en avril 1743 avec son parrain Murtagh. Peu après la rixe, Murtagh les rejoint accompagné d'une anglaise du nom de Claire Beauchamp qu'il a sauvée des griffes de Randall. Celle-ci propose de le soigner et les hommes reprennent le chemin de Leoch, Jamie chevauchant avec la sassenach. Palefrenier du château, ils font tous les deux plus ample connaissance. Son dos mutilé sert à lever des fonds afin de financer le second mouvement de rébellion jacobite dirigée par Charles Édouard Stuart appelé également Bonnie Prince Charlie. Il est emprisonné à la prison de Wentworth et condamné à mort. Claire tente de le faire échapper mais Randall les surprend. Afin de sauver Claire, il accepte de se soumettre à Randall. Celui-ci le torture et le viole. Claire et des hommes du clan reviennent le délivrer. Jamie est emmené en France où il est à nouveau soigné à l'Abbaye de Sainte Anne de Beaupré où vit toujours son oncle Alexandre Fraser. Le 28 janvier 1746 a lieu la Bataille de Falkirk, dernière victoire des Highlanders. Faute de vivres et de munitions, ils sont contraints à stopper le soulèvement. Malgré l'épuisement des forces et la dangerosité du lieu choisi, Prince Charlie donne l'ordre d'attaquer les Anglais à Culloden. Jamie conduit Claire à Craigh na Dun afin qu'elle rejoigne Frank et qu'elle élève en toute sécurité leur nouvel enfant. Il lègue par écrit le domaine de Lallybroch à son neveu Jamie. Le couple passe une dernière nuit ensemble et se dit adieu au matin du 16 avril 1746 alors que les Anglais surgissent dans leur refuge. Totalement abattu, Jamie ne souhaite que mourir. Révoltée par sa décision, Claire soigne sa main cassée et en usant de drogues chasse le fantôme de Randall. Le 16 mai 1753, Jamie est emprisonné à la prison d'Ardsmuir où il rejoint d'autres Highlanders.
Joue avec : John Gray
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