Bonne Annee

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." *

Enchantee, je m'appelle Mademoiselle Baudelaire. And here I find myself, on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of my birth, beginning a blog. But really I don't know where to begin but for to say that I adore many of the smaller things in life, the little things that most people don't take the time to consider but that come together to form the beautiful, whole picture. I like how things connect. I enjoy sharing these moments most particularly with my darling partner, whom we shall call Monsieur Duval.

I am a housewife (in the defacto sense), and take pride in keeping house just as anyone takes pride in their occupation. I am quite old fashioned in that I find it quite an honorable position, to be at home, and creating and looking after a comfortable home for Monsieur Duval and I, that he may come home after a hard day at work and have a delicious meal, and relax without the added stress of finding what to eat, and needing to tidy and clean the layers of dust from having worked the whole week. And it gives us better quality time together, that is not booked out by chores! Of course, there is more than one way for a relationship/partnership to be, this is just ours.

Now, please, do not assume that being quite the domestic goddess in her maryjanes and apron is the be all end all of my existence - I love to sew, and to create (I make and sell accessories and so on, mostly on request), love to dress up (mostly vintage and classical styled modelling), play secretary to Monsieur's broking, and am currently studying financial services and journalism. My interests include but are by no means limited to languages, writing, music (including playing - violoncello and bass guitar), anti-fashion (think gosurorita, pin-up/rockabilly, goth and steampunk and so on), bowhunting, and generally anything to do with self-sufficiency (be that finance, sewing, gardening, cooking, homemaking, et cetera) and culture.

This blog is a part of my plans for this new year, but please forgive this rushed and somewhat disorganised introduction, I am off to continue organising and sorting our home (also a part of my plans for this new year) which we are hoping to be done renovating soon!

A pleasure I'm sure,
Mademoiselle Baudelaire. xo


* - Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities