December 2010
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A surprising fact about the magician Bernard Kornblum, Joe remembered, was that he believed in magic. Not in the so-called magic of candles, pentagrams, and bat wings. Not in the kitchen enchantments of Slavic grandmothers with their herbiaries and parings from the little toe of a blind virgin tied up in a goatskin bag. Not in astrology, theosophy, chiromancy, dowsing rods, séances, weeping...
Being alone
It can be quite romantic
Like Jacques Cousteau
Underneath the...
– Andrew Bird (via napoleoncomplex)
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Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.
– Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs
I will love you as the iceberg loves the ship, and the passengers love the...
– Lemony Snicket, The Beatrice Letters (via a little story)
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breathingvioletfog asked: you are beautiful and magical. I think I'm in love with your blog
do you drink tea? if so, what are your favorite types? I adore jasmine, lavender, and orange teas. they're sublime
what are some of your favorite books? saw that you love the book thief which I adore with all of my heart.
do you drink tea? if so, what are your favorite types? I adore jasmine, lavender, and orange teas. they're sublime
what are some of your favorite books? saw that you love the book thief which I adore with all of my heart.
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You have lived on broken hearts all your life.
– C.S. Lewis (via nocternity)
Anonymous asked: You are a beautiful soul, Vera. I wish I knew someone as magnificent as you (I'll keep on hoping).
All my love,
A. xx
All my love,
A. xx
Anonymous asked: do you like to visit café's on your own? what do you do? what do you order? xxx
analectic asked: Dear Vera,
What would your Patronus be?
x
What would your Patronus be?
x
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Anonymous asked: Who are your favourite tumblrs? You have wonderful taste
crevettefumee asked: were you born in the czech republic? where? if it's not a secret:)
rowantrees asked: What are some of your favorite words and why do you like them? Because of the sound they make when you say them or because of how they look on paper?
ps. hope you had a lovely christmas. xxxx
ps. hope you had a lovely christmas. xxxx
Anonymous asked: Vera, dear if you had £100 to spend on anything you'd like, what would you buy?
rivulet asked: What do you like the best about the holidays? (I hope you had a lovely christmas) x
Anonymous asked: What camera did you use for these, Vera?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feathercircus/5123659760/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feathercircus/5123659760/
seafoamchild asked: your blog is so soft and gorgeous!!! which country do you want to visit the most?
<3
kate
<3
kate
Anonymous asked: Ooh what is your satchel like?
ladynami asked: Happy Christmas! (I am a bit late, aren't I?)
Hope everything is warm and glittery for you today ♥
x Nami
Hope everything is warm and glittery for you today ♥
x Nami
nocternity asked: Merry Christmas, my swan. I hope everything feels like unwrapping presents and snowed eyelashes (your e-mail meant the world, and my curiosity about you-know-what is enormous). Have you found lovely treasures beneath the glistening paper? xxx
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That’s why I said, ‘Oh.’ It was an attempt to corral those...
– The Pie-Maker
nightdrifter-deactivated2010123 asked: I believe that's 5 feet 4 inches ;)
Any plans for the New Year's eve Vera?
Any plans for the New Year's eve Vera?
nocternity asked: Merry Christmas, my swan. I hope everything feels like unwrapping presents and snowed eyelashes (your e-mail meant the world, and my curiosity about you-know-what is enormous). Have you found lovely treasures beneath the glistening paper? xxx
enchanting asked: xx
Lovely Vera, so very magical you are-- too too kind, too (an abundance of too's not enough to paint the portrait of my infinite gratitude). Have a marvelous Christmas weekend; I shall think of thee as Christmas Day's sleepless snow performs Russian waltzes and pirouettes beyond the frosted windowpanes, as ephemeral fog and swaying alpine trees blanket the singing...
Lovely Vera, so very magical you are-- too too kind, too (an abundance of too's not enough to paint the portrait of my infinite gratitude). Have a marvelous Christmas weekend; I shall think of thee as Christmas Day's sleepless snow performs Russian waltzes and pirouettes beyond the frosted windowpanes, as ephemeral fog and swaying alpine trees blanket the singing...
Anonymous asked: How tall are you?
You should be a model. You are super pretty!
xx
You should be a model. You are super pretty!
xx
Anonymous asked: Could you explain me better how come you are studying abroad? Are you staying with a host family or..?