Jubilee Singers by Edmund Havel (1873) I love the elegance in this victorian painting by Edmund Havel who was the court painter for Que...

Bathsheba Mourns Her Husband by James Tissot "And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and wa...

  Illustration from A Little Princess “Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tat...

"In the cloakroom of a certain school a question arose among some girls as to who had the most beautiful hands. The teacher listened ...

"The cries of the sufferers on the remaining part of the wreck were heard during the night."  * ~ Grace Darling Who is G...

This is a thank you post to two sweet souls for bestowing the same award to this blog within one week… The Versatile Blogger Award* ~ I ap...

"And the word of the LORD came unto him (Prophet Elijah), saying,  Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and...