Duxford Girl

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

I've not written much about flying lately as I've gone through a rather frustrating couple of months. I've had six different instructors in the last six months and I'm finding that trying to schedule flights in between shifts at my job is sometimes an impossible task.

I've been meaning to post this one for awhile. I can't believe that it's almost time to start thinking about Christmas. Oh well, "...maybe this year, will be better than the last."

I think that I've said this before but I thought that camera phones were a pretty stupid thing when they first began to emerge. However, since getting a phone with a camera in it (every phone has them now), I'm not sure how I ever lived without one.

There is a definite benefit to being able to take pictures at a moment's notice. I've picked up some great shots. I also have some not-so-great shots but I like the fact that even on the worst days at work I can flip open the 'ole Razor and have a few moments of happy.

With that in mind, the next few stories will be studies of various cell phone pictures. Again, the quality isn't so hot on a lot of these shots but these pictures are all about capturing the moment.

I bought it about a month ago but have been so busy driving it that I haven't taken the time to get really good pictures. Here's a few that I took in the showroom.

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At long last, some photos of me in my costume. It’s always immensely disappointing to realize that wearing a movie costume does not transform me into the beauty that Kate Winslet is. These were taken on a recent trip to Victoria by Evil Scientist in and around the Empress Hotel.

There are a number of accessories I don’t have. Rose wears white gloves with embroidered red flowers on them. Given the time of day she wears them, I assume they likely only extend a few inches beyond her wrist. At some point, I plan to find a pair of cloth gloves and do the embroidery myself.

Another quirk of Edwardian fashion was so-called “orientalism”. With British Imperialism came many touches of traditional costumes from the colonies. Faster ships meant that more and more exotic fabrics, etc. were able to reach their market. Rose’s shawl is an excellent example of this. It is opaque, white and embellished with gold embroidery giving it a very sari-like appearance. Again with the details, it has a long fringe on either end.

The jewelry for Rose’s suit is quite simple. An excellent source for Titanic replica jewelry is Karen’s Romance. You can check out her store at www.karensromance.com as well as on eBay. I have several pieces of her collection and I not only wear them with my costumes but with my normal wardrobe also. Notably, this is the last scene in the movie that we see Rose wearing her impressive engagement ring. My replica is very nice costume jewelry but I’m still holding out for a real one.