Daddy, I want a pony.

Twenty-something writer, illustrator and cupcake-baker extraordinaire. Fashion Journalism Graduate. Likes owls, teacups and cushions. Born by the seaside in Hampshire. Can read at the speed of light. Other notable interests include Alice in Wonderland, cake, Mulberry bags and annihilating boys at pool. Earliest memories involve feeding squirrels, eating sugar sandwiches and being read The Wishing Chair by her nanna.

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Chicago Exhibit Supply Company Arcade Card, 1920s.
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Chicago Exhibit Supply Company Arcade Card, 1920s.

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Unusual Words

sylph - a graceful and slender young woman.
euphony - a bearable or agreeable sound.
quixotic - extremely romantic and chivalrous.
pareidolia - a psychological phenomenon, wherein a person has the notion of seeing faces of people in clouds, hearing hidden messages and other such unusual feelings.
phalerate - decorated; made beautiful.
betwixt - between.
crepuscule - twilight; dusk.
epicaricacy - taking pleasure in other’s misfortune; schadenfreud.
nepenthe - something, such as a drink or a drug, capable of making one forget suffering.
exosculate - to kiss fervently or heartily.
lacuna - a blank space or missing part.
euonym - a pleasing or beautiful name.
quarender - a dark red apple.
halcyon - calm and peaceful; tranquil. Prosperous; gold.
ubiquitous - being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.
soigné - showing sophisticated elegance; fashionable. Well-groomed; polished.

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