Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention, Bob, I shall ensure that appropriate action is taken!
It's an unpleasant duty, but someone has to shoulder it.
I hope you put plenty of "shoulder" in it Wragg old boy.
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It's an unpleasant duty, but someone has to shoulder it.
I hope you put plenty of "shoulder" in it Wragg old boy.
If the Catholic Church had not frowned on sex before marriage one thinks its numbers would not have dwindled!!!The Reception Room at Cruxton Abbey
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Courtney joins Alice for lunch in one of the Reception Rooms. Alice has already washed a spicy main course down with a can of Special Brew, and is feeling quite relaxed. She has removed her dress, although Courtney's attention is distracted by the platter of grapes, strawberries and cream. On the wall, Antonio Ciseri's painting, 'Shall I Release Kathy?' exemplifies Lord Wragg's remarkably good taste as a patron of the arts.
So it's okay so long as you frown while you're doing it?
(Actually, I think that is more or less the Vatican view - sex is only okay so long as you do it seriously
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And apparently very carelessly. Actually, I think you're not supposed to do it at all, unless you intend procreation, and then, of course it's terribly serious.
I recall one priest going on at length about the "blessed Virgin" and how fortunate and blessed she was to have been able to give birth to the Son of God without having to undergo carnal knowledge. I couldn't quite imagine how blessed she would have felt having to do all the gestation, and carrying the foetus to term, and then all the labour and birthing (which are not remarkably comfortable, it seems to me), and never actually do the fun bits. But you know, priests know best, right?
(I'm not Catholic, incidentally - I have sung with various chamber choir groups in our local Cathedral, where I try desperately to avoid listening to the sermons - I don't always succeed, when the "total rubbish" content of the theology gets too high).
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
I would even think, beer cans are way under the level of standards held up by Cruxton Abbey. Even more appropriate action is therefore needed!Honestly!
You bring these girls into your premises, give them gainful employment, and what do you get by way of thanks?
Beer cans on the table without a table mat!
Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention, Bob, I shall ensure that appropriate action is taken!
LittleSiss
Sorceress
I am laughing!The Reception Room at Cruxton Abbey
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Courtney joins Alice for lunch in one of the Reception Rooms. Alice has already washed a spicy main course down with a can of Special Brew, and is feeling quite relaxed. She has removed her dress, although Courtney's attention is distracted by the platter of grapes, strawberries and cream. On the wall, Antonio Ciseri's painting, 'Shall I Release Kathy?' exemplifies Lord Wragg's remarkably good taste as a patron of the arts.
I see a ppk and double band of …
Automatic weapons.
;p
The Linkie Hunt (Archival photo)
Cruxton Abbey has a long and colourful history, part of which is shown here in an old sepia photo taken at the start of the annual Linkie Hunt. Unlike the tradition in the north, where the moors and fens of Scotland argue against the use of horses, the Cruxton hunt was always across the verdant agricultural fields, giving room for a good gallop. You can even see one optimistic hunter planning to use one of the new bicycles. The word "linkie" is actually quite interesting. The use of it here is not actually related to the usage in Scotland, but is used because part of the hunt at Cruxton ranges across at least 2 golf courses.
Here we see 4 of the well-trained girls running out at the start of the hunt, while the hunters gather outside the main house to have a quick drink and tell bawdy stories of last year's hunt (which culminated in Barb being hung upside down by her ankles from the chandelier of the great hall, just above a bottle of Riesling that remained tantalizingly out of her reach - we are sorry we have not found the photo of that yet). These girls have trained from a young age and are fit and ready to go. They'll get a sporting head-start and then they'll be run down, and ultimately will form a display at tonight's banquet, which could go late into the night, depending on how fast the dogs and horses manage to catch them. Meanwhile the chambermaids are setting up all the four-posters for the winners and their catches to enjoy at the "after-party". It's always interesting to see these traditional activities of old England, in these less festive and fun times.
Cruxton Abbey has a long and colourful history, part of which is shown here in an old sepia photo taken at the start of the annual Linkie Hunt. Unlike the tradition in the north, where the moors and fens of Scotland argue against the use of horses, the Cruxton hunt was always across the verdant agricultural fields, giving room for a good gallop. You can even see one optimistic hunter planning to use one of the new bicycles. The word "linkie" is actually quite interesting. The use of it here is not actually related to the usage in Scotland, but is used because part of the hunt at Cruxton ranges across at least 2 golf courses.
Here we see 4 of the well-trained girls running out at the start of the hunt, while the hunters gather outside the main house to have a quick drink and tell bawdy stories of last year's hunt (which culminated in Barb being hung upside down by her ankles from the chandelier of the great hall, just above a bottle of Riesling that remained tantalizingly out of her reach - we are sorry we have not found the photo of that yet). These girls have trained from a young age and are fit and ready to go. They'll get a sporting head-start and then they'll be run down, and ultimately will form a display at tonight's banquet, which could go late into the night, depending on how fast the dogs and horses manage to catch them. Meanwhile the chambermaids are setting up all the four-posters for the winners and their catches to enjoy at the "after-party". It's always interesting to see these traditional activities of old England, in these less festive and fun times.
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Oh, the shame of it!DELIGHTFULLY CLEVER, JOLLY! LOVE THIS!
Well, Gentle Reader, you need to be aware of the background to this.
While most of the girls did what they are supposed to do, and disappear into the countryside, Barb (who tends not to do what she is supposed to do), had 'charmed' the butler into giving her the key to the wine cellar...
It was certainly very sporting of the hunt to permit the linkies their traditional head start whilst the riders were preoccupied with a stirrup cup. In fact the 'ancient' origins of the historical record provided by this sepia print are quite authentic, the picture having started life as a Jollyrei concept dating back to January 2020. The Abbey background has been preserved throughout a number of refinements, and this component is based on a period drama, originally posed on 5 October 2015.
The Linkie Hunt (Archival photo)
Cruxton Abbey has a long and colourful history, part of which is shown here in an old sepia photo taken at the start of the annual Linkie Hunt. Unlike the tradition in the north, where the moors and fens of Scotland argue against the use of horses, the Cruxton hunt was always across the verdant agricultural fields, giving room for a good gallop. You can even see one optimistic hunter planning to use one of the new bicycles. The word "linkie" is actually quite interesting. The use of it here is not actually related to the usage in Scotland, but is used because part of the hunt at Cruxton ranges across at least 2 golf courses.
Here we see 4 of the well-trained girls running out at the start of the hunt, while the hunters gather outside the main house to have a quick drink and tell bawdy stories of last year's hunt (which culminated in Barb being hung upside down by her ankles from the chandelier of the great hall, just above a bottle of Riesling that remained tantalizingly out of her reach - we are sorry we have not found the photo of that yet). These girls have trained from a young age and are fit and ready to go. They'll get a sporting head-start and then they'll be run down, and ultimately will form a display at tonight's banquet, which could go late into the night, depending on how fast the dogs and horses manage to catch them. Meanwhile the chambermaids are setting up all the four-posters for the winners and their catches to enjoy at the "after-party". It's always interesting to see these traditional activities of old England, in these less festive and fun times.
In terms of composition, the house fills the background completely, and the low viewpoint allows the nearest linkies to fill the foreground, blurring slightly as they race towards the camera. The third and fourth runners present a consistent lighting direction with the first two, and a solitary hound observes their departure, knowing that he must await his master's directions before pursuing the quarry.
This is a good example of even blending, exploiting the visual flexibility available in a high quality monochrome image. If a film grain filter has been employed (which I am unable to detect) the effect is very subtle indeed. Congratulations, Jolly, on the successful completion of this dramatic contribution to the annals of Cruxton Abbey!
It is well spotted, Bob, and is indeed something I started in 2020. I abandoned it for a while because of issues with glare. Recently i found a couple of other running models that seemed to work so I picked it up again.
Ultimately, colour never worked that well, but converting to BW and then to sepia worked well. There is no photo grain filter used, but some subtle use of sharpening and blur in selective parts of the image. The background was edited and has 15 layers to edit out several uwanted elements. Each of the girls also has at least 4 colour, contrast, and light level adjustment layers, which were applied before converting to sepia. The final effect gave me the feeling of a digitally restored old photo, which was my goal. I very much appreciate the commentary, as always.
The Morning Room at Cruxton Abbey
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Lord Wragg is trying to persuade Lady Wragg of the need to audition for veil dancers among the domestic staff, and so Alice demonstrates her talents, in the hope of making a good impression. Lady Wragg appears somewhat straitlaced, but ultimately she will be convinced by such a virtuoso performance.
The original painting by Johan Krouthen dates from 1887.
Lady Wragg is worried about Lord Wragg's erection. She knows he has no chance with Miss Alice and fears he may want her to take care of it!Lord Wragg is trying to persuade Lady Wragg of the need to audition for veil dancers among the domestic staff, and so Alice demonstrates her talents, in the hope of making a good impression. Lady Wragg appears somewhat straitlaced, but ultimately she will be convinced by such a virtuoso performance.
twonines
LIMERICUS
And make acquaintance with Lady Wragg`s cane?
Well, that explains Lady Wragg's expression. I mean, how do you explain a need for veil dancers? I'm not sure the demonstration is helping make the case, although it may help in other ways.
Nice work, Bob.
You have more faith than I do Bob!ultimately she will be convinced by such a virtuoso performance.
First stop, the very interesting and well-equipped dungeon.
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
And the last stop too!First stop, the very interesting and well-equipped dungeon.
The first one for the exhibit!
The last one for practice!