Mary’s first experience with embroidery and needlework took place in France, when she was married to Francois II, the Dauphin. Her first mother-in-law, Catherine de Medici was very skilled in the art as were most women in those days of the Renaissance. When she returned to Scotland, she would embroider while participating in her [...]
Archive for August 22nd, 2008
16th Century Embroidery by Mary, Queen of Scots
Posted in History, tagged England, needlework on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watch It: Gone Baby Gone
Posted in Movie/DVD Review, tagged Boston, crime on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The right thing
A little girl disappears from her run down Boston neighborhood, where Patrick Kenzie grew up and, now in his thirties, has never left. He and girlfriend Angie Gennaro live and work together, and life is good. When this pair of private investigators are asked to find the missing child, they reluctantly [...]
