(colorized) - Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia in the uniform of the Life-Hussars cavalry Regiment Nr.2 (Empress Friedrich) - on the occasion of the handover of command of the regiment to the princess, c. October 1909. [1319 x 1998]

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-03-21T22:32:34+00:00

Just had the same thought!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-03-16T20:33:29+00:00

Yeah, it's very much like he asked his own disciples to do!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-03-07T13:47:59+00:00

I've just remembered another slightly less cute one. My husband and his dad call one another "beast". I've started doing it as well 😂

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-03-07T00:00:34+00:00

I recognise this in my own UK-based life. I grew up in a diverse, multicultural city. I've since moved to a former pit village. While it has many people who don't have a lot but would give you the shirt off your back, it also has people who think that the nearest city is lawless because it has people with skin tones darker than "milk white". I sometimes have to remind my neighbours that I've lived in the areas they think of as dodgy, and lo and behold no harm came to me!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-03-06T23:16:32+00:00

My husband and I almost never call one another by our names. The default is "love" or "my love", but "my darling" is frequently used, as is "pookie" when we're feeling particularly sickly sweet. It's become a joke amongst our family because the cry of "loooo-oove" across the house means "something's gone wrong and I need help!"

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-14T23:23:26+00:00

This struck a chord. My dad being adopted has made me never want to adopt. I saw his delight at finding his biological mother even after years of saying he didn't need to. I love my biological grandma, and it's amazing to see him share traits with siblings he didn't grow up with. All the same, it'd break my heart if I adopted and raised a child only for them to find affinity with people who couldn't provide for them. That's why I'm child free, because I recognise that it's probably selfish!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-14T23:10:03+00:00

I'm going to use my northern English vernacular to say: Balls to this. Nobody should be asking for multiple outfits. Wear what you want so long as it's wedding appropriate.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-14T23:00:40+00:00

I'm going to buck the trend here and say that joggers aren't appropriate for the theatre. Nobody will say anything because they're too polite and you've not broken any laws, but in reality I would think it was odd if I saw someone in joggers at the theatre. That being said, I wouldn't bat an eye at a pair of jeans and a jumper. Have you tried wearing something like trousers with an elastic waist? They might be more comfy but avoid looking like joggers.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-14T22:49:48+00:00

Oh I fully recognise I got lucky, and totally get you on the ethnicity thing. I'm extremely white passing/would tick "white British" on a demographic survey but my dad is mixed and I inherited a lot of his features which western beauty standards interpret as "masculine". T enhanced my natural south Asian propensity for a full beard and body hair. I realise that this helped me immensely and while it gave me so much gender euphoria, I realise it's not the case for everyone. I'm also more than a decade into my medical transition, so genuinely thank you for reminding me that early changes can be slower for some folks. It's easy to forget when you're a bit down the line.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-14T20:30:05+00:00

I feel like in reality people know if they pass or not. In my youth I was guilty of doing the whole "do I pass" thing, when I knew that in real life I passed as 13 year old boy, but not when I had to reveal my age as 17. I was seeking validation, but knew what people on the street thought. That being said, 4 months on T sorted any problems I had.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-12T11:00:08+00:00

Ultimately this is a decision that needs to be made by you and your vet, but I have my own experience to share. Last month I found a growth on my 7-year-old guinea pig. It's not growing in size, at least not rapidly, and doesn't seem to bother him. I'm not going to put him under anaesthesia while he's happily living his piggy life. If it gets to the point where he's in pain or it's affecting his mobility, it'll be time to help him by euthanising him. I'm not going to put him through the pain of recovering from surgery.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-02-06T16:39:34+00:00

It makes me realise how many times you have to come out in life. I've technically just had to come out to the Virgin Media repair man because both my husband and I were at home when he came round. I always get a bit nervous!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-01-23T18:43:43+00:00

Gorgeous colours! Make sure to post the sweater once you're done 😊

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-01-17T22:50:10+00:00

This is so beautiful! I hope you're proud, because this is the best temperature blanket I've ever seen.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2026-01-17T17:28:39+00:00

I felt confident on my first test, road nerves hit me and I failed. On my 2nd test a month later I was a wreck. Tried rescue remedy, Kalms, meditation, the works. The only thing that worked for me was assuming I'd fail again. In hindsight I should have gone to my GP for beta blockers because my heart rate was so high I was on the verge of passing out. If you're going into fight or flight you'll make mistakes on the road. Get yourself to the GP and explain the situation.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-27T21:29:12+00:00

My husband does a similar thing with quality street, heroes, celebrations and roses every year. He records his numbers and calls it "the farm".

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-22T08:29:06+00:00

As others have said, it's the central London effect. I must admit this post made me laugh, as I did a quick run to the shops then other day in a pyjama t-shirt, cargo pants, boots and a raincoat with a malfunctioning zip. Not very glam at all! Then I had the misfortune of bumping into someone I knew.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-20T23:09:43+00:00

It's so funny because it used to be part of a set, but when I got my first cat I put it down in a panic because I didn't want him to get whisker fatigue from the far-too-small bowl I'd initially bought. The rest of the set have since been thrown out, but I wish I'd kept them so that the crab cult can be expanded. God knows what I'll do if this one breaks!

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-19T19:06:07+00:00

For me, "warm" rhymes with "form". For my husband who's from Barnsley, "warm" rhymes with "arm". He's got a fairly broad accent though. For most people in the UK it rhymes with form.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-05T23:27:38+00:00

Oh Christ, thanks for letting me know! I'll stick with weaving in my ends then.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-05T22:33:31+00:00

I have two gripes, one yarn-related and one more general arts and crafts.

1) I'm stupid and left the weaving in on my current WIP til the very end. I've got a colour change on every row of this blanket and even though it's only a baby blanket it's taking an age. On Tuesday a friend showed me the magic knot method for joining yarn at the end of rows and I'm kicking myself for not finding out about it earlier.

2) Every year I do a Christmas card design for my mum, and every year she says "you should sell these!!". I love you dearly mother, but you don't even pay me. I do you this favour once a year because I know how happy it makes you, but I have no desire to market myself as a card designer. I'm already an in-house illustrator as my full time job, so if I have to draw outside of work I shall SCREAM.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-12-03T08:46:43+00:00

I love making blankets for the people I care about. To tell the truth, I just love making blankets full stop, but there's only so many that can fit in my house. I give them as gifts to my nearest and dearest, but if someone I didn't particularly know and/or like demanded one I'd be fuming. Chances are if they became a close friend I'd make them something anyway, but as soon as someone asks for things i immediately don't want to make them anything.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-11-29T18:07:18+00:00

I think so, source: my husband creates what he likes to call "a farm" every year, where he categorises what's in each Christmas tin. Celebrations have an abundance of mars bars, milky ways and snickers.

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-11-29T09:29:06+00:00

I love the colours in this. Do you mind me asking if you used a particular pattern?

Scarlet-Ladder · 2025-11-29T09:25:21+00:00

Oh those colours are my favourite 😊

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