Candles are already lit at my home on this gloomy December day. Extra layers, reading and card games by the fire, December 1781. Print from a set of 12 from The British Museum

Pinch Punch! Wishing all of my followers a happy & healthy December! Print from set of twelve fashion plates, 1749 via The British Museum

Chilly start to the morning, my darling Truffles is wearing her 90’s style hoodie for extra warmth ♥️

I make hanging decorations using the designs from 18th and 19th Century snuff boxes, perfect for the history lover’s Xmas tree ☺️ Available on my Etsy shop nouveaurococo.etsy.com

For continuity here's an absolutely fabulous 18th Century robe à la française, c.1750's from the Royal Ontario Museum

This is daunting, after falling out with X and hardly engaging at all this year, how do I restart here? Habits have changed, interests have changed and I’m a very different person to Kitty Pridden who set up a Twitter account 12 years ago. Firstly, my name is actually Kate 😊