It's A Fact #50, #51, #52, & #53

100 random facts about the Titanic.

50. It is also correct to refer to the vessel as SS Titanic

51. No one ever said the ship was "unsinkable." (A newspaper claimed that the airtight compartments made her “practically unsinkable.”)

52. 2228 passengers and crew departed Queenstown (now Cobh) the last port of call before New York

53. This figure comprised 1343 passengers and 885 crew

November - December Giveaway

Last month's giveaway was one of our most successful giveaways, with many young ladies entering for Mrs. Chancey's delightful ePattern. Alas, there can be but one winner. And that winner is . . .

. . . #3, Miss Cassie! Congratulations, dear! Please e-mail me and I'll give you all the details on how to claim your ePattern.

This month's giveaway was custom-made just for Unsinkable by Jane of Plain Jane Jewelry! And just wait and see what lovely thing y'all might win this month . . . 

A lovely bracelet styled after the fashion of the Edwardian era! Charming, no? As the Christmas season approaches, this pretty piece would make a great present for a loved one, or you. 

Oh, the Ways You Can Win!

Please comment once for each entry (except the last two).

mandatory entry: Follow Unsinkable and leave a comment saying you do.

+1 extra entry: Follow Elizabeth's blog, Living on Literary Lane, and leave a comment saying you do.

+1 extra entry: Follow Bree's blog, He Designs My Life, and leave a comment saying you do.

+1 extra entry: Put the giveaway button (found on the sidebar) on your blog's sidebar.

+1 extra entry: Put the Unsinkable button (found on the sidebar) on your blog's sidebar.

+2 extra entries: "Like" Unsinkable's page on Facebook.

+3 extra entries: Post, tweet, or Facebook about this month's giveaway and leave a comment with the link (publish the comment 3 times so as to be entered the proper amount of times).

This giveaway will close on December 12th at 11:59 P.M. The winner and next month's giveaway will be posted on December 14th.

Good luck, ladies!

Unfortunately . . .

. . . due to some technical difficulties, the giveaway post will not be up today (as I'm sure you may have already guessed). Bree and I are both very sorry, but we feel it would be better to let you know rather than simply leave you hanging until we can get the November - December giveaway post up and ready to post.

Be looking for the winner of the 1910 Tea Gown ePattern (and the next giveaway) in the next few days or so.

The Giveaway Is Closed!

As of now, the October - November giveaway is officially closed and we will accept no new entries. 

Thank you so much to everyone who entered! The winner will be announced on October 14th, as well as the November - December giveaway. 

It's A Fact #49 & #50

100 random facts about the Titanic.

49. RMS is short for Royal Mail Steamship

50. It is also correct to refer to the vessel as SS Titanic

It's A Fact #46, #47 & #48

100 random facts about the Titanic.

46. Boilers had 159 furnaces in total.

47. Steam pressure was 215 psi

48. Titanic had three propellers

October Excerpt of Violets Are Blue

I'm afraid my darling sister and I have not been on this blog much as of late. :/ Life has been . . . busy. And as poor an excuse that may be, 'tis the truth. But, I do not mean for my negligence to be the topic of this post, especially when we have something far more interesting about which to speak. And that "something" just so happens to be this month's excerpt of Violets Are Blue!

“How much longer?” Lilli asked quietly. She didn’t have to say anything more—I knew what she meant.

“Mum said no more than two weeks. She wants us to leave as soon as possible.”

“And your father?” 

“He agrees with Mum.” 

Lilli sighed and flopped back on the bed. “That means we have only two more weeks together. Do you think you’ll ever come back to visit?”

“I don’t know… It’s an expensive journey, and not one that can be made often. I may never—”

“—see you again,” she interrupted, finishing my sentence sadly. 

“Will you write me?” I asked. 

“Every day!” she replied eagerly. 

“Really?” I asked skeptically, taking the pillowcase off of her pillow. “Every day?”

“Well, I’ll try, anyway. Will you write me?”

“Of course I will.” I threw the pillow at Lilli. “You know that.”

“You mustn’t leave out anything,” she insisted, catching the pillow. “I want to hear just what life is like in New York.”

“And I want to hear about everything that is going on here in Eastbourne,” I replied, “even if you say the same thing a dozen times.”

Any thoughts you'd care to share? And of course, if you have any critiques or critisms, feel free to speak your minds -- I won't be offended. :)

Love and blessings to all of you!