Monica McLaughlin

@MonicaMcLaughlin
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I write Dearest, a newsletter that unearths the stories behind random pieces of antique jewelry (and other old, strange things) currently at auction.
Creative director in Philly by day
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Monica McLaughlinMar 21, 2023
Latest newsletter's out -- and I'm finally remembering to actually post it where people might see it. (How novel!) https://dearest.substack.com/p/a-hunger-strikers-medal-a-danish
A hunger striker's medal, a Danish love token, and Hello Kitty

Scroll to the end to see what I bought last weekend

Dearest
Monica McLaughlinDec 15, 2022
Emma HughesDec 15, 2022
A mob of red deer stags in Richmond Park, they were on the edge of the woods and unless you stopped to look from most angles they were perfectly hidden, I crouched down to take the shot, that's when I could see how many there were (shot with a long lens it looks like I was a lot closer than I actually was). #RichmondPark #RedDeer #Stags #RedStags #WildLifePhotography #Nature #Photography #AltText
Show threadMonica McLaughlinDec 15, 2022
@optiMSTie My pleasure! You can't not love Grover; he's the best. I just hope he flies planes better than he waits tables
Monica McLaughlinDec 15, 2022
I bought this little die-cast ca. 1986 Grover for myself while I was on Etsy looking for Christmas gifts, and frankly I think this is the greatest purchase I have ever made in my entire life
Monica McLaughlinDec 13, 2022
Today's edition of Dearest tells the tale of a long-lost Faberge egg that was discovered in a junk shop by a scrap dealer out in the Midwest. It's one hell of a story: https://dearest.substack.com/p/emma-hamiltons-hair-a-kinda-sorta
Emma Hamilton's hair, a (don’t say Faberge) egg, and a cool bike

And a ridiculous dragon brooch

Dearest
Monica McLaughlinDec 12, 2022
@fka_tabs It's great to see you here, and I hope your gentle nudge will bring some more people over. It feels like everyone's split between here and Post, and FFS I CAN'T DO TWO NEW SITES
Monica McLaughlinDec 12, 2022
I forgot to post this last week because THERE ARE TOO MANY SITES TO KEEP TRACK OF NOW. But at least I can update you that the shipwreck emerald sold for $1.2 million on Wednesday -- so well done, Mitzi.
https://dearest.substack.com/p/frosty-faberge-and-an-emerald-from
Frosty Fabergé and an emerald from the Atocha

There's a dinosaur called Maximus, too.

Dearest
Monica McLaughlinDec 2, 2022
I am OBSESSED with this 1987 Andrzej Pagowski movie poster for After Hours https://posteritati.com/poster/873/after-hours-1987-polish-b1-poster
After Hours 1987 Polish B1 Poster - Posteritati Movie Poster Gallery

Monica McLaughlinNov 25, 2022
Citoyen MRNov 25, 2022

This is one of my favorite pictures. It feels like it was taken yesterday… but it was taken in a Paris public garden nearly a hundred years ago. Everything feels modern: the composition, the casualness, the daring clothes, haircuts, and accessories.

The colors are original: this is an #autochrome, using the first process for color #photography invented by the Lumière brothers in 1903.

The women are unknown, but I can't help wondering how they fared a few years later in nazi-occupied Paris.

Monica McLaughlinNov 25, 2022
@Notorious_bigre Thanks for the boost, my CMS-writing friend! You may have already seen the interview - it came out a few months ago; I just wanted to get it on here and pin it. Still trying to find my feet over here, but I like it so far!