{"id":489,"date":"2019-05-17T06:51:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2019-05-17T06:51:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:51:18","slug":"mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It all started with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5066-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5066-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5066-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What is in Queen Elisabeth&#8217;s hand? I started asking around. I discovered that  this Queen of Romania was a poet and author. Her pen name was Carmen Silva (song of the trees). Queen Marie, her daughter-in-law from England, was also a prolific writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_144110-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_144110-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190516_144110-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to my favorite bookstore, C&abreve;rture&scedil;ti Carusel, and asked the young clerk if she had any English books by Queen Marie. She asked, &#8220;<em>Our<\/em> Queen Marie?&#8221;. Yes, and no books. But I found everything online: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"http:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/index.htm (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tkinter.smig.net\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5147-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5147-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSCN5147-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you figure it out? (and, by the way, don&#8217;t you love this book stand!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190517_163135-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190517_163135-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190517_163135-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tatting shuttle! She was making lace! And I am not alone in this art today. Many Romanian women make lace. Be sure to read Queen Marie&#8217;s <em>The Country that I Love<\/em> and <em>The Story of My Life<\/em>. Great stuff!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started with this. What is in Queen Elisabeth&#8217;s hand? I started asking around. 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