Had fun STORMING the castle… Storming being the operative word. It was blowing bloody gale force winds up there. You can see the impact on my hair when I got inside. The Scottish Crown Jewels are gorgeous, though… 👑🏰🗡️💎 #edinburgh #edinburghcastle

Jamie Fraser?! Is it you? #edinburgh #jamiefraser #timetraveler

Some beautiful grave markers in the Kirkyard on the Canongate… 🪦 #edinburgh

Pretty dress, Edinburgh shop window… #edinburgh #mydress #yesplease

Clarinda was the pseudonym of Agnes Maclehose, a paramour of Robert Burns. Here is here commemoration stone in the Kirkyard on the Canongate and a tea room named after her… #clarinda #robertburns #edinbrugh

A different John Lennon… Kirkyard on the Canongate… #edinburgh #johnlennon

As I walked away from Holyrood House, I spotted someone gesturing to me from a window on the Canongate… I wasn’t wrong! 🪟🐈‍⬛♥️ #windowcat #edinburgh #scottishcat

Feeling gothic in the ruins of Holyrood Abbey… #holyroodabbey #edinburgh #gothic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🖤

The Scotsman Hotel provided a safe haven during my brief visit to Edinburgh. The people who work there are friendly, kind and helpful… @thescotsmanhotel #edinburgh

November 3rd found me visiting Scotland for the first time ever… Edinburgh greeted me with a rainbow. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌈♥️ #edinburgh #scotland #ithinkiloveyou

An unexpected Millais… @nationalportraitgallery #johneverettmillais #preraphaelite #london

The only representation of stained glass in the National Portrait Gallery, Self Portrait by Pauline Boty… @nationalportraitgallery #paulineboty #stainedglass #london

My favorite dress in the Cecil Beaton exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery… @nationalportraitgallery #cecilbeaton #london

Examples of Cecil Beaton’s design work for My Fair Lady… @nationalportraitgallery #cecilbeaton #london #audreyhepburn #myfairlady

Princess Elizabeth, photographed by Cecil Beaton. I love the bows on her dress… 👑🎀 @nationalportraitgallery #london #cecilbeaton #princesselizabeth

Anna May Wong, photographed by Cecil Beaton… @nationalportraitgallery #london #annamaywong

I adore these celestial themed portraits by Cecil Beaton… 💫🌟✨ @nationalportraitgallery #cecilbeaton

Next, it was over to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Cecil Beaton exhibition… @nationalportraitgallery #cecilbeaton #london #latergram

And what is this tiny arch adjacent to the door of Dennis Severs’ House? A drain? A cat door/cat flap? 🚪🐈‍⬛🐈@dennissevershouse #spitalfields #catdoor #catflap

I’m a time traveler now but have slipped back into this dimension. A wish made manifest… Visiting Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields, London, November 2, 2025. Highly recommended. Thanks to my friend Petra for letting me know about this. #latergram @dennissevershouse #dennissevershouse

I ran into Endora on Castro Street… 🧙🏻‍♀️ #endora #glinda #castrohalloween #bewitched

The sunset behind me as I arrived at the museum last night… @legionofhonor #glinda #alwaysglindanevergalinda

My favorite costume tonight at the Legion… @legionofhonor #elizabethan #ruff #ruffle

“Now be gone, before someone else drops a house on you!” 🪄✨🌟 @legionofhonor #glinda #wizardofoz #dontmakemedropahouseonyou

Harvest Day tomorrow… Two small witches arrived to bless the bounty. Yes, you can grow pumpkins in flower pots. Next year, if able, I’ll go for larger pumpkins in a larger vessel. 🎃🎃🧡 #pumpkinharvest #jackbelittle #blessedbe #blessedsamhain #happyhalloween

Me, in another century, doing my best Tess of the d’Urbervilles… Photo: Jennifer Murphy Sinclair #stonehenge #tessofthedurbervilles

Skeleton infestation, Eureka Street… ☠️💀 #eurekavalley #halloweendecor #skeletoninfestation

The Dawn, 16th Street… #sunrise #aurora #sanfrancisco

Ian Astbury, The Cult, The Warfield, San Francisco, October 27, 2025… @ianastburyofficial @officialcult

Snippet of Rain, The Cult, The Warfield, San Francisco, October 27, 2025… @billyduffyofficial @ianastburyofficial @officialcult @thewarfield

Between Death Cult and The Cult, The Warfield, October 27, 2025… @billyduffyofficial @ianastburyofficial @officialcult @thewarfield

Death Cult, The Warfield, November 27, 2025… @billyduffyofficial @ianastburyofficial @officialcult @thewarfield #deathcult #ianastbury #billyduffy

Gabi Bravo, last night at Great American Music Hall. I liked the music… And that dress! Does it come in black?! 🖤 @gabi.bravomusic @greatamericanmusichall

Heathcliff! It’s me, Cathy! #victorianghost #alamoscare #catherineearnshaw #trickortreat 👻⚰️🪦

And the window display is animated, too! #maleficent #sleepingbeauty #touchthespindle #thecastro

One of my favorite windows in the neighborhood… #maleficent #touchthespindle #sleepingbeauty

Tickets are available now at Eventbrite. I’ll be volunteering in the Blue Painted Lady on Alamo Square… 🧑🏻‍🎄🎄☃️🦌🎁 @bluepaintedladyhousetour @alamosquaresf @victorianalliance

I need this… 🐈‍⬛⭐️ @fornasetti #catamongstthestars

This Sunday, I will be one of many ghoul-like Victorian people handing out candy in front of San Francisco’s Painted Ladies… 👻💀🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️🦇🎃🕸️ #thepaintedladies @bluepaintedladyhousetour #alamosquare #alamoscare @alamosquaresf

Ceiling detail, The Metropolitan Club, San Francisco… #juliamorgan

Rhett Miller, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, October 20, 2025… @cafedunord @rhettmiller #rhettmiller

As seen on Castro Street, my kind of real estate listing… 🧛🏻‍♀️🧛🏻‍♂️🧙🏻‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🎃👻💀🦇🕷️🕸️⚰️🪦🧹 #realestatelisting

And there’s a new Mermaid in town… 🧜‍♀️ #mermaidsculpture #sanfranciscoembarcadero

She’s been in town for a while but this was the first time I’d seen her in person… #sanfranciscoferrybuilding

Sheena Easton’s second set at Yoshi’s tonight… @yoshis_oak #sheenaeaston #foryoureyesonly

Sheena Easton’s first set at Yoshi’s tonight… @yoshis_oak #sheenaeaston

As nice as these bird earrings are they’re a little too heavy. I will switch to something that is lighter… #heavyearrings

To all my friends out walking/marching today… Thank you on behalf of those of us who can’t. #withyouinspirit #marchingon

Luna is ready for her close up! 🐈‍⬛♥️ #ghosttabby

Cat On A Dollhouse Roof… 🐈🏠 Kaleb is the man about the house. #lynxpointsiamese