Tribute from Another Gentle Reader, Zuni

Zuni writes:

I’m so happy to have found your blog with the information about Hoffman Media’s offering of Victoria magazine. I still remember the day I found the very first one—at the most unlikely, unromantic of places: a UDF convenience store! I’d walked in with my then-young sons, and I still remember that the cover was captivating. It had a huge white flower, perhaps a peony. From that point forward, it was true love. I gave gift subscriptions to my grandmother, and we would peruse it “together” by phone…”did you see page___?” or “isn’t that the most beautiful tablecloth on page ___?” It was a wonderful pastime for us that we shared until she passed away.

I had, and treasured, every issue, until moving day from the “big house” to downsize, and in the last hours of moving out I decided to let most of them go…a decision I’ve regretted for eight years now. Some, that were in other areas of the house, managed to make the move, so I especially treasured those, until an incident with water in our basement damaged them. Sad day.

Happy day: When Victoria was published again!

Visit Zuni’s blog, Chickadee Home Nest, here.  Her latest post “Dad’s Old Suitcase” is just wonderful!

Thank you, Zuni, for sharing your Victoria story with us.

An Exciting New Offer For Victoria Magazine Lovers…

I am thrilled to share with you that Hoffman Media has released an incredible offer for Victoria magazine lovers:  Victoria  The Complete Collection.  This is a DVD with every issue of Victoria in a searchable, indexed format.  Here are the specifics from the Hoffman site:

Pre-Order Today!  DVD will ship November 1, 2013.

Discover 20 years of timeless treasures from Victoria magazine.

Find all your blissful favorites on two easy-to-use DVDs.
✥ 278 issues in all, including out-of-print issues
✥ More than 5,000 searchable articles
✥ Hundreds of easily accessible recipes
✥ Beautiful photography by Toshi Otsuki

Robust search capabilities let you...
✥ Find a specific article
✥ Search for favorite recipes, décor, and gardens
✥ Browse by issue or search all issues

This is an amazing opportunity for those who may not still have all their Victorias  or would just love to have the whole collection in digital and searchable format.  It is expensive, but not as expensive as trying to replace every hard copy.
I know for many of us, the joy of holding our magazines in our hands and turning her pages does not lend itself to wanting the digital format.  But what a lovely thing to have a backup of every issue, should anything ever happen to our hard copies.  I just had to share this offer with those of you who have visited and shared here, as we are all kindred spirits when it comes to our favorite magazine!

Click the image above or click here to view the Hoffman page with ordering information.

The Debutante

In the Summer of 1987, a beautiful debutante was introduced to society. With her debut, the world of periodicals was introduced to a new level of loveliness.






And showing savvy before its time, we see this article encouraging us to eat fresh, naturally and beautifully...




Just looking at these images transports me to a world where beauty, grace, and elegance abound... and these things don't seem at all unattainable. Thank you, Victoria, for making your debut and for bringing us more loveliness than we could have ever imagined.