Despite what I post here, Richard Armitage is not my only interest. I like to write (see links below to my stories on Wattpad and Wordpress blog), I love to take photographs (see link to Flickr) and am into genealogy and history. I am unable to put my iPad down and need saving from myself more often than I care to admit. Looking for my saviour!Tumblr (3.0; @kathrynruthd)http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d8f35ddb5a732e2010ac2f14d25a15e/tumblr_momtinRSWg1qf00xmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a98a0a89245f0a8c2ded5a24442f8bfa/tumblr_momtinRSWg1qf00xmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f746369716cac6e41e03d4e756f83fb/tumblr_momtinRSWg1qf00xmo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c9c346d7def0c6b5d0961070c1bb5da/tumblr_momtinRSWg1qf00xmo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://imreadinggirl.tumblr.com/post/53347170372/small-world-wherever-i-look-everywhere-you" class="tumblr_blog">imreadinggirl</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Small world. Wherever I look - everywhere you are.</strong></p> <p><span>12</span><span>4-</span><span>12</span><span>7</span><span>/</span><span>∞ </span><span>RA</span></p></blockquote> <p>Not sure this helps but it can’t hurt…</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53360312050http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53360312050Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:47:48 +0100Richard Armitage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd6d05ede982cf6c1c401b792f7591e6/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a2d42658084e3e8cda36cb0985568b6/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a785fb0d5f57cd116a4421b6354c61d7/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a84e365ba15dce037070dbb483bf8857/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d97b93a4c137b3d8c55ac5baaaffc16f/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d820a8186e3e8d1cd62946e7a926f90/tumblr_mg7p1ybtcr1qe8a0fo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://playazindaback.tumblr.com/post/53272809226/hiddles-being-perfect" class="tumblr_blog">playazindaback</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Hiddles…. being perfect</p></blockquote> <p>The sad and terrible truth is that this was reality for so many young men.</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53275119861http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53275119861Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:19 +0100Tom HiddlestonWar Horse<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a0399981e2081381fd6f7633ff36a5d/tumblr_mhrk4jDTnT1qlhck1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em><small>Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Richard Armitage at the Apple Store in London for Q&A Session</small></em></p> </blockquote>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53267842437http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53267842437Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:55:18 +0100Richard ArmitageMartin FreemanIan McKellenAndy SerkisThe HobbitApple<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cba3063a893fd2269b8d1a1760f9b620/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d8d260b154e80b35c9bcfb019fb6a63/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7032234a7230df4115b183bd07d31c4/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c642fc6368ff1fd237b1d85fb444e94/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d00f2e460228e0de8020c4ff3aed92b4/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bee22e5275553f7ce774416c40ca5ebb/tumblr_moji1s2bLO1qhawtpo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Apologies for the gratuitous gifs ;)</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53206721581http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53206721581Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:29:59 +0100The White QueenEdward IVElizabeth WoodvilleMax IronsRebecca Ferguson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2105668c867b54056447eb7a4dde8120/tumblr_mnj7byzr8t1ry54nno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>He is attractive…beautifully so…in my eyes.</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53090155353http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53090155353Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:36:38 +0100Benedict Cumberbatch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/479fb7d61bd092c051d84d48dd160ce6/tumblr_mog4buhd9D1rmcq4xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Duchess of Cambridge wore a simply beautiful hat today…hats look terrible on me.</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53040146631http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53040146631Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:36:04 +0100Duchess of CambridgeDuchess of CornwallRoyal FamilyTrooping the Colour<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba2dd7349cb96c57bdb579d4c8fcc1b9/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b13c4db05d8ad2fcf3c767f380c76a3/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c7c7e607b9120ef1f8c2e128bd1e6a47/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6acf342b32244b72e44131f74f0ff5e3/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4caf0a673f2b4864901674f47a43e70a/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72903660563482d99e96af9452dfc3fe/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2c2b71cb2e8f3aba8426a749e1a67eb/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05255c99288d9d55fb2c3b2291ac0acb/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/734899ed5bac6f9490057c293e2dbb37/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c85dc09882394f6557c050891e17437/tumblr_mofq2q52Vb1rcwvelo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I adore the Queen’s hat!! So pretty!</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53039811241http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53039811241Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:30:51 +0100Trooping the ColourQueen Eizabeth IIBritainBritishLondonRoyal Familybirthday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af3d002b09e6bf051816b6bf11f59e0e/tumblr_mofu5fhZgo1rm0s68o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d76b9518a0a85832fe411070d6cec4b3/tumblr_mofu5fhZgo1rm0s68o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ab6ea2eb73cb02e6fd10da50d6eb877/tumblr_mofu5fhZgo1rm0s68o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://lucienballard.tumblr.com/post/53025887998/trooping-the-colour-today-is-queen-elizabeth-ii" class="tumblr_blog">lucienballard</a>:</p> <blockquote><h2><strong>Trooping the Colour.</strong></h2> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal">Today is Queen Elizabeth II official birthday and it is marked by the ceremony <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooping_the_Colour">Trooping the Colour</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since 1748 Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign.   It is held in London annually on a Saturday in June on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Guards_Parade">Horse Guards Parade</a> adjacent to London’s  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27s_Park">St. James’s Park</a>, and coincides with the publication of the Birthday Honours List.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The ceremony is performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies, all those soldiers at the ceremony are on active service.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It has been a tradition of British infantry regiments since the 17th century, although the roots go back much earlier. On battlefields, a regiment’s colours, or flags, were used as rallying points.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Consequently, regiments would have their ensigns slowly march with their colours between the soldiers’ ranks to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments’ colours.</p> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Guards">The Welsh Guards</a> had their Colour trooped today.</p></blockquote>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53039225291http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53039225291Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:21:44 +0100Trooping the ColourBritishBritainUnited KingdomQueen Elizabeth IIWelsh Guardsbirthday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/068f2a8c67e09a052f823d4f560fe987/tumblr_mog0jjYpNW1suz43ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kimmy1596.tumblr.com/post/53032191958/youve-got-a-point-pooh-bear-poohbear-disney" class="tumblr_blog">kimmy1596</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>You’ve got a point Pooh-bear! </p></blockquote>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53033305396http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53033305396Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:48:55 +0100Winnie the PoohDisney<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73c502cf5cfda347e880ee91aec08642/tumblr_mofy6tZnfd1ruu9svo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>He almost looks as if he’s sticking it out at someone specific…but somehow I don’t think he’d do that in public…and they would have to have been very short! ;)</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53032278235http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/53032278235Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:32:21 +0100Richard Armitage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1dd8c55fa353115245c863096daf5989/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o10_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f1b38a35292c2f21c6323a2ca155039a/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o3_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/023cc31b43535c056d78c9ad52966d3e/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b6c5b76709a3a044fb12d7a970bd41b/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o9_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b59c6c5d1649580fffbe727c993634ab/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4eb98d2fc255ceee78e0740e025f7888/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09df12d7e4b4684eca17c60cf48d4272/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/812843650feb72ea50b5aa916e21c333/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe34e00a8d0231e9d647c39e774338f7/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/710cf36769d786d1b47ab4d206198347/tumblr_mihckigcfV1qdhps7o6_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <div> <p><a href="http://foxyfoxy.tumblr.com/tagged/300_favorite_movies"><strong>300 FAVORITE MOVIES</strong></a> <small>(in no particular order)</small></p> <blockquote> <div> <p><em><span><small>179. Dirty Dancing (1987)</small></span></em></p> <p><small><em>“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”</em></small></p> </div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52983261886http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52983261886Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:59:54 +0100Dirty DancingPatrick SwayzeJohnny CastleJennifer GreyBabyFrancis Houseman<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a00cb5887c48e65f1278784be034c78/tumblr_mhm1tlZfGf1qeuwyao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>*Sigh*</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52982512504http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52982512504Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:47:29 +0100Richard ArmitageLucas NorthSpooks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb34e50d50c8d4a7e8c93423c1491b24/tumblr_mod0jvJq5r1qgkq5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look carefully…that’s it…turn your head…there we go!! Wow :)</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52949653015http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52949653015Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:13 +0100Benedict Cumberbatch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b984a68a87efa1397b28eeb8c8538f2/tumblr_modqa5kGoU1qc5lgco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://spencermurphy.tumblr.com/post/52939358322/tom-hiddleston-for-donmar-channeling-coriolanus" class="tumblr_blog">spencermurphy</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Hiddleston For Donmar, Channeling Coriolanus</strong> </p> <p>Last week I had the great pleasure of working with actor, Tom Hiddleston, on portraits for the Donmar’s upcoming production of Coriolanus. Tom goes down as one of the nicest people I’ve had the chance to photograph and his performance in front of my camera was  the best I have ever witnessed at such close quarters. Thanks to everyone involved in the shoot and to Tom for being such a nice guy and so trusting.<br/></p></blockquote> <p>Oh dear Lord…</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52944817334http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52944817334Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:27:24 +0100Tom HiddlestonCoriolanusSpencer Murphy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1eb633d649e20dab151be0df3fa4208/tumblr_mocgxbL79l1r0vedio1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b97567da5d1f576f25300758c0675a9e/tumblr_mocgxbL79l1r0vedio2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Hoping to get a ticket to see this but if all else fails….</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52887911272http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52887911272Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:45:22 +0100Tom HiddlestonCoriolanusDonmarNational Theatre<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b422e03c786d9082cd1eceb0b2e6b7ef/tumblr_moab0b6Q5W1s5tthoo1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I’m so horribly shallow….</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52863710889http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52863710889Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:29:43 +0100Chris Hemsworth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92bd0b18b560db3d9cefcfef9d1e97b4/tumblr_mnbi5a997Z1sq8r5io1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A cute baby elephant… @RachelAlexis_</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52817619050http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52817619050Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:46:37 +0100babyelephantcute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b3a76999224d6ee76def4898480ed3ca/tumblr_mnq33qo56I1sr1h09o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That’s a smirk if ever I saw one…</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52817203414http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52817203414Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:40:45 +0100Richard Armitage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5dbeb07326c2ba4448ba3788d5d7fdc/tumblr_mo8nxmjwks1qbo9p6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lifeissuchabeach.tumblr.com/post/52779808952/happy-panda" class="tumblr_blog">lifeissuchabeach</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>happy panda…</p></blockquote>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52804117738http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52804117738Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:28:05 +0100Pandacuteanimal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0b797bab1adac7cfa264e4b82dfde06/tumblr_mo7u1dHHHZ1rnab4ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thingsididntknowwereerotic.tumblr.com/post/52707817599/mmm-perfect-combination-of-young-and-old" class="tumblr_blog">thingsididntknowwereerotic</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Mmm. Perfect combination of young and old.</p></blockquote> <p>Oooh nice!</p>http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52726754716http://kathrynruthd.tumblr.com/post/52726754716Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:23:40 +0100Ewan McGregor