http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1042702/Time-Warp-Wives-Meet-women-really-live-past.html
If I were to choose, I would say get me a wife from the 50s!
I adore cloche hats from the 30s.
Lord & Taylor, on sale @ $24.99
But 50s wife as of from "Mad Men" is the best.
This couple is featured in TV series here:
According to Joanne Massey of the UK show Beehive wives her idea of the perfect day is staying in and cooking for her husband “I love nothing better than fastening my pinny round my waist and baking a cake for Kevin in my 1950s kitchen.I put on some lovely Frank Sinatra music and am completely lost in my own little fantasy world. In our marriage, I am very much a lady and Kevin is the breadwinner and my protector. We’ve been married for 13 years and we’re extremely happy because we both know our roles. There is none of the battling for equality that I see in so many marriages today.”
That was from 2008.
"They never mentioned that I do actually have a job (Joanne works two days a week at Shugborough Hall)."
Joanne was also irritated that neither organisation mentioned her considerable vocal talents. The 36-year-old is better known as her alter ego Lola Lamour, a Forties chanteuse who entertains audiences at dances and re-enactment events across the land.
Read more: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/1950s-loving-Joanne-happily-stuck-past/story-12504774-detail/story.html#ixzz3gOdRlU4A
That was from 2009.
Joanne has three jobs and she enjoys them all. She works part-time in the shop at a National Trust property near where she lives. “Its a great place to work. Its right on my doorstop and I can cycle to work in the Summer on my 1930's push bike! My colleagues at the shop are good fun and lovely people. I also get to meet and chat with the customers and many locals come in for a chat.”
On some weekends she also works for the lord who lives at the property, which is her second job. Joanne said that it has been a great experience for her working there. She also had worked for Lord Patrick Lichfield up until his death a few years ago. “I enjoyed every minute of it. He was a true English gentleman and I miss him.”
Joanne would work at his house whenever he would have a house party, which was every other weekend in the Autumn as it is shooting season. “I was and am a maid. I do the rooms, serve dinner and help in the kitchen. Pack and unpack for guests. It was one of the best experiences of my life as I met many rich and famous people.” Since Joanne began her singing career, which is her third job, she hasn’t been able to work there much.
That was from 2010 - this interview creates a more sophisticated portrait.
Hope to find more follow-up articles and interviews in recent years.
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Carrot curler strikes again
Gave a carrot curler as a souvenir to my girl friend from college.
- I remember how your Mom always made beautiful appetisers and salads for your birthday parties. Visually pleasing not just tasty.
These carrot curlers reminded of those good old days.
Sur la Table @ $9.95
- I remember how your Mom always made beautiful appetisers and salads for your birthday parties. Visually pleasing not just tasty.
These carrot curlers reminded of those good old days.
Sur la Table @ $9.95
Carrot Stripper Curler Curls Vegetables for Garnishing-Kitchen Tools & Gadgets
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Games people play
Had an opportunity to
play with Conectaballs (r) the other night.
These are
stretchable strings with 8 wooden balls each.
Two or more strings
combined together will let you form this or that shape.
Oh, they can grow pretty huge being connected as series of shapes.
Natural wood is
smooth to touch, addictive like praying beads.
Some adults will
find coloured version more attractive, this is a matter of taste.
For young kids coloured version will be easier because you can get prompts from
assembled coloured 3D shapes.
This brain teaser
may keep one engaged for hours but at the same time you can get a
simple result pretty fast. Possibilities seem to be endless, as your imagination could be miraculously awaken.
It's a versatile game
adaptable for early childhood development and for high school mathematics
education.
Could be used for theoretical mathematics and stereo-metrical reasoning development: how many 8-ball strings are needed to assemble a 5-beam star? And how about a
square pyramid with four beads on the side? How about a cube?
But just playing
with the strings of balls without reasoning will work too!
Very suitable for adult pass time. Trust me, one can be childfree and have fun with the game (yeah, you don't need kids to get kicks out of this puzzle). You can chat and drink with
your friends and manipulate Conectaballs creating a new
shape at the same time.
What is next? I hope
next version will come with a stack of cards with pictures of the
assembled shapes, marked with levels of complexity. It's real fun to
create outside of the box, people like to say. For me it's fun to see the target and know
that I am advancing to the next game level.
But – bummer! -
this item is not sold in any store: nor Amazon neither ToysRUs. Not even in Learning
Express Toys...
Everclear
Everclear is pure grain alcohol bottled at 151-proof (75.5%) and 190-proof (95%). Sale of the latter is prohibited in many U.S. states.
I was lucky to have a cocktail made of home-made Everclear lemon and fresh ginger bitters mixed with sparling water and ice.
It's a real eye-opener I must say!
I was lucky to have a cocktail made of home-made Everclear lemon and fresh ginger bitters mixed with sparling water and ice.
It's a real eye-opener I must say!
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