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A fascinating piece - it's heartening to know that bee-keeping is on the rise in spite of everything. And yes, they certainly make a cute couple!
Thanks Stanley Doble for the link to a really fascinating slice of modern history. My grandparents rented a colour television in the 70s, (they...
That is an absolutely beautiful garment. The back pleating is just divine. For some reason I am reminded of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce - one...
Was that the Ian Mackintosh who co-created the brilliant 70s BBC series, 'Warship'? I was in my early teens when it started and I was well and...
My hard drinking days are long behind me, so it's Camellia sinensis for me, Rington's Extra Fresh, to be precise! And I'm reminded that I owe...
My father was a pioneer stay-at-home dad and I have enormous respect for you. I wish you great success and, above all, happiness in your new job....
There was a bouncy little German song set to the same tune, called Wochenend und Sonnenschein, recorded by The Comedian Harmonists around 1930....
I am fairly tolerant, but the one film that guarantees me shouting at the television is 'The Battle of Britain' set in 1940, which features...
It does seem that in the more affluent parts of the world (and in spite of the recession we are mostly somewhat better placed than our ancestors...
This is not something I had noticed before but, thinking of my old family photos, you do make a good point! The younger women (my great aunts, all...
The 1947 version of Brighton Rock, a real classic, very dark and threatening from the outset. The crowd scenes in Brighton, full of animation and...
It is a family joke that I was born middle-aged! I don't think I ever really dressed 'young' as I never felt comfortable in high fashion clothes,...
Delighted to make your acquaintence... I'm so pleased to have found The Fedora Lounge...such an elegant spot! I'm English, vintage circa 1960,...
