June 1943 American Hairdresser on Behind the Curtain I just found these Scans from a June 1943 American Hairdresser Magazine on Behind the Curtain . There are a lot of other neat magazine scan... By apit nursing Saturday, February 28, 2009 Comment
earthquakes floods Meteorites volcanoes Yvette Cooper Don't Panic! Blimey there's so much to worry about isn't there? Getting skewered on the way to the pub (or more likely coming back), getting so i... By apit nursing February 28, 2009 Comment
Psyche Knot (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair By apit nursing Friday, February 27, 2009 Comment
Figure Eight (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair By apit nursing February 27, 2009 Comment
Cartwheel (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair By apit nursing February 27, 2009 Comment
Cholera’s harsh toll in Zimbabwe serves as health reminder Thanks to public health practices like sanitation, many diseases from centuries-past are rare in the industrialized world. Take cholera, for... By apit nursing February 27, 2009 Comment
Crown Imperial Humber Sceptres Morris Orbs John Raven-Hill's Coronation Later on I may be recruiting images for a possible book on motor cars. So, keep it to yourselves for the moment, but in the meantime I feel ... By apit nursing February 27, 2009 Comment
diet minerals phytic acid thrift Dietary Fiber and Mineral Availability Health authorities tell us to eat more fiber for health, particularly whole grains, fruit and vegetables. Yet the Diet and Reinfarction Tri... By apit nursing Thursday, February 26, 2009 Comment
Conundrums puzzles Quizs Find The Fault No 1 A recent birthday saw The Youngest Boys give me a box of reproduction puzzle cards from the 1940's called What's Wrong? They know, ... By apit nursing February 26, 2009 Comment
diet phytic acid thrift A few thoughts on Minerals, Milling, Grains and Tubers One of the things I've been noticing in my readings on grain processing and mineral bioavailability is that it's difficult to make w... By apit nursing Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Comment
shelves Shelving Storage Modern Designer Sideboard - Storage Contemporary Storage Solution in a wide variety of finishes Dimensions: W216.2 x D46.7 x H74.2cm These s... By apit nursing Monday, February 23, 2009 Comment
cardiovascular disease dental health diet gluten lectins native diet paleolithic diet phytic acid How to Eat Grains Our story begins in East Africa in 1935, with two Bantu tribes called the Kikuyu and the Wakamba. Their traditional diets were mostly veget... By apit nursing Saturday, February 21, 2009 Comment
Don’t let a power outage leave you powerless Take a minute to think about your everyday activities. How many of them require electricity? Now imagine your daily life without power. You ... By apit nursing Friday, February 20, 2009 Comment
Topknot Coil (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair By apit nursing Thursday, February 19, 2009 Comment
Beaten Up Audis French Fags Striped Security Barriers Checkpoints & Gauloises Len Deighton, (blogs passim ) is eighty this week. Read an interview here . I discovered his books in 1965, three years after The Ipcress Fi... By apit nursing February 19, 2009 Comment
French Twist (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair By apit nursing Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Comment
Milk Churns Weighing Machines Wicker Pigeon Baskets Unexpected Alphabets No 8 Stamford didn't want the railway anywhere near it at first, but when they finally succumbed in 1848 its Tudor manor architecture became ... By apit nursing Monday, February 16, 2009 Comment
Classic French Roll (Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair This is my new ... By apit nursing Sunday, February 15, 2009 Comment
diabetes diet genetics paleolithic diet real food Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials Part III I'm happy to say, it's time for a new installment of the "Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials" series. The latest study was... By apit nursing February 15, 2009 Comment
Young Shortie (Click on the images for a larger version.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949 By apit nursing Saturday, February 14, 2009 Comment
Minnesota clinic sets record for flu shots Today's guest blog entry is by Tricia Todd, MPH, assistant director of the Health Careers Center at the University of Minnesota. Oct. 28... By apit nursing Friday, February 13, 2009 Comment
The Gold Trophy Coiffure Technique (Click on the images for a better view.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, April 1942 By apit nursing Thursday, February 12, 2009 Comment
Bath Chairs People's Friend Magazine Smith Kendon Travel Sweets Wincarnis Old Git Lot of talk this morning about what we should call elderly people. Apparently the pinko liberals are going around tut-tutting about the old ... By apit nursing February 12, 2009 Comment
Buff Louvres Buff Rounds Red Rounds Red Windguards Going Potty Last night was particularly cold in Ashley Towers. The giant cast iron radiators in the west wing need 'bleeding', which I think is ... By apit nursing Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Comment
Give Her an Outdoor Coif for Summer... Molded-to-the-Breeze! (Click on the images for a better view.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949 By apit nursing Sunday, February 8, 2009 Comment
Out in the Fields Over the Hedge Under the Snow Nash Rambler I just couldn't wait to share this with you. Back in November you may remember my post about the fallen ash tree on the Leicestershire ... By apit nursing February 08, 2009 Comment
Bournville Cadbury's Fry's Rowntree's I Should Cocoa Where does that rejoinder "I should cocoa" (meaning "I should jolly well think so") come from? Anyway, after all the sno... By apit nursing Saturday, February 7, 2009 Comment
APHA’s Get Ready campaign expands to prepare Americans for all hazards Today’s guest blog entry is by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of the American Public Health Association It is wit... By apit nursing Friday, February 6, 2009 Comment
Colliery Trains Miners' Lamps Wills Woodbines.Moleskin Trousers Sprouting Lawrence Out walking on the southern fringes of Market Harborough on Wednesday, I was suddenly taken with the desire to dodge behind the hedge that b... By apit nursing February 06, 2009 Comment
Smart Lines for Smart Heads (Click on the images to enlarge.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1946 By apit nursing Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Comment
Snow Balls Snow Joke Snow Ploughs Snow Shoes Snow Report Unpredictable stuff, snow. Fancy it coming down in bucket loads when we were least expecting it. In the winter too. Doesn't it know we h... By apit nursing February 04, 2009 Comment
decoration Modern modern decor , Creative Expression A modern white shell might intimidate some condominium dwellers. But to the architect who lives in this modern-decor setting, this unit offe... By apit nursing Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Comment
Ideas Appetizing Color Fearless use of color makes even the most minimal modern-decor kitchen feel lively and inviting. That's because color is an emotionally ... By apit nursing February 03, 2009 Comment