Dining Rooms Decorating ideas

Oriental-style dining room A low table with floor cushions in vibrant prints creates a relaxed dining area. Used on a small scale, different...

Kingston's Newest Barrier

I am so frustrated with another new barrier to equal access in Kingston. The No Frills grocery store that was just around the corner and is ...

Reply from City about Store Closing

I got a reply from a city councillor who basically said there was nothing council could do to stop a business decision. I saw red. Of cour...

Show Your Political Preference: Wear a Hoover Bob or a Roosevelt Bob

Hoover Bob or Roosevelt Bob? (Presidential Candidate Hairstyles 1932)

Ways to Make Fine Hair More Stylable

(Click on the images for larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, February 1968

Dining Rooms Decorating Gallery

Though this kitchen is fairly neutral, the banquette makes a color statement in a mix of blue vinyl (for kid-friendly clean up) and a coordi...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Weight Gain

Between 1968 and 1982, Tokelauans in nearly all age groups gained weight, roughly 5 kilograms (11 pounds) on average. They also became slig...

Preparing for Inauguration Day crowds? Here are some safety tips

The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, will take the oath of office this Tuesday in front of the U.S. Capitol and the watchf...

Compartment Art

Some years ago I took these quick snaps of the pictures on the wall of a Southern Railway carriage on the Bluebell Line . They are both by A...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Health

Let's get right to the meat of this study. It's relevant to the hypothesis that saturated fat is a cause of cardiovascular disease....

Hollywood Presents... the Brief Look!

Check out these stars:  Barbara Stanwyck, Shelley Winter, Claudette Colbert, Martha Hyer, Shirley Temple, and Lucille Ball (Click on image t...

Another Link - Millie Motts

Millie Motts has tons of great posts , including:  The Eyes Have It A New 'Do Time for a Little Pampering Lipstick Jungle Check it out. 

The Reconstruction Manicure...

(Click on the images to see larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949

More Ivan of Hollywood at Retrohairstyles

Retrohairstyles has even more scans from "Hairstyles for You" from Ivan of Hollywood. Some of the links aren't up yet, but ho...

Rust Never Sleeps

After photographing a pair of rusty cast iron gravestones in a Northamptonshire churchyard, I poked my nose over the wall and was confronted...

Swirls for Silver

(Click on images for larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, November 1951

Blackpool Balloons

I feel a bit of a transport fest coming on. Trawling through some of last year's photographs I came across this Blackpool tram. I was up...

Cater to the Grammar School Set

(Want to see larger images? Click on the images to see the full size versions.)  Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949

A Tale of Two Graveyards

The top photograph is of the semi-ruined church of St.Mary in Arden in Market Harborough. Built originally in the 12th century as a chapel o...

Forward Fashion

(Click on images to see larger versions.)  Source: Modern Beauty Shop, February 1968

Happy Birthday Bob!

According to THIS , and THIS the Bob haircut is 100 years old!  "The eye-catching cut was invented in 1909 by Parisian hairdresser Ant...

Shortages...

Source: Modern Beauty Shop, June 1942

Fabric Curlers on Crafter

I love Craftster. There are so many great and inspiring projects on there. I love the Fabric Curlers that made it into the Best of 2008  (a...

Vintage Hairstyles at The Sophisticate's Diary

Check out the Vintage Hairstyles at The Sophisticate's Diary . Most of the images and instructions are taken from "Creative Hairsha...