Rugs Antiques

Description Vintage koton rug from Samarkand, Uzbekistan in original condition with no repairs, circa 1915 Description Malayer is located in...

living room Decorations with Natural colors

Neutral colors (such as white, taupe and beige) give you a beautiful canvas to work upon when it comes to home décor. Limited use of colors ...

Bedroom Decorations with Natural colors

Neutral colors (such as white, taupe and beige) give you a beautiful canvas to work upon when it comes to home décor. Limited use of colors ...

Find The Fault No 4

All at sea with this one. I remember when galleons were a recurring motif in English popular art. Perhaps it was something to do with Errol ...

Road conditions, bad for cars, painful for disability

Take a look at this wonderful accessible sidewalk in Kingston, then envision how you would feel if you were trying to walk or wheel along it...

Love, Honor and Cherish Good Grooming

(Click on the image to enlarge.) Source: American Hairdresser, June 1946

Wedding Belles

(Click on the images to enlarge.) Source: American Hairdresser, June 1946 I was expecting more wedding hairstyles from this issue of America...

Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture

In April of 1982, archaeologists from around the globe converged on Plattsburgh, New York for a research symposium. Their goal: ...[to use]...

Holt, Who Goes There?

At first glance it's like coming across a small town, high in High Leicestershire on a hilltop above Medbourne. This is Nevill Holt, and...

Up-Front Frills... With a Nipped-In Nape

(Click on the images to enlarge.) Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949

Only you can prevent — and prepare for — wildfires

We all remember learning about Smokey Bear and fire safety in school, but how many of us have taken that information to heart? With wildfir...

Style Tips for Bargain Decor

Creative Revamp Create stunning bookends using antique or even mismatched corbels. Can't find them at a flea market? Buy some made from...

Those Trousers In Full

Newcomers to this blog may well be thinking "Why do we need to see Mr.Ashley's new trousers?". Well, I made a thing about them...

Scratching A Living

We think now of plumbers as those chaps who turn up the day after you were expecting them and who are very adept at sharp but meaningful int...

Find The Fault No 3

I'm more at home with this week's puzzle picture, having just shoved some tulips in the Agricastrol jug. And just look at that radio...

Margarine and Phytosterolemia

Margarine is one of my favorite foods. To rip on. It's just so easy! The body has a number of ways of keeping bad things out while tak...

Coming Attraction

(Click on the image to get a better view.) Source: American Hairdresser, January 1948

Up In The Wind

You can see them from wherever you are. When you're up here you can see wherever. A clump of young beeches and the odd fir form a dark b...

Latest Study on Vitamin K and Coronary Heart Disease

A Dutch group led by Dr. Yvonne T. van der Schouw recently published a paper examining the link between vitamin K intake and heart attack (...

Christianity vs Cutting Back Customer Service

I'm on the cusp of falling into the hands of the devil. At work I am being told to reduce the time on the phone with a customer by givi...

Neatly Turned...

(Click on the images for a better view.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, November 1951