Get Ready Mailbag: Can I catch the flu from my pets?

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions sent our way by readers like you. Have a ques...

Creature Feature No 4

I woke up at four this morning. Very dark, very cold. So I made coffee and scurried back to bed with Notes from Walnut Tree Farm , the wond...

Over the Ears! ... that's the Glamour Shortie!

(Click on the images to view the large versions.)  Source: Modern Beauty Shop, June 1942

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Asthma

Asthma may be another "disease of civilization", uncommon in non-industrial cultures. Between 1980 and 2001, its prevalence more t...

Apocalyptic Golden Syrup

I have to be very careful about this one. If I start recommending Wolf Solent (1929) by John Cowper Powys, I run the risk of people pushing...

Curly Top... Feather Bob Favorite For Spring!

(Click on the images for larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, April 1942

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Diabetes

This post will be short and sweet. Diabetes is a disease of civilization. As Tokelauans adopted Western industrial foods, their diabetes p...

Sirens, Deightons & Mustard Gas

Sometimes I amuse myself by making notes for a book comprised of photographs of all the buildings I've lived, learnt and worked in. And ...

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...