The Gold Trophy Coiffure Technique

(Click on the images for a better view.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, April 1942

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

I Should Cocoa

Where does that rejoinder "I should cocoa" (meaning "I should jolly well think so") come from? Anyway, after all the sno...

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...

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...

Smart Lines for Smart Heads

(Click on the images to enlarge.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1946