Alexanders The Great

Every time I drive into Norfolk at this time of the year I see these plants rearing up in great clumps of efflorescence on the verges as I n...

Drene Presents Gracious Lady

(Click on the images to see larger versions.) Source: American Hairdresser, June 1946

Popular Hairstyles for Young Girls

(Click on the images to get a better view.) Source: Practice and Science of Standard Barbering, ⓒ 1938-1958

Basic Short Cut for Fine Textures

(As usual, click on the images to open larger versions in new windows.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1949

Nutrition and Infectious Disease

Dr. Edward Mellanby's book Nutrition and Disease contains a chapter titled "Nutrition and Infection". It begins: There is g...

The latest on swine flu

If you've been following recent news you may have heard about something called swine flu. Swine influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory ...

Get Ready Mailbag: Should I stay home if I have the flu?

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...

Lost by Design 1

Wall's Ice Cream. It's what we had to go with our cling peaches for Sunday tea. A treat in the shape of a cardboard box bought from ...

Classic Room Wallpapers 2011 design

Thibaut(pronounced Tee-Bo) is a wallpaper design firm in USA established in 1886 (yep!). We had a chance to browse their collection of some ...