The fact that fashions change is one of the surest rules of nature. Coming in a close second to THAT rule is the rule that we will laugh at the fashions which have passed. (And I think third place is that we all deny that we will ever laugh about what we’re wearing NOW. Continue reading “Missed Inconveniences”
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Hard of Herring
Ah, the Interwebs are a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. You think you are looking up something, and find you have gone down another rabbit hole. This, of course, can happen in any style of research: print, audio, video, or digital. But out here in the Interwebs it is not only possible butContinue reading “Hard of Herring”
Unsleeping Beauty: Beauty, Sleep No More
Meanwhile, as mentioned before, Dimity was growing up into a beautiful princess in her own country. But a princess can no more sit around being beautiful all day than a prince. As a small girl, Dimity was very curious, and she went on asking about things as she grew older. “Why does theContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: Beauty, Sleep No More”
Behind the Bar
Earlier this week, we considered the classic saloon, as portrayed vintage postcards. We considered particularly the swinging doors, the bar rail, the spittoon, and free lunch. And we allowed as how there was one feature we needed to consider in a blog, that indispensable dispenser, the bartender. The customer, of course, is theContinue reading “Behind the Bar”
The Postcard and the Saloon
We have several times in this space considered the actions of alcoholic beverages on the people seen on vintage postcards. This alcohol appears in many roles depending on the angle the artist has decided to take: the toast at a banquet, the beer keg in the cellar, those cans and bottles in the fridge,Continue reading “The Postcard and the Saloon”
Unsleeping Beauty: The Three Princes
That was a good year for fairies. News of how Sleeping Beauty’s christening had gone wrong spread far and wide, and the story of princess Dimity’s christening added to the buzz. Any king or queen with a new baby sent invitations to every fairy imaginable, come the christening. In one land, where the queenContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: The Three Princes”
The Unexpected Cow
In our last dissertation in this space, we considered the image of the placid milk cow, and how postcard artists revealed a darker side, showing rebelliousness of which city folk had never herd. (No, I will NOT apologize. You knew what blog this was when you clicked on it. This time, we willContinue reading “The Unexpected Cow”
Dairy Daily
We all have those days. Even if we LIKE our job, it can weigh down on our nerves and seem, suddenly, too much to ask of an intelligent being. Even I, marzipan meatloaf, who live the thrilling, glamorous life of a blogger, have been known to wish I had a simpler way of makingContinue reading “Dairy Daily”
Unsleeping Beauty: Dimity
When Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on the spindle and fell asleep, everyone else in the castle fell asleep, too. A thorny bush grew high all around the castle so that no one could get in except one very daring prince, a hundred years later. Now, the country could hardly run by itselfContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: Dimity”
Shins of Our Ancestors
There are those who yearn for the good old days. They give assorted reasons: prices were lower, people were more civil, there were not electronic devices beeping at us to tell us that a friend has uploaded another video of her performing bunny to TikTok. But there is a frequent refrain to all ofContinue reading “Shins of Our Ancestors”
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