tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4027525795232072480..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A BLAST FROM THE PAST by Eleanor UpdaleMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50392951213573008162013-05-25T20:24:37.105+01:002013-05-25T20:24:37.105+01:00Going to agree again, this time with Luci...
Don&...Going to agree again, this time with Luci...<br /><br />Don't think I have ever moved away from the ideals that I grew up with in a loving household but now find myself alone.<br /><br />And due to Government policies/health issues and getting older I could worry what the future holds.<br /><br />But mentioning the war...thankfully I have the skills and commonsense to make and mend, cook reasonably healthy,tasty meals from basic ingredients and can stretch many over a few different meals. Often what could be called comfort food and many are from Wartime.<br /><br />Yes many are better off today and the media gives such impressions but there many who are still living a very simple and frugal life not much different to ages ago.The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83247441908309143012013-05-25T17:53:37.180+01:002013-05-25T17:53:37.180+01:00I'm lucky enough to work at Mary Evans Picture...I'm lucky enough to work at Mary Evans Picture Library where we have hundreds & hundreds of bound periodicals from the mid-Victorian era up to the 1960s and at present I'm working on a book about the home front during the First World War which draws from The Tatler, The Bystander, The Sketch & The Queen etc with a particular focus on the upper classes. Magazines capture the essence of a particular era probably better than anything else, particularly in wartime. They reflect the preoccupations of their readership and due to their regularity offer a detailed minutiae of everyday life that is almost impossible to get from any other source. Memoirs and diaries can transport us back, but the eclectic mix of photographs, gossip, news reporting, advertisements and illustrations paints a picture of a particular place and time better than anything. Love this Melody Maker - thanks for sharing it! Luci Goslinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898454865425088246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51535753016042014832013-05-25T15:25:28.120+01:002013-05-25T15:25:28.120+01:00Agree with Tia but add the obvious often repeated ...Agree with Tia but add the obvious often repeated saying "History repeats itself" Most of the problems are similar whatever age we live in and come around again with regularity.The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-18731691600571451252013-05-25T13:28:11.522+01:002013-05-25T13:28:11.522+01:00I totally agree with you when you say old,vintage ...I totally agree with you when you say old,vintage ads are a great way to know how our previous gen lived. It's almost self explanatory. and also so lovely is the 'old world charm'. It makes us feel that our current 'one-touch-one-click' lives really need to slow down. :)blogoftreezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201570914198159790noreply@blogger.com