tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4060919885999014820..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Maximum meaning, minimum means by Lydia SysonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6250047807672231762014-10-07T17:51:47.664+01:002014-10-07T17:51:47.664+01:00Just about the left-facing profiles - I used to dr...Just about the left-facing profiles - I used to draw people a lot - still do, in doodles - and if they're in profile, they always face left. Don't know why - perhaps left-handed people draw them the other way?Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9158650568804895632014-10-07T10:46:28.043+01:002014-10-07T10:46:28.043+01:00Wonderful and fascinatingWonderful and fascinatingLeslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-23626671042567925162014-10-07T10:18:56.893+01:002014-10-07T10:18:56.893+01:00Thank you for this, knew the art but not the artis...Thank you for this, knew the art but not the artist - very interesting.<br />Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8748202570306301552014-10-06T22:08:11.831+01:002014-10-06T22:08:11.831+01:00Very glad you liked it! And his mother also made ...Very glad you liked it! And his mother also made him special 'arm gaiters' to keep his cuffs clean.Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67282060751486890922014-10-06T14:45:49.566+01:002014-10-06T14:45:49.566+01:00This is fascinating, Lydia. The posters are so cle...This is fascinating, Lydia. The posters are so clever. Several are familiar, though not the lovely tiger at the end. I remember being taken to the Festival of Britain when I was seven. But I never knew who had designed these posters, and never had the chance to look so closely at them before. (I've also been admiring the smock his mum made for him.)<br />Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50022979242398111912014-10-06T10:25:46.282+01:002014-10-06T10:25:46.282+01:00‘It is permissible to break all the rules…but only...‘It is permissible to break all the rules…but only successfully.’<br />and<br />"Curiosity, Courage and Concentration"<br /><br />Fabulous!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90156900721211553052014-10-06T09:48:39.561+01:002014-10-06T09:48:39.561+01:00Lydia, what a brilliant post! I knew nothing of Ga...Lydia, what a brilliant post! I knew nothing of Games, though I recognise the Festival poster. This is an excellent introduction. (He seems to have an admirable attitude!)Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com