So we’re wrapping up a week in Sanibel, Florida. I’m pretty dang full – of turkey, of sunshine, of family happiness, of grouper, of excitement (at seeing gators and bobcat and birds and dolphin and sunsets), of chlorine from the pool and hottub. Ahhh… Anyway, just wanted to say happy slightly belated Thanksgiving everyone!
Miss Abigail Officially Endorses…
Barack and Michelle Obama and Joe and Jill Biden! Based strictly not on their policies, of course, or their ability to govern this fine nation, but on some Miss Abigail-related silliness. Heck, I just like the Obama courting Michelle story. Michelle fell hard, but not at first. Perhaps she was reading The Intelligent Woman’s Guide […]
New Book on Emily Post
Over the last few years I’ve been in contact off and on with author Laura Claridge, who just published a book about Emily Post titled Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners. I haven’t gotten my copy yet but did spot this write up in Slate this week. If you are […]
Not exactly GOOD advice…
I stumbled across this today at work, an exhibit from the Stanford School of Medicine titled Not a Cough in a Carload: Images from the Tobacco Industry Campaign to Hide the Hazards of Smoking. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? Actually, browsing some of the “Images by Theme” is pretty entertaining (if not a bit scary). Check […]
Hello from London!
I’m writing from London, here this week for a work conference and meetings at the British Library. Today’s my one free day off, so the musician and I are about to head out for a canal ride and market browsing, and maybe some other low-key sightseeing. I’ve been here before, once in high school (when […]
These are questions I’d like to understand
Did you know that… “Many boys and girls have real difficulty in understanding one another’s actions and attitudes when it comes to the subject of sex. Below are some comments that illustrate this point: Alvin ~ Why do girls where such scanty clothing? They wear only halters, or they go swimming with practically nothing on. […]
Retro Renovation
Pam from Retro Renovation left a comment on my last post (which was oh so very long ago, I know, I know – I’m sorry! Summer got the best of me). Anyway, I finally got a chance to poke around her site, and it’s just fabulous! As someone with a pink GE refrigerator from the […]
Incinerate your Maxi Pads with the Incinerette
While in Australia for a work trip in early April, a few of us meeting attendees took a couple of days after to hit the road up the coast back to Sydney for our flights home. While in a public restroom in Jervis Bay after a dolphin watch boat ride, I spotted this fantastic machinery, […]
Handbuch für Verliebte!
A casual search of the title of the German edition of Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage revealed that it appears to be published! Handbuch für Verliebte: Guter Rat vom ersten Kuss bis zum Altar is available at your local (in Germany, I guess), bookstores and on Amazon.de. I love the cover, don’t […]
Update on Sears Charm School
In case you missed it in the comments of this earlier post about the Sears Charm School, reader Stacye just sent along a great link to a recording of “interview” about the Sears School for Young Charmers from 1967…listen to it here. They mention a tote bag to “carry your shoes” (heels), and anything else […]