MCCALL STYLE & BEAUTY

MCCALL STYLE & BEAUTY, originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

This hairstyle on this model is a work of art. Why don't ladies have curl in their hair these days?

I have been unhappy with my straight flat hair style and am seriously thinking of a "permanent" only it will last me maybe 3 months. Wish permanent in hair terms really meant forever/not changing.


MCCALL STYLE & BEAUTY

Accession Number: 1971:0050:0015

Maker: Nickolas Muray (American 1892-1965)

Title: MCCALL STYLE & BEAUTY

Date: 1939

Medium: "color print, assembly (Carbro) process"

Dimensions: Dimensions Unknown

George Eastman House Collection

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Uploaded by George Eastman House on 20 Dec 08, 3.45PM CDT.

Vintage Photography -- Girl with Cat

[PARENTS MAGAZINE, GIRL WITH CAT], originally uploaded by George Eastman House.

Accession Number: 1971:0145:0001

Maker: Nickolas Muray (American 1892-1965)

Title: ["PARENTS MAGAZINE, GIRL WITH CAT"]

Date: ca. 1945

Medium: "color print, assembly (Carbro) process"

Dimensions: Dimensions Unknown

George Eastman House Collection

General – information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.

For information on obtaining reproductions go to: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php.


This represents Americana of bygone years. We were so innocent a nation back in 1945 when this appeared in Parent's Magazine.

This was before my time, but I enjoy looking and thinking how much people's daily lives have changed. There was no cell phone, no video games, no "business". There WAS family dinners together, pets to play with and take care of, board games to play, and regular schedules -- not so fast paced.

Just thinking about it -- they didn't have this keyboard and computer on a table in their house with each family member waiting their turn for it.

I could go on and on, but I think I will just enjoy this picture and explore more like it for a while on my computer.

The Tater Family

Well, A Girl Potato and A Boy Potato had eyes for each other, and finally they got married, and had a little sweet potato, which they called 'Yam.'




Of course, they wanted the best for Yam.

When it was time, they told her about the facts of life.

They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she wouldn't get accidentally mashed, and get a bad name for herself like 'Hot Potato,' and end up with a bunch of Tater Tots.

Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and make a rotten potato out of her!

But on the other hand she wouldn't stay home and become a Couch Potato either.

She would get plenty of exercise so as not to be skinny like her Shoestring cousins.

When she went off to Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Potato told Yam to watch out for the hard-boiled guys from Ireland . And the greasy guys from France called the French Fries.

And when she went out west in the USA , they told her to watch out for the Indians so she wouldn't get scalloped.

Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn't associate with those high class Yukon Golds, or the ones from the other side of the tracks who advertise their trade on all the trucks that say, 'Frito Lay.'

Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam to Idaho P.U. (that's
Potato University) so when she graduated she'd really be in the chips.

But in spite of all they did for her, one-day Yam came home and announced she was going to marry Tom Brokaw.

Tom Brokaw!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Potato were very upset.

They told Yam she couldn't possibly marry Tom Brokaw because he's just...

well he's just a...

Are you ready for this?

Are you sure?



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OK! Here it is!



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A COMMONTATER !!!

At the Duck Pond

The kids and I visited the duck pond at Gibson Park for the first time today with a bag of old buns. The boys had a splendid time and left saying they wanted to return really soon. I made that happen rather quickly as I loaded them and their dad up after dinner for the excursion repeated. I had found another loaf of bread in the bottom of the refrigerator under the meat crisper.







Also, I had been told that people come out on Wednesday evenings for music performances at the same park. The turn out was great and everyone enjoyed the music played.



We took Fred to see the flower garden and arch. He thought it was lovely but allergies and an asthma attack took over and coughing from Fred played along with the music. So much so that at times people were looking and staring like "what is this sick man doing out and about."







All in all it was a nice evening to be out and about. Next time, however; one will remember to check and see if the inhaler is packed along for the trip.

Talking flowers -- Alice In Wonderland

Talking flowers, originally uploaded by Love_Alice.

The first officially released images of Tim Burton's Alice.





Can you guess which character Johnny Depp is portraying?
A picture follows:





Also, the other notable actors are pictured here as well.



This might be spectacular yet ODD like a lot of Tim Burton's creations tend to be.

Still this has me curious . . . just like Alice In Wonderland perhaps.