tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post4230411098625927400..comments2023-09-07T04:30:08.215-05:00Comments on The Past on a Plate: Life this Week: February 21, 1938Lauren Hairstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-42136815432669576152011-02-22T16:03:36.022-06:002011-02-22T16:03:36.022-06:00Hey Lauren thanks! If you ever want to bake someth...Hey Lauren thanks! If you ever want to bake something you have never heard of , I lists and lists of things we can share! I have so many recipes, i do not think i could bake all of them. Let me know what your craving..and i'll dig something out and email it to you :)astheroshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301322097887964600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-13493886307363672052011-02-22T15:14:40.222-06:002011-02-22T15:14:40.222-06:00I LOVE how you've brought this periodical to l...I LOVE how you've brought this periodical to life. I feel completely immersed in the era now. <br /><br />You know, I am ridiculous!! I sold a 30s playsuit that was VERY similar to the cycling suit you love in that ad. I'm in love with that beach ensemble!BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-69790349351758340852011-02-22T13:01:09.778-06:002011-02-22T13:01:09.778-06:00That fudge cake is mouth watering. Love what I see...That fudge cake is mouth watering. Love what I see of your blog so far.<br />I had to repost my blog on Radio City Music Hall [ some html glitch ] so your lovely comment is deleted.Sorry. Please look at it again, when u get the chance.xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207227075618828849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-38854912960251079882011-02-22T10:12:28.394-06:002011-02-22T10:12:28.394-06:00I could use the Sailing Slacks, but I could defini...I could use the Sailing Slacks, but I could definitely order the cycling outfit too. The chocolate loaf looks delicious!Meruthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941954297681510261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-35300627693357128132011-02-22T07:30:17.826-06:002011-02-22T07:30:17.826-06:00Laura- I think it's fascinating how Life alrea...Laura- I think it's fascinating how <i>Life</i> already talks about war as a foregone conclusion in February of 1938 and we still had almost 4 years before we officially declared war. I just focused on fluff this week, but there are always really fascinating "serious" stories.<br /><br />Asthe- I'll put biscuits on my to-blog list. I have to admit that my recipe comes from an Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-13131370638086119572011-02-21T23:31:32.715-06:002011-02-21T23:31:32.715-06:00Yummo on the chocolate loaf! I love how you have t...Yummo on the chocolate loaf! I love how you have the recipe typed and set up in a different box to be printed..That is very cool !! :)<br /><br />and if you have a great biscuit recipe,,I expect to see it on your blog!!! :) Thanks!astheroshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301322097887964600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-35437137304005482062011-02-21T21:15:22.216-06:002011-02-21T21:15:22.216-06:00This was a really fascinating trip back in time. I...This was a really fascinating trip back in time. It is so jarring to see the more lighthearted articles juxtaposted with articles about what was happening overseas (the article about Hitler and the Olympics, the photo of the British aristocrats traveling to Saudi Arabia regarding Britian's fight against Arab terrorists.)<br />The piece about Norma Shearer and the way the movie set was set up laurahttp://pragmaticattic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-28366274168488169582011-02-21T16:06:00.495-06:002011-02-21T16:06:00.495-06:00Thanks to The Grapes of Wrath, everybody knows Okl...Thanks to <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i>, everybody knows Oklahoma wasn't a very fun place to be in the 1930s! I'll have to dig up some family photos and share them.<br /><br />The earliest memory I have related to an obsession with the 1930s was visiting a friend's house when I was in pre-school and watching <i>Shall We Dance</i> on TV. We only had one pair of roller skates, but we didLauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-25324664191741985252011-02-21T15:15:49.174-06:002011-02-21T15:15:49.174-06:00I still have two copies of Ferdinand - but I'd...I still have two copies of Ferdinand - but I'd never seen the Disney short (I watched the whole thing!) Mostly what I know about my side of the family - we were dirt poor in the 30s! Your daddy's may have been a little better off!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806614079359533447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-50080994850107283752011-02-21T14:29:25.833-06:002011-02-21T14:29:25.833-06:00Ooh, one of each, please!Ooh, one of each, please!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747432130041051386.post-47104607404047278912011-02-21T13:25:02.171-06:002011-02-21T13:25:02.171-06:00well, I'd order pretty much everything!
what a...well, I'd order pretty much everything!<br />what a funny trans-Atlantic baby.<br /><br />I sometimes have the feeling that we all 1930s vintage lovers would like to be transported to that age. <br /><br />If I may ask, how did your family live in the 1930s? where does your fascination with this époque come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com