tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8690709703193369682..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 105 : Bradford's Perfect Little HousewifeAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-74750501978437114452011-12-19T03:47:15.189+00:002011-12-19T03:47:15.189+00:00A fine photo and story, Alan, but what of the poor...A fine photo and story, Alan, but what of the poor runner-ups who did not measure up to perfection? Oh the embarrassment to have a 2nd place mother.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-4042415313955100342011-12-19T03:46:16.863+00:002011-12-19T03:46:16.863+00:00Oh how fun! I'd love to have a copy of that c...Oh how fun! I'd love to have a copy of that cookery book.<br /><br />Your mom was a beauty..and she sure looks a lot like her friend! I thought they were sisters!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60233758175539737722011-12-18T23:03:16.513+00:002011-12-18T23:03:16.513+00:00You had to be pretty darn good to win a housewife ...You had to be pretty darn good to win a housewife contest in the old days. I love the Japanese style parasol, too.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32961473400016926192011-12-18T21:46:16.805+00:002011-12-18T21:46:16.805+00:00A wonderful photo & a perfect link to the them...A wonderful photo & a perfect link to the theme, I believe!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57632131987861722102011-12-18T21:00:03.349+00:002011-12-18T21:00:03.349+00:00As so many have said, they look very much alike. Y...As so many have said, they look very much alike. You have such great pics of your mom. Might her winning the contest have influenced your dad? Probably more of that glint in her eye that did it....<br /><br />Cookbooks and recipe boxes hold great memories of our mothers.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76170155688202716052011-12-18T18:50:26.018+00:002011-12-18T18:50:26.018+00:00Gone South said...
I just found your blog as I was...Gone South said...<br />I just found your blog as I was talking about hybrd-electric boat conversions, as you do, with a friend of a friend I just met at a party, and he gave me his blog address, and the only blog he follows, I discover, is yours. <br /><br />Now the only other new blog I have looked at this festive season is an old friend's husband, discovered via a Christmas letter, and he is a retired planner whose dissertation was on Halifax market, and the most recent entry in his blog is all about the architecture of Huddersfield.<br /><br />I somehow thought you might like to know this. He is www.Jonestheplanner.co.uk.<br /><br />I grew up in West Yorkshire but we have lived in Oxford for many years and I am enjoying being reached by West Yorkshire outreaches this cold December.Gone Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676997436632756119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57550210196934619072011-12-18T18:46:12.176+00:002011-12-18T18:46:12.176+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gone Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676997436632756119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11586123000777098442011-12-18T18:04:41.737+00:002011-12-18T18:04:41.737+00:00Are you sure they were friends and not related? T...Are you sure they were friends and not related? They look like twins to me.<br /><br />Cleethorpes. Now Cleethorpes brings back a few memories. I spent a good few formative years in Grimsby!Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35944878177971631562011-12-18T17:12:48.139+00:002011-12-18T17:12:48.139+00:00Hello:
The picture of your mother and her friend i...Hello:<br />The picture of your mother and her friend is so wonderfully atmospheric.<br /><br />Competitions for the perfect housewife, what we wonder would become of such a notion in 2011? But how marvellous for your mother to have won a copy of Mrs Beeton's Household Management and such a pity that it is not still in your possession.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-88811098910332955452011-12-18T16:43:01.858+00:002011-12-18T16:43:01.858+00:00Love the wonderful picture of your Mom and her fri...Love the wonderful picture of your Mom and her friend, Alan. <br /><br />Hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas! Sorry I wasn't able to participate this week, but I am enjoying seeing what everybody else has done.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77024610702012200122011-12-18T15:04:38.881+00:002011-12-18T15:04:38.881+00:00Your mom and her friend looked like twins to me. ...Your mom and her friend looked like twins to me. Upon reflection, they are like many young women: Fashion conscious and insisting on following style trends together.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915948349223137648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60308936878915104562011-12-18T13:42:17.850+00:002011-12-18T13:42:17.850+00:00I have a strong suspicion that I would fail misera...I have a strong suspicion that I would fail miserably were I to enter such a competition!<br /><br />I love the way they are posing. My mum always used to cross her ankles for seated photos :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13605495736740965552011-12-18T06:36:31.337+00:002011-12-18T06:36:31.337+00:00They look as if they're about to sing the flow...They look as if they're about to sing the flower duet!Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-2108904954657150132011-12-18T04:45:38.470+00:002011-12-18T04:45:38.470+00:00That was quite an accomplishment for Gladys! The s...That was quite an accomplishment for Gladys! The standards of perfection were quite high. Her impish grin does reveal another side to her personality.<br /><br />Are all your photos so full of personality due to great photographers? Or did the personality of the subject make the photographer's job easy? :) Your mother is lovely and her spirit shines through. A treasure of a photo.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15405486552443851702011-12-18T03:31:52.818+00:002011-12-18T03:31:52.818+00:00Wonderful old photo..and yes I bet you Mom was ver...Wonderful old photo..and yes I bet you Mom was very proud of her title! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86979748364232947802011-12-18T01:23:25.239+00:002011-12-18T01:23:25.239+00:00As I first scrolled down I though, "Whoa, sia...As I first scrolled down I though, "Whoa, siamese twins wearing one hat! How cool is that?" Of course, that was only for a moment.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17356798075518622822011-12-18T01:14:47.728+00:002011-12-18T01:14:47.728+00:00Your mother and her friend could have passed for s...Your mother and her friend could have passed for sisters, I agree. As to Mrs. Beeton's, I think some relative of my grandmother's passes the same tome to her, though I'm not sure who it might have been.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59924135196930492011-12-18T00:22:43.901+00:002011-12-18T00:22:43.901+00:00They look so alike!They look so alike!Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8608424268375137092011-12-17T23:10:11.571+00:002011-12-17T23:10:11.571+00:00With apologies to Gilbert and Sulivan; "Two l...With apologies to Gilbert and Sulivan; "Two little maids from school are we".Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-3907324145397091612011-12-17T20:25:48.583+00:002011-12-17T20:25:48.583+00:00Would it have to be a perfect 'houseperson'...Would it have to be a perfect 'houseperson' these days. Even Nell's 'homemakers' jars with me. Jack/Jill of all trades/professions - the list gets longer - but none tell you a much as the photo you've shown.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86143491676236371042011-12-17T19:59:22.587+00:002011-12-17T19:59:22.587+00:00wonder if she met your father before or after winn...wonder if she met your father before or after winning her title. <br />I thought the two women were sisters before you told me they were friends.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58091555553771770702011-12-17T19:37:29.924+00:002011-12-17T19:37:29.924+00:00At first I thought they were twins-- they look so ...At first I thought they were twins-- they look so much alike.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77247490881298122442011-12-17T17:59:01.391+00:002011-12-17T17:59:01.391+00:00Excellent detail as to clothing and picture posing...Excellent detail as to clothing and picture posing from that time period.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73266659004629752662011-12-17T17:56:30.895+00:002011-12-17T17:56:30.895+00:00She may have been the perfect little housewife, bu...She may have been the perfect little housewife, but look at that sly smile. She obviously knew how to enjoy herself.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76428877772502730432011-12-17T16:51:44.223+00:002011-12-17T16:51:44.223+00:00Yesterday I was in an antique store down here in S...Yesterday I was in an antique store down here in Sonoma County, California (we're on vacation - sort of) and there were two big old boxes just full of old old post cards. I thought immediately of you. I wondered how on earth you choose which old old post card to have for your own. There were just so many - and so interesting. I'm almost thinking this could be a fun thing to do myself. :)RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.com