This painting appeared in the Ladies Home Journal, June 1940 with the story "Common Ground" but it immediately brings Lillian Hellmans play to my mind
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Rest in peace
Maxine Stuart, 94, Dies; Acted on Stage, Film and TV
Maxine Stuart’s stage, film and television career spanned more than six decades, including a recurring role on the soap opera “The Edge of Night” and a guest spot on a memorable episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
But she was equally well known to readers of Helene Hanff’s nonfiction books “84, Charing Cross Road” and “Underfoot in Show Business” as Ms. Hanff’s deliciously dizzy sidekick in their attempts to make it on Broadway in the 1930s and ’40s.
Ms. Stuart, who died on June 6 at 94, makes several cameo appearances in “84,” as the book is known to its ardent fans. First published in 1970, it is an epistolary memoir of Ms. Hanff’s long correspondence with the staff of a London bookshop. (In the 1987 film version of the book, starring Anne Bancroft as Ms. Hanff, Ms. Stuart is played by Jean De Baer.)
In “Underfoot,” Ms. Stuart is a genuine co-star. That book, published in 1962, recounts Ms. Hanff’s years in New York as a struggling playwright in tandem with Ms. Stuart’s as a struggling actress.
Shades of Blue
1948 Armstrong Scalloped Kitchen
1955 Powhatan Turquoise Kitchen
Which would you choose?
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Happy Flag Day!
Today commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on this day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date
Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Even back then he had cheekbones sharp enough to slice beef...
Chuck Connors, The Rifleman (Lucas McCain) while he was on the Boston Celtics in 1946.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Sigh
Image via SHORPY
Just gave another culinary research lecture, the mental equivalent of slamming my head in a file cabinet drawer.
Me: "We want you to be able to research food and methods to better your expertise in the field. What do you hope to do with your degree once you graduate."
Student: "I want to open a flower or cell phone business."
Me: "F-l-o-u-r? Meaning distributing to restaurants and bakeries?"
Student: "No. Like roses."
Me: "Neither of those business require a degree in cooking. Why are you attending this program?"
Student: "I don't know. I'm only 20 years old."
It went downhill fast from there.......
Me: "We want you to be able to research food and methods to better your expertise in the field. What do you hope to do with your degree once you graduate."
Student: "I want to open a flower or cell phone business."
Me: "F-l-o-u-r? Meaning distributing to restaurants and bakeries?"
Student: "No. Like roses."
Me: "Neither of those business require a degree in cooking. Why are you attending this program?"
Student: "I don't know. I'm only 20 years old."
It went downhill fast from there.......
Monday, June 10, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Lest we forget
You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely....The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking." ~General Dwight D. Eisenhower giving the D-Day order on June 6, 1944.
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