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Monday, 26 May 2025

Four Photos - F J&C D K

Hello me dears, the lovely Mr Device has started a four photo game so I thought I would join in with -

Four T V chefs from a while ago that I adored then and now (Jennifer Paterson & Clarissa Dickson Wright count as one)

Fanny Cradock

Jennifer Paterson & Clarissa Dickson Wright

Dorothy Sleigtholme from 'Farm House Kitchen'

and of course, the Master of TV cookery programmes, Mr Keith Floyd.

How many do you remember ?

Ttfn

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Divas, Icons and Gorgeousness # 3

Hello me dears. Here I am again this time with a mid Month visit to Glamazonia and a taster of what has tickled my fancy on the World Wide Web of Wonderment.

My Aunties as portrayed by Monty Python.

Rudolf Nureyev and the lovely Anthony Dowell

People ask why I love Spain so much.

Lord Louis Mountbatten looking rather sweet in his dressing gown aboard Ship.

Jose Perez Ocana. I have no idea who he is but this is fab.

John Gielgud by Cecil Beaton

Joe Orton in Islington, 1967.

Ab Fab, Sweetie, Darling

Ivor Novello and possibly a little bit of make up?

Serena McKellen in 1970

David Bowie by Helmut Newton

Ah Bless him.

From an artistic set of photos of real Guardsmen in the 1970's by Basil Clavering

Every day life here at 'Delargo Towers'

Our garden boys disporting themselves in the flower beds

A traveling Cocktail Cabinet Ideal for pick nicks.

Our cook

and our 'Upstairs Maid'

Well enough of our domestic life and back to Glamour Land.

Alain Delon seen from an interesting angle.

The much maligned Sir Hardy Amies

Gosh ! Take That ! Yes please.

Glamour in it's purest form.

Is it to late to join ?

There we are me dears hope you found that jolly

And I hope to see you in the garden soon.

Till then it's ttfn.

Thursday, 17 September 2020

Divas, Icons and Gorgeousness #2

Hello me dears, here we are with another mid garden post, highlighting what has ticked my fancy this month on the World wide web of wonder

Elizabeth Taylor in 1967

Not hers this time but it's still a lovely Diamond and Sapphire Ring by Garrard

From Merchant-Ivory’s gorgeous film of E.M. Forster’s novel Maurice

Anna May Wong in Großstadtschmetterling, 1929.

Alan Cumming in 'Cabaret'

Who new they were friends; Betty Hutton, Sophie Tucker and Tallulah Bankhead.

Maggie Smith in Travels with My Aunt 1972

One of my fave films of all time,

the original and best version of - La cage aux folles (1978)

Sir Ian McKellen or Serena to his friends

Sir Ian being mistaken for a homeless man during a rehearsal break

- Waiting for Godot

The Diva of all Divas, Callas

Quentin Crisp & Sir John Hurt CBE

H R H. The Queen herself.

Norma Shearer.

The 'Master'. Noel Coward by Edward Steichen, 1932.

Whoa, Liza,
See the coster barrows,
The vegetables and the fruit piled high,
Oh, Liza,
Little London sparrows,
Covent Garden Market where the costers cry.