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Would you attend an event or dinner alone?
Solitude doesn't disturb me but I tend to view dinner as a social occasion. I dislike eating alone whether in a restaurant or at home. I certainly have no problem attending a concert or performance solo.- DNO
- Post #12
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Are You Reading
They made a film version of "Royal Flash" in 1975 with Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. I have seen it but I can't say that it made much of an impression. McDowell didn't seem to work as Flashman. I've been reading the Flashman papers since the series started...a big fan. F and the Great Game...- DNO
- Post #5,393
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What Are You Reading
I'm a fan of the Longmire series of books. Haven't read that one yet. Just finished "A Painter's Country" by Canadian artist A. Y. Jackson. An autobiography.- DNO
- Post #5,385
- Forum: The Reading Room
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Does anyone "blot their copybook" anymore. It seems anytime I use the line I just get mystified looks.- DNO
- Post #425
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The general decline in standards today
Relax, Z....the Toronto Blue Jays have won the series...twice.- DNO
- Post #4,534
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Need a wool blanket for my bed
I'll second that one. We've been using them for years.- DNO
- Post #7
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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What Are You Reading
Don't forget: a self-confessed cad, womanizer, cheat and coward! Quite a good hand at languages, though. The Flashman Papers are one of my absolute favourite series of books.- DNO
- Post #5,361
- Forum: The Reading Room
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Last Canadian Spanish Civil War Veteran Dies At 96
The passing of the last Mac-Pap...a sad moment. Paivio described his capture and imprisonment in William Beeching's Canadian Volunteers: Spain 1936-1939. I was lucky enough to find a copy of this book last year, signed by two Mac-Pap veterans.- DNO
- Post #3
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Introducing my British Cinema blog ...
Terrific blog, Two Types! My colleagues and I were fed a steady diet of British films while growing up...everything from The Ladykillers to Cockleshell Heroes. I've always loved them. Stanley Baker as Bond, uh? Interesting.- DNO
- Post #16
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Are You Reading
Just finished Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely- DNO
- Post #5,345
- Forum: The Reading Room
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
The latest dial phone I have is a Northern Electric model 500 dated 1980. I suspect dials went out of production shortly after that. This one is my preferred phone:- DNO
- Post #223
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Show us your scarves ...
Some more lucky finds this week. This one is by Brill: And this one has no label but it is made of a thick, heavy rayon and is quite wide. I get the impression that it is an older one.- DNO
- Post #217
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What was the last TV show you watched?
Ah...my old associate, Dinsdale, still has nightmares about Norman. Just watched all seasons of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. The last season really could have used a giant hedgehog, but season 2 is still terrific.- DNO
- Post #5,200
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
The things you can find in thrift shops can really be amazing, JP. (As anyone who follows this thread knows!) I looked around to see if the rest of the uniform was in the store (pushing my luck, of course). No dice. Still, can't complain. Found some really nice 30s/40s scarves this week as...- DNO
- Post #3,791
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
This one really amazed me. My wife found this in a local thrift shop mixed in with the women's straw hats. It's a pre-WW2 officer's patrol dress forage cap complete with all the insignia for the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, including the original gilt and silver cap badge. It is, in...- DNO
- Post #3,789
- Forum: The Display Case
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Questions about toppers
A top hat is one of the only style of hat I have not yet found so I can't help you much there but I've stretched quite a few fedoras. A two size stretch (from 7 1/4 to 7 1/2) is a bit risky with a fedora. The hat can easily be distorted...that's aside from the probable damage to the sweatband... -
Show us your scarves ...
The seam is a new one for me as well. The Sammy is Tricel fabric. I much prefer the softer, heavier rayon but I have difficulty passing up any older scarf! The pale green paisley is rayon and it's the first one I've found by Joxford.- DNO
- Post #216
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your scarves ...
Spectacular scarves, as always, Two Types! Had some luck this week... A pale green paisley rayon by Joxford. The label says it's crease resistant but it's not that resistant! This one is a Sammy. Reversible it seems. And finally I found this Tootal today. The...- DNO
- Post #214
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What was the last TV show you watched?
Continuing to watch Da Vinci's Inquest...this show just gets better. Excellent show. And I'm just starting to watch Dead Man's Gun, season 1.- DNO
- Post #5,136
- Forum: The Moving Picture
