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Category Archives: Raves and Faves
Break Out the Popcorn
Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you still taking up real estate on your couch? Well, for this week’s Raves n Faves I have some fantabulous films for you, by the clever and controversial director, Otto Preminger. They’ve got power, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Fashions, 50's Movies, 50's Slang, Americana, Ben Gazarra, black and white movies, blogaday, Carol Lynley, city life, Classic Movies, cocktail culture, Communication, Conversation, Coversation, daily blog, David Niven, detectives, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, France, Gossip, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, Hollywood, intrigue, jealousy, Jean Seberg, Jimmy Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Love, Marriage, movie stars, movies, Mysteries, Nightlife, Nostalgia, Otto Preminger, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Romance, romantic suspense, Scandal, slang, Small town, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's Movies, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s wives, 1960's, 1960s movies, 50's Movies, 50s dating, 50s fun, adventure, Anatomy of A Murder, Ben Gazzara, Bonjour Tristesse, Bunny Lake is Missing, Carol Lynley, Cinema, city life, courtroom drama, Criterion, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, directors, Duke Ellington, etiquette, Eve Arden, fashion, Faves, Francoise Sagan, French Riviera, George C. Scott, Glamour, Great Britain, Hollywood, intrigue, James Stewart, Jean Seberg, Laurence Olivier, lawyers, Lee Remick, Michigan, Morals and values, mothers, murder, mystery, Otto Preminger, Raves, Retro, romance, romantic suspense, Scotland Yard, Small town, teenagers, the Zombies, thriller, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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For your Reading Pleasure
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your week going? Looking for something to read? Yours truly has a great suggestion for you. One of my favorite 20th century novelists is Elizabeth Jane Howard. Now I’ve mentioned her Cazalet series as … Continue reading
Posted in 1940's, 1950's, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, Authors, blogaday, book excerpts, books, cocktail culture, Commitment, Domestic life, ebooks, England, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fictional Characters, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, home life, kindle, Love, Marriage, Nostalgia, Perspective, Raves and Faves, Readers, Reading, reading, Relaxation, Romance, Scandal, Social Mores, Uncategorized, Vintage, weekend
Tagged 1940s, 1950's, After Julius, domestic, Elizabeth Jane Howard, family life, husbands, Love, marriage, novels, Readers, Reading, relationships, Retro, romance, Scandal, Something in Disguise, The Beautiful Visit, The Long View, The Sea Change, Vintage, vintage glamour, wives
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But Have you Seen These
Hi there, guys and dolls! Hanging in there? Hope you are all well and for those of you who are under the weather, may you feel better soon. I’ll bet a lot of you are sitting in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in 1800s, 1920s, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, Acorn, Australia, Binge Watching, Canada, daily blog, detectives, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, France, Great Britain, Historical, historical fiction, International, intrigue, murder mystery, Mysteries, Pop Culture, Raves and Faves, Sweden, television series, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1800s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Australia, Binge Watching, Canada, crime dramas, Crimes of Passion, Detective Shows, detectives, entertaining, entertainment, espionage, Essie Davis, Faves, Fictional Chararacters, Foyle's War, France, Glamour, Great Britain, historical fiction, intrigue, Maigret, Michael Kitchen, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, murder mysteries, Murdoch Mysteries, Ola Rapace, policemen, Raves, Sweden, television series, Yannick Bisson
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Time for Some Delightfully Gentle Reading
Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you all hanging in there? Good, I know you can. Now yours truly is quite comfortable in my lovely nifty fifties world, but I understand that in your modern day life there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Contemporary, Africa, blogaday, book series, books, Botswana, Characters, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, daily blog, detectives, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Humor, Mysteries, novels, postaday, Raves and Faves, Readers, Reading, reading, Romance, Social Mores, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, Book Depository, book series, books, delightful reads, detective novels, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, gentle reads, Morality For Beautiful Girls, No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Readers, Reading, Tears of A Giraffe, The Full Cupboard of Life, The Kalahari Typing School for Men
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Pathe Knew How to Make Them Grand
Hi there, guys and dolls! For my Raves n Faves this week, I am sharing some of my all-time favorite things, Pathe films. There are so many great ones, but I am focusing in on some fantabulously glamourous ones. Just … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's Movies, 50's Slang, 50's television, art, art gallery, artist, Beauty, cocktail culture, Creativity, daily blog, Designer, England, entertainment, fashion, Historical, Humor, Italian, model, movies, muse, Nostalgia, Paris, Pop Culture, Raves and Faves, Retro, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation, Vintage, vintage fashion
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950's Movies, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s fashion, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, art, fashion, Glamour, Italian, Jill Day, Paris, Pathe, Rahvis, Taiho, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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TV Time in the Neighborhood
Hi there, guys and dolls! How’s your week going? That’s nice. You know, I agree, it’s been a long week. Maybe it’s just time to gather the family or friends around and see what’s on the tube tonight. Let’s see … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 50's television, Americana, blogaday, Blogs, Classic Television, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, Historical, historical fiction, home life, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Sitcoms, suburbia, television series, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Television, 1950s, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s humor, 50s fun, Classic Television, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, Father Knows Best, Faves, Funny, Hiram Holiday, Humor, Ozzie and Harriet, quiz show, Raves, suburbia, Tab Hunter, Television
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