A Fancy Party Dress amidst Christmas Preparations
For the remainder of the week, we’ll likely play lots of games by day and watch Christmas/New Year’s Eve combo movies each night…can’t get enough of it. 😉
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: movies
Learning how to Swing Dance During College Break
We might not be the quality of the fun Dancing with the Stars, but we had fun learning and that’s what counts! Just call us, Dancing with the Collegiates!
1956 Spring Sorbet Dresses in Peach and Pink: Sewing Journal
While my daughter chose the peach silk, I’m excited about my gingham which reminds me of a party dress worn in the 1958 movie Houseboat starring Cary Grant.
Crepes, Cremes Brulees, and Sabrina on Bastille Day
Using Alton Brown’s tips for crepes, my first batch were easier to make than I thought they would be. Then for dessert I had the perfect touch.
Couture for home seamstress reflects my 18th century journey
Frustrated with contemporary sewing patterns, I have found reverting to home seamstress couture aka 18th century techniques much easier!
Rhetoric Literature: Ranking our favorite Shakespeare DVDs
Queried by friends who lent us videos, I’ve was asked which was our favorite. Commentary follows of our growing perceptions of Shakespeare favorites.
Rhetoric Literature: Much Ado about Nothing with Branagh
A dual romance, our favorite story line was of the romance portrayed between Branagh and Emma Thompson, which as great as their performance in Henry V.
Rhetoric Literature: Shakespeare, Henry V, Longbows, Branagh
However, when I asked some friends if they had advice on Shakespearean movies, they exclaimed: Branagh! Now that I’ve seen him in action, I agree.
Visiting Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill: Bully!
As a young boy, Theodore Roosevelt’s (TR) father took him to his grandfather’s vacation home so he could experience fresh air in the beautiful outdoors.
West Point: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part VI
Accepting cash only, we all dug through our pockets, wallets, bottom of my purse, inside the car, to find enough money to take a two-hour tour of West Point.
