There is a wonderful selection of Ladybird books available to vew online and to download in various formats at archive.org
Here is the link : https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22LADYBIRD+SERIES%22&sort=titleSorter
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Collecting Ladybird Books Key Words Reading Scheme
I fondly remenber teaching my 4 year old younger sister to read using the Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme, when she finished one book I used my pocket money to buy the next one in the series. Continue reading Collecting Ladybird Books Key Words Reading Scheme
Lady Violet’s perfume on Downton Abbey
A vintage Grossmith Phul-Nana perfume bottle with original box is offered on eBay this week :http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHUL-NANA-GROSSMITH-ART-NOUVEAU-ANTIQUE-FLOWERS-GLASS-PERFUME-SCENT-BOTTLE-BOX-/232105110727. The Dowager Lady Violet was seen holding one like it in a scene from Downton Abbey. I the scene Lady Edith is visiting Lady Violet following the episode where she has been jilted at the altar. She delivers the perfume to Lady Violet from her shopping trip and Lady Violet remarks on the price:"A guinea? for a bottle of scent? Did he have a mask and a gun?"
The Rear Window Back Scratcher
Jimmy Stewart's character is confined in a plaster cast and makes good use of a back scratcher in Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 movie Rear Window. He uses the back scratcher several times, not only to scratch his toes or to reach an itch inside his cast, but for emphasis when gesturing as well. Continue reading The Rear Window Back Scratcher
Doris Day’s Wicker Handbag in The Man who Knew Too Much
Doris Day carries a white wicker bucket bag in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) the suspense thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The top handled bucket bag is made of wicker/rattan with metal fittings and is painted white with red lining. Continue reading Doris Day’s Wicker Handbag in The Man who Knew Too Much