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Monday, 2 May 2016

Off On The Wall by Cecil Beaton. 1920 ish down the road Wilton.


Off On The Wall by Cecil Beaton. 1920 ish down the road Wilton.
What is elegance? Soap and water!

All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left.

Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly.

San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.

Perhaps the world's second-worst crime is boredom; the first is being a bore.

On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the result of mixing Lloyd's of London with the principle of the chewing gum dispenser
#CecilBeton

Saturday, 30 April 2016

Confit of candied lentil dessert

Confit of candied lentil dessert
Wow one to try worth hitting the translate button :)
Thanks Assiettes Gourmandes great post.

Originally shared by Assiettes Gourmandes
http://www.assiettesgourmandes.fr/2016/04/desserts/lentilles-confites/

May Day, Beltane, and the menace of May Eve

May Day, Beltane, and the menace of May Eve
Fiery sacrifices, outdoor sex and morris dancing at dawn – Professor Nick Groom guides us through the cultural history of May Eve and May Day…

The first of May is Beltane, the pagan festival celebrating summer, so named for the ‘lucky fire’. Beltane fires were traditionally lit in the Central Scottish Highlands on 1 May in rituals that carried threats of human sacrifice.

In one parish, it was recorded in the eighteenth century, a fire was lit and a cake baked and divided into pieces, one of which was daubed with charcoal. The villagers were blindfolded and each picked a piece:

Whoever draws the black bit is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favour they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast.
Read on below ;) #Beltain
http://thedabbler.co.uk/2015/04/may-day-beltane-and-the-menace-of-may-eve/

Friday, 29 April 2016

PATAX Jazz, flamenco and world music

PATAX Jazz, flamenco and world music
Is today the most promising fusion band of Spain
With more than 42,000 followers on Facebook and 20 million views on Youtube, this group is an unstoppable trajectory.

This ambitious project, led by Jorge Perez , is based on a unique and very personal proposal based on Jazz, and also drinks Flamenco , Latin music , black music and contemporary pop .
Patax took off in March 2016 its third album , entitled A Night To Remember ( Youkalimusic records ), recorded in live .
#Jazz Fresh and New
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loK9EpJylu0&feature=em-subs_digest

Monday, 25 April 2016

1964 1/2 Ford Mustang Next to a Fastback.

1964 1/2 Ford Mustang Next to a Fastback.
Pony car class
As a result, the basic two-door, four passenger Pony Car characteristics were set:
Stylish and sporty long hood, short deck, and "open mouth" styling
Affordable base price (under $2,500 — in 1965 dollar value)
"Off-the-shelf" mass production components
Wide range of often lucrative options to individualize each car
Youth-oriented marketing and advertising
#FordMustang