the Tuesday Song of the Week

Hope you're all big winners in 2015!

'I'm Winning' - Santana

mush

room.

From the early 1970s, the Era of Owls and Mushrooms 

Back in the day, you could find mushroom EVERYTHING.

Lamps, wall decor, jewelry, mushroom prints on linens, etc. etc. etc.

True fact: until three or four years ago, I'd never eaten a mushroom.

Old England

In cream pitcher form!

Charming and pretty, no?

The Lady's Letter Writer: Letter XX

Letter XX

More Serious

 (this is another version of last week's letter - After a Misunderstanding)

July 23rd, 18--

Dear Sir:-- This attempt you make to excuse your conduct is neither straightforward nor satisfactory.  It is, in fact, only exculplating yourself by admitting a fault as great as the one of which I complain (here state particulars).  Under these circumstances, whatever pain it may cause me, I must avow my determination never, under any consideration, to admit of your addresses, feeling persuaded that the consequences would not be favorable to the happiness of either.  

                                                 I remain, sir,

                                                         

                                                         Your obedient servant, 

                                                         .....  ...........

exceptionally excellent embroidered elephant

Not just alliterative, but so...

SO awesome.

 

And not just one EEEE, but many!

A whole tablecloth full !!

Let's roll

Yes, even on Christmas Day, the Full-Service Bohemian is still at work!  

(Mainly because we don't engage in all those boring, repetitive, boring rituals.  So boring.)

Anyway, dig this if you possibly can:

circa 1880 Nailsea art glass rolling pin 

Works as a rolling pin AND as a piece of antique art glass decor!

the Tuesday Song of the Week

You're getting what you got last year, i.e. the two most beautiful Christmas songs, both of which are SO beautiful that they make me cry.

"The Holy and the Ivy' -King's College, Cambridge choir

The next one was hard to find, at least one that had the original tune, and not just people making up their own tune (Frank Sinatra) or no tune to speak of (Casting Crowns).  

'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day' - St. Peter's Choir'