make do and mend for tougher times

Florence22

Fuddle and Byatt - how about combining the headscarf and headtorch? - stylish and practical

fuddle

Why did the women wear them? Was it fashion based? I'm thinking it will be handy in the winter to keep my head warm while indoors and no heating on.

florence - so funny! a modern twist for the today OSer

Mrs_Chip

Because everyone had a 'do' and it was not done to be seen in your curlers! My MiLs family ran hairdressers in the Old Kent Road during the war - they made so much money as it just was not done to not have your hair permed or set every week.

Plus it kept your hair clean - the air was a lot dirtier then with all the coal fires.

Florence22

My Nan and Aunties used to wear them like that for doing the housework - (and usually with curlers and red lipstick), while nattering to each other whilst hanging out of the top bedroom windows, sitting on the window sill cleaning away!
That style of scarf was a practical one and never worn like that with "your best".

Pooky

My mum used to wear a headscarf over her curlers all the time. I used to love the silky feel of them. How nostalgic.

DD2 had a fab first day back and has been given two extra GCSEs as she's in top sets (yay her!!) she's glowing, it's really helped her self esteem to know she's good. She sufferes with her confidence, we try to persuade her and help her feel more self assured but with DD1 being very self assured and outgoing (and a bit of a drama queen at times) I'm sure she feels a little left behind. This will do wonders for her. She even told us the exam board she'll be using so we can get the appropriate revision guides to help her (and me, I never did GCSE statistics!)

She also realised she needs to up her game fitness wise and has been spending an hour an evening on the treadmill :T. Very proud of her for making some wise decisions.

Loved the war time farm programme, although I was fighting with three kittens for control of my ball of wool for crocheting during most of it. I really, really need a kitchenette cupboard like that......not a want, it's a need....a need to have one....because I need it......ok I want it, but I really, really want one...if at makes it better???

Mrs_Chip

Iv'e got one But Ruth's was better - she's got the one I really wanted!

Mine is up in the summerhouse where I keep all my retro kitchen stuff.
It only has the half drop-down enamel door, I use it when we cook up there. As I drooled at the screen I said to OH I would much rather have them in the kitchen than the modern cupboards.

charlies-aunt

westcoastscot wrote: »

Interesting times Charlies-Aunt. WCS

I'll confess to being very, very worried about it will all turn out - apart from a rise in crime and rioting - how many people are going to be driven to suicide by debts that they just can't pay?

katieowl_2

Drat...Nella is all soggy

I was having a nice hot bath and reading Nella's Peace when this fat stupid furry moth decided to fly in the bathroom and have a OMG I'm trapped, kamikaze style hissy fit.

I don't 'do' moths at the best of times, but can just about cope when I'm dry and easily mobile. When it hit me while I was IN the bath I'm afraid I squeaked a bit and flailed. When I'd got out, protected myself with a towel, found a cup and evicted the stupid bu&&er (which by then was surfing on the tidal wave I'd created leaping out of the bath) I discovered Nella was very soggy. I've dried her a bit on a towel, and hung her over the rail on the Rayburn. Bloody Moths.

Kate

fuddle

My grandma had a kitchenette but not at all enamel, more like Formica. It was bright blue in colour and had her conversions scribbled on some paper. My grandma only wore a headscarf tied under her chin when she went out but were talking 80's here when I was a little girl.

Byatt

Don't want to sound smug or anything , but I have a kitchenette larder cupboard, I got mine on fleabay.

I then spotted loads at the local recycling shop...

Mine is blue and cream and has the enamel on the drop down part.