Flowers and fashion

 Happy Sunday! With flowers from the patio 

And a stroll down memory lane.

Here's a shot of London in the 50s, when you made your summer dresses, some of these very recognizable as Simplicity patterns. In fact I made dresses like these. I was a teen then.  

Then, way back, in the early 1900s, my  mom was about six when this movie was shot, very likely dressed like the pinafored little girl you see, far left, with her older sister.

Some changes. 

My birth order mirrored my mother's. Both the youngest, with three older sisters and three even older brothers. Both had favorite brother killed in combat. Both had one older sister with two children, one unmarried. But when it came to our own children, big difference. She had nine, I had one! In fact my entire generation of sibs had a total of nine children. So I guess replacement sort of factored in.

Happy day, everyone, but who's counting. This afternoon I'm taking part in an online political forum looking at the current US voting outlook, with insider people who know what's happening, and are there, seeing events around the country.

Meanwhile

Just like the August bank holidays of my youth. Grasmere is in the Lake District, Wordsworth country.

And today celebrates

If you're interested in goddesses and ancient mythology, go to the blog of Debra, She Who Seeks. She's very knowledgeable and definitely worth a follow.

Coda on birthday chocolate cake -- large slice went to Gary yesterday, he loves chocolate cake. He advised me about the valve handle, possibly simple fix, handsome son now on it, and the ongoing saga of the storage area doors. Stay tuned!

And if you're a US knitter or crocheter thinking about cool weather projects, consider this. I've done a lot of blanket squares for them, nice people.