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Greta Garbo: Chic Mystique
Greta Louisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18th, 1905, the youngest of three children to working class parents Karl Alfred Gustafsson and his wife Anna Lovisa Johansson.At the...
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Happy Father's Day ♥
"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!" ~Lydia M. Child
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Morsel Monday: Bling Buttons
It is a well noted fact that diamonds are a girl's best friend, besides her Birkin of course, yet this does not always apply to just us ladies.Men periodically wear diamonds and they wear them quite...
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Robert Taylor: Kimmy's Forever Love
"My appearance doesn't fascinate me, but I'm not the one who has to be pleased either."Robert TaylorIt is probably best Mr. Robert Taylor is no longer with us, for Kimmy here would more than likely be...
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Morsel Monday: Like A Moth To A Flame
For this MM I offer you an item many of us have in our homes already and often in abundance: wax. I know what you are thinking, how interesting is a candle?But this is not your run of the mill candle,...
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Vivien Leigh: Gone Too Soon
Touted as one of the most beautiful actresses of her day, the lovely Vivien Leigh was born an only child of British Cavalry officer and Yorkshire stockbroker Ernest Hartley and his wife Gertrude...
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Happy Fourth of July!
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. John Dickinson
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Morsel Monday: Tad Bit of Martini History
How was everyone's Fourth of July holiday and long weekend?I trust everyone delighted in wishing our lovely country a most joyous 234th birthday along with your family and friends.I enjoyed myself...
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Joanne Woodward: Talent Galore!
"Acting is like sex, you should do it, not talk about it."Joanne WoodwardShe was born Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward on February 27th, 1930 in Thomasville, Georgia to Wade, a school administrator...
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Morsel Monday: All Hail, The Eton Diamond Shirt
"I can afford a blemish on my character but not on my clothes." Vincent Price's character Shelby Carpenter in Laura.Nothing takes the place of a well dressed man aside from a well dressed woman-this...
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Gene Tierney: A Beautifully Troubled Soul
After a rather long weekend, I decided my Monday morning should warrant it be a quiet one.So I poured myself a cup of coffee, headed to the sofa and keyed 169 into the remote and there on TCM was the...
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Somewhat Wordless Well Dressed Wednesday
Good Morning All,My sincerest apologies to you all, I have been away on a rather extended weekend shopping trip to Chicago with my female siblings-what a ride that was!I am back however and apologize...
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The Pabst Mansion: A Victorian's Vision
As I told all of you yesterday, my female siblings and I took an extended weekend trip to Chicago to shop the Magnificent Mile and each of us thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and have the aching feet and...
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Morsel Monday: An Elegant Nose Knows
For some reason my Morsel Mondays seem to center around the more expensive accoutrements I happen to run across, (I know you are not amazed) should you ever tire of them you need only to let me...
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Janet Gaynor: La Petit PowerHouse
On October 6th, 1906 Laura Augusta Gainer was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Frank D. Gainer, a paperhanger, painter and amateur actor and his lovely housewife Laura...
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