Village Green Preservation Society, Part II:
Nothing that is not useful or beautiful at the
Cottesbrooke Social Club, Northamptonshire.
For further reportage, go to News from Nowhere.
27.5.11
26.5.11
Chicago to Los Angeles
Dinnerware designed by Mary Colter
Extinct: The Santa Fe Super Chief, 1936-1971.
"Compartments glittered with polished mahogany, shiny
brass and red brocade; the seats flaunted antimacassars
of heavy lace. Gazing out on drab railroad tracks or the flat
plains of Kansas doubled one's pleasure in the impeccable
service and gourmet food. The maître d'hotel would come
to the compartment to announce he'd acquired some trout
caught that morning in an icy mountain stream of Colorado
or the guinea hen had hung for just the proper time."
—Anita Loos, Kiss Hollywood Good-by
"Compartments glittered with polished mahogany, shiny
brass and red brocade; the seats flaunted antimacassars
of heavy lace. Gazing out on drab railroad tracks or the flat
plains of Kansas doubled one's pleasure in the impeccable
service and gourmet food. The maître d'hotel would come
to the compartment to announce he'd acquired some trout
caught that morning in an icy mountain stream of Colorado
or the guinea hen had hung for just the proper time."
—Anita Loos, Kiss Hollywood Good-by
16.5.11
First prize in freestyle full beard category
Living: The World Beard and
Moustache Championships, since
1990, this year held in Norway.
13.5.11
10.5.11
Cut outs tea towel (detail) in the shop.
Bed cover composed of patterns cut out in silhouettes
England, 1851-1900 in the collections.
Living: Archive digging at the V&A.
9.5.11
Living: The canvas haversack.
Very Dad's Army chic, they killed off
the leather school satchel in the 70s.
6.5.11
Fred Perry Bomber Jacket, Summer 2011
Living: Ventile, from the Latin ventus for wind.
Water and wind proof cotton created at the advent
of WWII to protect pilots awaiting rescue at sea.
Painting by Charles Ernest Cundall, 1941-45,
the Imperial War Museum collection.
5.5.11
The Time Machine, 2010
The Cop Shop, 1999-2000
No Returns, 2009
Living: George Shaw, b. 1966,
shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
4.5.11
Alexandra with Alex
Alexandra with unidentified bird
Extinct: Borzois at the Palace. A gift
from Tsar Alexander III, they were bred by
Queen Alexandra at Sandringham, until
they were usurped by the Corgi.
2.5.11
Pheasant eggs, laid on leaves.
Living: News From Nowhere,
a blog about gardening at two estates
open to the public, somewhere in the
middle of England. By the proprietress
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