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Dear Friends, Have you ever found yourself in this type of situation? You are at a professional or social event where there are ten people crowded around a circular banquet table. You barely have room to move and your table setting is millimeters away from your neighbors’ table settings. You try to make the best . . . → Read More: Yes, You May Drink Your Soup…But Only If…  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Etiquette, Theatrical Thursday, Vintage School Films  Table Manners Dear Friends, When I was a new schoolteacher, “multimedia” primarily meant filmstrips or reel-to-reel films. High tech was having a filmstrip projector with a cassette or record player attached. There was one VCR and TV for the entire school (but there were so few educational videos, the machine wasn’t exactly in high demand). I discovered . . . → Read More: 1955 Educational Filmstrip: “Trying New Things” Dear Friends, Yesterday was “Administrative Professionals Day” (formerly known as “Secretary’s Day”). During my college teaching/administrator career, I had the good fortune of having either a department secretary, an assistant, or student workers that I shared with others but who were very adept at taking care of tasks for me so that I could attend . . . → Read More: I Miss Having An Administrative Assistant! Dear Friends, Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for those films produced by the National Park Service. Just last week, My Honey and I watched “A Treasure in the Sea” when we visited the Channel Islands National Park visitors’ center (the center we visited was in the Ventura Harbor complex…it is a several hour . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Mr. Lincoln’s Springfield Dear Friends, I’m having most of my family over for dinner on Saturday for a birthday gathering with a twist. When I was asked how I wanted to celebrate the Big 5-0, I realized that I wanted to prepare an old-fashioned “Sunday dinner” type of meal for my family. I don’t get to play hostess . . . → Read More: Birthday Gathering Every four years, Americans cast their ballots for president. Today is a “midterm” election but, as this film from 1945 shows, it is just as important because we are electing members of congress…part of the “checks and balances” system that makes our republic so successful as a governing system. This film was made during World . . . → Read More: Tuesday in November: A Nation Elects A Government When I was a girl, I loved it when filmstrips were shown at school, in chapel, or Sunday School. If the filmstrip had a record to go with it, I thought it was the height of technology. I can still hear the ding to alert the teacher to advance the filmstrip to the next frame. . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: If You Have a Bike (1958 Filmstrip) In yesterday’s post, I talked about how American women seem to focus more on being liked than being respected. But, as I’ve reflected upon this more, I’ve also been thinking about how modern “relationships” are so transient. We stick around only as long as our “needs” are being met. And so, we run around expecting . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: The Fun of Making Friends (c. 1950) Yesterday, I began the unit in The Home Economics Omnibus on being a well-dressed girl. But part of being well-dressed is also being well-groomed. You can be wearing the best clothes money can buy but still be a mess. Thank goodness the Committee on Medical Motion Pictures from the American College of Surgeons and the . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Make Sure You Wash Your Hair At Least Every Two Weeks Well, I managed to do it. It is hard to admit but I think everyone has figured it out, already. I put too much on my plate. I went to the super buffet and loaded it up because I forgot that I could take seconds. Each item on my plate brings me tremendous joy (most . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Ode to Saran Wrap (c. 1956) One comment - (Comments are closed) Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Theatrical Thursday, Vintage School Films freezer cooking, Once a Month Cooking |
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