it's too narrow for bed sheets

Girls, please!

If my Sheridan were here, he'd be appalled! *LOL*

Candide

Now you've done it!!! Although Sheridan might like to wear some of those......

If we were to go back far enough on the fambly trees, we'd find we're cousins, I suspect. Especially since we're all descended from Charlemagne. ;-)

Is that what happens when you live in the country?

:-)

Mary

Not in my country area!

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no, that's that illness that country kids catch from city kids if parents let them associate to much or watch to much TV. T many small town kids don't have enuff chores.

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Pastel colored hair is reserved for the over the hill set. You know, the ones with blue and purple hair. Often wear red hats, too.

In my experience even most country kids don't either :-(

Mary

I was thinking about that before I saw this post. In Britain people often talk about the 'blue rinse brigade' but I haven't seen anyone with blue, mauve or pink rinses for years - except among teenagers. Many older women go blonde instead these days. I don't, can't be bothered, just stay grey.

In the past I used rinses to try to stay dark but that all stopped when my head was shaved for brain surgery - fourteen years ago. We'd been for dinner to my publisher's on a Friday night and I'd colour rinsed my hair. The following Tuesday it was all off, I looked at the dark curls on the floor and thought "what a waste of £3.99"! Never did it again :-)

I have a beautiful red hat, made of very fine feathers. That's not worn either - nor any hat except a triangular cap I knitted this year. And then only when I remember :-)

Mary

James has to earn all his pocket money mowing the grass, shredding branches, emptying the dishwasher, and all sorts. He earned 'kennel fees' looking after our friends' dog in September. Pooch got fed, played with, cleaned up after, and a good walk every day, and she had her bed in his room. They both loved it.

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:49:05 -0000 in alt.sewing, "Mary Fisher" wrote,

My mother tells the story: when I was a young boy she and I had been discussing hair color. This range is called blond; red hair is not really the same color as a fire truck, etc. So there we were, standing in line (UK: queue) in the bank and we were behind one of the above mentioned, and I let out with "Mom, what color hair do you call THAT?"

That's priceless!

Doreen in Alabama

Excellent. Some of my grandchildren are well trained and benefit from learning and doing household tasks and I know others but I did say "most" :-)

Mary

I absolutely LOVE Hyacinth Bucket (sorry, Bouquet!)

Amy in CNY

I'm lost ...

Mary

It's a reference to a character (never seen) in a British television comedy

She certainly is.

Oh, I see. But looking back at this thread it seems that there's a confusion between homosexuals and transvestites. I know some of both and they don't cross-over (as it were).

I don't know about that.

We don't have a television so miss out on a lot of world-wide culture :-) That is, programmes which make the rest of the world think that's what Brits are really like! A bit like Brits thinking that they know what Americans are like because of what they've seen in tv programmes and films.

Thanks for the explanation :-)

Mary

What makes this work on both sides of the pond, as well as in other places, is that this is what humans are like. This particular lot may have a British accent and make British references, but social climbing and aspirations are common throughout the human spectrum. We love Hyacinth, while sometimes wanting to strangle her, but we would never ever really harm her. This is good comedy.

The Office is a big hit, but I don't watch it and don't find it funny. I think that's because I don't like the characters, so I don't much care what happens to them. Unlike Hyacinth, Richard, Elizabeth, Emmett, etc., who are like friends or neighbors, and who I do care about.

You know, when people have told me that USA has a classless society I've wondered why they think that, it's not true in my experience but I don't think it matters anyway. Yesterday I was delighted to hear an American agreeing that he was now middle class :-)

Social climbing, 'bettering' one's self etc ARE natural human conditions, I think. It's no important.

In my experience the genuine upper classes (nothing to do with money) are good people who are friendly and helpful to everyone, unlike those who want to be 'up there' and will tread on anyone to get there. Then there are those who claim to be 'classless' ...

I could go on - but I shan't :-) Life's too short and my bathwater is waiting. I'll be back later when I'm squeaky clean and fragrant :-)

Mary