tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post3387860301335402732..comments2024-03-08T17:06:56.189+00:00Comments on mrs miniver's daughter: maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-61724448854452685222012-02-22T19:42:29.220+00:002012-02-22T19:42:29.220+00:00I'm still hooked on magazines, namely Period I...I'm still hooked on magazines, namely Period Ideas, Period Living, Homes & Antiques, The English Home and zillions more!<br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-12486297063781814322012-02-19T18:24:13.825+00:002012-02-19T18:24:13.825+00:00How brilliant, having access to absolutely everyth...How brilliant, having access to absolutely everything, Galant.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-92070922867279472192012-02-19T18:02:52.424+00:002012-02-19T18:02:52.424+00:00My parents had a newsagent's shop and therefor...My parents had a newsagent's shop and therefore from as early as 4 or 5 I was able to read anything I could get my mitts on, provided I could return it to the counter in mint condition. When I began to read magazines I always thought Woman's Weekly totally naff (although the word hadn't then been coined) and I wouldn't have bene seen dead reading it, ditto things like Home Chat and Home Notes. I much preferred the monthly style mags, such as Homes & Gardens, House & Garden, and Ideal Home. I was delighted, though, when Honey came on the market - I remember the first edition - and absolutely loved it. Then, soon after I married, along came Nova and what a cracking read that was, so avant garde. It was from a totally different magazine planet from Woman's Weeklygalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-8165729742542883862012-02-18T21:52:01.451+00:002012-02-18T21:52:01.451+00:00I wish I had a stack of them now, Emma. I can reme...I wish I had a stack of them now, Emma. I can remember Jilly Cooper doing ads for Sanderson wallpaper, and of course her Sunday Times columns but I can't remember her magazine stories. Though there was a Charlotte Bingham serial in Jackie that I adored ... it was Coronet Among the Weeds. Very much of its time, I discovered when I found a copy in a charity shop a few years ago.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-31229105197423469142012-02-18T19:46:58.701+00:002012-02-18T19:46:58.701+00:00This post takes me back to my youth. I loved my mu...This post takes me back to my youth. I loved my mum's copies of Nova (wish I still had them) and adored Petticoat and Honey. 19 was pretty good too - I seem to remember reading Jilly Cooper's early fiction in that mag.Emma Lee-Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941667739851280595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-6492669863388951982012-02-17T20:21:17.746+00:002012-02-17T20:21:17.746+00:00It's kind of reassuring to know that it surviv...It's kind of reassuring to know that it survives, isn't it, Nicola.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-52663080114570695432012-02-17T19:43:06.628+00:002012-02-17T19:43:06.628+00:00Ah, Jackie, Diane, Honey and (blush) Cosmopolitan,...Ah, Jackie, Diane, Honey and (blush) Cosmopolitan, bliss. My mum still gets Woman's Weekly and I like to browse - they had a pattern for a Cath Kidston bag this week!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-38571434935062417182012-02-12T17:47:21.670+00:002012-02-12T17:47:21.670+00:00Wouldn't you love to sit down with a glass of ...Wouldn't you love to sit down with a glass of Sanatogen tonic wine for a good read! Love those old adverts you used, Callmemadam.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-77911785530326189572012-02-12T16:47:19.235+00:002012-02-12T16:47:19.235+00:00I loved Woman’s Weekly when I was a child and wrot...I loved Woman’s Weekly when I was a child and wrote about it <a href="http://callmemadam.livejournal.com/101261.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> almost exactly three years ago. I still pick up old copies when I can. I forgot to listen to the programme so thanks for the heads up.callmemadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359300308013419608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-80318447120842159042012-02-12T12:05:54.466+00:002012-02-12T12:05:54.466+00:00Hello again, Ruby. It was as quaint in its way as ...Hello again, Ruby. It was as quaint in its way as The Lady, wasn't it? I've completely kicked my magazine habit, too. Seems silly buying them when a book is the same price.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-67712279819028717442012-02-12T11:31:30.348+00:002012-02-12T11:31:30.348+00:00My mum used to get Woman's Weekly on a regular...My mum used to get Woman's Weekly on a regular basis. I always found it to be a bit quaint and old fashioned, especially the problem pages. It did have some good craft projects and recipes though.<br /><br />I used to read Twinkle, then progressed to Jackie, FAB 208, Mates then straight onto Cosmopolitan before settling on Best for a few years till the kids came along. I never had much time for magazines then and now I've sadly lost the habit.moleymakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498423514067552240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-36310021222217943682012-02-11T18:32:44.241+00:002012-02-11T18:32:44.241+00:00I see you started out very young as a food writer,...I see you started out very young as a food writer, Charlie!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-40971925096015309222012-02-11T18:05:56.026+00:002012-02-11T18:05:56.026+00:00When I was 6 I was asked by the now defunct Woman&...When I was 6 I was asked by the now defunct Woman's Mirror to list what I liked to eat at parties, for a feature they were doing. I wrote down what I thought said 'cheese sandwiches' and 'pineapple on sticks'. But it actually said 'tseez sbwtz' and 'pinaple on steeks'. I was the only child who needed a special translation to be printed alongside - very humiliating.Eggs on the Roofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739870343269204484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-74408821072963099862012-02-10T23:55:38.845+00:002012-02-10T23:55:38.845+00:00I think Cosmo was probably the most exciting thing...I think Cosmo was probably the most exciting thing that ever happened to me, Cait; I'd be counting the days to a new issue.<br />Today's magazines are so boring. I don't bother buying them any more.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-50147514718378189952012-02-10T23:26:19.138+00:002012-02-10T23:26:19.138+00:00I loved Petticoat, Honey and then Cosmo which was ...I loved Petticoat, Honey and then Cosmo which was very progressive, remember that?Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-4660478673510525022012-02-10T17:16:09.077+00:002012-02-10T17:16:09.077+00:00Bunty wore some weird clothes! I wonder who design...Bunty wore some weird clothes! I wonder who designed them? My little sister used to get Twinkle, Sue.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-68650435178652772602012-02-10T14:35:48.066+00:002012-02-10T14:35:48.066+00:00I remember dressing-up dolls in Bunty, but I can&#...I remember dressing-up dolls in Bunty, but I can't recall them in Woman and Home, Toffeeapple - but that was quite a posh one for us, so I only saw it occasionally.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-26577467502389734932012-02-10T14:20:13.025+00:002012-02-10T14:20:13.025+00:00My Mother used to have that and occasionally she w...My Mother used to have that and occasionally she would be given copies of Woman and Home, that one had dressing-up dolls and I used to love to cut them out and play with them. I think knitted underwear might be very appropriate at the moment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-50305401660679102082012-02-10T13:58:08.613+00:002012-02-10T13:58:08.613+00:00I'd forgotten about the Robins until they got ...I'd forgotten about the Robins until they got a radio mention, Sue. And I was naively shocked that the Man Who Sees didn't really exist. <br /><br />And moth holes, Darlene ...maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-72707645633985852232012-02-10T13:52:22.302+00:002012-02-10T13:52:22.302+00:00Looking forward to listening to that programme in ...Looking forward to listening to that programme in its entirety later on today. And really, Mary, it's far too early in the day here to have images of early patterns for men's swimming trunks refreshed in my memory! I'm sure those wooly things must have sucked up at least a gallon of ocean with each venture in.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.com