tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post1450060548930742487..comments2024-03-27T13:03:48.539+01:00Comments on Clutter From The Gutter: Lorraine Bowen - The Zester Of PolyesterMitzi http://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-36209146263842804382013-08-14T01:17:18.195+02:002013-08-14T01:17:18.195+02:00My parents had a decorative painting of Constable&...My parents had a decorative painting of Constable's Hay Wain in a plastic frame made to look like gold, it was also a clock, running off a single AA battery. Purchased by Grandma for 8 'wins' at the bingo.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-8342569245846880572013-08-13T13:06:08.573+02:002013-08-13T13:06:08.573+02:00I remember paintings of battleships... and Constab...I remember paintings of battleships... and Constable prints... and some really peculiar swirly grey wallpaper.<br />QxMs Quoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503323487068344441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-62604817883214267692013-08-13T12:46:15.255+02:002013-08-13T12:46:15.255+02:00They are both made from plastic thermo polymers so...They are both made from plastic thermo polymers so you could say they're from the same ilk. Those Candlewick bedspread, I remember them well, I had one in green, my sister had a pink one and by parents had one in purple, with tassels, tres chic. I also remember seeing a picture of the Laughing cavalier on my dad's side of the wall and a picture of Whistler's Mother on my mother's side. I wonder what that was about? I'll have to ask. It's amazing what you can remember all those years ago.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-25614529943793148482013-08-13T11:54:26.331+02:002013-08-13T11:54:26.331+02:00Brushed nylon isn't the same as polyester is i...Brushed nylon isn't the same as polyester is it? Yet this clip has brought back memories of sleepless nights wrapped in brushed nylon sheets with the Candlewick bedspread carelessly abandoned to the floor.<br />Mum wouldn't let me have the Egyptian cotton because I used to chew holes in it.<br />QxMs Quoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503323487068344441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-51349958896562222542013-08-12T23:10:32.017+02:002013-08-12T23:10:32.017+02:00My Gran wasn't as glamourous unfortunately, sh...My Gran wasn't as glamourous unfortunately, she used to wear one of those wrap arounds that Hilda Ogden wore, often with a beige cardy on top, but she used to let me set her hair in rollers and when she was engrossed in the telly, I would colour her white hair using felt tip pens.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-78481566020361700632013-08-12T23:00:47.729+02:002013-08-12T23:00:47.729+02:00Where's the gold medallion? Your leisure suit ...Where's the gold medallion? Your leisure suit would have gone down a storm in Scotland, all the lassies would have thrown their knickers at you, especially in Dundee, it's still 1970 there.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-68498896722487658972013-08-12T21:24:48.477+02:002013-08-12T21:24:48.477+02:00Indeed. My gran had a pink quilted housecoat that ...Indeed. My gran had a pink quilted housecoat that I used to dance about in when I was little. A Polyester Princess if you will. When I got older, I used to wear it out and about. She was so proud of me.<br />Ivy Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514980482704825331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-84663497663350603422013-08-12T20:44:46.072+02:002013-08-12T20:44:46.072+02:00I was hoping my Leisure Suit would come back in st...I was hoping my <a href="http://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/forum/64242-Orange-Leisure-Suit-70-s-Costume-large.jpg" rel="nofollow">Leisure Suit</a> would come back in style!LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-67628001911700569402013-08-12T20:00:49.143+02:002013-08-12T20:00:49.143+02:00Definitely a housecoat, you can nip down to the sh...Definitely a housecoat, you can nip down to the shops wearing a housecoat, whereas a dressing gown would just look slovenly. According to my itunes account <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHi7rTtxgx8" rel="nofollow">Yumbo Centre</a> has been played 24 times, Born This Way by Lady Gaga 12 times and Nana Mouskouri's White Rose Of Athens just a mere 4 times!Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-12800324974805728922013-08-12T19:55:32.063+02:002013-08-12T19:55:32.063+02:00Crease resistant and ready to wear straight from t...Crease resistant and ready to wear straight from the washer. What more could you ask for?Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-13726765020129053782013-08-12T18:05:35.558+02:002013-08-12T18:05:35.558+02:00Housecoat vs. dressing gown...Now I know what to w...Housecoat vs. dressing gown...Now I know what to wear when my next installment of "Benidorm" arrives at the door.<br /><br />She didn't convert me to polyester but I may have just become a Lorraine Bowen convert.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804785011549023838.post-14786171856969391112013-08-12T18:02:37.540+02:002013-08-12T18:02:37.540+02:00I absolutely love Lorraine. She is a star. I also ...I absolutely love Lorraine. She is a star. I also love a nice bit of polyester the brighter and more Mildred the better... 'tis a shame it goes up at the sight of a flame. xxIvy Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514980482704825331noreply@blogger.com