Was Amused!

Nov 19, 2014 19:14

I don't have a TV, but do watch a few things on catch-up on my computer.  The only series that I watch is Strictly Come Dancing.  This Saturday one of the dances (not my favourite couple) is Caroline [Flack] and Pasha [Kovalev] and they danced the Jive.

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Anyway, in 1920 (before the time of the Jive) I know of one lady (and a friend) who were at ( Read more... )

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curiouswombat November 19 2014, 21:07:18 UTC
What a lovely wedding photo - thank you.

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debris4spike November 20 2014, 21:10:47 UTC
It's nice to see these images from the family

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spikereader November 20 2014, 17:49:29 UTC
What a great photo - and I think my grandmother had a very similar head-dress. Very twenties indeed.

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debris4spike November 20 2014, 21:11:22 UTC
Yes, I think my other grandmother had similar as well.

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lifefailsme November 23 2014, 15:38:27 UTC
How lovely that you have this stuff and what a great story. I've one of my Grandma and Grandads wedding, coming from a long line of unconventionals my Grandmother wore a yellow wedding dress she made herself and winkle-pickers. (I promise you she didn't look half as dire as that just sounded)

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debris4spike December 1 2014, 21:01:33 UTC
My Grandparents were always traditional ... but I did go to a wedding recently, where she wore orange and had her veil made of the net curtain from her bedroom!!

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