If they’re British, it’s more likely for that parachute to be silk than if they’re American, because the war started earlier in Europe.
Once the US went to war with Japan, supplies of silk were unavailable… access to most Asian countries was cut off, and parachutes started to be made of nylon instead.
However, sewing wartime wedding dresses out of used parachutes was apparently more common than you’d think, for both the symbolism and the quantity of material… nylon or silk… you could use, since fabric of any type wasn’t plentiful. If you wanted a big full, traditional gown, a parachute gave you the opportunity.
This bride did a wonderful job, though.
BTW the lack of fabric is said to be one reason the dresses of the late 30s and early 40s were shorter and tighter than early 30s styles, and the New Look in the late 40s, with long skirts, big shoulders, and wide jackets showed off the postwar abundance.
My mother’s wedding was in Lower Bavaria, August 1948.
Her dress was made out of parachute nylon (rather than silk, but I don’t know for sure), too. Her elder sister was a seamstress.
My mother told me the dress was so fluffy that everyone thought she was heavily pregnant…
She wasn’t; my (by 12 years) elder sister was born in November 1949.
“May the wind always be at your back”, they said. “and the sun upon your face. And may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.”
Yeah right. Could do without the wind thing.
Okaaay…. are Clara and Claude just curious about what sort of merchandise one would find at a shop called “Rise”, or maybe surprised to find it in Cleveland… or are they more hip than I thought, and disappointed to find it closed?
I don’t know why it would surprise me, if they had planned to partake… They’re in the right demographic, even if they don’t seem to be the type.
And Lord knows, it might take a little help to get through a day with Cleo.
Meanwhile, a few things may look different in panels two from in panel one…. especially for those who did take advantage of the merchandise…
Can you see the changes?
BTW… I hope the owners mean sorry they’re too stoned to open… Being sorry they’re stoned might be a warning about the quality of what they sell.
She looks like such a sweetheart.
They all are…until they start stepping on your toes.
One of my sons has a broken toe. It’s amazing how many times his dogs have stepped on it.
Seems wrong to give that a like, but you know what I mean… I hope.
Yup. I had nail surgery Wednesday (both big toes) to work on issues with chronic ingrown toenails. Dogs just can’t seem to stay off my feet.
checking out my blue toes
Miserable looking toes, good looking dogs. But evil.
That would be Buddy.
And he’s not a lightweight.
People ask me how much Cookie weighs.
On the scale 55 lb.
On my foot 555 lb.
I know someone that might have liked tis. 🙂
for sure
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The original!
Yup.
Yes ….
Not sure I needed a spoiler box for that
Oh and
(one spoiler box begets another, I guess.)
in this shot, McDowell resembles the first tv lassie owner, Tommy Rettig
He has a bad case of a‘s.
Always did like Jeff more than Timmy, though.
ditto—and that version had Porky’s Basset Pokey.
KEE AHH KEE!
I liked him best in Lord Love A Duck.
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Stratocirrus clouds over I-90, in the Berkshires, in Maine.
“I hear you knockin’ but you can’t come in!”
Heeere’s Johnny!
Dummy, the side with the lock is the weakest. Duh!
We should all know who she is.
.,
:”You had one thing to do…!”
,.,
I thought for a moment it might be a Japanese painting, but it’s a photograph.
According to a National Geographic Facebook page…
“A mountain lion hiding in a snow covered tree stares down photographer Melissa Stevens outside of West Lewistown, Montana”.
I think I would stay in West Lewiston for a few days.
Or maybe in East Lewistown.
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Awesome and very cool. Makes sense, too. Parachute silk at a time when I’m sure silk was extremely scarce and expensive.
Hitting the silks took a much more desirable turn. After the trauma of war, she probably saved his life many times over.
Aaannnd, she must have been a pretty talented seamstress on top of it all.
If they’re British, it’s more likely for that parachute to be silk than if they’re American, because the war started earlier in Europe.
Once the US went to war with Japan, supplies of silk were unavailable… access to most Asian countries was cut off, and parachutes started to be made of nylon instead.
However, sewing wartime wedding dresses out of used parachutes was apparently more common than you’d think, for both the symbolism and the quantity of material… nylon or silk… you could use, since fabric of any type wasn’t plentiful. If you wanted a big full, traditional gown, a parachute gave you the opportunity.
This bride did a wonderful job, though.
BTW the lack of fabric is said to be one reason the dresses of the late 30s and early 40s were shorter and tighter than early 30s styles, and the New Look in the late 40s, with long skirts, big shoulders, and wide jackets showed off the postwar abundance.
My mother’s wedding was in Lower Bavaria, August 1948.
Her dress was made out of parachute nylon (rather than silk, but I don’t know for sure), too. Her elder sister was a seamstress.
My mother told me the dress was so fluffy that everyone thought she was heavily pregnant…
She wasn’t; my (by 12 years) elder sister was born in November 1949.
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A giant grooming aid …you could stand on your roof in the morning and look at that building, when you comb your hair.
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A good working definition of stoic.
And you ain’t lion…
Dilemma… you kinda want to give him a hug, to comfort him… but his thought on your approach would be to eat you.
So…. no.
“May the wind always be at your back”, they said. “and the sun upon your face. And may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.”
Yeah right. Could do without the wind thing.
Looks like maybe honey?
Crown Royal! Smart dog…
I sense a lot of back lot…
Really a lot.
Glad you’ve got my back!
I do that a lot.
Yes, it’s a movie set. Lots of movie sets, since most of it was used multiple times.
But take a good look at the house in the foreground.
We’re looking at the back, but imagine the front….
Now, imagine the front as if you were down in the street near those horses, looking up at it. But don’t be distracted by the horses.
If I show you the front, you’ll probably recognize it… and know what it was used for.
And in case you DON’T recognize it…
The house from “Psycho”, on the hill behind the Bates Motel.
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We’ve been visiting Istanbul a lot….
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Nope. It’s a death trap.
It’s a suicide rap.
I an’t believe that this is real. No one would believe that would work.
Skateboarders who have hit a few too many signs would think it’s a challenge.
😀
Even with Arnold Schwarzenegger pushing you uphill!
I always liked Kim.
Okaaay…. are Clara and Claude just curious about what sort of merchandise one would find at a shop called “Rise”, or maybe surprised to find it in Cleveland… or are they more hip than I thought, and disappointed to find it closed?
I don’t know why it would surprise me, if they had planned to partake… They’re in the right demographic, even if they don’t seem to be the type.
And Lord knows, it might take a little help to get through a day with Cleo.
Meanwhile, a few things may look different in panels two from in panel one…. especially for those who did take advantage of the merchandise…
BTW… I hope the owners mean sorry they’re too stoned to open… Being sorry they’re stoned might be a warning about the quality of what they sell.
Excelsior!
Got them all.
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude…
Eight…..
there’s a subtle joke here—
My comment kinda assumed it was a pot shop.
The real one seems to be trying to look more like a clinic… probably at a time when only supposedly medical use was legal.
We have a large one here called The Medication Station.
The local Hippie newspaper (later turned respectable) famously had a sigh on the door proclaiming “Sorry, we’re open” or “Come in, we’re closed…”
‘Under the Roof’, 2015, Atanas Matsoureff (Bulgarian Artist, born 1975). Watercolour, 71 × 58 cm (28 x 23 in).
That’s a watercolor? Look like a photograph!
There are some ridiculously talented people out there!
For Caturday.
That’s quite a resourceful kitty. I wonder what the horse got out of the deal.
A bit of a warm back.
Female Northern Cardinal, Columbus, Ohio, 30th December 25.
Photo by Chet Kresiak.