The story of the World War 2 de-coders of Bletchley Park continues to fascinate. How did Mair Thomas, a musician brought up in the Welsh valleys, find herself in the rarefied atmosphere of Hut Six, surrounded by hundreds of others, all desperately trying to break the German Enigma Code? Sworn to secrecy and working in cramped and uncomfortable conditions, Mair discovered her degree in German and Music was just what was needed. Drawn from the public schools and Oxbridge her background was very different to that of most of her colleagues and she didn't immediately fit in. This captivating memoir unpacks her daily life and explores the relationships she built. My Secret Life in Hut Six provides a fascinating insight into one woman's battle against Nazi Germany vividly capturing an era of danger, strain and day to day difficulties that were brightened occasionally by visits from the top brass, such as Winston Churchill.
Chicken adobo is the quintessential Filipino dish. To be honest, it wasn’t really one of my favorites until I moved away from the Philippines. Back then, my favorites were bistek, frie…
20x Hut bouwen in huis; tips hoe maak je een tent in je kamer?
Cover girl Anja Rubik takes to the studio for Vogue Latin America's October issue. Photographed by Marcin Tyszka and styled by Sarah Gore Reeves, Anja takes
Beautiful pictures
In the Middle Ages, a wimple was worn by women, using only a headscarf. Here you can find out what makes it special and how to wrap it.
113 years ago today in Paris, Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix made some noise. She sent three models to the horse races in her designs, which were comfortably form fitting and very figure flattering (pretty…
She had always wanted a home of her own, a sweet sanctuary she could furnish with lovingly chosen things that didn't cost the earth. She wanted to create a small visual feast just for herself and to have things exactly how she wanted. So she found an old hunting cabin deep in the forest and transformed it into her little haven: once a neglected old hunting hut, now transformed with Victoriana and white paint she made every square inch count, from the bookshelves under the eaves to the wire-front cupboards a downy sleeping loft under the rafters the simplest of arrangements: foliage from the forest tucked into clear glass containers of all kinds those raspberry colored mud boots could not be more charming on the little front porch see the enchanting story of how she used salvaged, found things to create her tiny Victorian cottage in the Catskills on a shoestring..it's a fascinating story! The New York Times perhaps a midsummer's celebration in the forest? what shall we choose for dessert? apricot ice cream with nut crust? violette cassis ice cream? petits choux? berry meringue tarts with mint? rhubarb sables with strawberries and orange? recipes here at Marie Claire Maison (in French, you'll have to get Bardot in Blue to translate them, she just finished school in Paris last month!!)
Image 18 of 24 from gallery of Hut-to-Hut / Rintala Eggertsson Architects. Photograph by Pasi Aalto
In 1944, LIFE magazine introduced its readers to a strange and fascinating new breed of American citizen: the "teenager."
Vom Serienstar zur Ehefrau von Prinz Harry: GALA zeigt Ihnen hier die Bilder von Herzogin Meghans schönsten Looks
If you have seen and admired the work of Pablo Picasso, you must at least have an inkling as to what Cubism means. As the name suggests, cubism is the style
Roberto Verino ss 2015
Patti Lupons is the star of this season's most talked-about Broadway revival, Company. The musical actress also shows off chic hats, from feathered varieties to abstract pieces.
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Kees Scherer Girl in Volendam, Holland 1953-1958
"Carmen", "Candide" und "My Fair Lady" - am Samstag wird Luft im Theaterfundus der Staatsoperette Dresden. Mehr als 800 Kleider, Anzüge, Mäntel und Hüte müssen raus.
Une installation à l'Institut Finlandais
Un bikini est un maillot de bain 2 pièces constitué d’un haut (triangles, bandeau, armatures ou autre) et d’un bas (culotte ou string).
The other anon's hair question reminded me -- during the Regency/Empire era what kind of haircuts did women generally have? Obviously they were styled during the day & wore it long, but was their hair...
Hedi Slimane finally made his debut for Saint Laurent. Here's our firsthand account.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden welcome King Felipe Vi and Queen Letizia of Spain at the Royal stable for the carriage procession to the royal palace, as the Spanish royal couple officially embarks on the two-day state visit to Sweden, on 24 November 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.
...for crowning the Designers at Debenhams range with his fabulous fascinators. Bring on the social season, we say!
Hasan Hejazi Spring - Manchester-born designer Hasan Hejazi releases his spring 2014 collection, inspired by the power of female figures. In the lookbook,
This post is pretty much the result of me getting lost in the LIFE magazine archives again and coming across a bunch of mostly unpublished photographs of cowgirls that were too good not to share. These snaps are a melange of photo stories by LIFE photographers, Nina Leen, Peter Stackpole and Cornell
For March's Vogue Russia, cover girl Constance Jablonski may be on her way to jail as a defendant in a high profile case, but she still manages to deliver
Handgjord fiskarhatt i pappersstrå. Brett, mjukt brätte.
Jessica Michibata and Jenson Button: Royal Ascot Race Meeting
I grew up playing Traditional German Games with my family....Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht! Quartett, Fang den Hut and more. How many of these do you remember?
My husband and I have vastly different views on organization and travel preparedness. I am an obsessive travel planner and spend weeks planning.
