tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658569223352107065.post6552000670519003867..comments2023-07-01T07:36:59.129-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Regency: Regency vests and waistcoatsLeigh Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617514121082832431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658569223352107065.post-47312580069629113302012-12-30T03:45:11.871-06:002012-12-30T03:45:11.871-06:00It looks strange with much these clothes on for th...It looks strange with much these clothes on for the person in ancient time. Waistcoats For Menhttp://www.sammydress.com/Wholesale-Waistcoats-c-264.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658569223352107065.post-30587388282776068652012-12-02T20:34:03.983-06:002012-12-02T20:34:03.983-06:00On a visit to a cousin in southern England I was g...On a visit to a cousin in southern England I was given a bit of a tour. After several instances where she pointed out fields with corn (sp?) that looked suspiciously like wheat, I finally told her I didn't see the corn. After some discussion, I found out that what we think of as corn, the English call maize, and corn for them is just a general term for grain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658569223352107065.post-84952258847287470772012-10-05T19:37:31.580-05:002012-10-05T19:37:31.580-05:00Interesting. I was in London once and asked for d...Interesting. I was in London once and asked for directions to a water fountain. A kindly museum docent directed me outside. I thought there might be one just outside the door, but no. I asked a couple people, and finally someone realized I wanted a drink. "You want a bubbler," he said. "A fountain is in the center of the square." Who knew?Elaine L. Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704835779628825364noreply@blogger.com