Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Things That Are Awesome, Things That Make Me Happy on Jan 23, 2010, 5:06pm | 5 Comments
Posted by BeckySharper in Culcha Vulcha, Harpy Seminar, Retro Pleasures, Ladylike Endeavors on Oct 20, 2009, 9:00am | 40 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Mr. Darcy, Colonel Bran...
Harpy Seminar, Victorian style! So yesterday afternoon there was quite a lively discussion amongst some of the Harpies about our favorite men from ye olde literature, inspired by an article in the Telegraph that Pilgrim Soul sent us. Entitled “Romantic Heroes: Here’s to You, Mr. Rochester,”...
Retro Pleasures: Jewelry...
My disengagement ring. Worth every penny. Growing up, I used to love playing in MamaSharper’s jewelry box. Jewelry was more than just beautiful, it was grown-up, and sophisticated–the things I aspired to be. My mother always had gorgeous jewelry, thanks to my stepdad. A man of outstanding...
I Can Haz Cowboys?...
Via aidengirard @ Flickr. Ladies, I’ve just returned from one of the dudeliest places on earth: the 113th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days, the world-famous week-long rodeo and festival of Western culture known as “The Daddy of ‘Em All.” It’s absolute cowboy heaven–and...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Thoughts, Double Standards, Women's Work on Jul 1, 2009, 9:00am | 51 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Cooking...
I look JUST like this. Via gcacho @ Flickr. “My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.” –Nora Ephron In the bad old days, cooking was hot, dirty, tedious and exhausting,...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Horsies!, Ladylike Endeavors on Apr 20, 2009, 9:00am | 20 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Horseback Riding...
Via poodlephile_lucy @ Flickr. When I was a tween, I was seriously into horses. Maybe it was all the fairytales with princesses and their horses. Or Black Beauty or Misty of Chincoteague. Maybe I read too many historical novels where queens and ladies galloped about on their faithful steeds. I didn’t...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures on Mar 9, 2009, 2:30pm | 22 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Shvitzing...
Luxury steam spa...pure heaven. Via Corvallis Oregon @ Flickr. I know, I know, it makes me sound like a granny from the old country, but I must confess, I really do love a good shvitz. Let me be clear: I don’t love plain old flop sweat, the kind you get from 20 minutes on the treadmill or 2 minutes...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Thoughts, Home, Ladylike Endeavors on Feb 20, 2009, 3:00pm | 20 Comments
Retro Pleasures: My Linen N Things...
Via Design Public @ Flickr “Bed is the best place for reading, thinking, or doing nothing.”–Doris Lessing Dear readers, I’ve become obsessed with sheets. Colors! Textures! Thread counts! The exotic orgins of their cottons! Egypt! Pakistan! Indonesia! Now, generally speaking, I...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Missionary Position, Overshare, Sexy Time on Feb 4, 2009, 3:00pm | 35 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Missionary Position...
(insert pork joke here) Via erikrasmussen @ Flickr Ah yes, that most pleasurable of retro pleasures–hot, hot, man-on-top loving. Let there be no doubt, missionary is not supposed to be the position of the liberated woman. It’s no coincidence that author and friend of womanity Nancy Friday...
Posted by BeckySharper in Retro Pleasures, Etsy, Ladylike Endeavors on Jan 29, 2009, 4:19pm | 21 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Needlepoint...
via LongInt57 @ flickr Next to me on my sofa are my toys: needles, scissors, and a canvas stitched with brightly colored perled thread. Yes, this harpy loves nothing more than settling in on a cold winter’s night with some needlepoint. For centuries, needlepoint–and its equally fussy sisters,...