tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post1571285056670979281..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: The Family story – part 16 – the hotel Part 2 - the upsideZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-32788052052041091502007-06-01T00:34:00.000+01:002007-06-01T00:34:00.000+01:00In My Naughty Little Sister, they get offered plai...In My Naughty Little Sister, they get offered plain bread and butter first, jam second, and cake if you're lucky. I always thought it sounded vaguely exotic, all that post-war austerity, when people had back-bones and all.Monozygotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965915993980593549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-78158196458237581912007-05-31T16:36:00.000+01:002007-05-31T16:36:00.000+01:00I never saw him in anything but a black tie. My h...I never saw him in anything but a black tie. <BR/><BR/>My husband's parents allowed both butter and jam, but the friends were very upper-crust and stricter! My father never put had both either, he'd had a strict and posh upbringing too!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41945014721815122052007-05-31T15:37:00.000+01:002007-05-31T15:37:00.000+01:00Fascinating Z! I think it's so sweet that your fa...Fascinating Z! I think it's so sweet that your father wore a black tie forever more.<BR/>£25 sounds about right for then. I remember hiring a stunning gown and white fox fur for one of Wally's naval balls. I don't think Fleur approved. BTW I told MTL about the Sage's butter and jam and apparently his mother wouldn't let him have both so he got round it by asking for one slice with butter and one with jam and piled them on top of each other!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-64007092393144357962007-05-31T12:51:00.000+01:002007-05-31T12:51:00.000+01:00It seemed quite sensible at the time. Considering...It seemed quite sensible at the time. Considering they lived at the top of a cliff, it probably was!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-39929802332302545312007-05-31T12:24:00.000+01:002007-05-31T12:24:00.000+01:00Hindsight is a wonderful thing.But motorbikes in t...Hindsight is a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>But motorbikes in the ballroom? Wild!Monozygotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965915993980593549noreply@blogger.com