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Sunday, July 11, 2021
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Quiet or even Boring Honeymoon?
Although in the midst of planning, wedding couples can hardly believe that a honeymoon could ever become boring, even the rich and famous, with all the choices they have, have found a honeymoon too quiet.
It started off with an unexpectedly quiet wedding as guests simply declined the invitation to attend the wedding of King Edward V111 and Wallis Warfield Simpson. Only very few friends decided to join them in their celebration.
The honeymoon was even quieter.
After an obligatory tour of Venice and Milan, the couple settled for three months in the Carinthian Mountains, in Austria. As the new duchess had a fear of flying – after seeing two air accidents when she was first married to Earl Winfield Spencer – any travel the couple undertook had to be either by land or sea.
Their honeymoon home was Castle Wasserloenburg, a fifteenth century castle in Austria, reportedly inhabited by the restless spirit of the ‘Bluebeard Duchess’. Like the original male Black Beard, the Bluebeard Duchess married often. And just as often her husbands didn't last long.
The King and Mrs. Simpson had asked for a quiet time to themselves, and received it with a vengeance. They spent much of their time walking or hiking as the area is noted for its wonderful scenery. It could be that the quiet outdoor life was not to the complete liking of the new wife, as she spent quite a few hours of the day writing letters to friends, and even her ex husband!
Extract from 'Honeymoon! A Sizzle or a Fizzle
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Friday, July 17, 2020
Unisex
Once upon a time
perfume manufacturers assumed that it was only the woman who needed to play the
siren. All fragrances were meant to be used by women. Those times are now gone.
Well-known manufacturers of perfumes are now evolving perfumes for both men and
women. Some of these include Avon, Aramis, Balanciaga, Balmain, Calvin Klein, Cardin,
Cerruti, Chanel, Christian Dior, Coty, Dana, Elizabeth Arden, Faberge,
Gievenchy, Gueralain, Gucci, Jean Patou, Jovan, Nina Ricci, Revlon, Rocher,
Schiesedo, Weil, Worth, Yardley and Yves St. Laurent, to name a few.
More interestingly,
many of the modern perfumes are beginning to be said to be unisex perfumes
since they can, and are worn by both men and women. In the past it was assumed
that a certain type of scent would be automatically appreciated by a man, while
a sweeter, softer fragrance would appeal to the woman.
In particular, it
seem that Guerlain Vetiver, a French perfume created by Jacques Guerlain's
grandson, is popular both among the women and the men. Some of its ingredients
include bergamot, lemon, mandarin, neroli and coriander, as well as vetiver and
cedar. A fresh, light perfume with a touch of earthiness in it, its appeal
seems to go beyond the gender lines.
As it happens, the
idea that some fragrances are masculine and others feminine is a comparatively
modern concept. The ancient Greek men and women both scented themselves with
exactly the same floral perfumes while men of the Victorian period thought
nothing of wearing such flowers as roses or violets in their lapels. It’s
suggested that culturally women and men have been taught to choose perfumes
advertised for their gender. However, left to themselves, their noses are not
gender oriented.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Is this too much?
While meandering in a second-hand store - which I do
on a regular basis - picked up a book on the subject of aphrodisiacs.
Hard-cover book, beautifully presented with a lot of meaningful illustrations -
like Adam and Eve with fig-leaves - it looked brand new. As I'm researching the
subject for a book on food for lovers, I handed over a $1 and left.
The book is more general than detailed, as if
the author was frightened to admit that it is possible that natural foods
could be more helpful than tablets or potions - or whatever it is
that pharmaceutical companies have created.
However, while I didn't find the way the subject was
treated particularly interesting, it was another thing when it came to the
inscription inside.
It appears that the book was a birthday present to her
'dearest' 'forty-year-old' 'son-in-law', hoping that it would give him a lot of
'pleasure' and 'good appetite'.
I don't know what your reaction would be, but I'm wondering
how does a mother-in-law get involved in her son's-in-law bedroom activities.
Is it possible that the daughter came to her mum and with tears streaming down
her face, sobbing uncontrollably all the while, eventually stammered out
pleadingly, 'Oh, mum, Earl (made up name so don't start searching your memory)
'is so hopeless in bed. Please help me. We just can't go on like this,' sob,
sob, sob. And good old mum, always ready to lend a hand, eventually comes up
with a brilliant idea. Of course. A book with a few hints on how to
become more 'manly' as Hippocrates would say, will be just the thing.
One can only imagine the look on the guy's face as he
unwraps the gift and finds what's inside the wrapper; and the reaction of the
fifty or so guests gathered expectantly around him.
I can see from the pristine condition of the book that
it has not been read voraciously - or even at all. And as it ended in a charity
shop it was obviously not the forty-year-old's treasured possession.
And whether the gift was genuinely trying to solve a
problem, or just an embarrassing joke, I hope that if the marriage did have
problems, the book wasn't the last straw.
But just as I'm wondering what was the mother-in-law
thinking at giving such a gift to her son-in-law, I find she's not the only
tasteless gift-giver.
Recently I've read that at one wedding the bride and
groom were given
(a)
A book on aphrodisiacs (absolutely true)
(b)
a packet of nappies for the bride who was expecting (What a thrill!!!)
Anyway, for any wedding guests out there looking for that perfect wedding gift, CHOOSE WISELY and thoughtfully before you spend your cash. Better still. forget the gift. Cash will probably be more welcome.
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PS:
Before you go, have I mentioned that I'm researching a book on aphrodisiacs? If
you have any favourite foods that you think might be helpful, let's hear from
you.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Honeymoon! The best time of your life.
The royal wedding fever is still with us. The Australian Women's Weekly is celebrating the event with a special Royal Wedding edition.
The royal honeymoon is still a bit of a mystery though there's been quite a few hints, including the latest.
For those of you who are in the process of planning your honeymoon, here's a book that will help you plan a honeymoon fit for a king and queen - or prince and princess.
The royal honeymoon is still a bit of a mystery though there's been quite a few hints, including the latest.
For those of you who are in the process of planning your honeymoon, here's a book that will help you plan a honeymoon fit for a king and queen - or prince and princess.
If it doesn't include any information you need, let me know, and I'll include your name when I upgrade this book.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
ABC of Aphrodisiacs - Or Good Health Foods
The definition of an aphrodisiac is a food, plant, or
scent that inspires romantic notions. It’s another way of saying that the particular
food stimulates or increases sexual libido. Some of the food considered as
aphrodisiacs may reduce stress,
uplift the mood, and energise both body and mind.
Foods which
are considered aphrodisiacs may appeal to the senses. The fruit or vegetable
may resemble sexual organs. Or the food may be sensual in texture when eaten. Lastly
the food provides nutrients that support the libido.
In his book, ‘The
art of Love’, Ovid, the Roman poet, notes that the healthy youth has no need of
any further assistance. Other writers on the subject of aphrodisiacs agree that
good health, achieved through balanced diet, is the real aphrodisiac.
Here is a few A foods that have been thought to be helpful in bedroom play, and some of the
modern findings. More will be shared with you in future posts.
1. Almonds
Almonds have been identified as having aphrodisiac
properties as far back as the Bronze Age, and have been symbols of fertility
and sexual attraction. Samson is said to have courted Delilah with fragrant
almond branches, Romans showered newlyweds with almonds as fertility charms, while
traditional Indian medicine had it that almonds awaken sexual desire.
Alexandre Dumas, author of The Count of Monte Cristo,
is said to have prepared himself for his meeting with his mistress by eating a
good helping of almond soup.
Not only is the almonds considered good for your love life,
their very smell is said to increase libido in women.
Considered the king of nuts which Arabs and Chinese have
eaten for centuries to increase their sexual powers, modern experts see them rich
in nutriments essential for reproductive health, great food for brain activity
and for increasing sexual desire.
2. Aniseed
With a sweet licorice flavor, ancient Greek and Roman
civilizations believed anise strengthened female sexual arousal, while ancient love
manuals recommended it as an aphrodisiac. Historically it was added to wedding cakes to stimulate vigor on that all
important wedding night.
An excellent source of minerals, aniseed is said to have calming
effect, relieving anxiety and nervousness and also increasing the libido. According
to experts, drinking one glass of water infused with the crushed seeds can
increase sex drive.
While in ancient
Greece and Rome the seeds were so valuable they were often used to pay taxes,
in the modern world people still see aniseed as helpful with ailments ranging
from digestive issues to low libido.
3.Apples
The ancient Greeks loved the apple. Instead of kneeling on
one knee to pop the question, the smitten Greek youth supposedly tossed an
apple to the lady of his choice, and if she deigned to catch it, it was an
answer to the question he was too shy to ask.
A modern study conducted in Italy (yes, seemingly a number
of sexually active Italian women aged 18 to 43 volunteered to be part of a
study relating to female sexual functions) found that eating more apples lead
to better sex for women.
PS: Got a favourite recipe of your own? Please share.
PS: Got a favourite recipe of your own? Please share.
God of Good Times
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Saturday, April 1, 2017
You are what you eat
On my recent research for a book I’m writing on food and lovers, I came across ‘The Doctors Book in Food Remedies’,which is literally a dictionary on foods, and disorders that can be helped by eating right.
While we all pay lip service to the saying, ’we are what we eat’, in effect that phrase slides off our tongue and into an abyss as far as acting on the idea is concerned. If we are hit by a health problem it’s not food that we turn to, it’s the pharmacy or our friendly doctor.
And yet, we are what we eat, and when we don’t eat right, the results could be catastrophic. Under the chapter of ‘Ageing’, for example, a doctor has this to say, ‘I’ve seen people who thought they were having trouble with senility and who supposedly couldn’t look after themselves. What they really had was nutritional deficiency’.
There are similar thought-provoking chapters on Alzheimer’s Disease, Blood Pressure Control, Cataracts, Dental Health Food, Food Allergy, Gallstones, Heart Disease, Infertility, Menopausal Problems, Overweigh etc.
Yes, it’s an ABC of health issues and the foods which either help to fight them or keep them out of your life altogether.
No, it didn’t tell me anything about the right food for lovers – for that, I think I’ll have to look at some of the Arabic and Indian love manuals like ‘The Perfumed Garden’ or ‘Kama Sutra’ - but it has made me aware that by eating right I could be extending my writing life by years and years and years…..
I understand the longest anyone has lived so far is 122 years. Well, I’ve got a long way to go just to get to that, let alone beyond.
Will what you eat on your honeymoon make a difference? Check out the book 'Honeymoon! A Sizzle or a Fizzle?' to find some suggestions.
While we all pay lip service to the saying, ’we are what we eat’, in effect that phrase slides off our tongue and into an abyss as far as acting on the idea is concerned. If we are hit by a health problem it’s not food that we turn to, it’s the pharmacy or our friendly doctor.
And yet, we are what we eat, and when we don’t eat right, the results could be catastrophic. Under the chapter of ‘Ageing’, for example, a doctor has this to say, ‘I’ve seen people who thought they were having trouble with senility and who supposedly couldn’t look after themselves. What they really had was nutritional deficiency’.
There are similar thought-provoking chapters on Alzheimer’s Disease, Blood Pressure Control, Cataracts, Dental Health Food, Food Allergy, Gallstones, Heart Disease, Infertility, Menopausal Problems, Overweigh etc.
Yes, it’s an ABC of health issues and the foods which either help to fight them or keep them out of your life altogether.
No, it didn’t tell me anything about the right food for lovers – for that, I think I’ll have to look at some of the Arabic and Indian love manuals like ‘The Perfumed Garden’ or ‘Kama Sutra’ - but it has made me aware that by eating right I could be extending my writing life by years and years and years…..
I understand the longest anyone has lived so far is 122 years. Well, I’ve got a long way to go just to get to that, let alone beyond.
Will what you eat on your honeymoon make a difference? Check out the book 'Honeymoon! A Sizzle or a Fizzle?' to find some suggestions.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
We can't All be Beautiful
Being aware of how that affects us, there have always
been people who’ve tried to cheer us up.
There’s the grandmothers’ encouraging words, ‘It’s not
what’s on the outside, dear, that matters. It's what's on the inside’. Yeah.
Right. Tell it to the thick-headed numbskulls who practically tear off their
heads as they follow the progress of a woman definitely not plain.
And there’s ‘Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,’
and ‘Beauty is only skin-deep’. But really, do plain Janes find these saying
reassuring?
Of course, historically there has been the odd plain
Jane who managed to snare a Prince Charming. But historically beauties have been
numerously more successful in that field.
Still, how does a plain Jane compete?
One of these successful ladies has been Wallis
Simpson. Not a beauty even to her friends who also suggest that her ‘inside’
like her ‘outside’ was not particularly attractive. She has been described as
abrasive, aggressive, and rude.
What was her secret weapon? ‘I am nothing to look at,’
she has been quoted as saying, ‘so the only thing I can do is dress better than
anyone else.’ She explained her philosophy as 'You can never be too thin' and 'if you're tired of shopping you are using the wrong shops'.
When King Edward
V111 abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, like all brides she decided to
adhere to wedding traditions.
For ‘Something
borrowed’ she carried a lace handkerchief which her aunt lent her for the
occasion.
For ‘Something new’
she slipped inside one of her blue suede shoes a gold coronation coin
emblazoned with the face of her husband to be.
No one could see
what she had for ‘Something old’, because that happened to be underwear trimmed
with antique lace.
But as to ‘Something
blue’ she decided to make it her whole new wardrobe. This included her bridal
outfit of a cocktail dress with a fitted jacket, wrist-length gloves,
high-heeled sandals, and a hat. The rest of her trousseau of 80 dresses and 40
hats was in the same shade of blue.
Now that you know the secret, ladies.............(Based on 'Honeymoon! A Sizzle or a Fizzle?').
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