We purchased an electric hard boiled egg maker by Bosh in about 1982 or about £17.00 my wife uses frequently making egg salad and eggs for salad. In about 2001 it died so we bought another. Exactly the same for £26.00. It’s still working, however a new one exactly the same is £85.00!
That looks like something out of "The Jetsons" to me, you were way ahead of us in the kitchen department in the 80s!
I remember spending 11 hours, 34 years ago (it seems like only yesterdaylots of MF1 Furniture with parts missing
)trying to put one of their wardrobes together. My wife knew I wasn't a DIY expert (to put it mildly), but I explained that it really wasn't down to me this time. She took it back and they admitted the screw holes were all in the wrong spaces. They said she could take another, but she said she couldn't face seeing me try again and they agreed to make it up themselves....
When our children went away to college (2 years a part) we outfitted both of their rooms with IKEA furniture. And in fact 30 years on we still have a couple of pieces in guest rooms. The best stuff was the shelving, we have some that’s been in three houses and garages and storage rooms. Our daughter has a garage full of it. So adaptable and functional!
Even I was able to put together IKEA furniture. Everything from easy chairs to kitchen units. They were built to last and the instructions were easy to follow, like yourself we still have some IKEA items including a 5-drawer cabinet in the garage, that I put together 30 years ago.
I think it's what you become used to. I doubt my Nan or parents would have ever gone for a quilt. I used to like blankets too, but my wife has had us use a duvet since the 80s and I'm a convert.
My wife is a master quilter so I know what you mean. She specializes in very traditional designs and has won awards for her work. We have quilts for beds, wall hangings and just for watching TV. I missed eiderdowns at first but know more. Our grandchildren all sleep under grandmas quilts. BTW, the history of quilts uses scraps of fabric, no more, it’s all (mostly) designer fabrics, the big seller coming from the UK!
I first encountered a duvet in a hotel in Bathgate in Scotland, it was too short and too narrow. I wasn't impressed! Notice that duvets without covers are being advertised, for hygiene would need a sheet beneath so are we going full circle ie back to sheets and an eiderdown?
yes i know what you mean...tried them once and that was enough
I remember those sheets: ‘67 ish, I bought before we were married. I was living with two other fellows in a rented house. Mine lasted a little longer (because I was cheap), they lasted until they need washing which was each week & I had a chance to get another set to replace them,
