June 17, 2010

'V' IS FOR YOUR **V**ERY OWN LOLA LIFELINE!


THE COLUMN THAT GIVES YOU,DEAR READERS,LOLA POWER!

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘V’ is for Your Very Own Lola Lifeline! And my postbag is full to bursting with queries and dilemmas from so many of you! And, as usual, I’ve picked out the most urgent and pressing to share!

First, another query from my puppy-nephew,A
lfie (left).




Grrrhh! Grrrhh! Grrh! Grrh!



1. Dear Aunt Lola,
We´ve got real problems where we live. ´Cos it’s quite a peaceful area, the empty roads attract motorcades of learner drivers practising endless manoeuvres in gearbox wrecking and pavement vaulting. One of these days, they’re going to ram my beloved Harley Davidson! Any suggestions, Aunt Lola?









Dear Alfie,
The only way to get driving instructors to take their clients elsewhere is to have children playing out in the street in quiet residential areas. However, since kids today refuse to set foot outside when they could be slouched in front of a computer playing “hack and slash” Mortal Kombat or emailing suggestively provocative images of themselves to their bestest new internet friend, Rudi in Rumania, you’re going to have to put up with the screeching gear shifts - unless you can persuade a group of pals like your Mum and Tamara (above) to join you for five-a-side football in the street – a sort of Kiddies’ five-a-side World Cup. (There’s probably a grant available from UEFA to encourage this kind of thing, too.) P.S. Well, perhaps on reflection, not Tamara
Dear readers, that’s my advice for Alfie. Do you agree/disagree? Any other suggestions for him?

2. Next up is a query from Mrs Gold-Ingot- Coutts, Chelsea, London (below)


Dear Lola,
I am agonising over the best end-of- term gift to buy for my daughter’s teacher. It must be super flashy and attention- grabbing, and large enough to dominate her desk and the playground as we wait before class (other parents here in Chelsea are so competitive!). What do you recommend? Please don’t suggest anything handmade as we ran up a papier maché, hand-painted, scale model of Buckingham Palace last Christmas filled with antique miniature furniture from Harrods, and not even my flashing Easter egg could top that.

Dear Mrs Gold-Ingot- Coutts,
What you really want is for the other children, especially the girls, to gasp with shock and awe. A pony or several crates of champagne would be ideal, and a lovely change from the gallons of cheap scent, iffy soap and supermarket chocolates that most teachers can expect at this time of year. Alternatively, she may prefer some artwork for her flat which could well earn you some extra brownie points. For instance like this CLICK HERE

Dear readers, that’s my advice to Mrs Gold-Ingot- Coutts. Do you agree/disagree? Any other suggestions for her - or any other aspiring Yummy Mummies (right).

3. Next we have a query from Ms WAG (below)
Dear Lola,
In company last week, a woman said to me: "Your earrings are gorgeous. Where did you get them? I can't wear cheap earrings myself." What response would you have given?

Dear Ms Wag,
"I'm not surprised. With your looks, you must need all the help you can get. Incidentally, are you in any way related to this person?” CLICK HERE!


Dear readers, that’s my advice for Ms WAG. Agree/disagree? Any other suggestions for her?

Well, dear readers, sadly that’s all we have time for today! But remember, if you have any problems or queries you’d like me to respond to (dealt with anonymously if preferred), don’t hesitate to let me know (or my PA, Nora) in the COMMENTS BOX BELOW! However weird, outlandish, insoluble it may seem, I’ll have an answer to that Desperate Dilemma of yours! So why hesitate any longer? Go on! Write to me, Agony Aunt to the Stars, in the comments box now!

And remember, YOUR LOLA LIFELINE! - your lifeline to a saner, more harmonious, beauteous world. And now I’m going to creep back to my basket for my beauty sleep (yawn), but do help yourselves, my dear readers, to the Laduree Wedding Cake and macarons (below) on your way out! Oh, btw, I shall be MIA for the next few days ’cos Nora’s off on another brief business trip and, as you know, she’s the one who transcribes all my deeply profound thoughts! But, like Arnie (left), I WILL be back very, very soon!! Promise!!
Have a great Alphabe-Thursday! And check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock’s great site!

Mwah!
XOXO LOLA:)

June 14, 2010

THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE...

SAY IT WITH BUMPER STICKERS!

The first bumper sticker I ever saw many, many years ago, “Slow down for Horses”, really grated. Not, you understand for the message it conveyed - eminently sensible in the narrow country lanes in the heart of the beautiful English countryside. No, this was attached to the rear of a swish, highly-polished Range Rover – outside Chanel in London´s Old Bond Street – out of which two WAGs in 6 inch heels tottered! Probably regarded it as the latest must-have accessory to go with their miniature chihuahas.

WHICH STICKERS HAVE YOU FOUND MOST REPULSIVE/ AMUSING? AND DO YOU HAVE ANY ON YOUR CAR?

A Happy Ruby Tuesday to everyone in Australia, New Zealand and the Far East where it’s already Tuesday!! And do visit other Ruby Tuesday posts! (Links at Work of the Poet.)
Enjoy and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!

XOXO LOLA:)

June 12, 2010

ELEPHANT SOLVES MYSTERY OF LEAKING POOL!

A mystery "leak" draining a jacuzzi in South Africa has been explained after tourists snapped Troublesome, the elephant (above), drinking from the pool.

Susan Potgieter, owner of the Etali Safari Lodge, South Africa, said: "When I first saw the photograph of her drinking I couldn't believe it. It was something of a relief because we had been trying to work out why the pool had been draining so quickly for weeks but couldn't find a leak anywhere".

Ever had an unexplained leak that’s baffled your plumber? Unexplained noises in the night? (I don’t mean snoring!) Unexplained sights in the sky? Anything that’s still left you puzzled? (Apart from, that is, why socks never come out of the wash in pairs!)
Do let me know!


Happy Six Word Saturday! Other great posts @ Show My Face.
Mwah!
XOXO LOLA:)

June 10, 2010

´U´ IS FOR UNIQUE ICON ~ GRACE KELLY! WHO IS YOURS?

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘U’ is for Unique ~ Grace Kelly!

For many, she is an icon. Who, in your view, is the greatest icon ever (in any field: politics, medicine, arts, sport, music etc)? Nelson Mandela, Professor Stephen Hawking, Mozart, Madame Curie, Lola…?

Below are some of the items from the exhibition, “Grace Kelly: Style Icon” at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London until 26 September 2010. If you´ve managed to catch the exhibition here or elswhere, were there any gowns/accessories you think should have been included?


KEY:
1-5 Various gowns (below, designers not stated)
6 & 7 Gowns from “The Swan” (1955)
8 Givenchy gown for White House luncheon
9 “High Society” gown
10 “Rear Window” gown
11 Jewelry
12 Sunglasses
WHICH, OF THE ABOVE, IS YOUR FAVOURITE OUTFIT AND WHO, IN YOUR VIEW, IS THE GREATEST ICON EVER (EXCLUDING ME, LOLA)?!

Have a great Alphabe-Thursday! And check out other great Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock´s great site.

See you again for Six Word Saturday!

Mwah!

XOXO LOLA:)

June 7, 2010

WANT TO AVOID AIRLINE STRIKES & ASH CLOUDS THIS SUMMER?

WANT TO AVOID AIRLINE STRIKES & ASH CLOUDS THIS SUMMER?
Answer: Travel light like American adventurer, Jonathan Trappe (above), recently crossing the English Channel to France in a chair tied to a dozen helium-filled balloons!

WHAT´S THE MOST ADVENTUROUS/EXHILARATING/NERVE-WRACKING THING YOU´VE EVER DONE?

For me, the most frightening was, at the age of seven, in a turbo prop to a distant tornado-bound island when the pilot announced: "We’ll soon be landing at the main airport. Or quite near it." Actually, "quite near" turned out to be an emergency landing several hundred miles away in another continent - Africa! The most exhilarating was my first helicopter flight (a long-held childhood dream). Pure nerve-wracking, white knuckle bliss!

A Happy Ruby Tuesday to everyone in Australia, New Zealand and the Far East where it’s already... Tuesday!! And do visit other Ruby Tuesday posts!(Links at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/)
Enjoy
Lola:)

June 5, 2010

13% PREFER TV TO THEIR PARTNER!

13% PREFER TV TO THEIR PARTNER!


More than one in 10 (13%) Britons would rather give up their partner than their television, according to a survey by retailer and shopping channel QVC!


HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU IS YOUR TELEVISION? GIVEN A FREE CHOICE, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIAL - AND LUXURY?

Do let me know your views! Happy Six Word Saturday.
Other great posts @Show my Face!
xoxo Lola:)

June 3, 2010

'T' IS FOR *T*OP OF THE FROCKS (MOVIE FROCKS, THAT IS!)

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘T’ is for:
THE TOP TEN MOVIE OUTFITS OF ALL TIME!

Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress from Breakfast At Tiffany's is top of the frocks, a recent poll found. The gown she wore as Holly Golightly in the 1961 film was judged greatest female screen outfit ever. The survey, conducted by DVD rental film Lovefilm to mark the release last week of the latest Sex And The City, also listed Ursula Andress's bikini from Dr No in the top five.

According to Lovefilm editor Helen Cowley: "Audrey Hepburn has truly made that little black dress a fashion staple which has stood the test of time despite competition from some of the most stylish females around. As Sarah Jessica Parker and co-stars prepare to provide the next fashion fix for women everywhere, it'll be interesting to see if their latest threads can make the same impact."

KEY:
1 Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961, above)
2 Keira Knightly (Atonement 2007, below)
3 Marilyn Monroe (Seven Year Itch 1955)
4 Ursula Andress (Dr No 1962)
5 Kate Hudson (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003)
6 Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady 1964)
7 Olivia Newton John (Grease 1978)
8 Raquel Welch (One Million Years BC 1966)
9 Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge 2001)
10 Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex & The City 2008)

WHICH OUTFITS DO YOU LIKE BEST/ LEAST? WOULD YOU HAVE CHOSEN OTHERS?
DO ANY OF THESE FILMS BRING BACK SPECIAL MEMORIES? AND DO YOU THINK SATC OUTFITS WILL MAKE TOP TEN LISTS IN 50 YEARS’ TIME?

Have a great Alphabe-Thursday! And check out other great Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock’s great site!

See you again for Six Word Saturday!
XOXO LOLA:)