Domestic Goddess

Hey you hepcats!

It's been a while. I know and I'm deeply sorry. But when you're such a busy bee like myself, you'll know the problem!

The reason is that we moved. I'm glad it's over and that I can put my belongings behind cupboard doors. What piles of stuff we have! (B is almost worse than me. All the souvenirs he brought from his air travels...) And I'm simply unable to throw anything away. (But I will be selling some of it on a flea market in the near future, just to make room for some new things... ;-) ) The nice thing about moving is that you get to see everything you have. The thing I found, and would like to share with you, is a Dutch booklet called 'PRISMA Huishoud Encyclopedie' (Encyclopedia for Good Housekeeping). It has tips on everything, from how to boil potatoes to the best way to wash baby clothes. Here is a paragraph on which clothing is best for your figure. (Sorry to the not-Dutch reading fans, but it's a lot to translate!) If there's anything you'd like to know, just write me and I'll see if there's a chapter on it.

I'm going to leave you with a recipe for for muffins. A true delight on a sunday morning (or afternoon) after a long, late, cocktail filled saturday night. (I know, I tried!)

For 12 muffins:
1*Preheat your oven on 220 degrees cellcius. Get a muffin tin or silicone cups and put paper muffin cups in the holes;
2*Mix 200 Grams of flower with a little less than half a packet of backing powder (+/- 6 grams) an a teaspoon of salt;
3*Melt 200 grams of butter and stir 150 grams of sugar into it;
4*Peel two apples and slice them into small peaces. Cut up and add sliced pieces of candied stemginger according to taste (Not everyone likes ginger, but boy does it gives your muffins the kick you need on that hungover sunday morning!). Also add a little ginger syrup and some cinnamon powder;
5*Add the flower mixture to the butter while stirring. Then add two whisked eggs. Keep stirring to make the batter fluffy. If it is mixed nicely into a smooth batter add the apple and ginger and stir quickly but smoothly;
6*Spoon the the batter into your 12 cups (leave a rim of paper visible) and put in the oven;
7* Bake for 40 minutes or until brown and drie. You can check this with a knitting needle or a fonduefork or a long wooden cocktail pin. Take out of the oven and let cool for a little while. Serve with ginger jam or un sweetened whipped cream. YUMMIE!

Now, I'm off into the sun!

Love and Bon Apétite!

Your Miss Lucy

PS The trip to Valencia was wonderful but for one thing, I had to stay in bed with a fever! Also, I don't have any pictures yet but I'll post a few when I do! The hotel was absolutely worth photographing!

Bits 'n' Pieces

It is finally time to kick off my shoes and sit back to enjoy a little bit of sun this weekend. I'm going to Valencia with my girlfriends! Two days of us, sun, a little bit of sea, a little bit of culture and big heaps of tasty juicy talk 'n' drinks... I'm sooo ready for that! (The picture is a room in the hostel we're staying. I'll you all about that when we get back.) And it's a necessary little trip, because afterwards it's moving time. Packing, stashing, throwing away, calling this and that company to change my address. Moving is not my favorite spare-time, BUT it is THE opportunity to change my interior, which is not at all a bad thing.

We had a wonderful time in Humbeek last Saturday by the way. Pictures will be on line soon. We were hoping for some more pairs of feet on the dance floor, but I guess we had serious competition of the wonderful spring weather. No blame comes to the DeeJays, though. Check out his and her myspace and be sure to visit her blog through my links section.

Bye for now! Early day tomorrow...

Love,

Miss Lucy

PS Try to make it on the 5th of May, because then it's up to King B en myself to jump the stage.
PPS I found me a girdle for the mere price of 10 euro's! Jeehahw!

Little Spring

A sunny hello again!

March has been a strange month in many ways. We had the first day of spring, which is always a bit of a surprise after all the rain and gray skies. Also, something less fortunate happened. My sister passed away. I haven't seen much of her in the last few years (she was 18 years older), but we were very similar, what makes it very strange. It's kind of a cliché, but it really makes you wonder. This is not really the place to write about such things, but I thought I'd let you know since I didn't leave any new posts. It also made me decide a few things like quitting my job as flight attendant. I want to spend more time with my loved ones and more time on Radio Modern and keeping you up to date! Besides that I couldn't find the time to do things like going to the theatre, something that I truly, deeply love. (I acted in a lot different youth theatre companies when I was, well, a youth. ;-) )

Another thing that happened in March is that I got to sing with The Domino's, a Rock-A-Billy band from the Eighties. It was the most wonderful thing because I got to sing a few songs that I usually only sing to myself. Who knows what may come of it. I'm hoping for something good... Check my links section for their my-space page and other links that are worth your while.

Love and Sunshine,

Your miss Lucy

PS. King B and me, we're going to move! We found a cute little appartment with three little attic rooms, which means I get my own private working space! So more girly time with my computer and, YOU!

Confessions from the Powder Room

Hello there, dolls!

We had a truly wonderful evening last saturday. Lady Linn herself let us know that she was exited about the location and the audiance, so we'll defenitely be seeing, and hearing, more of her. (Did I allready tell you that my first kiss from King B was on a concert of them about two years ago? Well, now you know...)

Besides wonderful, it was also a bit awkward. You see, it was the first time I wore garters... After I bought a beautiful pair of seamed stockings I just couldn't any longer ignore the fact that a real vintage lady HAS to wear garters. Anyway, it turnes out to be quite an art to position the hooks right. When I finally got it about right, one strap broke, after just one hour of wearing them! So much for new stuff... If been tracing down garter belts and girdles on E-Bay for a while, but I just can't seem to get hold of one. So if someone can give me a tip on where I can find one somewhere in Belgium, please do! (I'll buy you a drink ;-) )

An other fashion novelty were the rolls I wore in my hair. Another true art in the history of hairstyles. Boy, what [atience must you have, what quantities of laquer and pins must you use! Luckily I had Miss Maya form Swing-O-Logy to assist me. Now it's up to me to practise. Maybe it's an idea to organise a real vintage-beauty workshop sometime in the near future? What they can do overseas, we can do here! No?

Oh, and be sure to visit the VW Spring Sessions website! This blog and more things delicious are featured there!

Bye!

Hugs and Kisses,

Your Miss Lucy

Glorious news!

I just recieved an email with the question if I'm interested in writing a blog for the Alert part on the VolksWagen SpringSessions festival website. Of course I am! I do hope you're all as delighted as I am. More from Lucy can't be bad, right? ;) No but seriously, let's spread some good stuff around.

Some more good news. Louvains local television network ROB is going to do a report on our band The Mighty Quiffs. So if you live in the area, be sure to watch! I don't' know when it'll be broadcasted yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I do. The report will feature a few songs and an interview (in Dutch).

And now I need my beauty sleep. A long day of paperwork coming up tomorrow. We're getting into some wonderful stuff, though. More about that real soon. (It has something to do with starting up my own business...)

In the mean time, take a look at this Grrrll. She proves that you don't always have to go on a plane to find something new and refreshing. Exotic even? Enjoy!

Love and Kisses,

Your miss Lucy

The Mighty Quiffs & Miss Lucy

Here IT is. Here I am. Me and my dress in action at the Villa Ernesto in Louvain. You like? There's more at May 5th at Radio Modern...

Love,

Your miss Lucy

PS We're working very hard on a special treat VERY near you. Keep your eyes open and check your email regularly. Meanwhile, King B needs clean socks, too...

Get out your dancing shoes!

Before I dash off for drinks with a girlfriend, I just wanted to share with you how excited I am that there's a new edition of Radio Modern coming up this saturday! The reason is that we have a new feature: dance lessons! I started following LindyHop lessons a few years ago, but my job and a sprained ankle that still bothers me, stopped me from continuing. I'm hoping that these lessons will make up for lost time. 'Cause boy, how fast one forgets her steps... If you wanna do an allround dance course the old style, go and see Apollo Swing. Genevieve and Didier, a wonderful couple from Brussels, give lessons in Brussels, Antwerp and Gent.

Well, gotta go now! But before I forget, my dress is finished! It had its maiden voyage at the Villa Ernesto in Louvain last saturday. Check our myspace for some dates and places where you can see it if you can't wait untill May 5th, when we perform at Radio Modern. (If you didn't know, King B. and myself are in a band called The Mighty Quiffs.)

Love and Kisses,

miss Lucy

PS Winter, finally!