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Is this a Wizard of Oz costume? Who will wear this (I'd love to wear it myself!)- St. Louis
- Post #7,658
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime
I'm not positive that this is the right thread, so I can delete & move if you feel it would be better someplace else. Here's an editorial by a book review editor that really speaks to me. Although this lady isn't a kindred spirit (I don't think she lives a vintage lifestyle) her thoughtful...- St. Louis
- Post #298
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New Ladies and Gents Step Forward
Lovely to meet all you new people.- St. Louis
- Post #4,457
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Agony column?
I wish there were an "ugh, so sorry" button rather than a "like" button. Poor you. I'm so sorry.- St. Louis
- Post #55
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Agony column?
Wow, so much going on at once! That is a staggering amount of shine-ola for one person. Here's what I do to help myself calm down when I'm maximally stressed: I sort through my 30s & 40s dressmaking patterns. For some reason that makes me as happy as a four-year-old with graham crackers and...- St. Louis
- Post #50
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Pin curls coming out!!
SwingPrincess, this isn't so much a direct answer to your question (though Sheeplady's response seems very sensible and helpful) but more an addition to the discussion and further questions to anyone who is knowledgeable about 1930s and 40s products. I've always wondered about the specific... -
A question for people who do their dishes by hand
That's the way I do it -- I stack up two or three towels on the counter, wash the dishes, and lay them or stack them to dry. I don't have room for a separate dish rack. Works fine. I agree that any good porcelain or china with a gold trim ought to be washed by hand. Anything with a bakelite...- St. Louis
- Post #8
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Small rewards?
I do not require hair on my chest, but that salad does look delish.- St. Louis
- Post #27
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime
Velveeta will never go away.- St. Louis
- Post #163
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Small rewards?
I bet it's a lot more affordable, Hudson. These days a nice haircut and style can cost upwards of $50 even here, and closer to $200 in a big city like New York. Paisley, I wish we had an Aveda school here! I love their work & their products. We do have a London Tea Room in my neighborhood, run...- St. Louis
- Post #21
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Mine süsse bleiche Schwammigweiche Wasserleiche I don't know who wrote that little poem, but it's quite a memorable image.- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Small rewards?
I'm nearing the finish line on a major project that had me tearing my hair out and secretly shedding tears in the wash room. Not only was it a terrible bear, but it had also been harshly criticized (rightly so, I'm afraid), which rendered the work all the more horrible. I'm closing in on it now...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime
Hand sewing needles. Knitting needles. Woven fabrics: the 7 basic weaves have been around for millennia. Actually, the same thing goes for most knitted stitches. Dog leashes. Undershirts. Cotton bedsheets. TP. Paper clips. Safety pins (around since the 1850s.) The basic sewing machine...- St. Louis
- Post #7
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Agony column?
I hope so, too. Otherwise Ms. Kicker is seriously disturbed, which has other ramifications. I dealt with a bizarre situation myself some years ago (not nearly as upsetting as yours) & when it became too distracting I told my own kicker that she should ponder whether she could afford to hire a...- St. Louis
- Post #48
- Forum: The Powder Room
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Interesting about Walter Winchell. I have often wondered why he comes up as a figure of fear in movies from the 1940s. On a completely different note, lately I've become massively irritated by some of the new catch phrases or verbal tics that I hear everywhere lately. The one that really burns...- St. Louis
- Post #6,012
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
This morning I caught myself telling someone that I had "wiped the slate clean." Then I realized that this young person probably had no idea what that phrase means in its literal sense. I actually grew up in a very rural area & believe this or not, I learned to write on a slate with a chalk...- St. Louis
- Post #4,726
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Agony column?
It's my belief that he sensed you would start to feel that way, which is why he's not picking up all his stuff from your home. He's dragging it out for as long as he can in order to maintain contact. I wonder whether it would be worth while to give the louse a deadline, after which his crap ends...- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Powder Room
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Agony column?
Those two deserve each other. Good riddance to bad rubbish.- St. Louis
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- Forum: The Powder Room
