That's from Holiday (1938). Try this one: "If you took all of the hair off of their combined chests, you wouldn't have enough to make a wig for a grape."
Yep. Copper works. I tied pieces of copper wire around my citrus trees. Not tightly. Just hanging so the slugs can't get past. They used to eat up the leaves. Now they stay away.
I know what you mean, Lady Day. About designing in your head. I keep coming up with new ones. My favorite was the Threadkiller's black fedora. Something to put on your flight jacket for every thread you've shot down.:)
My uncle told me about how his grandmother used to send packages to her relatives who were still in East Germany after WW2. She would smuggle things like cigarettes and steel and flint inside the smaller storebought boxes within the main package. To wrap the main package she used many layers of...
Don't forget Meet Me In St. Louis. That's where we get one of our nicest Christmas songs from. Also My Favorite Wife with Cary Grant in his Santa suit.:)
Thanks, Lauren. I was actually thinking of getting a cheap wool jacket, like a man's suit jacket or something,(nothing vintage, don't worry),and washing it. I just don't know how much it would shrink. If I should get an extra large and expect it to turn into a size small or what, you know. I'll...
Wool shrinkage
Hello all. I'm thinking of doing some projects with wool. Does it shrink if you wash it in cold water but dont put it in the dryer? Supposing I washed a wool jacket in size large, would it shrink to a size medium? Thanks for any advice.
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