Recent content by TheNightingale

Good brushing-out tips, AvavanBlythe, thank you. My hair is quite long, too, and sometimes brushing out seems like too much of a trial! So far as frizz, I actually use coconut oil on my hair all of the time (my hair is just naturally...rebellious). Just start with a little bit at a time, as...

Well, that worked! I would suggest that when you're ready for more mad-scientist-y attempts, a double boiler (even a rigged up Alton Brown type—they work just fine!) would work well for melting. Maybe "grease" the inside of the top part with a little coconut oil to keep the bowl from...

Just found your Martini FAQ, I like it! I'm a classicist myself, of the Eric Felten school—if there's anything but gin & vermouth in the glass, it's not a martini. The profusion of "appletinis" and other "martinis" involving a broad range of bizarre ingredients not even slightly related to gin...

Oh, what a fun thread! I've oodles of vintage cookbooks and have such fun with them, especially since as a traditional food eater, using all that fat doesn't bother me a bit. There have been a few failures, but lots of wonderful meals have come from my finds! I think my favourite, though, is a...

Ah, all right. Was hoping Flickr would work. Darn them... ;)

Oh my goodness, I LOVE this thread! Plus it just seems like a fine way to keep these memories and people alive, in a way, and preserve the past... As I've enjoyed everyone else's photos so very much, here are a few of my paternal grandparents. For whatever reason (not enough posts, perhaps)...

I'll have to look through my pile of not-me patterns. I have quite a few children's patterns, too, as well as some reaching all the way to the present!

Depends on the look you're after; dark brown to coordinate, or red (my personal favourite!), wine, eggplant, or another colour to add some spark. :) I like Miss Sofia's recommendation of hunter green, too!

So far as the FB kvetchers and other haters...I adore horses and Thoroughbred racing. They're just something I grew up with (thanks, Mom!) and am therefore very passionate about. And this one gal just ragged me about it, viciously, going so far as saying some pretty nasty things that I won't...

My hair is super-thick, too. And let's not get started on cowlicks OR rebellious locks....!

Oh, definitely the bad spiral perm. It made me look like a cocker spaniel, with those sad non-spirals and the huge bangs. Woof woof! ;)

Oh, boy...that makes me nervous, the idea of cutting my own hair...*shudder*

Holy mackerel, this thread is amazing! So many talented & pretty ladies! I'm going to be going through it for days... :D

So we have recently moved to Ohio from WV outside of Pittsburgh, where I had a fabulous hairdresser who thoroughly understood what I wanted; she was even willing to do a modified Middy for my long, thick hair (I prefer length; short hair makes me look like a sad mushroom). Unfortunately, my hair...

A Motor City dame freshly transplanted to the Columbus area checking in!