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  1. unaspenser

    How often do you wash your hair? (guys & gals)

    I don't speak German, but baking soda is also called Sodium Bicarbonate or Bicarbonate of Soda. Its chemical symbol is NaCO4, and it is used in cooking to leaven things.
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    This is so true. I have heard it said that it takes about 10,000 hours of doing an activity to truly become a master at it. Most people I know haven't knitted (or done any one thing) that much, so don't beat yourself up! Building up muscle memory for the movements and familiarity with the...
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    that's a beautiful sweater! I hadn't heard of A Stitch in Time, but I quite like the look of it. Can't wait to see a picture of it on.
  4. unaspenser

    Bread, the staff of life...

    Nice! Good fly fishing around there... I have lots of family in your neck of the woods as well. To keep this on-topic, my sourdough starter died the other day! Not sure what I did wrong, as nothing changed in how I care for it, etc. Poor little thing. Anyway, I had to start a new colony...
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    Old Hollywood Stars: Before and After

    Peter O'Toole is one of my favorite actors... here's a few of him. He was born in 1932, so a tad on the late side for this forum. Here he is as a young lad: His big break, playing Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 One of my favorite movies ever, Henry II in The Lion in Winter with...
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    Old Hollywood Stars: Before and After

    These are all so wonderful! I'll have to see if I can dig up a few more to get this thread rolling again.
  8. unaspenser

    Gardens vegetable, flower or other?

    You are so right! Foraging is a great source of food. We have blackberries and watercress readily available in our neighborhood, and a river full of fish not too far from home either. I bought a great book about U.S. foraging called Feasting Free on Wild Edibles...
  9. unaspenser

    Bread, the staff of life...

    I'm smack in the middle of Boise. :) You? ETA: I've never tried beer bread... can you taste the beer?
  10. unaspenser

    Gardens vegetable, flower or other?

    Oh bees, you lucky thing! My husband built me two top bar beehives for Christmas, and we were lucky enough to get two swarm calls as part of our local beekeeping group this May. Sadly, they didn't like the smell of the sealant he used on the wood (I TOLD him to leave it bare... ;) ) and left...
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    Bread, the staff of life...

    lol... they can be a wee bit tricky, that's for sure. I make sourdough ones since I'm just kind of a sourdough nut, but I assume the concept isn't totally different for commercial yeast. This is the recipe I like, since it's about the simplest one I've found...
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    Bread, the staff of life...

    I'm a bread baker too. I love the River Cottage Sourdough recipe found here: http://community.rivercottage.net/users/River%20Cottage%20summers%20here/recipes/river-cottage-sourdough as it produces consistently amazing results. I also like to make sourdough bagels. What a treat!
  14. unaspenser

    any health/exercise aficionados out there?

    Since nobody's mentioned www.sparkpeople.com yet, I will. It's a great free site that has meal plans, calorie tracking, exercise plans (even workout videos!) and exercise trackers, and great forums for support. You can set up groups based on interest. If anybody would like to start up a...
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    Gardens vegetable, flower or other?

    I have a rather large garden, though this is our first year in a new house and the garden area was formerly ill-kept lawn with weeds in it, so the garden's a bit of a state. We love home-grown produce and hope to have a garden that can feed us most of the year round. I also keep chickens (we...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hello! I'm Diane, and I'm new. :) A friend suggested I might like to take a look at this group, and I'm impressed! I'm still a bit overwhelmed and trying to get my feet under me, but I'm doing my best to post here and there and read a few threads. Anyway, a bit about me: I'm 26, living in...
  17. unaspenser

    So, do you wear Sunscreen?

    I definitely wear sunscreen! I mix my daily moisturizer with sunscreen half and half with my foundation most days. Normally I also wear a light-colored long-sleeved shirt (I fly fish and have some great fly fishing shirts that have SPF 30 fabric) and a wide-brimmed hat when outdoors. This is...
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    Witch Hazel

    Thanks for this suggestion! I have been making my own skin-clearing toner with WH for quite a while and I find it very useful. It's gentle and works really well! Here's the recipe: http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/quick-clear-skin-toner.html
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    How often do you wash your hair? (guys & gals)

    There are lots of good resources out there about ways to help hair be more manageable and reduce the need to shampoo. So many beauty products have ingredients which are harmful to your hair in the long run and cause you to have to use them more often. Googling for the no-poo method (using...
  21. unaspenser

    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hello, ladies! I'm new and just finding my way around. I was invited here by a friend who is a member. I love vintage clothing, culture, movies, you name it! My husband and I have been watching the Poirot TV series and gazing at all the lovely clothes/decor. I'm a knitter and I love vintage...
  22. unaspenser

    Post New Hats Here!

    Hopefully ladies' hats are welcome here too. If not, feel free to remove or move this post. This hat isn't terribly new to me, but I'm new to the thread so I thought I'd share. It's a late 1930s headband-style hat in pink velvet adorned with feathers. These pictures of me wearing it don't...
  23. unaspenser

    Dogs and Hats

    What a great thread! Who knew dogs and hats meshed together so well...

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