Recent content by AtomicBlonde

Hullo Dear Fedora Loungers! I havent been around for a month or so due to a rather icky move that I had to make- luckily, I've now settled back in, and I'm back to this addictive as crack forum! I am, however, getting ready to move AGAIN- but this time it should be more fun! I've managed...

I just got back from a great night of swing dancing... made more so by the fact that I got to meet Jean Veloz!! I'm sure some of you have met her before, but this was my first time so I'm all excited! She signed my dance shoes!!!!! :eek: Now I have to get new ones!! For any of yall that...

bye bye, Marc!! Dont be a stranger!! We'll miss you! -Jess

aniline dyes I know for certain that many 19th century items were dyed with potentially dangerous substances, such as arsenic, which were used to make certain shades of green. I have a c.1850's bonnet in a lovely shade of green that was possibly dyed with a copper-arsenic compound. I keep...

a few comments... what in the HELL does potato salad have to do with what they were doing... no, no, that is simply a rhetorical question. :eek: second: Marc, I am voting that you get smacked for forever ruining potato salad for all of us. :p that is, quite possibly one of the most...

a couple years ago I did nearly the same thing. I drive a big ol gas guzzling SUV, and my mom at the time was driving a rather nice little BMW. she decided to park behind me one afternoon, and she parked close enough behind me that I couldnt see her car in my rear view mirror. So, I hopped in my...

My daddy still says "cold drink." Its pretty much gone by the wayside here, unless its older folks... or my dad. :) "Alright, lets go on in here and get us a cold drink and a pack of nabs."

I love that stuff! I got hooked on it in Scotland, and I miss it terribly. Just this weekend I found a store in my town that sells it! They sell a bunch of UK imports... so I picked up a flake and an Irn Bru. :) I gave my mom a taste and she thought it was putrid. Oh well, more for me! :) -Jess

I'm a diet Dr. Pepper aholic. I like diet root beer too. In my neck of the woods, everything is called coke. If its carbonated, its a coke. "What do you want to drink, honey?" ..."I'd like a coke" ... "alright, what kind? we've got pepsi, mountain dew, etc etc" doesnt matter the brand, the...

;) I'll keep that in mind.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." -Thomas Jefferson Have a good memorial day everyone. Let us not forget those who have refreshed the tree. -Jess

Well dang, that doesnt do me much good does it? :D Where are all the single fellers who can appreciate a southern woman who can cook? :p

Seems to me that the puppies are relatively safe, its the ponies you have to worry about. Flicka... noooooooooooo.....

oh crud, I forgot about yorkshire pudding! yum!

How about everyone just come over to my house for a big pot of chicken and dumplings? We can watch old movies after. I'll have someone to cook for, and I wont have to sit and watch Casablanca for the umpteenth time by myself. I really need a life. and/or a boyfriend... or friends that dont all...