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  1. PrairieSunrise

    The Vintage Fur Thread

    I have no problems wearing furs, whether vintage or new. My mom has several fur coats and nothing beats them for warmth in the winter!
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    Thanksgiving Day 2010

    We'll be celebrating Thanksgiving at my parents house. The 5 married siblings who live close will be coming home to join the 4 of us still at home. Along with their spouses and kids that's gonna be 26, and we're having a few friends with no local family over to bring the total number up to 33...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Horrors! I'm pretty young, but I remember these! The reason being, my mom used an old dentist (he was probably 60-70 when I was 6) and he had one of those. He was very old school, to the point that he drilled two cavities in my back molars without Novocain.... to this day I can not hear any high...
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    Personal Hygiene during the golden era? did some people only bath once a week??

    Well even for me growing up in the 80's-90's with 9 siblings and one well being shared by 3 homes, we only got complete bath's once a week on Saturday. But, Mom made sure we scrubbed face, hands, arms and feet at least once a day. Not until we reached 12-13 were we allowed to bathe more often.
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    homemade soap recipies

    The Coconut and Castor you should be able to get at health food stores. Coconut is sometimes sold in the health/organic section of grocery stores, and the Castor will be in the body care section of health food stores. Palm is much harder to come by. Internet is the only way I know to get true...
  7. PrairieSunrise

    What are you wearing today??

    I love the complimentary lines in your pocket square and tie!
  8. PrairieSunrise

    What are you wearing today??

    You look lovely! And your hair is perfect.
  9. PrairieSunrise

    What are you wearing today??

    Thank you! And it does twirl nicely... dancing in non-twirly skirts is boring!
  10. PrairieSunrise

    Cologne and perfume

    My favorite perfume ever was Avon's Vanilla Soft Musk. My Mom gave me a bottle years ago, and I only recently went to look for more (I refused to wear perfume for ages!) and was devastated to realize it's been discontinued years ago. It was the BEST Vanilla scent ever! I can still get it...
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    What are you wearing today??

    I went to a swing dance last night and managed to have a picture snapped of my outfit at the end.
  13. PrairieSunrise

    Why Do You "Dress Up"?

    I suppose it started out of habit. My Mom always wore skirts/dresses, stockings and heels when I was growing up. She always dressed us girls in skirts/dresses as well. I continued to dress nicely once I got older and came to appreciate what it represented. Guys my age don't seem to like it...
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    Embarrassing Moments

    My sister and I had a horribly windy encounter last spring. We were in Gettysburg, PA with our family and we were wearing long, trumpet flared skirts. It was a deliciously windy day, but on the ground it really wasn't causing us any problems. Not until we had climbed one of the look out...
  15. PrairieSunrise

    Ladies, what scents do you like on your men?

    I love the smell. My Dad wears it occasionally, but I've liked it since before he wore it.
  16. PrairieSunrise

    Canning and preserving...

    The only draw back to this method is that all the live bacteria get killed. And live kraut has lots of beneficial bacteria in it.
  17. PrairieSunrise

    Canning and preserving...

    I'm going to try sauerkraut this fall!
  19. PrairieSunrise

    Canning and preserving...

    :P Well, I can't find much info on-line, but it's gone over quite extensively in Nourishing Traditions. Basically, it's how all pickled foods used to be kept. Think, sauerkraut, pickles, relishes, salsas, soured dairy products like yogurt and kefir and such. Lactic acid is present in...
  20. PrairieSunrise

    Canning and preserving...

    So has anyone here used lactic acid food preservation techniques? I was just enjoying some of my lactic acid preserved dill pickles and thought I'd ask.
  21. PrairieSunrise

    This generation of kids...

    It could if we used sheer force of will.
  22. PrairieSunrise

    This generation of kids...

    Great point, Scotty. My parents were loving but terrifically strict with us kids (and we were homeschooled) and while we were kids, there was no doubt that they were our PARENTS! Now that most of us are grown, we've become close friends with our parents. I don't believe we'd have such a good...
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    This generation of kids...

    Seriously, no on is suggesting that teenagers can function well by going to bed at midnight and get up full of pep and zip at 6:00 AM. What they're saying is, teach the kids to take responsibility for their own well being and go to bed at 9:00 PM! Most teenagers I know have tv's, dvd...

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