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  1. Real Swell Gal

    The 50's "Beatnik" Look

    My mom once told me that at her school girls had to wear skirts or dresses. Even beatnik girls. Boys were not even allowed to wear jeans and my mom graduated from a public school in 65'. So you might want to keep that in mind.
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    Vintage Cheerlaeding

    That might even be better considering that it might be stronger than regular tissue paper. Let me know how it works out. Of course we want to see it.
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    School songs

    I didn't go to college but I still remember my high school fight song 20 years later.
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    Vintage Cheerlaeding

    Back then poms were made out of paper. Matter of fact even when I was in hish school the squads made their own poms. So what you'll want to do is choose some large tissue paper and unfold it laying all the pieces on top of each other flat on a table. Take a good pair of scissors and starting...
  5. Real Swell Gal

    The Labor Day Rule

    Ladies aren't supposed to wear white shoes after Labor day.
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    The Ration Book Diet

    You and me both!! I love milk but as a child I had digestion problems so the only time I could have was with my cereal and the cut stuff was nasty! Ruined my Grapenuts.
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    Canning and preserving...

    Pure delicious evil. And to give away at holidays.:)
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    How to get Princess Hair!

    My hairs grown out a bit now. I wonder if I could get it to do that? It's pretty and shiney. I love her dress.
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    Who wrote the book on motherhood?

    I read the first page of this thread so forgive me if I'm repeating anything. If you want kids,have kids. Period. I always knew I wanted kids even when I was a kid myself. I just didn't know who with or how many or when. So at 23 my boyfriend (now my hubby) and I were living together and I...
  11. Real Swell Gal

    Canning and preserving...

    I don't get to grow my own,my yard is too small. I do have some generous friends and i take advantage of famers markets.
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    Canning and preserving...

    Yup. That's what they call open kettle. Lots of people use the dishwasher to sanitize everything,including me. But I use a hot water bath method to get the seals down. You never know with an open kettle method because sometimes they suck down sometimes they don't. Pluse when you process in a...
  14. Real Swell Gal

    What would YOU do? (vintage magazines)

    Some places would consider copyrighted just to er on the side of caution. Like Walmart for example. I'd just scan them at home and buy photo paper to use in your printer. If you don't have one maybe a friend would do it for you.
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    Canning and preserving...

    Yeah I know the longer they sit the better but I can never wait. I always have at least one jar that doesn't seal and I use it to "test" them. Yeah.....that's what I do......I test em.... You buyin that? The sweets are still my favorite and they are soooo good with pork BBQ...
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    Hogan, I'm warning you!

    I loved that show too. I used to run for my spot on the couch when I heard the theme music playing. My whole family watched it together. The Great Escape is another of my favorite movies and I was told this is what Hogans was based off of.
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    Canning and preserving...

    So I haven't been on much but I have a good excuse. produce is starting to come in fast around these parts and I have started my annual canning rituals. I have in the last three weeks put up strawberry rhubarb,blueberry and ginger paech jam. Dill as well as sweet pickles and zucchini...
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    What Do You Sound Like?

    I do call pop,pop <table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;"><b style="font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block...
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    Name That Tune

    Well I had to cheat but I know it now. Not gonna give it away though.
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    Strike anywhere matches

    It can also go from state to state because meth chemists use them to make meth amphetamine.
  22. Real Swell Gal

    Name That Tune

    I didn't go all the way through this thread to see if this one has been done yet....... I'm stepping out, my dear, To breathe an atmosphere That simply reeks with class. And I trust That you'll excuse my dust When I step on the gas.
  23. Real Swell Gal

    The Blues

    I like George Thurougood, Clapton, Stevie Ray and if you listen to some of George Harrison's solo stuff you can deffinately hear the influence in his music.

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