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  1. Viola

    1920s cottage redecorated on budget

    A 19th C. sea chest sounds pretty cool to me, pics please? I don't know if it's too "beachy" for my non-New England self, though. I've seen lobster traps used as coffee tables in theme-y places but that's pretty silly here. (Maybe silly there, too, do true Yankees use those or only sell them to...
  2. Viola

    Children's books

    I still reread Louisa May Alcott books, especially Little Women, occasionally, and Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series and the Emily of New Moon series more often. I was fond of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and Ken Holt and the Dana Girls, but its very hard to find the last...
  3. Viola

    1920s cottage redecorated on budget

    700 sq. ft. is pretty big for NYC and their thriftstores are more expensive than here, I know that. *Crates* aren't cheap, sadly, in many places, anymore. Actually I can find old coffee tables more easily than I can find good crates. I like when dining sets don't all match (set meaning...
  4. Viola

    Engaged, with complications.

    As an American engaged to an Australian I know those particular complications well... but before commiseration on that score, I must, first and foremost, wish both of you a mazel tov! Best wishes!
  5. Viola

    What killed the '40s suit?

    I think flat-fronted trousers often look better on somewhat thick men than pleated trousers do, because they don't need the extra material to draw more attention to their waists, but that's just my two cents and probably on sale half-off at that.
  7. Viola

    Small Town Rodeo?

    I have never been to any kind of rodeo, small town or otherwise. I don't think they come near here.
  8. Viola

    Do I have to curl my hair to be vintage accurate?

    I'm going to try the moisturizer thing! That'd be so nice if it worked. The humidity has turned my hair into an unstoppable force of poofyness. And I'm trying to grow it long so anything that'll keep me from attacking it with scissors is a good thing. Bobs can be lovely but frustration is a...
  9. Viola

    Our own vintage town

    I like rhymes. Also when I wanted one, one of my friends was all "haha, Josie's Posies!" etc. because we're dorks like that.
  10. Viola

    Our own vintage town

    James, I demand you name your nursery Power's Flowers, is that okay? lol
  11. Viola

    Our own vintage town

    Haha but no one's ever seen me BEFORE THE COFFEE. :eek: :eek: :eek:
  13. Viola

    New Star Trek

    Actually, one series did: Enterprise had soft-rock singing vocals and I haaated that.
  14. Viola

    To bob or not to bob?

    Can you get one of those short sleek bobs like Louise Brooks? With the bangs, maybe? I love those. And you wouldn't have to curl it, just maybe use a little bit of mousse to keep it pin-straight and kill any frizz and add shine.
  15. Viola

    Am I Too Old?

    I wish this was true, but I don't believe it. The part of looking the way I want is not just buying the clothes as a big in-your-face to the world, it's also, you know, looking good in them once I have it on, and honestly not everything works on everybody. I don't know about everybody but I...
  16. Viola

    Just Who Can Wear a Uniform?

    Aw, be a pal, ain't yuhz gonna let me fight the Huns? I'm the perfect height to be an Airman!
  17. Viola

    The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

    Paisley, next time the honest yet vintage thing to do is raise your hands in front of your face and let out a Golden Movie era heroine scream from the horror movies. Best if you are a soprano, though.
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    Just Who Can Wear a Uniform?

    I guess if you do that you just have to be good enough no one knows you're a frail, and then it's not disrespectful! Be sure and punch the first person to imply you're a woman in the face! ;) I'm only 5'0" and a size small in women's clothes, but I'm just a perfectly historic Depression era...
  20. Viola

    Our own vintage town

    As a member in good standing of the Ladies' Auxilary (...and if I'm not, I'm hearby starting a NEW ladies' aux. and declaring myself the Chief Flowerhat) I am DESPERATELY concerned about something far more important than mere careers: Architecture and civic art. lol Will there be good...
  21. Viola

    Just Who Can Wear a Uniform?

    Real American servicewomen in every war up until WWII wore men's uniforms, so I don't see your point? How is it "cute" or "dress-up" any more than a male reenactor? I'm not talking about wearing a garrison cap and a pin-up outfit. It is historically accurate to portray women in the field in...
  22. Viola

    Our own vintage town

    I almost bought a book on growing hops, barley, and malt in a regular suburban-sized yard today, but it was fifteen dollars and I got a thicker garden book for ten. Alas, the cheaper one comes with no beer recipes. Not sure I won that one. Homemade wine is nice. I like the berry wines...
  23. Viola

    Humour about tragedy.

    Unpleasant as it is, I must say that "getting gypped" or "jewed" or "jewing" someone down on the price of something, are all Golden Age. Hogan's Heroes was written and acted in mostly by Jews of the Golden Era who didn't want the Nazis portrayed as anything worthy of respect. It isn't...

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