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  1. olive bleu

    Care To Dance??

    Thanks for the encouragement!! I really am starting to see that this is something i need to confront. I am amazed though that there are really bars that offer free/low cost dance instruction! I tell you, there is certainly no such thing here. As far as i know there are only 2 dance schools in...
  2. olive bleu

    On company time?

    It truly warms me heart to see corruption flourishing amongst me fellow loungers:cheers1: .
  3. olive bleu

    "Vintage" foods that are still with us today.

    yeah definitely, campbells soups in general all became popular in the 30's i think.I am sure If i had been living back then i would have managed, just like i do now...a nice tomato sandwich?
  4. olive bleu

    Dressing up

    I used to wear a lot more than i do now. When i was really young i wore quite a bit, but none of my friends were into it and i gradually got tired of being reminded of how weird i was. Now that i am a big girl, i really don't give a rat's @#% about whether others find me weird or not and i am...
  5. olive bleu

    On company time?

    since i have discovered the lounge, i must confess, i have been guilty of shirking many duties.And from many of the postings i have read, i dare say that i am not the only one, who suddenly has way too much time on their hands.What i would really like to know though is, how many of us are...
  7. olive bleu

    Care To Dance??

    ok... i guess i should have read on before i voted! Can i swing dance? no. Do idance otherwise? yes, yes, yes.Really nothing that you can put a name to,except maybe'"who does that chick thing she is?" Truth is, I LOOVE to dance, but My husband hates/will not dance, at ALL.I have wonderful...
  8. olive bleu

    Dress form advice??

    thanks a bunch for the tips, i feel like i have a good starting point.BETTY VALENTINE, i live in Canada,so I am not sure those used forms will be accessible to me. However, i do have family in Connecticut,and when i come down for a visit, I always go into new york , so it's not out of the...
  9. olive bleu

    Setting up house in the 1940s

    http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/water-eau/drink-potab/aluminum-aluminium_e.html there...that's better;)
  10. olive bleu

    Setting up house in the 1940s

    first of all, i love the glass doorknobs, i have them on all the doors in my house( that i am renting, that i am moving out of in a month...would it be terrible to take them with me?:D ) AS for the Aluminum pots, I believe that there is an issue with the safety of aluminum coming into contact...
  11. olive bleu

    Dress form advice??

    I am finally moving to a house with enough space to set up a permament sewing room ( ok it will double as a spare room, but i come first) and the first thing i intend to buy is a dress form.Does anyone have any tips to share about what to buy...ie;brands, vintage vs. modern, things to avoid...
  13. olive bleu

    If you said you looked like one celebrity from the Golden Era...

    betty boop...honestly ;)
  14. olive bleu

    "Vintage" foods that are still with us today.

    oh...yummy.:eusa_clap Could i get some radish roses to go with that?
  15. olive bleu

    vintage lipstick

    I think jitterbugdoll is on to something with the sheer reds.An inexpensive one that i really like is RIMMEL-Hot To Trot.I got it at wal-mart for $5.Even less than that for you in the u.s. Also, have you asked someone who's opinion you trust, to tell you how THEY think you look with red...
  16. olive bleu

    What Not to Wear...

    hallejuah! i watch that show all the time because i am a reality tv junkie, not that i take any of it seriously, i am just naturally nosey...I never understood the attraction to pointy toe shoes either.. i have tried them on in stores but i always look like i have alligators clamped to the ends...
  17. olive bleu

    "Vintage" foods that are still with us today.

    hey! I'm vegetarian...anything in this thread that i can eat??
  19. olive bleu

    Toiletries of the Golden Era

    all those vintage soaps, lux, camay, palmolive...are available in practically every store here in canada. so for you gals that live close to the border & ever get up here, you can stock up...And you can even get more for your buck than i can!
  20. olive bleu

    Snow boots

    hey i have these very same Bean boots!!! I have had mine for about 4 years,i was going to buy something new this year, but maybe i will stick with them after all. Seems it is going to be apretty big challenge getting something beautiful and warm enough for these northeast coast winters!!
  21. olive bleu

    yet another hair thread. help me pleeeeaaaase?

    i kind of have the same problem. i have very thick, naturally wavy hair and anything i do to introduce more curl into it, is just inviting my head to look like a huge clump of cotton candy with legs.( This was, of course, before my little fit last week when i cut it all off).I find i have to...
  22. olive bleu

    What are you listening to?

    Alex Pangman...brilliant musician from toronto area here's alink, you can even hear:eusa_clap a couple clips http://www.alexpangman.com/disc.html
  23. olive bleu

    How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

    I will be 40 in december...my plan is to make it to 100...Every year: I eat better I make more mistakes I exercise less I stay up later I hug more I laugh more I drink more gin.... Do you think I will make it?

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