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  1. Bluebird Marsha

    high end vs low end products ?

    Ouch! MAC = Chanel? Why do I see myself involved in a black market import business, smuggling cosmetics across international borders?
  2. Bluebird Marsha

    The Doggy Bag

    Good heavens no. It is not wrong to ask for a to-go box, regardless of the restaurant. I always joked that there was no way my dog was getting it. It was for me! Besides, some mid-range restaurants (you know who they are) do serve very large portions. It's nice to have my next lunch boxed and...
  3. Bluebird Marsha

    What do you do for Living?

    Wellllll, if you soak the raisins and other fruit in BOURBON overnight, it all tastes much better ;)
  4. Bluebird Marsha

    I need glasses really bad!!! what do 1920's womens glasses look like???????????

    If you decide to go with the period style specs, make sure the lens' you get aren't "too" small. Probably not a big deal if your vision isn't too awful. But if you're heading into major near-sightedness, it can be a pain to have a small field of vision.
  5. Bluebird Marsha

    Cologne and perfume

    Is there a particular "style" of fragrance you like? Oriental (spicy), floral, woodsy, leather, chypre? Decisions, decisions :) If you don't really have an idea of which direction to go, I'd suggest the "classic" perfume houses. Guerlain, Estee Lauder, and Chanel. Most major department stores...
  7. Bluebird Marsha

    Did men stay at home longer in the Golden Era?

    In the 1940 census, my 24 yr. old great-uncle was living at home, and I believe was making a good income at the time. Did my great-grandparents need some financial assistance? Possibly. But I think living by yourself back then probably wasn't seen as all that desirable. I don't envision living...
  8. Bluebird Marsha

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    Fortunately Granny had it serviced regularly over 50+ years. She was also the only owner. AND my granddad had great mechanical skills. So it has been fairly well maintained. Which is a good thing, because it was in constant use for clothes and household stuff (curtains, pillows, doll clothes :)...
  9. Bluebird Marsha

    Restoring my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine

    That's a beautiful machine, and you've done an inspirational job in restoring it. My Singer is, I believe, a Featherweight. It's very similar to yours, but I believe it's from the 40's. I can preach about the sturdiness of these machines all day. My Grandmother was great at sewing, but lousy at...
  10. Bluebird Marsha

    The 1940 USA Census

    I'm just wondering what will happen as the records are indexed. Will some well-meaning historian/genealogist think it's a mistake, and change it? At least in this case, I'm certain about the census records. Big-Granny died in 1982, while I was in college; and my great-uncles and grandmother...
  11. Bluebird Marsha

    The 1940 USA Census

    I just finished doing a "first pass thru" on my hometown. No earth shattering surprises, although I didn't know that my great-grandparents each had three years of college. My maternal grandparents lived right where I was told they lived; renting a subdivided house at $30 a month (their friends...
  13. Bluebird Marsha

    I am going to be a grandfather

    Oh! Congrats! It sounds like so much fun to spoil a wee one!
  14. Bluebird Marsha

    The 1940 USA Census

    *BUMP* So, now that the 1940 census has been released, has anyone started on their personal treasure hunt? I'm still learning how to use it, but it's fun. Especially looking at the occupations.
  15. Bluebird Marsha

    Veronica Lake hairstyle setting pattern

    Hi there, Alchemist! Lisafreemontstreet does do several "Peekaboo Wave" tutorials. This one: http://youtu.be/NAUZhyGnCGc is the one she states as being the most authentically styled Veronica Lake one. It is a wetset, that combines some duckbill clips to put the "wave" in the hair, plus some very...
  16. Bluebird Marsha

    Librarians?

    Oy! Over here! A female librarian-who'd have thunk it:) On the one hand, I don't work around the public, and jeans are considered perfectly acceptable. And my budget is grateful. BUT. I work in a warehouse, and closed toed shoes are a requirement. That and an ability to watch out for forklifts...
  17. Bluebird Marsha

    Golden Era Teenage Moms

    I think I had the same thought some of y'all had when I saw that statistic. Did it account for the large number of couples that were married and having their first child when they were 18 or 19? My feet hit the ground two months (1963) before my mom turned 20, so technically she was teenage...
  19. Bluebird Marsha

    Skin care routine. What am I doing wrong?

    You may have milia (which is kind of like a pimple, but is skin that gets trapped and forms a bead under the skin). If that's what you have, try not using any moisturizers for awhile, and gently exfoliating every other night. Eventually, you'll get the trapped "bead" close enough to the surface...
  20. Bluebird Marsha

    What do you do for Living?

    I'm a librarian for "a major book distributor". A well-formatted library record is a thing of beauty.
  21. Bluebird Marsha

    Most Depressing movies you've seen?

    BURNED A TEDDY? Monsters! Personally, AI gloomed me out. In fact, the whole audience seemed depressed when the lights came up. We're survived by glittery androids? Note: the Teddy made it through that one, so no moral event horizon was crossed. :) Soylent Green had moments, but even as a...
  22. Bluebird Marsha

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I'm feeling much better (just sister drama nonsense: never should have accepted her "friend" request on Facebook. Oops! ) thank you. I'll put another pic up tomorrow, but if you search Etsy for bakelite ring box, you'll see a nice selection. They typically have room for one ring, and the inside...
  23. Bluebird Marsha

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Just a few weeks ago, I was having a Scruggs and Flatt marathon on Youtube. I could listen to Cripple Creek all night. I wish I could've seen him when he played Bonaroo :(. There was a very nice piece in The Tennessean...

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