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Comments (14)I just ordered Arpege cologne and body lotion by Lanvin for myself...it's been around since the 1930's but for the last 20 years or so I've had to hunt it down ...it's the only fragrance I've ever worn. Ordered English Leather for DH...his old favorite aftershave. I doubt either will be popular again since they are no longer advertised, though. Back on topic, I've noticed electric frypans being mentioned lately, especially used for frying fish or anything which would be better cooked outside on patio to keep smells out of kitchen. They were popular in the mid-fifties and I cooked everything from bacon/eggs to beef stews in mine. I think they went "out" when most everyone got dishwashers...mine could only be submerged up to the handle so had to be handwashed. Knitting, crochet, quilting, and other handsewing seem to wax and wane in popularity. One if the sharpest ads I saw in recent years was the rear view of a woman in a rocking chair with her knitting basket alongside...then they showed her from front and she was in her twenties...LOL I think the home decorating mags sparked more interest by featuring throws of some description on most every sofa and bed lately. josh...See MoreWay way OT
Comments (22)LOL i agree with you EG and when i look at tabor, alot of times yes, don't get me wrong, i don't complain, that boy is my pride and joy!! i am so very proud of him, but sometimes i get very grumpy with the fact that he'd rather just ask and not try to figure out how to do something, its not the asking, mind you, its the him wanting to get me to do it for him, but if its for his grandparents, he's all over it. and he'll do his very best, no asking, in fact he'll go ahead and put his best foot forward. other times, that boy will do the same here. but it's getting his but in gear!! LOL i think he developed add from me!! LOL IMHO parents don't make their kids do their chores like in our day's. befor we even could go and play with anyone or they could come to our house, chores HAD to be done, nowadays, who's doing the chores? if the parents aren't its the "help" if your in the good bracket. here i make mine do their chores. although i'm not that good on the great end of better get it done, i'm a wimp. **sigh** they have me wrapped at times, its those brown eyes, or their smiles. LOL but we don't do the tv thing and the game thing, its a no go here. although they do like to watch movies, i like the scary ones, but only so much of them. (movies) if its hot out or rainy and such. angela, i think why you do that is the same reason i used to keep my kids in, the same "thing" we have in common. we watch our kids like hawks!! but i've learned to let them know how to judge a little. i knew to judge, my mom just NEVER listened to me. talla is a great judge of character. she just don't like adults very much!! LOL ummm i can't really blame her. (sorry) i don't either. i like either young kids, or older adults. i guess you could say, almost in a childs mind, safe people. but as we all know they're are no "safe" people. onto another subject. LOL today was the fair day. kids all over. people grilling. people roasting hogs, turkey's LOL it was neat. i even got out to meet a few people. i don't usually do that that much. the heat was a little overwhelming. its now dark out and tabor is still out there, although with his one friend and i'm getting a little freaked. hubs just left for work and has called me to see if tabor is back yet. we both are the same with the kids. we had taco salad suprems. yummy. and tabor took his bread down to the fair building last night and he won 1st place. it looked awesome. so next year we are taking our tomato/potato down and talla can take her flowers down. she grows pretty flowers. so they BOTH will have something in. ~Medo...See MoreO.T. - New Floors & Getting Things Back Together
Comments (13)Thank you, marlene, jane, luvs, punk, & joycegreen (who is a good RL friend & is the one who first showed me the Garden Web Forum here!) ;-) Am happy w/floors & getting close to other rooms to be 'back to normal' (if there is a normal....lots of messes!). Am envious of 70 deg weather & sitting in the bkyard, PM! Wow, I'd take that any day! (our backyard is mostly bare again after high 40's yesterday) DH built just the big tv cabinet about 11 yrs ago & will build a smaller (narrower) type when we get a flatscreen. We had the shelves built back in early 70's when house was new by a woodworker....I've always loved them for photo albums & books esp! Thanks, luvs...I will pass on your compliments to DH. & luvs, the floors require more 'dustmopping' but I don't mind that as much as using the vaccuum sweeper... a lighter color probably wouldn't show as much...ours are a medium oak color. & good for you ...we have 'closet' tv's sometimes, too & VCR's & keyboards but DH did a bit of recycling lately. ;-) punk...the Cardinals sometimes are very co-operative w/me...I have to stand very still & shoot thru windows (half have screens so I move sometimes & that scares them to fly off)...I probably shot about 20 - 25 frames to catch a couple of what I consider 'good ones.' ;-) Ok, I've rattled on....thanks, 'Holiday-ers!' Jeanne S....See MoreOT......what 'old ways' have you kept?
Comments (49)ladyrose your thing on 'children eat first' to me as someone from the UK (England) is interesting because I come from an old ways time. When I was young children very much came last. Not at mealtimes, when we always had to wait for everyone to be served, but in just about everything else, when we were frequently reminded by our parents and our father in particular that we were the lowest forms of life, our views were never taken into consideration (in fact it would have been unwise to express a view) and in no way would we have been considered a Priority. Being seen and not heard was the order of the day. I expect this sounds harsh to modern parents but I sometimes wonder if children of 'these days' are given too much say in matters best left to adults to decide. A small eg. On a recent UK TV prog. on the theme of property buying, a couple were being shown round a very expensive place which seemed to tick all the right boxes . . . except whether their three-year old would be happy there, so, to the amazement of the presenters the child was consulted before the couple could make a decision to part with several hundred thousands pounds. The times they are a'changing....See Moreyoyobon_gw
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