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An easier way with string, nail polish remover (acetone) and a lighter, is how I made my soda bottles into mini planters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yViiVLlaQag

A big pail of chitlins (chitterlings for those who aren't in the south) broke open and flew all across my great-aunt's porch when I missed a step, tripped, and fell *up* the stairs and into the mess with my arms full of grocery bags.

I left the cleaning up of that mess to my cousins while my dad gave me a "d-con" shower with the garden hose and then I went in for a real shower. I threw the clothes away.

I am the laughingstock of my family.

Also, I think furniture "sets" are just for show ... in catalogs and on showroom floors as a way to show you what's available. I don't think every item in the series should be taken home and plunked in your living room, bedroom, etc.

It's like those "bed in a bag" sets with matching curtains, throw pillows *and* wall art rendering the whole room in one single pattern.

(shudder)

Hi!

(Not really much to say but commenting so I can come back to this from my profile as AT has no bookmarking feature for favorite posts.)

"La la la la la la la la la means ... I love yoooooou!"

Classic Delfonics. I'd like this poster because I remember sneaking out of bed to watch my parents, aunts and uncles slow drag with their friends to this (and other classics) when they had their house parties in the late 70's and early 80's.

Here's a performance via Youtube video

If I am the peanut butter to one's jelly, should I be avoided due to possible salmonella contamination?

Pbbbbtttth @ valentine's day.

therapy4me,

Papasan chairs are high end? Who knew!

Seriously ... I get it, though. I am a thrift-chic kinda girl, myself, so the most expensive thing in my house is my $500 sofa from Overstock.com. Everything else is DIY or a thrift store/flea market find.

A now closed French restaurant and Bar in the River Market District of Little Rock, Arkansas was called Velo Rouge. The interior and exterior had red bicycles throughout.

I thought it was pretty cool and I wanted their vintage looking signs after they closed but they'd already done away with them.

Chimay,

That's a Juju hat, native of Cameroon. You may be able to find a company online who imports them.

Good luck.

Amen, bether! Amen!

Those things freak me out. We have one at work and I can not use it because in 2nd grade our teacher was demonstrating how dangerous hers was and proceeded to slice off her thumb below the knuckle!

She saw us horrified, and tried to keep her composure but ultimately her human side kicked in and she started screaming. A kid ran for the nurse and by the time they had the ambulance there, she had squirted blood all over the classroom.

And now, you may all share my fear of large mandolins.

lol