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Across the Fence:  Who Remembers?  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 14 2025 : 10:27:15 AM
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I was rummaging through some of my old, very old stuff and found I still have mine from days gone by…
 
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13748 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2025 : 1:44:26 PM
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CJ,, it does! heeheehee!
I have hung on to this for ever!!!
I remember another version, more square shaped called 'Lady Remington'...
And then of course we all remember the stinky 'Nair' and 'Neet' depilatory creams..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Edited by - katmom on Jun 15 2025 1:45:09 PM |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7683 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7683 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2025 : 2:12:22 PM
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Oh Grace, I remember the nair phase! That stuff was awful. There is a reason you don't hear about it anymore.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2025 : 10:59:55 PM
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Krista,,, some day I will have to tell you about my attempt at 'waxing' my legs with a do-it yourself kit!! ROTFLMBO!!!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7964 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7964 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2025 : 11:12:40 PM
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Grace your story sounds very intriguing.
I would love to hear about it too sometime.
Hugs
Darlene
Trust in your faith, not your emotions, when it comes to making life’s decisions.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just. follow God unquestionably Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I TRUST IN YOU JESUS
#4943 - March 2013
FGOTM June 2013
FGOTY 2016
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3383 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3383 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 1:02:29 PM
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uh oh! Can't wait to hear this one LOL!
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7683 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7683 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 2:21:16 PM
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Yes I agree! I would love to hear the story!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 6:45:55 PM
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OK,, so here goes...
I had heard that by 'waxing' ones legs, the hairs take about 1 month to grow back, .. which sounded great to me,, verses shaving my legs every 3-4 days.. and not to mention the occasional scraps from blades that were no longer sharp!! Trying to get that 1 more use out of a tossible razor!
So I purchased a 'Do-it-yourself' leg waxing kit and got to work, used a small old coffee can, and a pot with boiling water (kind of like a double boiler... melted the wax, read the instructions and then re-read them again..
!: melt wax
2: Using wooden stick "included in the kit".. (think of a wooden tongue depressor) spread on a 1' wide strip of wax on leg.
3: let wax cool
4: Rapidly pull wax from opposite direction of hair growth to remove the hair.
5: Repeat until finished..
Pretty simple,,, Right ???
Then my brain kicks into gear.. well heck, why not wax my entire leg and then pull all at once!?!? Brilliant,, Right!?!?
UMMM, Ya.. NOT!!!
After the tears stopped flowing, I use my old 500 watt hair dryer to warm up the wax on my legs so I could scrap, & rub off the wax on my legs..
Moral of the story.. Tell your husband you are going back to being 'Natural'.. If God wanted us to have hairless legs, he would have created up with out hairy legs..
And now that I am at a certain age, my philosophy is,, if the leg hairs are long enough to braid, then it's time to shave... LOLOL!
Aren't you glad you asked?? LOLOL!
Oh and side note, glad I didn't think to do my armpit hairs! AACCKK!!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2511 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2511 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 7:09:51 PM
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Gave up shaving and one Nair use many years ago. I don't see any men shaving legs/armpits to be more attractive to us.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 8:28:32 PM
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Judith,, ain't that the truth! lol!
That's one of the kool things about our Hippi-youth days, all natural, no leg or pits shaving.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Edited by - katmom on Jun 18 2025 8:30:05 PM |
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1537 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2025 : 02:47:43 AM
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Oh my goodness Grace, I can’t even imagine how painful that was!
Glad you can laugh about it now.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2025 : 07:47:23 AM
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Wanda Sue, waxing my legs is right up there with making homemade sun tanning oil (oil & vinegar and iodine) not only did I burn but I was the only one on the beach that smelled like a baking salad dressing lol!
Home made hair bleach.. squeeze lemon juice one the hair, and walk around all day in the sun with sticky- greasy looking hair. Not to mention sunburned scalp..
Oh the silly things we would do…
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Edited by - katmom on Jun 19 2025 07:48:20 AM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7355 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7355 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2025 : 08:03:23 AM
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Grace, loved your waxing story. One of the perks of being 83 is my legs are hairless. Now if only my toenails would stop growing.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2025 : 11:16:37 PM
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Sara,, crazy isn’t it, the hair on our legs stop growing and our toe nails grow like radish’s! LOL!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1537 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 12:12:33 AM
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lol Grace, I remember the lemon juice in the hair, but not your suntan concoction. My sister would use just baby oil. BUT, when we visited my husband’s friend back in the day, his wife walked in with a can of STP motor oil that she was using to tan with!!! Has anybody ever heard of that?!?! I can’t even imagine how hard it was to wash that off, let alone what effect it had on her body! She did get a really dark tan after a week but oh my goodness, that can’t be good for your body.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2413 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2413 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 05:40:55 AM
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I remember once I used mayonnaise as a hair conditioner, but didn't completely wash it out. Had a greasy head and got teased that day.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1835 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1835 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 2:28:39 PM
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Goodness…these stories are crazy!! Lol
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2025 : 9:17:24 PM
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STP -- Oh My!!! Not to mention, the motor oil odor! lol!
Oh Ya,, I forgot all about the 'mayo' hair conditioner.. needed several washings!!!
Oh and don't forget.. 'sneaking' one of my dad's can of beer, using a 'church key' (for those of you who know) to poke a hole in the can, then let it go stale to use to give body and setting curls.. lol!... try that and then go to school and have a teacher ask what you/I drank for breakfast that morning!!
ahh the 1970's what a great time to be a poor teenager! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7964 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7964 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2025 : 4:07:03 PM
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Grace that is funny!
Hugs
Darlene
Trust in your faith, not your emotions, when it comes to making life’s decisions.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just. follow God unquestionably Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I TRUST IN YOU JESUS
#4943 - March 2013
FGOTM June 2013
FGOTY 2016
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3383 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3383 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2025 : 1:33:37 PM
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You should write a book, Grace! I would love to read it LOL! One time I had the hair dresser wax my eyebrows and I about smacked her when she ripped the wax off! Never again!!!! I can't even imagine what that would feel like on my legs. I used to use Sun In to lighten my hair - always made it turn orangish.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2025 : 11:36:45 AM
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lol! Heather, I have to laugh… The most demure, sweet, kind never use a foul word person can go Tasmanian devil when it comes to eyebrow or leg waxing… Lol by the way, who invented that? Probably a man who got dumped by his girlfriend! Rolling on the floor, laughing my you know what off!
That being said, back when those Brazilian waxing were all the rage, for gals, who wore butt floss, bathing suits… They a daily talk show did an interview with a waxing salon, and volunteered one of their male colleagues to be waxed… oh my gosh! It was hysterical… Not only did he scream like a girl, his eyes started watering, it was all he could do to keep from using profanity… So at least there’s one man out there who knows what it’s like, and what us gals go through in the name of beauty…
As for the sun in, oh yeah, sticky, and orangey… But we thought we were cool, and we all know, “Teen magazine”, would never lie!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7683 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7683 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2025 : 3:09:58 PM
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Grace, that is so funny! I can only imagine the pain you experienced! Thank goodness you can laugh about it now. And I agree with Heather. You should write a book about all your adventures. Your writing style would make for a very funny and amusing book!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17319 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17319 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2025 : 9:58:54 PM
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The only reason I am funny is… cuz I have a captive audience !!!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Edited by - katmom on Jun 25 2025 9:59:21 PM |
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