@Ameliarob04 @ViQueenie She’s had cancer & the treatment doesn’t do your skin any good
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JOANNE THORNE
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She looks awful! She needs to stay away from the no make-up make-up look. She’s not a natural beauty by any stretch of the imagination. Slap that make-up back on, Meg.
44? My ass.
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@FitFusion__ Ada, Rose, May, June, Iris, Daisy, Joan, Pat, Rita, Irene, Jean,
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@saniyafatma1278 Seen this post a few times on different accounts. If it’s her attic then why does a sign at the back say 20% of everything ?
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I'm sitting in my bedroom staring at my grandmother's 1950s wedding dress, and I honestly don't know what to do anymore. Found it in her attic last month - sixty-four dollars was all she paid for it back then. The moment I saw all that delicate lace and the full skirt, my heart just melted.
It felt like finding buried treasure. But apparently I'm the only one who thinks so. My sister took one look and said, "You're not seriously considering wearing that old thing, are you?" My best friend was even worse - "Nobody wears sleeves like that anymore, and that neckline is way too conservative. You'll look like you're playing dress-up." Their words keep echoing in my head, making me second-guess everything.
But when I put this dress on, I feel connected to something bigger than trends and Pinterest boards. I feel like I'm honoring the woman who raised me, who taught me that real beauty doesn't need to scream for attention. I already found this incredible seamstress on Tedooo app who specializes in vintage alterations.
She was so sweet when I explained the story, and she's going to take in the waist and adjust the hem while keeping every bit of the original character intact. I've already paid her deposit, and honestly, even if I hadn't, I don't want to change a single thing.
Posted about it in a DIY group yesterday hoping for encouragement, and while people offered suggestions for "modernizing" it, I realized something important. This dress doesn't need to be fixed or updated or made trendy.
It's perfect exactly as it is. I'm done asking for permission to love what I love. If walking down the aisle in my grandmother's dress makes me happy, then that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Sometimes the most beautiful choice is the one that feels right in your heart, even when everyone else thinks you're crazy.
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@honeymoon250 Anyone over 75 would have done all those things.
Btw:
I still own 3 encyclopedia and 2 dictionaries.
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SO FAR NO ONE HAS FOUND THE WORD IN THE BOX.
You deserve $1,850,000 if you can.
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@ToonDazza @bphillipsonMP He has been appointed interim chair of Ofsted but only until 1st September when Dame Christine Gilbert takes over. Also Ofsted don’t set the Curriculum that’s the department of education
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Fuckoff you inbred cunt.
@bphillipsonMP - what the fuck are you doing?
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Head of British schools Sir Mufti Hamid Patel said restrictions in British schools on art, dancing, music, religious education was necessary not to offend Muslim students or their families. Further changes are to be made later this year he said.
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You wake tomorrow to this, what is the first thing you do ? 🤔
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@ohhanxiety Tennis, cricket, rounders, golf, hockey, Lacrosse
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Apparently, if you can see a fish, you're left-brained,
and if you can see a plane, you're right-brained.
What do you see? 🤔
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@CrazyVibes_1 They are lovely 🥰 He put the effort in and it shows as they results are great. Ignore the nasty people they are only jealous as they can’t do nowhere near as good ❤️
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My son hasn't spoken at school in four months. Complete selective mutism since the kids started calling him "the weird craft boy" who makes things instead of playing sports at recess. He's eleven and autistic, and art class used to be the only place he felt safe until his teacher told him his projects were "too babyish for middle school." He stopped making anything, stopped talking about his ideas, just came home every day and disappeared into his room with the door closed.
Last week he was watching me work on snowman decorations for my online shop, these whimsical couples I make and sell for people's holiday mantels. Didn't say anything, just sat on the couch observing while I hot-glued fabric scarves and painted faces. Then two days ago I came home from work and found him in the garage surrounded by foam balls and fabric scraps he'd pulled from my supply bins, hands covered in paint, completely absorbed in creating these two figures. He'd been working for six hours straight without stopping, something he hasn't done since his teacher destroyed his confidence.
He made himself and his little sister. The boy snowman has the same serious expression my son gets when he's concentrating, the same careful attention to detail in every button and hat decoration. The girl snowman is wearing pink because that's all his sister will wear lately, has flowers on her scarf because she picks dandelions for him every day after school. This is his first complete project since September, the first thing he's made that wasn't for a grade or an assignment, just pure creation because he wanted to express something he couldn't say with words.
When he finished he asked if people would think they were stupid, if kids at school would make fun of them like they make fun of everything else he makes. I told him they were incredible and he needed to see that I wasn't just saying it because I'm his mom. He finally agreed to let me post this after two days of me begging, but he's been refreshing my phone every ten minutes checking for comments, needing to know if anyone besides me thinks he's talented. I buy a lot of my supplies from other crafters online, and I keep showing him their work trying to prove that handmade art matters, that people value things made with this much heart and skill.
So what do you think? He's reading over my shoulder right now, hands still shaking slightly, waiting to see if anyone else sees what I see.
Credit - Katie Thomson
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My Name is Justin i have a disability and all i want for Christmas this year is to get millions of chirstmas wishes thats all i really want for christmas this year by using the hashtag below #MerryChristmasJustin lets see if we can make this gift come true
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We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy. We can't imagine what life will be like without her.
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