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<p>[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 409100, member: 103"]These are just stories from that vast store of minutiae that is my grey cell collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Thirty years after I lived there, my husband and I were driving by the long lane to that house. I decided to knock on the door, tell them who I was, and why I was there. The lady of the house was kind enough to give me a tour, including the bedrooms. Although my wallpaper had been replaced, that in my parents bedroom, although also replaced, was <i>exactly</i> the same as it had been...just with yellow roses instead of red!</p><p><br /></p><p>2. My 6th grade teacher had us all making valentines with construction paper, wallpaper cutouts from various sample rolls (like the above), and white paper lace doilies. I still remember one I did: it was on pale blue paper, with pale pink roses and purple violets, and the lace pleated around it like a nosegay. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thirty years ahead, am I going to remember what I did on the computer...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 409100, member: 103"]These are just stories from that vast store of minutiae that is my grey cell collection. 1. Thirty years after I lived there, my husband and I were driving by the long lane to that house. I decided to knock on the door, tell them who I was, and why I was there. The lady of the house was kind enough to give me a tour, including the bedrooms. Although my wallpaper had been replaced, that in my parents bedroom, although also replaced, was [I]exactly[/I] the same as it had been...just with yellow roses instead of red! 2. My 6th grade teacher had us all making valentines with construction paper, wallpaper cutouts from various sample rolls (like the above), and white paper lace doilies. I still remember one I did: it was on pale blue paper, with pale pink roses and purple violets, and the lace pleated around it like a nosegay. Thirty years ahead, am I going to remember what I did on the computer...?[/QUOTE]
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