Thinking about how we used to fix our hair, my sister and I used Psyllium seed - same fiber in Metamucil. My mother put it in a small amount of water and heated it on the kitchen stove until it turned to a jelly-like substance. We used it as waving lotion on our hair and rolled our hair on soft rolls of something....can't remember what we called those except "hair rollers". When I was in the 5th grade my school teacher embarassed me in front of everyone by asking what ever happened to my hair.....it was a hot, windy Kansas day and I'd walked to school and my hair probably was a mess. I told mom that evening what the teacher said and she promptly decided she'd take me to a beauty shop and let me have my first permanent ..... one that was a mess of big fat curls. I remember mom saying "we'll show that teacher". Mom was feisty little woman. When I went back to school I was the subject of conversation..... juanita You would think those curling irons right into the flames would > have burned their hair! Helen > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh how I remember fixing one's hair. I think the chaos or "leather" hair rollers were a modern rag roll. They were neatly stitched over a light wire. The hair section wound on them and the ends crimp over to hold in place, now the balding old woman would love to have the hair she once swore she would cut it all off. Right now it is in winter mode, half way down my back, but before surgery I will have it shortened as I don't care for hospital bed hair care. Besides what remains is a mousey mess. Still shedding like a sheep dog in June. And My Bald doctor say just wait! Bud. -----Original Message-----