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Yes, I was wearing sunglasses. No, I wasn’t wearing sunscreen. Yes, it hurt but not nearly as bad as my blistered feet. Yes, the burn got worse. Yes, I survived. And if I had a dollar for every time someone asked if I knew how red my face was, or if I needed sunscreen, I wouldn’t have had to buy gas on the way home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2e0cdd6baab25e6221b519/37a83098-e271-4203-b5af-073793ae323f/IMG_20220605_104805540_HDR.jpg Blog - A Girl Walks Into a WWII Reenactment… - Recruited by Soviets? I also caught wind of a Soviet camp at the far, far end of the airfield. I had to go see them, if just for the fact that I’m learning Russian and think their history is tragic and fascinating. There were Russian partisans, a medic tent, a communications unit, and two or three tents of infantry. The communications unit had an authentic Cyrillic typewriter that I fell in love with. The infantrymen were very informative and everyone tried to recruit me; the lady in communications gave the reason that when it came to women in the military, they were fully integrated and I’d only need two uniforms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2e0cdd6baab25e6221b519/db0123c3-6669-41be-8d30-dfc5b82eb539/IMG_20220605_145833960.jpg Blog - A Girl Walks Into a WWII Reenactment… - More Bombers ‘Till The Skies Are Black With- Eagles! American eagles! America sings of her wings in the sky… America’s strong just as long as they fly… America sings of her kings in the sky. (From the song “American Eagles” by Irving Berlin) The rumble of the engines and buzz of the propellers settle in your stomach. It’s a feeling I’ll never forget and a high I think I’ll always chase. 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Have I mentioned how badly I want one of these now? https://www.heathermelliott.com/blog-all/a-tale-of-pants-the-making-of-a-vintage-pattern monthly 0.5 2023-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2e0cdd6baab25e6221b519/fe1d524d-8673-4472-bf53-3ca11cdcd8cb/IMG_20220525_173713561.jpg Blog - A Tale of Pants: The Making of a Vintage Pattern - I Promise It’s Not A Sheet I bought some 100% basic cotton to use as a sample pair to make mistakes on and basically figure out my pattern. I liked the red color but it wasn’t until I got it washed and ready to iron that I realized why - it’s the same color as a sheet set I own. 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