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Polish Flag colours, red and white, dress of the day 311

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ANGELA  Lansbury earing the colours of the Polish flag, white above red.   In Singapore I wore a red top and white skirt for Singapore's national day. The colours are in the opposite positions to Poland's flag. In Singapore the red, lucky to Chinese cultures, is at the top. The additional moon n is a Muslim symbol because Singapore was oriinally part of Malaya until the two separated into Malaysia and Singapore. In the UK for a speech on Poland I wore a wwhite blouse with a red skirt. No shortage of food in red and white if you ever want a red and white themed meeting. Wines are red and white too. FlAG OF IiNDONESIA The flag of Indonesia is like Singapore's with the red above and the white below.\ Your red and white outfits can be worn for Polish occasionas, Singapore national Day in August, Indonesian occasionas, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. Please share links to your favourite posts.

How To Re-Use Baby Clothes Sets, post 469

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An eyelet bonnet for a baby - worn by Angel. Photo by Angela Lansbury.. Copyright. The eBay picture of the baby dress which I bought for the accompanying broderie anglaise (eyelet) hat.  You can convert adult's clothes into children's clothes, and turn baby clothes into adult clothes. Cutting Down Adult Clothes When I was a child, my mother would cut up old, thinning and torn white sheets. All sheets were white. She had learned to re-use everything in World War 2. The war ended in 1945, but rationing in England, in the UK, went on until 1952. Keep For The Family Baby clothes sets can be kept, labelled, listed, in case you have another child.  Donation To Charity Or give them to charity. Some charities collect only perfect condition items. However, the most needy might accept a stained or torn item. For example, when I was clearing out the spare room cupboard for my French au pair girl, Caroline, in the 1980s, I said, "This baby outfit must be thrown away - it's stained...