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Warning: The following post has nothing to do with sewing, cooking, or vintage shopping. I took the weekend OFF, yo.
If you read me regularly, you know that my darling boyfriend lives in Sacramento, while I reside in Denver. This, as you might imagine, leads to a lot of travel back and forth. This [...]
Thu, November 12 2009 » amusement, food, friends, romance, relationships, shopping, vacation » No Comments
As promised in yesterday’s post, here is the recipe for fireplace colors, as sent in to the 1960 edition of Maxine Mulvey’s “Hello, Neighbor” Book by a Mrs. Steve Shaball, P.O. Box 597, Rollinsville, Colorado. Don’t blame me if the purchase of any of the below mentioned chemicals puts you on some sort of watch [...]
Fri, October 2 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, camping, holidays, nostalgia » 2 Comments
Hmmm, I found some cookies in the pantry with a Best By date of 2008, so I’d better eat them, and while I do, I’ll flip through this copy of Maxine Mulvey’s “Hello Neighbor” Book from 1960. Mrs. Mulvey, for those of you who don’t know (I certainly didn’t), was an on-air personality at 850 [...]
Thu, October 1 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, camping, food, friends, kitchen, nostalgia, vacation » 2 Comments
As some of you know, I have an etsy shop out of which I sell jewelry that I design/make, and also vintage clothing and accessories. Aaaaand vintage sewing patterns.
(buy my stuff)
About those sewing patterns: Each one is hand inspected by moi, all of the pieces laid out and counted, to make sure the pattern is [...]
Mon, September 7 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, food, nostalgia » No Comments
Mosquito bites: 8
Bloody gashes on shin: 1
Giant, painful zits: 1
Photos taken at car show: 14
Photos taken of ONE car at car show: 11
Pairs of dangly plastic whistle earrings: 1
Enormous black sun hats: 1
Estimated ’40s-vintage Vogue suits: 1
Saving-for-birthday-present vintage faux-leopard coats: 1
Circa 1969 PlayTape 1200 machines: 1
PlayTape cartridges: 3
Flat pennies: 3
Things to do upon returning home: [...]
Thu, May 28 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, fashion, friends, jewelry, life-threatening clutter, nostalgia, romance, relationships, shopping, vacation » No Comments
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