I sold a dress from my shop! Oh, but I’m out of town and the buyer needs it by Thursday. But I can actually be home in time to meet the Express shipping deadline! But that will cost $15 more. But the customer is willing to pay it! And my flight isn’t delayed! And my [...]
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Wed, December 9 2009 » cars, friends, vacation » 2 Comments
What’s this? A brief blog post? Oh, be still my beating heart. Okay, so, I got out of the house. I went to a car show. I took photos. Once again, I neglected to take photos of any human beings, but I promise that I live on this very same populated planet that you do. [...]
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Mon, August 17 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, cars » No Comments
Oh, were you expecting a post about Viva? Instead, you get the following: My car was broken into again last night. In my previous car, the thieves had to break a window to get in. Kind of a deterrent, but not 100% foolproof. They took a portable CD player that time, and it cost me [...]
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Wed, April 15 2009 » cars, shopping, tech » 6 Comments
I don’t read Maggie Mason. Do you hear that, Universe? Here is a crafty, educated, independent, liberal woman who DOESN’T READ MIGHTY GIRL. I have nothing against Maggie, it’s just that, in an ever-increasing world of Well-Written Blogs, I can’t read everyone. And, since I don’t have a 2-year-old or live in San Francisco, Mighty [...]
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Wed, March 11 2009 » cars, diner pie, family, food, friends, nostalgia, tattoo, vacation » 5 Comments
Note: This has nothing to do with shoes, or pie, or even sewing. I grew up in NJ, where the legal driving age is 17. That’s right, 17. I know it sounds strange to the rest of you folks, but we didn’t find it the slightest bit peculiar. If you’ve ever driven the pre-industrial-revolution highway [...]
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Fri, January 30 2009 » cars, family, nostalgia » 3 Comments