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July 3rd. I’ve been invited to join some friends on the 4th for a very casual evening at their house. I recently swapped my “Sailor Betty” dress so I needed to figure out what to wear! My closet may be vast, but wasn’t spitting out anything red/white/blue and casual. Somehow, a red velvet party dress [...]
Mon, July 5 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, fashion, friends, holidays, sewing » 7 Comments
From Wikipedia: Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil [...]
Mon, May 31 2010 » citizens, for doing the right thing., holidays » 4 Comments
In love with a vintage gal? Looking for a stocking stuffer? I suggest more stockings. And none of that Leg Avenue garbage, either. I’m talking about the real deal here. Full fashioned, keyhole-welted, seamed, reinforced.* These specialty items are difficult, although not impossible, to find at brick-and-mortar stores, but are readily available online. This close [...]
Fri, December 11 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, fashion, holidays, romance, relationships » No Comments
My last post was written specifically for a contest, and was considerably shorter than my usual stuff. In fact, I’d actually written a much longer post and wound up condensing it to fit within the parameters. But it bothers me. Not that it’s short, but that it’s so severely edited. Christmas is one of my [...]
Mon, November 30 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, family, holidays, nostalgia » 2 Comments
Freelance hasn’t kept me as busy as I would have hoped this year. I don’t have the extra money to buy whatever ornaments and decorations strike my fancy, let alone extravagant gifts. Instead, this is an opportunity to rewind to the Christmases of my youth. To use the ornaments I’ve collected from past years of [...]
Fri, November 27 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, blogging, family, gardening, holidays, nostalgia » 4 Comments
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