Shoes and Pie

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Clothing Swap

In a three-pronged attack involving 1. Getting Out Of The House, 2. Meeting New People, and 3. Cleaning My Closets, I participated this weekend in a clothing swap. Outside of an informal “hmmm, I think this would look better on you” with my friends, I’d never done anything like this before. Lucky for me, the [...]

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Tue, June 15 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, fashion, life-threatening clutter » No Comments

Among The Things One Does Not Expect To Find While Rummaging Through A Closet In Search Of Picture Hangers

Seven 6-foot-long rubber snakes.

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Tue, April 20 2010 » amusement, life-threatening clutter » No Comments

Not Faint of Heart

When I started my etsy shop in 2006, it was an online outlet for me to sell the beaded jewelry that I make. Mostly “statement necklaces,” before I’d ever heard of the term. I was known for using chunky gemstones in unusual color combinations. Unusual for 2006, but inspired by the colors of the vintage [...]

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Sun, December 20 2009 » Is it safe to remove the gas masks?, Vintage & Retro Style, life-threatening clutter, shopping » 2 Comments

Sacramento Tally

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 [...]

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Thu, May 28 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, fashion, friends, jewelry, life-threatening clutter, nostalgia, romance, relationships, shopping, vacation » No Comments

Bulbs and Rhizomes

My daffodils (early Spring) and tulips (mid Spring) have poked their leafy greens out of the ground. In fact, the daffodils have gone so far as to bud, but my little flower bed gets slightly less sun than my next door neighbors’ does, so I’m a bit behind. For bulbs that seem to be surviving [...]

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Mon, March 9 2009 » Is it safe to remove the gas masks?, diner pie, food, gardening, life-threatening clutter » No Comments