Side of the car wash, with a blue banner featuring a yellow Dale car and text reading "Manager's Special Free Wash Tell 'Em Liz Sent You."

Stepping Back in Time at the Lady and the Dale Car Wash

February 18, 2021, 2 Comments

Back in the mid-1970s America was facing an oil crisis, and one woman, Liz Carmichael, stepped up claiming she had the answer – the Dale, a three-wheeled car that got 70 miles to the gallon. But was it all it was cracked up to be? Some didn’t think so, and eventually Liz found herself in…

Myself standing in our dining room, wearing a red shirt reading "Have a Coke and a smile" in white script, and white jeans. On the dining room table is a heart-shaped box full of chocolates, a bottle of Coca-Cola, and valentines. Behind the table are various valentine decorations.

Sending a Little Love

February 16, 2021, 1 Comment

Well, I got so focused on trying to get Valentine’s Day cards into my Etsy shop that failed to get some of my own in the mail! It resulted in me spending Valentine’s Day frantically writing cards to friends and family that will arrive late. But I wanted to do it, because honestly we could…

Sitting on a blanket in front of my orange tree, wearing a white sweater, with two orange brooches, and a skirt featuring various California landmarks, while reading.

California Dreamin’ is Becomin’ a Reality

February 10, 2021, 5 Comments

Since moving to California I had dreamed of having my very own orange tree. I imagined the joy of stepping outside, plucking an orange off the tree for fresh orange juice in the morning or for an afternoon snack. When we moved into our house a little over three years ago I hemmed and hawed…

Myself seated at my desk, wearing a purple Boba Fett shirt. My Etsy shop visitable on my screen.

A Return to Etsy!

February 3, 2021, 10 Comments

Today I have special announcement! I’ve reopened my Etsy shop! If you’ve been reading for awhile now you may remember it, but the Etsy shop you once knew isn’t back, no, I’ve started on a new venture! In recent years I’ve been growing increasingly fond of, and buying more vintage ephemera, specifically greetings cards. Typically…

Myself standing against a brick wall, wearing a black shirt with a bat shape with text reading "Egghead" and overlay text reading "Cooking Vincent Quiche Lorraine"

Cooking with Vincent: Quiche Lorraine

January 27, 2021, 3 Comments

Lately I’ve been in a breakfast mood. Breakfast for breakfast, breakfast for lunch, and breakfast for dinner, so I decided to peek into Vincent Price’s cookbooks for not just a breakfast item, but an egg based dish, as Price starred in Batman as the villainous Egghead. Patrick and I decided upon quiche lorraine, something I…

Audrey Hepburn Giveaway Winner!

January 20, 2021, 1 Comment

Thank you to all who entered in my Audrey Hepburn Blu-ray and book giveaway! It’s now time to announce the winner! I have used Random.org’s random number generator to select the winner, with one being the first person who commented, the 14 being the last person who commented. While the post shows more than 14…

Audrey Hepburn: More than an Icon Review & Giveaway CLOSED

January 13, 2021, 16 Comments

Recently I was contacted to do a review and host a giveaway for a documentary and book about Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn was an icon for me in high school, I had multiple posters of her in my room, watched her films religiously, and had several biographies on her. So, of course I leapt at the…

Myself standing in front of a western style outhouse with cacti in front, wearing a Cerro Gordo tee and western style jeans.

Vicariously Exploring the Ghost Town of Cerro Gordo on YouTube

January 6, 2021, 3 Comments

Amid COVID-19 I’ve been watching a lot of TV. Like, a lot. In my New Year post I mentioned watching a lot of DC content, but something else Patrick and I have been watching for the last several months is on YouTube actually, Ghost Town Living. A couple years ago a listing for an entire…

Myself wearing a black and silver fringe leather jacket, black tee, and leopard print pants. I also wear a white face mask that has embroidered details of a heart and the word "rotten" that emulates Harley Quinn's face tattoos.

Hello, 2021!

January 1, 2021, 10 Comments

Welcome to 2021! I’m not sure I’ve ever been so thrilled to see a new year. Over the years my relationship with New Year’s Eve has shifted. When I was in school I didn’t think of it as a big deal, since to me the whole “New Year, New Me” thing didn’t really equate in…

Patrick sits to the left wearing a red, green, and white spiral tie dye shirt, with a dark brown fringe leather jacket over, and a white peace sign necklace, I sit next to him wearing a dress featuring a pattern of Santa and holly, we both are holding our hands in the peace sign.

Peace On Earth

December 24, 2020, 6 Comments

From our pad to yours, wishing you a groovy Christmas (or whichever holiday you celebrate) this year.