Pack up, Let’s Fly Away!

February 13, 2012, 5 Comments

Well tomorrow Patrick and I leave for sunny (or at least I hope so, there have been some weather forecasts that predict rain for a few days while we’re down there) southern California. And tonight I packed my suitcases…or at least tried to… My crinoline and all of my outfits proved to bit a little…

Introducing Mr. Van Cleef!

February 4, 2012, 1 Comment

I’d like to take this time to introduce the addition to our home, Mr. Van Cleef, the Jackalope. I had been wanting one of these mythic creatures for sometime now, and Patrick was lucky enough to score one on Ebay for us. I want him to live in a room full of black velvet and…

Setzer Rocks the Coast

December 26, 2011, 1 Comment

Before I start in on my holidays, I must share what has to be one of the best concerts of my life… Now, I’ve seen most of my favorite living performers…Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Michael Buble, The Phenomenauts…but the one who I hadn’t seen and who I’d been in love with since middle school was…

Tom Brokaw Speaks on America

December 2, 2011, Leave a Comment on Tom Brokaw Speaks on America

Something you may not know about me, is that I am a huge news geek. For someone who appears to be a complete and utter Time-Warp Wife, I am extremely up to date on current affairs. Often, my television is on CNN, and when I started college, I entered as a journalism major. I have…

Nampa High School, 1945

November 9, 2011, Leave a Comment on Nampa High School, 1945

In 1945 World War II came to a close and my grandmother was a Junior in high school. I blogged awhile ago about my grandmother’s Sophomore yearbook, and today I share her Junior yearbook. I really enjoy the little illustrations throughout the pages, and I just can’t believe what they got away with in some…

Shopping and Sinatra

October 18, 2011, Leave a Comment on Shopping and Sinatra

Over the weekend, Katie, Pat, and I drove down to Eugene to see our dear friend Megan perform in the Frank Sinatra tribute show My Way. Prior to our trip, Megan began to express interest in dressing vintage, saying she felt that the styles and cuts of the clothing of yesteryear seemed to be more…

Grandma’s Yearbook

September 19, 2011, 1 Comment

Among my grandmother’s possessions were her high school yearbooks. My mom and aunt split them up, where my aunt got her senior one, while my mom got the other two (high school was only three years back then). My grandmother entered Nampa High School in 1944, a time when the world was at war, and…

A Family Treasure

August 17, 2011, 1 Comment

I recently went to Idaho to visit my grandmother who is currently ill. I’ll spare you the unpleasant details and focus on a happier, more vintage note! During our stay, my mother and I went through family albums gazing at old photos of my mom’s family. Included in the pictures were ones from my grandparent’s…

A Return to the 99W

July 31, 2011, Leave a Comment on A Return to the 99W

Saturday night, I made a long awaited return to the 99W Drive-In, in Newberg. The 99W had been a wonderful treat during high school, and was long missed in my four years away at college. In our first year back in the Portland area, Patrick and I didn’t make it to the 99W due to…

Expo Finds and Historic Autos

July 12, 2011, Leave a Comment on Expo Finds and Historic Autos

Last weekend brought the largest antique show along with the Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway. I spent Saturday shopping the booths at Expo, picking up a range of wonderful finds… First I got this fabulous matador and bull pin, a few patterns, this 1961 Holiday on Ice program, which I’m adding to my…

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Life

Pack up, Let’s Fly Away!

Introducing Mr. Van Cleef!

Setzer Rocks the Coast

Tom Brokaw Speaks on America

Nampa High School, 1945

Shopping and Sinatra

Grandma’s Yearbook

A Family Treasure

A Return to the 99W

Expo Finds and Historic Autos