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…

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, 11 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.

Myself, wearing a white blouse, with a black vest over, a green chiffon scarf tied at my neck, pinned to the vest is a rhinestone snowflake brooch, and a pin of Vincent Price, in my hand is a heart shaped shortbread cookie. Overlaid text reads "Cooking with Vincent Scotch Shortbread"

Cooking with Vincent: Scotch Shortbread

December 22, 2020, 2 Comments

Christmastime means it’s time for Christmas movies, and one of my favorites is Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands. A bizarre but heartwarming tale of where snow comes from, it also happens to star Vincent Price in one of his final roles, in which he plays an inventor. One of his inventions is a massive cookie making…

Naughty & Nice: Ode to Haddon Sundblom, the Man Behind Pin-Ups & Coca-Cola’s Santa

December 17, 2020, 2 Comments

Santa Claus. How do we describe Santa’s appearance? White beard. Red Suit. A bit on the portly side perhaps? An icon of Christmas, Santa has seen many different interpretations over the years, but today we all pretty much agree on his appearance here in America, and there is an urban legend that the modern appearance…

Massive trees edge a street and are decorated multi-colored lights.

A Drive Down the 100 Year Old Christmas Tree Lane

December 15, 2020, 2 Comments

Amid this pandemic, there is a strong need for fun, while of course staying safe. And with the Christmas season, I’m even more thankful for festive holiday lights, including Christmas Tree Lane, an LA area tradition that just turned 100, laying claim to the “oldest large scale outdoor Christmas display in the world.” Normally, Christmas…

A photograph of oranges on trees with snowcapped mountains behind makes up most of the postcard. A poinsettia in the upper left, and a golden poppy in the lower right. Text below the image reads "Orange and Snow Capped Mountains." Text across the top reads "Christmas Greetings from California" And text along the left reads "A right good time to you and yours This bright and happy season."

Vintage California Christmas Postcards

December 10, 2020, 2 Comments

A couple years ago I started to share my collection of vintage Christmas cards, but there is a various specific part of this collection have decided to share with you this year, vintage California Christmas postcards. As many of you know, Christmas is a bit different here in California, especially Southern California. Most of us…

A trio of three foot aluminum trees, one pink, one blue, and one gold.

Christmas is Near

December 8, 2020, 8 Comments

This has been one rollercoaster of a year and I swear that while time moved at a snail’s pace earlier this year, I feel like it’s just sped up since, because I can’t believe it’s December! Decorating took a little longer than previous years because we acquired another vintage aluminum Christmas tree, a blue one,…

Cooking with Vincent: Pumpkin Pie

December 2, 2020, 1 Comment

Last weekend I realized I hadn’t had a slice of pumpkin pie all autumn! Now, that isn’t to say I can’t eat pumpkin pie in winter (after all, quite a few Christmas songs mention pumpkin pie) but pumpkin is the flavor of fall! So over the weekend Patrick and I whipped up a pumpkin pie…

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A Return to Etsy!

Cooking with Vincent: Quiche Lorraine

Hello, 2021!

Peace On Earth

Cooking with Vincent: Scotch Shortbread

Naughty & Nice: Ode to Haddon Sundblom, the Man Behind Pin-Ups & Coca-Cola’s Santa

A Drive Down the 100 Year Old Christmas Tree Lane

Vintage California Christmas Postcards

Christmas is Near

Cooking with Vincent: Pumpkin Pie