The raptor known as "Blue" for her blue stripe down her side stands outside the Jurassic World ride for Guests to take photos with, I stand in front of her, wearing a straw hat, white peasant top, and olive green shorts.

A walk in the woods…65 million years ago

July 26, 2019, 2 Comments

Last summer I said goodbye to one of my favorite attractions at Universal Studios, Jurassic Park: The Ride, as it closed to be revamped into Jurassic World to better fall in line with the reboot of the franchise. Well, after much anticipation, the attraction reopened last week! I was thankful that much stayed the same,…

Myself standing against a dark stone building, with diamond pane windows, wearing a black high-low dress with lace sleeves, and a key hole cut out at the neck, that features a gold brooch with a purple stone, fishnets, and a mid-calf hight Victorian style lace up boots.

Sisters of the Moon

May 8, 2019, 3 Comments

I’ve been working to expand my wardrobe to feature more of just anything and everything I like. I’ve always been a big fan of Victorian inspired looks, which is one of the reasons I love a good Gunne Sax dress, and had a soft spot for gothic looks as well, which we all know takes…

Myself standing in front of a large green door with a large pink stripe across it which reads "Honeydukes Staff Only." I'm wearing a pink fedora, white bolero jacket, green sweater, pink skirt, and carrying a pink, white, and green purse featuring Honeydukes treats.

Hogsmeade & Holly

December 18, 2018, 9 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I visited Universal Studios for a festive day with friends to enjoy the sights, sounds, and sweets of the season in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, as the area got the holiday treatment for the first time! For the day my outfit was inspired by one of my favorite…

Wondering the stone alleyways of Hogsmeade, wearing a white blouse under a black dress. A brooch of a witch on a broom worn on my left.

Dress to the 9 3/4s

November 14, 2018, 1 Comment

Mix Harry Potter fans, with a dash of vintage, along with Universal Studios and what to do you get? Dress to the 9 3/4s Day, a Harry Potter vintage themed day at Universal Studios. It’s kind of like Dapper Day (which was the previous weekend) but with a focus on the Wizarding World of Harry…

The archway into the Jurassic Park ride, just like in the film - a medium brown stucco like material with red text outlined in yellow reading "Jurassic Park"

Welcome to Jurassic Park

September 4, 2018, 1 Comment

Well it’s been awhile since I wrote about Universal Studios…The reason being we let our annual passes expire last year, and didn’t get new ones again until last month, and just in time to say farewell to Jurassic Park: The Ride. When Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit theaters in 1993, it was an instant success.…

Cast a Spell

January 30, 2017, 2 Comments

Over the weekend one of my friends celebrated her birthday, and she decided she wanted to have a 50s Harry Potter theme for us to spend a day at Universal Studios, which last year opened the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. While I knew I could have easily opted for a 50s student look, when…

The Magic of the Movies

November 18, 2016, 2 Comments

Back in March Patrick and I got passes to Universal Studios, and while I have been a handful of times between then and now with some of my friends, Patrick had only gone twice so far. So, over the weekend we went and I got dolled up in a vintage inspired Ravenclaw ensemble and we…

Entering the Wizarding World

March 20, 2016, 7 Comments

I realize that many of you come to my blog for my outfit posts. I never intended my blog to turn into a vintage fashion blog. Vintage fashion was a large part of it of course, but I also wanted to share other vintage things, like housewares, furniture, cars, and even locations. It slowly turned…

Universal Studios

September 10, 2015, 5 Comments

After living in California for nearly a year (seriously, where does the time go, but I’ll reflect on that in a later post), Patrick and I finally made it to Universal Studios yesterday. I hadn’t been since I believe 1997, and Patrick had never been. With the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening in spring…