On a blue background red and white text reads "Christmas is Here Again!" A red stocking hangs from the S

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 2

December 12, 2019, 1 Comment

Last year I shared part of my vintage Christmas card collection with you all, and well, the collection has grown, and I’m here to share more with you! I’ll start by sharing the card we actually reproduced as our Christmas card this year… I found it so fitting as a representation of Patrick, myself, and Colonel…

The Bird Cage Theatre

December 10, 2019, 12 Comments

Tucked inside Knott’s Berry Farm’s version of The Bird Cage Theatre (the real deal is in Tombstone) is a small wall featuring wallpaper of white birds sitting inside gilded cages and swirling green leaves. I’ve always admired it, and because it gave me serious Christmas vibes I thought, “Oh, wouldn’t it be nice to have…

Our collection of aluminum Christmas trees huddle against a wall, a tall green tree, next to a shorter gold tree, pink tree and silver tree. The trees are covered with glass ball ornaments of various colors. Wrapped presents sit below.

Never Too Many Christmas Trees

December 4, 2019, 10 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s December. I feel like Halloween was just last week! We recently decorated the house for Christmas, which took a little longer than last year, as between then and now we acquired another vintage aluminum Christmas tree, a four foot gold tree. So this year we decided to move out some…

Cover of The Evergleam Book on blue fabric. Text reads "Just Finished"

Book Review: The Evergleam Book

November 8, 2019, 5 Comments

In 1959 one of the most iconic pieces of mid-century Christmas decorations was introduced, the aluminum Christmas tree. Once it stepped on the scene, many companies ventured to produce variants, but one was king, Evergleam. In The Evergleam Book, 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, author Theron Georges dives into the origins of the aluminum tree, its…

Myself, standing in front of a cave opening, wearing a full length pale tan yellow dress, with a tan and purple floral print. The sleeves are a long bell sleeve edged in lace.

Fall Dapper Day with Friends

November 5, 2019, 6 Comments

Fall Dapper Day came right on the heels of Halloween this year, but for the most part we played it pretty chill, spending most of the day roaming, taking photos and eating food. Like previous unofficial theme days at Disneyland, you’re not only getting pictures of me, but also photos of some of my stylish…

A collage of the various trick or treat bags.

Vintage Mini Trick or Treat Bags

October 17, 2019, 4 Comments

Two years ago I started collecting vintage Christmas cards. The cards were like mini works of art, and I thought I would display them like clothes hanging on a line. I kept the idea going with vintage Valentines, and then for Halloween last year I decided to do it with vintage miniature treat bags, perhaps…

Cover of Holiday Jubilee, with text added reading "Just Finished"

Book Review: Holiday Jubilee

October 15, 2019, Leave a Comment on Book Review: Holiday Jubilee

In his latest book, Holiday Jubilee, Charles Phoenix, the Ambassador of Americana, celebrates the holidays in all of their mid-century glory, arguing that the “holidays are so retro!” And, you know what? I think he’s right! While holidays have been around for thousands of years, it was in the mid-20th century that they came into…

An orange, black, and green decoration of a haunted house sits on a shelf.

Trick or Treat

October 9, 2019, 4 Comments

Per usual, I’ve had the house decorated for Halloween for a few weeks now, but have been procrastinating because I keep stumbling upon new items! But seeing as it’s almost mid-October, I’d say it’s time to share. Recently Patrick and I scored this beautiful vintage atomic shadowbox. It was in shambles, but we restored it…

Myself sitting on a rock in front of the Grand Canyon, wearing a pale yellow dress with copper and teal blue rick-rack trim, and a tan beaded belt, my hair in one long braid.

Grand Canyon at 100

September 16, 2019, 5 Comments

Bedrock City’s closure was really what initiated this quick road trip to Arizona, but, as it was so darn close to the Grand Canyon, we figured, why not go? As our road trip was on the short side, we just visited for a brief gaze, short walk along the rim, and a visit to a…

A massive sign of Fred Flintstone and and sign reading "Yabba Dabba Doo Means Welcome to You!"

A Visit to the Stone Age at Arizona’s Bedrock City Before it Becomes History

September 12, 2019, 6 Comments

July 2022 Update: The new owners have decided to keep Bedrock City open indefinitely! Visit their website for up-to-date information. Just a few miles south of the Grand Canyon is a place where you can, at least for a few more weeks, step into the fanciful past of the Flintstones, the modern stone age family.…

Atomic Redhead

1960s

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 2

The Bird Cage Theatre

Never Too Many Christmas Trees

Book Review: The Evergleam Book

Fall Dapper Day with Friends

Vintage Mini Trick or Treat Bags

Book Review: Holiday Jubilee

Trick or Treat

Grand Canyon at 100

A Visit to the Stone Age at Arizona’s Bedrock City Before it Becomes History