“The young ape with a shovel.”

August 23, 2016, 5 Comments

Beginning last Thursday lovers of all things tiki flocked to San Diego for Tiki Oasis. While not obsessed with tiki, I do love a good tiki bar, Patrick and I collect select tiki mugs from the bars we go to, and we each have a few tiki and Hawaiian prints in our closet, but we knew…

Anaheimland

October 14, 2015, 6 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I went to another one of Charles Phoenix‘s shows, and this one about our still-new-to-us home, Anaheim. Okay, well, we really live in Orange, but Anaheim is right next door, and I work in Anaheim! Phoenix’s presentation was at Anaheim High School, which is a beyond gorgeous 1930s school, built during…

That Voodoo You Do So Well

April 17, 2015, 5 Comments

Recently I was contacted by the vintage inspired clothing company Voodoo Vixen asking if I would like to review an item from their new Spring/Summer 2015 collection. As noted in my last post I have recently felt the need to expand upon my vintage inspired/repro collection and was eager to see what was available! The Spring/Summer…

Brunch Time

September 15, 2014, 11 Comments

Well, the moving countdown continues! We are exactly a week away now! I’ve been continuing to pack as well as make time for all of my friends who still want to hang out before we hit the road. And over the weekend we did some of that, meeting up with Suzanne (of Sweetie Suz) and…

San Diego Finds

July 19, 2014, 16 Comments

Well, we are home from San Diego! What a trip! It was lots of fun, but I’m certainly glad to be home. I was planning on my “haul” post to be my last post about San Diego, but it seems y’all are just too impatient to hear about this vintage shop I’ve been hinting at on…

Cupcakes & Cowboys

July 3, 2014, 13 Comments

Oh my, it’s been awhile hasn’t it? Well, truth be told, I really haven’t been feeling all that great. I had a recent visit to the dentist and I’ll spare you the unpleasantness, but I was in a bit of pain. Then shortly after I wrenched my neck somehow! So I just wasn’t in the…

Painted Pretties

June 19, 2014, 23 Comments

It’s funny how you can want something forever, then once you get it, it sits in your closet without you wearing it for eons. That is the case with this skirt… For ages I longed for a painted Mexican circle skirt, but I had a hard time decided on what kind of images I wanted…

Smell the Flowers

April 24, 2014, 18 Comments

One of my all-time favorite stories (and subsequent cartoons) is Ferdinand the Bull, the story of a bull who would much rather smell the flowers than fight the matador. In 1938 Disney made the beloved book into a cartoon, and while the cartoon won Best Short Subject: Cartoon at the Academy Awards and had many…

Riding the Stage

April 12, 2014, 16 Comments

When I wrote about Laurence and Sylvian visiting I mentioned buying a skirt that was similar to the one I wore when out with them, well recently arrived! And I couldn’t wait to wear it! Whereas my previous skirt featured wagons headed west, this one has stagecoaches. Not only is this another wonderful addition to…

A Visitor from France

April 7, 2014, 16 Comments

Last week I had the absolute delight of meeting up with French vintage blogger Laurence and her husband, Sylvain, of Lost in the 50s, as they were doing a bit of shopping here in America prior to Viva Las Vegas. If you aren’t familiar with Laurence’s blog, you must visit it! As she and her…

Atomic Redhead

Bakelite

“The young ape with a shovel.”

Anaheimland

That Voodoo You Do So Well

Brunch Time

San Diego Finds

Cupcakes & Cowboys

Painted Pretties

Smell the Flowers

Riding the Stage

A Visitor from France