A book titled "Wear Vintage Now" with a girl in an orange and yellow dress twirls on the cover, sits on a green dress with crowns embroidered on it a strand of pearls lays across the neckline. Pink text overlay reads "Just Finished..."

Book Review: Wear Vintage Now!

March 10, 2020, 1 Comment

Recently I was contacted by fellow blogger and vintage enthusiast Margaret Wilds of DENISBRAIN to review her new book Wear Vintage Now! Choose It, Care for It, Style It Your Way. I’ve been aware of Margaret since I started this blog, which makes sense, because she’s had an on-line vintage presence since 1999, and she…

Myself, standing in front of a recreation of Knott's Berry Farm's first roadside stand, which sells boysenberry plants, wearing a purple sweater over a white dress with painted boysenberries.

Berry Exciting News

January 28, 2020, 5 Comments

JULY 2020 UPDATE: I have left this Ambassador program. If you read this, then read my post on why I left, then you will understand just how crushing this is for me. I have had some extremely exciting news bottled up since late last month, but things are finally official so I feel like I…

The trio of us wearing our red ensembles walking toward the camera.

A Walk on the Dark Side

October 30, 2019, 5 Comments

Last week my friend Solanah (some of you long time readers may remember her from my old days in Portland) came to visit to spend a couple days at Disneyland, and our friend Brittany joined us. Prior to the visit we all decided to wear flowing red ensembles to Disneybound as the Emperor’s Royal Guards…

A large wooden roller coaster painted white stretches toward a blue sky. A white sign with black letters reading "Belmont Park" is attached to the coaster.

Riding Southern California’s Oldest Rollercoaster at Belmont Park

July 19, 2019, 4 Comments

San Diego really has a lot to offer when it comes to history. Many regard San Diego as the birthplace of California, as it is home to the first Spanish Mission and many more historic locations. It is also home to southern California’s oldest rollercoaster, the Giant Dipper at Belmont Park, built in 1925. I…

Carla and I in an old wagon that reads "Knott's Berry Farm Ghost Town California" on it.

Friendship is Golden

August 14, 2018, 4 Comments

Over the weekend my dear friend, and fellow blogger, Carla, of Tiny Angry Crafter, came to visit and on Saturday we spent the day at Knott’s Berry Farm. I recently scored this spectacular gold mining themed necklace and earring set at a vintage sale I vended at. Gold rush themed jewelry is extremely hard to…

Vilma the Unconquerable

January 15, 2018, 3 Comments

Last December I had the pleasure of meeting sisters Miriam and Victoria, who I found out had quite the amazing treasure in their family. Their mother, Vilma, had been a camera girl at the legendary Clifton’s Cafeteria, as well as at other hot spots in old LA, including Chinatown and The Pike. Not only was…

Helping Jessica of Chronically Vintage

October 28, 2016, 1 Comment

It is rare that I feel compelled to ask something of my readers, unless it deals with something that hits so close to home and someone I know personally. For many, this is old news, as I don’t know anyone in the 0n-line vintage community who isn’t familiar with Jessica of Chronically Vintage, but I…

An Afternoon at Balboa Park

August 9, 2016, 5 Comments

Over the weekend dear friend and fellow blogger Carla, of Tiny Angry Crafter organized a small get-together at Balboa Park. I asked my friend, Christine, of Smitten, if she would like to join us, and we headed down to San Diego together for a picnic lunch in the ever beautiful Balboa Park. I wish I could…

Interview with Chronically Vintage

July 20, 2016, 3 Comments

Some time ago fellow blogger and dear friend, Jessica of Chronically Vintage started an amazing series where she interviewed fellow bloggers, so we the readers could learn more about bloggers we already follow, as well as discover new blogs for ourselves. She asked those interested to express so, and I willingly offered up myself as…

Fur & Feathers Comes to LA!

January 19, 2016, 9 Comments

Just a little preface: This post will show a lot of vintage fur. To read my views on fur please read this post. Please also note that unkind comments will be deleted from the comments section. Long time readers of my blog will remember an annual event that Julie of FabGabs Vintage would put on,…