La Carlotta

June 5, 2014, 11 Comments

Well, I’m home from Florida! Sadly, I didn’t get that much shopping in, but I did have fun seeing the sights and lounging around on the beach. Just before I left something absolutely delightful came in the mail, which I am so happy to finally share! It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the…

The Monuments Men

February 7, 2014, 12 Comments

Yesterday Portland received a mid-winter treat; snow! Portland proper really doesn’t get a lot of snow, as we are basically at sea level. So when we do get snow, the whole city pretty much freaks out and shuts down. But seeing as The Monuments Men came out today, Patrick and I braved the snow covered…

The Great Gatsby

May 10, 2013, 21 Comments

Last night I did something I’d never done before…I wore a 20s dress. Why? Because I had one, and I was going to The Great Gatsby. More on that later…right now, let’s just focus on my amazing thrifted 20s silk velvet gown. I don’t do the 20s for a several reasons… one being that it’s…

Observing James Dean

November 7, 2012, 13 Comments

Here I am! Coming to you from California! We made it in to see family today, however earlier in the day we visited the Griffith Observatory. Not only is it a beautiful art deco building, but it is also the site of the famous fight scene and ultimate climax of one of my favorite films,…

Frankenweenie

October 11, 2012, 4 Comments

Last night Patrick and I went to the cinema to see Frankenweenie. And I’ll admit, you really can’t keep me away from a Tim Burton film. Burton is one of the few directors out there who really can make the morbid truly charming and even lovable. I grew up watching the original Frankeweenie on The…

Mission Dolores

May 9, 2012, 3 Comments

UPDATE: It is important to remember that while California Missions have been hailed as places of peace, they also have deep and complicated histories, including slavery, violence, and forced religious conversion. My last stop on this trip to San Francisco was Mission Dolores. It was on our way back to the airport, and so Patrick…

In Search of Vertigo

May 8, 2012, 4 Comments

San Francisco has certainly changed, that’s for sure. I thought that locating many of the filming sites from Vertigo would be rather simple, heck I had a book to tell me, didn’t I? Well…think again. As I walked the streets of San Francisco on the hunt for what remained of Hitchcock’s “tortured Valentine” to the…

“But You Said Grey, Sir.”

May 2, 2012, 5 Comments

If you’ve been following me on Twitter or are my friend on Facebook, then you will have fallen victim to my endless ramblings about my daunting search for The Grey Suit from Vertigo for my upcoming trip to San Francisco. Yes, I am that much of a film geek that I feel that I simply…

Footsteps in the Fog

April 25, 2012, 4 Comments

In about a week and a half, Patrick and I will be flying to San Francisco. He will be attending a hackathon down in Palo Alto, while I stay in the heart of San Francisco to spend a weekend visiting many Hitchcock filming locations. Recently I picked up this book, Footsteps in the Fog: Alfred…

An attempt at doing a poodle hair do with a vintage grey dress, vintage red wool coat, vintage grey hat, thrifted grey shoes.

Another Hitchcock Flick at The Laurelhurst

November 6, 2011, Leave a Comment on Another Hitchcock Flick at The Laurelhurst

The Laurelhurst chose once again to show one of my favorite Hitchcock films on their big screen, this time…Patrick’s favorite, Rear Window. Seeing old films on the big screen with a crowd is always a double edged sword. On one hand, I always get excited at the chance to see some of my favorite old…

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La Carlotta

The Monuments Men

The Great Gatsby

Observing James Dean

Frankenweenie

Mission Dolores

In Search of Vertigo

“But You Said Grey, Sir.”

Footsteps in the Fog

Another Hitchcock Flick at The Laurelhurst