Antique Show Tips & Tricks

October 28, 2013, 6 Comments

The Portland Antique and Collectable Expo is about the vintage lover’s equivalent of a marathon. Or remember those Black Friday ads that Target had awhile back of a woman training for it? Yeah, it’s a bit like that. But instead of once a year, it happens three times a year. With over 1,000 booths to…

A Day at the Races

October 6, 2013, 9 Comments

Today, Patrick and I ventured to Portland Meadows for a day at the races with our friends Angelina and Nick. Going to the horse races is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m glad we got to go while the weather was still nice. While we didn’t win a great deal ($2.40!) we got…

Warming Up to Fall

October 4, 2013, 11 Comments

It’s officially fall, and while I used to eagerly await this season, this last summer I was not. Visiting California prolonged my summer, and as we landed in Portland, grey clouds and buckets of rain welcomed us. In the last few days, I’ve worked on switching my wardrobe over to my fall/winter selection and I…

Visitor from Across the Pond

September 19, 2013, 20 Comments

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Charlotte of Tuppence Ha’penny. Charlotte actually hopped across the pond just for shopping! So she and I walked the streets of Portland on the hunt for vintage goodies, visiting such stores as BillyGoat, Magpie and Living Threads. We also stopped in at Powell’s, which…

Project Drive-In

August 15, 2013, 10 Comments

Today I want to talk about something very near and dear to my heart: Drive-ins. The drive-in really embodies all that was wonderful about mid-20th century America, and it is an icon that is disappearing, but there is something we can do! I love going to the drive-in. It’s one of the few moments that…

A Visitor from Down Under

July 19, 2013, 8 Comments

Over the last few days I have had the absolute pleasure of meeting and hanging out with Fran of A Vintage Story. Yesterday we met up with Solanah of Vixen Vintage and ran around downtown, visiting various vintage shops, dropping by the photobooth, and popping into Powell’s. It’s so wonderful meeting fellow vintage bloggers especially…

Race Days

June 30, 2013, 3 Comments

One weekend that I look forward to each summer is the weekend spend at Portland International Raceway for the Portland Historic Races with my dad. As odd as it may sound, the days spent at the track are some of the most relaxing. We’ve been going to the Historics for over ten years, and the…

Days with Dad

June 3, 2013, 6 Comments

When Patrick goes on business trips, I often decide to just go to my dad’s for the time he’s away. I love spending time with my dad since we share the same passions. The last few days were spent shopping, pricing inventory for the shop in Coburg, working on the newly acquired Cadillac hearse, and…

Jitterbuggin’

May 26, 2013, 11 Comments

Yesterday many of us PDX ladies had the absolute pleasure of going to the home of the owner of Jitterbuggin’, Kim. She hosted a lovely open house, complete with treats, so we could try on her beautifully crafted creations. Kim’s home is so cute, adorned with fun vintage prints, records and linens. Her work space…

Portland Vintage Guide

May 21, 2013, 19 Comments

September 2014 UPDATE: As I no longer call Portland home, this list may find itself out of date, as I will only know of changes in shops via friends and social media. So it is more important than ever to check Facebook, Google, and/or Yelp pages to see if businesses are still in operation and…

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Antique Show Tips & Tricks

A Day at the Races

Warming Up to Fall

Visitor from Across the Pond

Project Drive-In

A Visitor from Down Under

Race Days

Days with Dad

Jitterbuggin’

Portland Vintage Guide