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…

Myself standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, Myself standing in front of a fountain surrounded by trees dripping in Spanish moss, wearing a black t-shirt with Madam Leota (a medium with her head floating in a crystal ball) and music instruments floating about on it, reading "Having a Ball" and a black full skirt, holding a sign reading "50 Years of Frightening Fun"

Foolish Mortals: How the Haunted Mansion Manifested to Frighten for Fifty Years

August 13, 2019, 3 Comments

Last week Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, the “delightfully unlivable” southern plantation that is home to 999 happy haunts, turned 50. Patrick and I visited the “happy haunting grounds” to wish it a spooktacular birthday. What few may know about the Haunted Mansion is that the ghosts could have been having their “swinging wake” for much longer.…

Myself, wearing a purple, yellow, pink, and green psychedelic printed maxi dress with a purple scarf in my hair, in New Orleans Square.

A Psychedelic Spring Dapper Day

April 16, 2019, 9 Comments

Things have been going pretty non-stop lately, and there was no slowing down this last weekend as it was Dapper Day! Long time readers of the blog and perhaps some new ones, will be familiar with the twice annual event here at Disneyland that encourages Guests to visit the parks in their Sunday best. Plus…

Kiley and I standing in front of Old Betsy, a borax train that now carries beautiful flowers, each of us wearing the same thing, a purple sweater over a white dress with painted boysenberries.

Celebrating National Boysenberry Day

April 9, 2019, 8 Comments

Okay, I know I literally just wrote about Knott’s Berry Farm’s amazing Boysenberry Festival, but you’ll have to endure another post about it! Because first, it’s hard to eat all of the unique food offerings and enjoy all of the fun live entertainment all in one day! Plus, last Wednesday was National Boysenberry Day! Shortly…

Myself, sitting in front of a planter of orange and yellow flowers, and pumpkins, wearing a lime green peasant top, black pencil skirt, and purple scarf, and a purple bag with a skull wearing a cap.

Witchy Woman

November 1, 2018, Leave a Comment on Witchy Woman

For the last three years now, Patrick and I have attended Knott’s Scary Farm each Halloween night, enjoying the variety of thrills and chills. It also gets us out of having to pass out candy! You might have noticed a sincere lack of Halloween festivities written about on the blog this year, but an abundance…

Burbank’s Magnolia Park Vintage Shopping Guide

July 2, 2018, 4 Comments

Please Note: This post was originally published in July of 2018. However I attempt to keep this post current and up-to-date as new shops arrive and/or sadly close. Please keep in mind I do not visit as often as I would like, and from time to time you may find this post to be out…

Me sitting at one of the gorgeous turquoise and white booths.

Grand Re-Opening of George’s 50s Diner in Long Beach

June 25, 2018, 1 Comment

On December 16, 2016, one of Long Beach’s historic landmarks was in trouble. A fire tore through George’s 50s Diner, leaving the interior of this Googie masterpiece completely gutted. Miraculously the exterior was virtually untouched. But it was still a long road to rebuild, and a year and a half later, this icon is open…

Daisy Jean Brooch Review

October 22, 2017, 1 Comment

Recently I was contacted by Daisy Jean Floral Designs to review new items from their stellar Halloween collection. Now, I’m always on the hunt for new Halloween themed jewelry, so I was super excited to take a look at their collection. I selected the “Witch’s Flight” brooch, and the “Winged Accomplice” brooch from the collection.…

Bright Eyes

March 29, 2017, Leave a Comment on Bright Eyes

Before we left for Portland we went out for tiki drinks for a friend’s birthday at Tonga Hut in North Hollywood (they also have a location in Palm Springs, and both serve the Mojave Punch, which is my favorite off their menu). And for some reason I felt compelled to wear my Shag Planet of…

Pirates Turns 50!

March 20, 2017, 4 Comments

Over the weekend Disneyland’s beloved attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean turned 50. Yes, believe it or not, the pirates have been pillaging and plundering for a whole half of a century and the attraction has been reimagined across the globe. To celebrate, I whipped up a Pirates parasol featuring the mural of Anne Bonny and…

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Fall Dapper Day with Friends

Foolish Mortals: How the Haunted Mansion Manifested to Frighten for Fifty Years

A Psychedelic Spring Dapper Day

Celebrating National Boysenberry Day

Witchy Woman

Burbank’s Magnolia Park Vintage Shopping Guide

Grand Re-Opening of George’s 50s Diner in Long Beach

Daisy Jean Brooch Review

Bright Eyes

Pirates Turns 50!