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Bathing Beauties

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It looks as if summer is upon us! The pool just opened at our apartment, and I thought it a perfect time to share the real life bathing beauties (and other beach frolicking photos) from my vintage photo collection… And I’ve saved my favorite for last… What is going on here?! Well, thank goodness one…

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Days with Dad

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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…

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Thrift Luck

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On Sunday I had friend and owner of Retro Rejuvenation, Lyndsie come visit me.  She’s an absolute doll and we had an incredibly fun time visiting vintage shops and thrift stores for two solid days.  Sometimes the downside to having so much fun is a failure to take pictures.  Even with reasonable cameras in our…

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Clowning Around

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You can’t hardly go into an antique mall without seeing vintage photographs.  And there is something about us that can’t help but look through them.  We stare at images of people and places at dinners and graduations and we have no idea who these people are, but every now and then for some reason we…

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La Plaza Dos

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So I finally did a bit of vintage shopping here in Palm Springs, but I was rather let down…or maybe just my wallet and personal taste let me down. I visited many shops, however most inventory of the antique shops were more…high-end, I guess you could say. Many had pieces of modern art mixed in…

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Austin Vintage

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The main reason I tagged along on Patrick’s business trip to SXSW was because I’d never been to Austin and the city seemed to offer up a decent amount of vintage shops to check out. I checked out four areas of Austin, leaving out at least two good sized shopping areas due to time, proximity,…

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Merry March Expo

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This weekend brought one of my favorite things…the big Palmer-Wirf Antique Expo!  There was so much to see and so much to buy, for the first time, it almost felt, dare I say it? Overwhelming.  And I’ve never felt that way about Expo ever before!  I’ve been going to Expo since I could walk! No…

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