Hello hello! I hope my American readers and a pleasant 4th of July and my Canadian readers had a good Canada Day! Now that we’ve kicked the season off with explosions and grilling, summer must really be here! Of course, as I type this post it is (once again) pouring rain… I’m not sure I…
As I’m sure you’ve realized if you’ve been around this blog much, it’s a rare week that I post about going to Salem and don’t post about having found some new treasure a few days later! This time, the treasure in question was a fantastic rayon jersey dress in the loudest floral print imaginable. I…
Last time we talked about this hat I was complaining about having nothing to wear with it. I was determined find another excuse to wear it when we headed out to Salem the other weekend on a grey and overcast day. I figured that as long as my hat shared at least one color in…
I know that April showers bring May flowers, but I’m not entirely sure what June showers are supposed to bring. July vegetables, I hope! I’m all for warmer weather, of course, and all for rain, but the combination of the two does make dressing and doing one’s hair a bit of a challenge! It rained…
One reproduction brand I’ve wanted to try for quite a while is Trashy Diva. They make some really phenomenal prints and some really lovely vintage-appropriate cuts, but their dresses are also phenomenally expensive. A few bloggers I’ve been reading for a while have Trashy Diva dresses, including Emma of The Fiercest Liliputian and Carli of…
We talked a little bit about classes of hats here on the blog the other week, and after posting it I promptly found another excellent hat. I think this one makes it into the capital-H “Hat” category on colors alone. It’s not particularly towering, but it sure has an impact! I’m sure that 10-year-old me,…
For some reason, blogging has been a bit tricky of late. The class that was taking up all my time is done (yay!) so I’m back to working and a slightly more regular schedule… but spending three months firmly attached to the best and brightest new web technologies makes Google’s neglected blogger service look really…