A Girl & Her Shoes!

Tuesday, September 04 2018 / Published in Classics, Vintage
“Baby Shoes”… I have no memories of actually wearing them, but my mother has some old black and white photographs that proves I did.  I adore those wonderful old photos, the kind with white edges that appear to have been trimmed by a pair of pinking shears. I guess I was about a year old

Put A Little “Spring” In Your Step!

Thursday, May 03 2018 / Published in Classics, Seasonal, Spring, Uncategorized, Vintage
Spring is the time of renewal. I feel the same excitement as I did, when I was a young girl. I love the first spring rains! They seem to paint vibrant colors, into a previously drab and sometimes barren landscape.  I love the emergence of butterflies, that seem to appear from thin air. I love

A Romance with Lace

Friday, March 23 2018 / Published in Lace, Vintage
Whether it be the delicate threads tied and twisted together, in graceful web-like masterpieces, surely to make any spider,want to step up their game; or intricate cut work skillfully stitched into dazzling threaded kaleidoscopes, lace can be used as beautiful embellishments, for pretty much everything. Lace adds a dash of romance, to anything it touches.

Little Things Mean A Lot

Friday, January 19 2018 / Published in Antiques, Classics, Vintage
I’m sure we all have heard those old sayings; “It’s the thought that counts”, or, “It’s the little things in life, that are the most important”. I guess we all say things like that, however, do we truly believe it? And, even more so, do we practice what we preach? When my girls were little,

Live Only With What You Love!

Sunday, January 14 2018 / Published in Antiques, Classics, Vintage
Do you wander around your house, from day to day, going about your business, without really seeing it? When is the last time you really admired something in your own home? The same thing applies to your closet. How many times do you grab the same thing to where, over and over again? While other

The Treasures of Grandmother’s Jewelry Box

Wednesday, January 10 2018 / Published in Jewelry, Vintage
I have fond memories of digging around in my Grandmother’s jewelry box and admiring her jewelry. I would pin her jeweled brooches, all over my dress and awkwardly attempt, to clip her sparkly earrings, onto my tiny earlobes. I would drape myself, in her many strands of beads and necklaces.   There were chunky strands