I always wondered why merchants would put up decorations before December. It just seemed way too early for something that is already too commercialized. Now that I have a shop, I think I understand a little of the the reasoning behind this. Once Halloween is behind you, there is this race to get going before [...]
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Holidays
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Interior Design, Memories, personal journal, Ruminating, Seasons, Uncategorized on November 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Steve Jobs
Posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I feel a deep loss and sadness tonight about the news of Steve Jobs. I had read the NY Times article, listened to some of the news, tried to imagine how we could live without this immensely creative and innovative person in our lives, and then I traveled over to Jude’s blog at spiritcloth to [...]
A New Year
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Yesterday we took a long hike in the wilderness park west of the Willamette River up into the hills to the Pittock Mansion. It was bitterly cold with ice all along the trail. It was my first chance to get in a good hike since before the holidays. The views to Mt Hood were obscured [...]
Skirt embellishment
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, Dyeing, Fabric, Seasons, Uncategorized, Vintage Clothing on November 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
(The days have vanished. I have been so absorbed in this missing cat mystery that I have spent my spare time thinking and working this over. I finally went to an elementary school in the neighborhood where many of the cats have been missing and gave a talk to the middle school students on Wednesday. [...]
Alameda Antiques Show
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Inspiration, Places, Uncategorized, Vintage Clothing on May 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mendocino as seen from a distance…. In less than an hour I will be driving to San Francisco in order to get up early for the outdoor market in Alameda tomorrow. I will be home late afternoon the same day. I have read your comments on my last post, and I have to say they [...]
Embracing Femininity Part I
Posted in Art, Clothing, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | 22 Comments »
As I get older I become more set in my ways. Some are tolerable, as viewed by others, something I often find amusing. However, parts of me, huge parts are more personal. I view these as having been with me for a lifetime. In other words they seem so entrenched in my being it would [...]
Yikes
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I am in Mendocino and am returning to Portland early tomorrow morning. I have tried in earnest to comment on posts plus my own, but my signal is intermittent at best. I will be back online tomorrow evening after I get home. Please forgive what seems to be a negligence. Until then….I hope this gets [...]
A little break
Posted in Nature, Places, Uncategorized on February 7, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I am feeling a little rusty the last few days, needing an outdoor break I think, a long hike in the woods. I have been inside too much perhaps, and glued to my computer or sorting and labeling and pricing and well…too rusty for words. Guess I need a Sunday to unhinge and let my [...]
Hail the vintage coat
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 18 Comments »
In Melody Fortier’s book I pictured in my last post, she extols the virtues of the vintage coat. In her chapter titled ” Categories of Clothing” starting on page 29, she writes that “Vintage outerwear is definitely the best value for your dollar. The fabrics alone are usually worth more than what you pay for [...]
A few wedding photos
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Jeanette is getting help from her bridesmaids with the many buttons and loops down the back of her dress. Tiny and tight, I could not even button a single one. I guess it takes young, agile fingers. The back of Jeanette’s hair done by her stepsister, Jen. A very proud mom. The bride and groom [...]
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