vintage (vin’tij): characterized by excellence, maturity and enduring appeal; classic
It has been incredibly and unseasonably hot around here. Today it hit 100 degrees, with another hot one predicted for tomorrow. I hate the gray and gloomy weather we endure most of the year, so I’m trying not to complain about the heat – but it’s not too comfy!
On Sunday, as it was still just [...]
Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my original post – and thanks even if you read the post, but didn’t comment.
I should have explained in the original post that the photo isn’t Vintage Girl. I’ve always been reluctant to post photos of her online, though I’m not sure why.
But because the real Vintage [...]
Every once in a while, my husband is on duty with Vintage Girl in the morning. It’s hard to describe the dance I do every day to get her out the door, but if there were one phrase that captured “herding cats”, “high-maintenance” and “drama queen” it might come close.
On those rare days when I’m [...]
I love my cat dearly, but I’m not a “cat person” per se. My husband works with a true “cat person”. She bought her cat a lobster for Christmas dinner – and I’m not making this up.
Whether you’re an over-the-top cat person, just someone who loves their cat – or are someone who loves someone [...]
Today I’m featuring Quinn Bookbinding, owned by Delia Ayleshire Quinn. Delia works from her studio on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, not far at all from where I grew up and where my mom now lives.
Her books are beautiful, understated and classic – and the craftsmanship is astonishing, as you can see. If you’re looking for [...]
A couple of weeks ago I posted a photo of the gigantic paper pile-up I was dealing with.
I’m often dealing with piles of paper; it drives me nuts but I can’t seem to get on top of it. You can read about my efforts to get organized here, at One Bag Nation, my first blog. [...]
Starting today, many Etsy sellers are joining together for a gigantic Christmas in July sale. Etsy is a website where artists and artisans of all stripes sell their handmade goods, and others sell vintage items and crafting supplies – or any combination of the three.
For those of you are early holiday shoppers, this sale is [...]
Recently, in my other life as a papercrafter, I read a post by Ali Edwards about her word for 2009. She was taking stock of the year at the mid-way point in the context of the word she had chosen to live by at the beginning of the year.
I’m a new follower of her blog, [...]
