tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68114935638855039282024-03-05T00:35:06.080-05:00Idée FixeMon Idée Fixe=My obsessions. Professional author, writer, blogger, ghost writer, mother, wife, and lunatic. I write about what I want not what I must. If something catches my fancy I'll write about it here & hope it catches yours too! I have a wide range of interests & write about about it all! I hope you enjoy my blog and stop by often!Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-13699157121709592014-02-14T00:34:00.002-05:002014-02-14T00:34:58.140-05:00Happy Valentine's DayThis is specifically for my two greatest loves, my husband and daughter. But I must also send it out to all my family & friends around the world (even the ones I haven't met in the flesh yet!) because well... the song says it all! (And there's Unicorns! Haha!)<br />
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If you love this song, Michael has a lovely big heart and is giving a free download, I believe it ends today. So if you like it, go download it <a href="http://labs.topspin.net/daphne/confirm.php?awesm=t.opsp.in_s1I9A&sessionid=1e85f84299a676d5590212038bfe1e32&fb=3" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Much love & Happy Valentine's Day to all, spread the love!<br />
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JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-86655544627522599102013-12-18T07:46:00.003-05:002013-12-18T07:46:46.955-05:00Happy 70th Birthday Keith!Well Keith sure did beat the odds, good for him! I'm glad he's still around making great music and has his loving wife and family to wish him a happy 70th birthday!<br />
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Okay this is pretty funny, considering Keith's past, but has some great pics too! Happy 70th Birthday Keith! <br />
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XXX<br />Jet<br />
<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-37638455671760879072013-11-22T08:51:00.002-05:002013-11-22T08:51:27.262-05:00Recent "Date" Nights OutI've been lazy about writing mostly because the stress this time of year is pretty overwhelming for us. We've got Thanksgiving on the 28th, my birthday on the 29th, 13 days later Gwensday's birthday, 13 days after that Xmas, then four days later my husband's birthday. Yipes! And every year I say I'll get a handle on it, but its hard with a fickle teen, so nope not ready! And yes the stress has set in pretty bad, boo!<br />
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We don't often get a chance to get out and have a "date night" as I don't like leaving our daughter alone at night. But we took a chance when a couple of things came up & had a great time!<br />
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The first was a gig were gifted tix to us (thanks Andy!) I had posted on FB a question to see if anyone could guess who it was we saw. The hint was: "One of the main members last name appears in the band name (the other part is his wife's last name), he was formerly a guitarist for a 70s hard rock band (if I gave you one song name you'd get it straight away!) They now play what you would say is a cross between Ren Faire music & rock. Can you name the guitarist? Here is a pic of him and his wife at the show."<br />
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Only one person guessed, even with the pic! (Go Adrian you know your music, duh like I didn't know that?) Now if I had said their big hit was "Smoke on the Water" or "Highway Star" I bet loads would have guessed (even Gwensday knows "Smoke on the Water"!) Oh it was Ritchie Blackmore, formerly of Black Sabbath, now with Blackmore's Night. And for those of you into that sort of thing, yes he did play his old white Strat from his Sabbath days.<br />
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I used to sell their CD's in my shop, but had never seen them live and it was at a great old renovated theatre in Peekskill, NY (the town is thought to be the impetus for "the yellow brick road" as there is one there and Frank L Baum attended a military academy there, long story but that's the short of it) called the Paramount. They've done a gorgeous job, here are a few pics.<br />
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Unfortunately I forgot my "good" camera (I usually do) so the pics aren't as great as they could've been. While it wasn't quite my "thing" the music & show were great so it was a great evening out, especially since I'd been dying to see how they redid the theatre.<br />
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Then one week later on the 15th we got to see Michael Franti & Spearhead at another old theatre newly renovated (Dylan played there in their heyday & returned recently to play again, loads of legends played there, list is way too long!) due to the kindness of my fabulous friends Snooky & Andy who gave us two tix as an early birthday gift. What a gift! I'm still on a high from the show nearly a week later! If you ever get a chance to see him live, grab it. He is not only entertaining, with fantastic music, but the love just pours out of the man, its absolutely palpable! He puts on an amazing show (I think it was two hours, I was too busy dancing my bum off, laughing, crying, having a general blast!) and he really loves his fans frequently going into the audience (which was PACKED). He actually walked right by me but I was so entranced by the music & shaking it that I missed him!<br />
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First I'll show you some pics of the theatre, they did a fantastic job & The Capitol Theatre its quite easy to get to from the city (a really quick ride) as well as right across the street from the train station in Port Chester, NY. I also love that it seems to have revitalized the area with loads of little small businesses.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the fab renovations they did. Truly a masterpiece of an old theatre.</td></tr>
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Again forgot the "good" camera (will I ever learn?) so sorry for the quality. It was hard getting stage shots although it wasn't bright they kept coming out washed out. So here are a few.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Franti ran back and forth in and out of the crowd really making you feel part of the show!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one point they had these thick plastic helium balloons floating everywhere, they even made it up to the highest part of the balcony!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just missed him on the way up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So close I could've hugged him, drat!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Got caught shaking it! Makeup gone due to the range of emotion, laughing, crying, sweating & loving every second!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For the last song of his encore he did my fave song "Say Hey (I Love You)" bringing children on stage & getting them to participate, it was beautiful! Seeing those kids strum a guitar, or sing the lyrics was magical and ended the evening on a great upbeat note.</span></div>
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Here's the video for that last song, just so you can get the vibe of the energy, not nearly as close to seeing it performed live!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed our little date nights out & maybe found some new music to fall in love with!<br />
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Jet<br />
PS Links if you're interested:<br />
Blackmore's Night: http://www.blackmoresnight.com<br />
Michael Franti & Spearhead: https://www.michaelfranti.com/home<br />
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<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-78575066876580418852013-10-31T19:35:00.001-04:002015-04-15T15:38:20.006-04:00Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween everyone! And Happy 23rd Anniversary to my dear husband! My allergies are kicking up badly so no Halloween makeup for me boo (it'd only get wiped off by the constant running of my nose!) but here are a few photos.<br />
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And just because I love the song and of course the film, a video for you! (Sorry for the long intro but I kind of like how they did that!)<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-7158280852569431402013-10-25T04:23:00.001-04:002015-04-15T15:59:16.415-04:00Halloween Playlist 2013Hey kids its that time again for a fun Halloween Playlist!<br />
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1. This first one is new, by some friends (YAY!) This is a trailer featuring all the artists involved (go guys go!) just a snippet, but you get the gist. Now go buy it! FYI: at the end of 5th ave stands "the Hanging Tree" I believe still there (in Washington Sqaure Park.)</div>
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2. This next one was a suggestion of the lovely <a href="http://pullyoursoxup.blogspot.com/">Désirée's (Pull Your Sox Up</a>) husband and we've quoted it so many times, its just fabulously spooky!</div>
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3. For the "hell" of it another stigmata classic. PS actual exorcism in this one listen closely...</div>
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4. Can't have a Halloween Playlist without those bad boys...</div>
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5. My fav lefty Sagittarius!<br />
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6. How can we forget the family who lives like its Halloween everyday? (Okay us excepted!)<br />
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7. Good old AC/DC for some hellish fun! (Um the lyrics printed on there are SO annoying!)<br />
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8. Aren't we all strange? Okay at least on Halloween!<br />
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9. Werewolf (there wolf.)<br />
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10. Just found this version not too long ago & am in love -- not typical Iggy & I love how Catherine Ringer switches things around on him!<br />
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11. Creepy little ditty courtesy of someone not unknown to creepiness!<br />
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12. How could I forget one of my fav bands? Beautiful song, very witchy!<br />
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13. Last but never least one of my all time fav witchy songs by one of my all time favs!<br />
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I hope you enjoy this years playlist and it gave you some ideas for your own!<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
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Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-65700824986725714472013-10-22T14:54:00.001-04:002013-10-22T14:54:51.804-04:00ICU Reading Glasses -- My Prize!Darling readers I rarely win things. I think it has to do with the fact that I've won so many wonderful experiences and friends in life that I'm not lucky when it comes to normal contests. But I tried my chance when Gina from <a href="http://bespokebaroque.blogspot.com/">Bespoke Baroque</a> posted a contest, as I was in need of a new pair of reading glasses.<br />
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I wear multi-focal contact lenses now, but don't always put them in when I'm just hanging around the house. My poor old glasses are in sorry shape. My distance sight is fine its reading I have a problem with... and I do an awful lot of reading. So I tried, choosing a pair I thought were most "me" and I won!<br />
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They arrived the day I was to leave for London, so I was thrilled to have them to take along. Enough yakking, here they are:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I think the sticker on the lens says it all!</td></tr>
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Sorry haven't taken a pic with them on, but they look great, are lightweight (a boon to my poor broken nose) and I can read wonderfully with them in spite of my astigmatism. Best of all, they don't slide down my face like my regular glasses!<br />
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They have great styles, very affordable and not ugly like most reading glasses. Check out their website for a selection of goodies: http://www.icueyewear.comhttp://www.icueyewear.com They even have sunglass readers and a lot of styles on sale right now. Thanks so much to ICU Eyewear for this lovely contest win!<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
PS no I wasn't compensated for this review, simply won a contest and gave my honest opinion.<br />
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<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-41780495703150910602013-10-18T20:06:00.002-04:002013-10-18T20:06:20.301-04:00A "REAL" Halloween Tag Sale!<br />
Attention all Witches, Bruja, Strega, Sorciere, Hexe or just the curious:<br />
If any of you are in the mood for some real Halloween goodies, do join us at our tag sale this weekend. I'm having a huge culling of tarot, wicca, paganism, esoteric studies at our house Saturday & Sunday with loads of OOP & rare goodies to be found. At the very least you'll be able to boast that you have the real goods to add to your holiday decor! Come by if you're around enjoy some hot cider & goodies & wonder just who may "show up"! My craigslist ad is here with all the details: http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/clt/4134448310.html Hope to see some friendly (not scary) faces!<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
PS BOO! Did I scare you?<br />
Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-1034739858498390622013-10-05T18:04:00.001-04:002013-10-06T15:40:30.664-04:00Should I Stay or Should I go to Ripper St -- London AdventuresHiya! I should have written this ages ago, but after returning from London, I got blasted with one thing after the other... You can also read about the fantastic international blogger meet ups over at <a href="http://vintagevixon.blogspot.com/2013/09/london-kills-me.html" target="_blank">Vintage Vixen</a>, <a href="http://www.vpjlm.com/2013/09/prosti-putas-in-londres_8943.html" target="_blank">Vintage Passiones Like Mine</a>, <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/2013/09/guess-whos-back-back-again.html" target="_blank">Faith Hope and Charity Shopping</a>, and <a href="http://www.hellothemushroom.com/2013/09/25/black-market-clash/" target="_blank">Hello the Mushroom</a> (all much quicker at getting posts up than me -- then again, I sort of don't want it to end & by writing this post I feel like its officially over, boo! The links will take you to their accounts of our adventures.)<br />
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First of all, without my amazing friend, this trip wouldn't have been possible. She had a professional conference to attend and asked me to do all the arrangements, taking me along as her personal assistant (yes I'm multi-talented haha!) We stayed in the beautiful Bloomsbury area of London, its so easy to get around from there, plus I guess my literary leanings get the best of me -- I wander around knowing I'm walking the same steps as the famous literary figures who lived there did in the past. An added extra for me is that I always see ghosts! (Okay so I see ghosts everywhere, but there is a little special as is New Orleans.)<br />
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The day we arrived it was bloody awful, cold & rainy, exacerbated by the fact that we were run down by the long flight & time difference. We only got hit bad one more day, then for the most part as long as I remembered, my weather witching worked a treat!<br />
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I had an evening catching up with London friends Catherine & Caroline (of course I forgot pics -- whenever we get together its a gabfest & we sort of pick up where we left off last, that's just what old friends do!) Friends for over 30 years hard to say goodbye when we used to see each other daily. Catherine & I actually lived in the same house (along with three other people) when I lived in London so I really did see her everyday & I miss them now!<br />
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My friend & I went to Brighton for the day as I had found a super cheap £10 each return. So we were able to hook up with my friends Barbara & Lyn, and wander Brighton for the day. It was so nice to see them both & we had fun hitting the shops, having afternoon tea in a quaint little spot, then walking along the seaside to the pier (where suddenly I got frozen!) I'm terrible about taking pics, I usually get too caught up in the moment to have the presence of mind to stop & take a shot, but here are a few Barbara thought to take -- thanks Barbie! Sadly we didn't get a shot with the gorgeous Lyn who had to rush off to pick up her equally gorgeous young daughter, or Barbara's gorgeous daughter. What sucks is that again, these are friends I've had for about 30 years and at points got to see nearly daily, so yeah I miss them already.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">My friend & I on the pier in Brighton, look you can see the Brighton Eye behind us! Photo by Barbara Taylor<br />
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Then of course was the first blogger meet up with <a href="http://vintagevixon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vix</a>, <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lakota</a>, <a href="http://www.vpjlm.com/" target="_blank">Dorada</a>. The second meet up was with <a href="http://www.hellothemushroom.com/" target="_blank">Sara</a> who had to work & couldn't make the first. Both filled with happy times I won't soon forget!<br />
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The 20 Sept was the magic day, with all of us meeting at Euston station, me blazing in talking shit (what can I say, I'm a New Yorker, its what we do, then quickly forget!) with big hugs and kisses (some bum grabbing was involved of course!) all around. Lakota took charge and had us head to Brick Lane for the vintage shops. My how things have changed since I was there last! Walking in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper wasn't new to me, but how things have changed so was. Its become hipster central (actually doesn't surprise me), which is good & bad. The bad is of course the stupid hipster crap, the good is that its now filed with funky shops & eateries so tons to do. Without Lakota, I would have been consulting the A to Z every 5 minutes! Plus in the past I wasn't there in the company of such fabulousness, getting papped at every moment! It took little while to have the shock wear off, I couldn't believe I was sitting with the people I've grown to love so via their blogs over the years. But it all felt so natural & I can attest to the fact that these are amazing women in every way (like I didn't know?) even more so in "real" life!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Honestly what are the chances of roaming the streets of the East End & coming across a poster of a Mexican wrestler? I think it was some mojo at work just for Dorada!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Lunch at a creperie, getting papped again. Hey who wouldn't want a photo of such fabulousness? (Okay probably not the drunks or crackheads making fun of us, but they don't count, so poo on them!) I think I snagged this one off someones blog, claim it if its yours, I'm brain dead!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Vix and her amazing find, a velvet maxi skirt! Def reminds me of Pucci! Oh yeah this was in a shop once the site of a Victorian public loo! Guys, I do expect to see graffiti about me next time! Hey there was graffiti about me in the loo at CB's for years, so I want some Victorian loo graffiti action ladies!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"> Some random street art, wish the octopus below the stork showed up it was quite lovely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Gee who did Lakota got the chichi grabbing idea from? The dress looked amazing but she couldn't breathe! Although Lakota did snag this fab denim waistcoat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">While passing by a lovely bakery I had to take a shot of these meringues, I should have put my hand by one to show the size, they were as big as my huge man-hand sized hand! (yea weird, tiny with huge hands, well long fingers that make my hand bigger than a lot of men.) Actually I was drooling over everything while peering in the window, drat we forgot to go back!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Me with "Olivine Baker", there were a few other Olive Oyl drawings, each a different character. Hey I just noticed the little NY thingie on the bottom, it says I ___ kitty NY. Can anyone make out that word? Cute kitty!<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The bargain of the day. The chenogsam I found in a </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">£1 bin at Absolute Vintage! (Interestingly Sara & I ran across another shop in the West End the next day.) I saw the fabric & thought if anything it would make nice cushions, once I yanked it out & saw the shape I knew it was so tiny it would actually fit my tiny waist & had ample room for my chichi's! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">See, even over jeans & a tee, its a perfect fit! (Boo, the chopsticks in my hair don't show!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Goodies! I kept thinking something was missing... yep, the "wicked witch" tights from Vix, sorry they're in the wash, wore them already! Hey Vix, the paper you wrapped in (and I ripped through, had to tape it back together!) was from Nov 1929, 30 years to the month before I was born -- love the 20s graphics! Dorada, no idea what happened to the pretty spotted gift bag, but I did save the tag with your sweet message (and yep got the eyeshadow all fixed so pretty!)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So many more fab pics & memories of the day as told by each of us so please do make sure to visit everyone's blog. Everyone looked so fab in their glad rags & there was me in my everyday look, though I did wear my original CBGB tee & a vintage scarf by artist Michael Roman (he used to paint me as a kitty cat, this is one of my "portraits" I believe, usually he painted me as a cat in lingerie in heat... ah love the creative mind!) Many thanks to Vix for traveling all the way down, as well as Lakota & Dorada for coming in for the day! I love all you guys & was miserable the second I had to leave. I do think we'll all see each other again one day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The next magic day was the very next day when I got to meet up with the lovely Sara. We skype every so often (as I do with some of the others), but its different when you meet up in person. Due to exhaustion poor Sara had to schlepp over to my hotel & deal with me getting sleepy at every stop (I was fine as long as I was up & walking it was sitting that would do me in, ugh!) Our destination: the Clash exhibit on Berwick St of course! I had passed by a few nights previous with my London friends & they were just closing, but we were told various members kept popping in to DJ etc, so I bet that was a treat for those there on that particular day. After that first peek, I had an idea of what was in store, but was still in awe...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Dinosaur in a window in the West End? Of course!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">"Lost in the Supermarket" Apparently Mick Jones put together this exhibition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">YAY! The Ramones! A part of the exhibit showing their influences.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I nearly died when I saw this, first of all that it had been saved & secondly for its iconic status. If you don't know what this is from, go back to rock school little grasshopper!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Pretty sure this was the pizza place next to a club we used to go to. The club is still there, having gone through several incarnations, but I think the pizza joint is gone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Okay took this one mainly for my husband who was stationed there while in the army, but did find it interesting that they saved all this American memorabilia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">this one, obviously pic taken after just wearing it! Another iconic record cover. Ms Gwensday Addams was so pissed I didn't get her a tee, so I suspect this will get "borrowed" at some point. I believe both tees were special editions made just for the pop up exhibit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Amazing pastry Sara found on the way to my hotel. Apparently just like the Portuguese ones she says they have there. It was so good, I gobbled it up! Flaky, but crunchy pastry filled with a type of custard. Then I recalled it reminded me of an Italian pastry (of course the name slips my mind now!) except I think that one is wrapped up in the same pastry & has a cheese filling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This great mug! Thanks Sara, its my new fav mug & as you can see the tote is getting used quite often! In the pic I'm also wearing the eye shadow Vix got me & one of the lipsticks from Dorada (actually I think I used one of the palette colours as a base Dorada). Goodies rule!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">While at the Clash exhibit I had a memory spark, which I won't repeat here, I wrote it in the comments section of Sara's blog, so you'll have to go there to read it (trust me, its a fun tidbit from my crazy past!) </span><span style="font-size: small;">She also took loads more photos and does a much better job of explaining the exhibit so you'll have to go there to see more & read about our day! Sara is yet another amazing woman & even prettier in person (actually everyone was!) Thank you as well for traveling into London to visit me, sorry you had such a grueling journey home! (No fair, after such a lovely day!)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The next day we were leaving, so it was a frantic rush to pick up what last minute things we could then off to the Heathrow Express to be whisked to the airport, then home. I got back to the city early enough to catch an express train home, dear hubby had left my car at the station so I loaded it up & was safely home, albeit late & probably a mistake as I was so exhausted; but it felt nice when everyone woke to give me hugs & kisses & welcome me home! Damn that jet lag hit bad this time! I blame one thing after the other happening when I got back. I gu</span><span style="text-align: center;">ess the universe doesn't want mum to go off & have some fun of her own, boo! Yep that's my story & I'm sticking to it! </span><br />
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* Updated to add: DUH I knew there were more goodies, these were all in my reading pile, not until I picked one up to read did it come to me that I forgot to add a pic!<br />
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Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-84034100183358697132013-08-17T18:25:00.001-04:002013-08-17T18:26:28.905-04:00Serendipity's BazaarIts taken me some time to heal from the pain of having to close my shop, but recently I've been doing tons of readings and thoroughly enjoying it -- quite unlike when I had the shop and had to do it. So I've opened an Etsy shop doing readings -- specials are on until the end of September! -- and selling some of my OOP Rare Tarot. It was quite amusing when I got my first reading -- I'm so lame-brained I didn't realise the shop was live! You can just click on the Etsy banner on the left sidebar and that will take you to "Serendipity's Bazaar", actually the name came about as my daughter & I were fooling around with crazy names, but it suits as I've taken the middle name Serendipity. (Hell it always ruled my life why not take advantage of that?) Anyway I know a lot of you have been curious about me being a witch for close to 40 years and I thought this might be a nice introduction. I do hope to offer more in time, right now its quite a busy time for me so it will have to wait!<br />
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JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-37005742036180191972013-08-12T11:30:00.000-04:002014-08-19T01:51:22.722-04:00Vlog -- Cosmetic Raves & RantsWasn't in the mood to write so decided to do a vlog about some new cosmetic favs as well as some rants on the ones I dislike (read that as hate will never purchase again etc!) Sorry for the runny nose, my allergies have been getting the best of me between runny nose & losing my voice!<br />
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Here is a pic taken after I wiped off the samples on my hand. As you can see, the MUFE Aqua Cream didn't budge & their lipsticks stained -- good stuff in my book!<br />
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Here's a list of all the products I raved about with links (seems MUFE doesn't sell off their site so I apologise most links are from Sephora)<br />
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<a href="http://www.sephora.com/aqua-cream-P262109?skuId=1246958" target="_blank">MUFE #52</a> Pearly Lagoon Blue (almost got the colour right! Says waterproof, after trying to wipe it off vigorously I believe it!)<br />
<a href="http://www.sephora.com/aqua-black-waterproof-cream-eye-shadow-P237500?skuId=1164649" target="_blank">MUFE Aqua Black Waterproof Cream</a> (doesn't have a number online but has a section of its own -- mine said #27 on the bottom of the jar.)<br />
<a href="http://www.sephora.com/rouge-artist-intense-P268702?skuId=1261452" target="_blank">MUFE#44</a> Rouge Artiste Intense (satin) Lipstick<br />
<a href="http://www.sephora.com/rouge-artist-intense-P268702?skuId=1261452" target="_blank">MUFE#36</a> Rouge Artiste Intense (satin) Lipstick<br />
<a href="http://www.sephora.com/eyeshadow-P12633?skuId=774372" target="_blank">MUFE #75</a> Eyeshadow<br />
Dior <a href="http://www.sephora.com/diorshow-iconic-overcurl-mascara-P377821" target="_blank">Diorshow Iconic Overcurl</a> Mascara<br />
<a href="http://www.tokyo-milk.com/products/arsenic-no-17-parfum" target="_blank">TOKYOMILK DARK #17 Arsenic</a> Femme Fatale Collection<br />
<a href="http://www.tokyo-milk.com/products/arsenic-no-17-shea-butter-handcreme" target="_blank">TOKYOMILK DARK #17 Arsenic</a> Femme Fatale Collection Handcreme<br />
TOYKOMILK DARK Tempting Trio Tainted Love #62 (no longer available but <a href="http://www.sephora.com/tainted-love-travel-set-P385366?skuId=1602085" target="_blank">Tainted Love Travel Set</a> is available, slightly different.)<br />
<a href="http://www.garnierusa.com/_en/_us/bb-cream/index.aspx?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=garnier%20bb%20cream&utm_content=Brand&utm_campaign=Skincare&gclid=CL3Oq_Pb9rgCFcs7OgodhUYAKQ" target="_blank">Garnier BB Cream</a><br />
Maybelline <a href="http://www.maybelline.com/Products/Lip-Makeup/Lip-Liner/Color-Sensational-Lip-Liner.aspx#shadedetails" target="_blank">Colorsensational Lip Liner in #10 Clear</a><br />
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Stuff I ranted about:<br />
Lancome <a href="http://HYPNÔSE DOLL LASHES Mascara" target="_blank">Hypnōse Doll Lashes Mascara</a> For some reason they don't have the Lanvin version listed so I'm presuming its gone forever. But that was the one I had a terrible reaction to & stunk something awful. I have a sample of this one, so we'll see if I just got a bad one. Seeing it off the site makes me think there may have been a problem with it, but who knows?<br />
Rimmel <a href="http://us.rimmellondon.com/products/eyes/scandaleyes-show" target="_blank">Scandaleyes Show Off</a> after three coats you still couldn't tell I had mascara on. Shame Rimmel used to make great low-priced mascaras that really worked well, lately they do nothing.<br />
<a href="http://www.sephora.com/watt-s-up-P295206?skuId=1357250" target="_blank">Benefit Watt's Up</a> okay my bad, on the packaging I got it said it was a concealer, on the Sephora site it says its an "soft focus highlighter for the face" which is how I said it should be used. So at least I was right on that account!<br />
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Please take into consideration that this isn't a 'haul' video, some of these items I purchased going back to before the new year! I've only just now decided to talk about them after using for some time so I can definitely say I love them!<br />
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Sorry for all the moving around, the sun kept moving & I'm not used to doing this so maybe next time it'll be better (if there is a next time!) Or perhaps I'll be able to figure out that blasted iFilm! Please do tell me what you think of these products & if you have other suggestions!<br />
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JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-61531276462159473352013-07-29T14:16:00.001-04:002015-04-10T11:29:37.249-04:00Surprise Saturday and Life Around Here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Its been busy around here lately, so I thought I would post a few things going on (if you follow me on FB you probably already saw most of the pics.)</span><br />
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I had a few little errands to run starting off at the fantastic Petticoat Lane in Chappaqua, NY owned by Phyllis, one of the most lovely, generous, intelligent & beautiful (inside & out) women I know. Also <i>the</i> place to go for discounted Longchamp & Wolford (both workhorses that never seem to die no matter what I put them through!) Their online shop is: <a href="http://www.bagshop.com/">http://www.bagshop.com</a>, and they are always running specials. Supporting small & local businesses is important to me, as I was in that position one time and know all too well what happens when the "little guy" gets pushed out & the chains or big designers move in (as was the case where I had my shop in the West Village -- I call it the Marc Jacob-ization of the West Village, no more fun funky shops or quirky restaurants, just one designer shop after another). I do usually shop second-hand but certain things I want new, knowing the quality will last forever (or until I manage to mangle it!) We arrived just minutes after missing the Clintons (drat!) who whether you like them or not, do support all the local shops and restaurants (they live in Chappaqua) which I think is wonderful, setting a good example for the other noted residents in the area who can easily shop elsewhere having someone else do it for them. On to the goodies...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I picked this Longchamp long=handled large Le Pilage for the lovely Christine. This is it all folded up, they are perfect to toss in your handbag when you know you'll be doing a lot of shopping as they are sturdy & hold a ton! (its actually navy, not black, bad lighting!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">This was a gift from the lovely Phyllis, I had admired the colour (down towards the bottom is the true colour) and was blown away by her generosity. She also gifted Gwensday a pair of wayfarers, as we're trying to drum into her head how important it is to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes not only from the harmful UV rays, but from getting sunburned on the whites (not pretty, I've seen it, creeps me out!) See, I told you she was generous as well as all those other good things!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper Band, r n' r Hall of Famer, <a href="http://www.bluecoupeband.com/" target="_blank">Blue Coupe</a> check it out, new music with a special guest -- you'll have to go to the site to find out, nah nah!) stepping up to play for a few songs with Lick the Toad!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Weirdest part of the evening? A week or so ago I found out David Bowie has a house not too far from us, maybe 45 mins further upstate in Duchess County. Um, the restaurant was in the very same town... so close, yet so far! Haha! It was a great night filled with great company & great music! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Found out the reason Calliope (our kitty) doesn't always answer me is because she responds to German! The lovely & talented Mary (</span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maryloucinnamon.com/">http://www.maryloucinnamon.com</a>)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> sent me some amazing tarot decks, all the way from Austria, so sweet! Some are in German. I taught myself German many years ago, but can read it better than I can speak it (same as French, I know what to say, it just doesn't come to me when I need it, an hour </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">later I realise what I should have said!) As I was looking at the cards in one particular deck, I was reading the names out loud. She went nuts! She started talking like crazy! So I started saying basic things to her in German and I always get a response. She also will not leave that deck alone, knocks them down from wherever they're sitting & keeps trying to pull out cards. Even odder, I found I had the same deck in English (DUH), but never got good readings like I do with this one (totally bizarre) and she leaves that deck alone! Leave it to me to find the one cat that speaks German, rescued in Brooklyn!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">The rest is from our local <a href="http://downtoearthmarkets.com/markets?region=westchester&market=Ossining+Farmers+Market" target="_blank">farmers market</a>. Everything is always so fresh, local growers, organic, no hormones (in meat & dairy) and simply delicious. My lovely husband made a quick run for a few supplies, usually we load up on more but it was late & they were sold out of what we wanted. Next week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">Well that's about all for now... most super hot days you'll find us at the <a href="http://www.shattemucyc.org/" target="_blank">yacht club</a> (ha so funny saying "yacht club", this is the </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">loveliest, most unpretentious yacht club with such kind and considerate members.) swimming or lazing by the pool gazing at the gorgeous Hudson River. Its been a funny summer so far, lazy days or super busy. How is your summer going? Or if you're down under how is your winter?</span></span></div>
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Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-4599561323280399772013-07-17T09:08:00.001-04:002015-04-10T11:33:25.904-04:00Thrift find!I rarely hit the thrift shops anymore as all the little independent shops are disappearing and the chains like Goodwill have gone "upscale". Usually my best bet are estate & yard sales. But yesterday after a lovely afternoon of cooling off in the pool my friend <a href="http://jeannesuicavintageclothing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jeanne</a> over for a visit & I had a few hours to kill before supper so off we went to a Goodwill.<br />
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Jeanne must be a lucky charm for me as whenever we go thrifting I find at least one AMAZING find. Once I found a vintage YSL Rive Gauche blouse balled up with a bunch of scarves for $2! time, a perfect condition 60s chartreuse swimsuit, the list goes on. This visit I wasn't hitting it, nothing catching my eye, prices all crazy. I happened to just waltz by the linen section (which I rarely do as lately all you find are cheap curtains and stained crappy tablecloths) when a pattern hit my eye. I of course ran my hands over it & found that it was vintage brand new barkcloth. Now intrigued I took it off the hanger & Jeanne & I stretched it out. At first I thought it was a sofa cover, then I realised it was a bedspread. Priced at $19.99. So my mind started racing wondering if I could use it somehow to cover the 60s sofa we have. Then it hit me, we had to dump the original cushions as they were disintegrating, and being lazy, we got a futon, I scored it with a box cutter so it would be an "L" shape & its very comfy. And this bedspread looked to be the same size as the futon. So I took a chance. With my Goodwill points, I only wound up paying $10 for it.<br />
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So now my living room is truly a riot of pattern with my Picasso print drapes! Eh I love it, its interesting and besides barkcloth is such a workhorse, I have original 1940s drapes still in perfect condition and as bright as the day they were made! Oh and Jeanne? She found a HUGE Bally tote for $20, plus some cool scarves. Not too bad considering I wasn't expecting anything interesting!<br />
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I had taken the dog for walkies & took a few pics of some pretty flowers & trees that survived.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My shrub rose has gotten enormous! I had to do a bit of pruning, it was overhanging the neighbours driveway & our sidewalk. But its so pretty! And blooms all summer into autumn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well the climbing roses are doing well, but in the foreground my poor peonies paid for all that rain pummeling them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The climbers are getting so big I have to find new places to train them to grow!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Missed you guys, think I finally sorted out my blog </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">reader, only I have to use it on my phone & it crashes when I try to comment, grrr.</span></span></div>
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Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-62108812502470213962013-05-02T22:47:00.001-04:002013-05-02T22:47:52.576-04:00A Coach Handbag StoryThis is the story of why I so disliked Coach handbags, and how over 30 years later I've had a complete turnaround.<br />
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It goes back to High School, in the mid 70s. Ever see "Mean Girls"? Those were the girls that had Coach bags, only most weren't rich, just duped their parents into buying them so they could be one of the crowd. I was always a rebel and never understood that scene, I wanted to be me and I took a lot of shit for it, but didn't care (especially now when I look back at all I've accomplished and done; "I blow my nose in your general direction!"). I recall sitting at lunch one day and they all had their handbags on the table and thinking "how do they know which handbag belongs to each of them?" So I equated Coach bags, Fair Isle sweaters, and cheerleading skirts with that crowd; needless to say never wearing any of it -- to this day (though I can appreciate a beautiful Fair Isle sweater, I could never bring myself to wear one.) <br />
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Enough of that, we've all been through school crap and triumphed over it, leaving the dross behind.<br />
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Back then for many a Coach bag was something special, they lasted forever (as the vintage ones have proven), were like a rite of passage; something you got when you got your first big job, or graduated college. While they weren't high end, they were quality you could count on. They just didn't appeal to me, they seemed too commonplace & plain. They were the realm of my sister, quite the opposite of me when it comes to style (except she's not a "mean girl"). Then came those horrid logos, giant "C's" on canvas. They all looked dirty right away, and you could see the fabric starting to fray. Not the original quality handbags and quite hideous for a logo handbag. (I'm not anti-logo, I started collecting Gucci's decades back that date to the 60s and still look tremendously fab, but we're talking different quality, plus Gucci was always known for their logo.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This is typical of the original style. There was also a pouch looking one, and a smaller one, plus a large tote style. They've all held up and still sell well as they were so well made. Google image.</td></tr>
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Early on in our marriage (about 22 years ago) we visited my husbands family in St. Louis. I found amazing thrift shops there and was starting to pick up things here & there for my first foray into becoming a professional flea market vendor. I spotted a gorgeous chartreuse 60s handbag the likes of which I had never seen. But then read the label. Coach. Ugh. I came so close to leaving it but the colour and style had me hooked so I bit the bullet and purchased it. I recall at the time it wasn't cheap, maybe $10 which being such a cheapo when it comes to vintage felt like it was a lot in those days (in St Louis especially where prices are always way less than NY it was actually expensive). It wasn't until doing research (the old fashioned way -- remember libraries? they still exist, use them!) to see what I should price it at that I noticed the "Bonnie Cashin" for Coach label, then found out it was highly collectible, even over 20 years ago. I had already decided I couldn't part with it, it was too gorgeous and I just didn't care at that point that it was produced by Coach. Its still in my collection and I've gotten tremendous use out of it; in spite of its age it still looks as if just purchased!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Looks yellow, but its chartreuse, as you'll see in the other pictures. This is my vintage Bonnie Cashin. I searched pages and pages of google images and eBay and found similar but not a single one exactly the same. Almost all were a tote style, while this is a regular smaller handbag with hard handles, the rest had soft leather handles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Origina label.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">All the Bonnie Cashin for Coach handbags have some kind of striped lining.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Even the outside pocket with "kiss" lock has the striped lining.</td></tr>
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I became quite good at spotting Bonnie Cashin for Coach handbags, and many passed through my flea market stall and retail store. The last one I sold was about 8 years ago when I still had the shop. I told the buyer I wasn't sure it was a genuine Bonnie Cashin, but she had quite a few and was sure. I even said if she found out it wasn't real I'd refund her money (quite a pretty penny at the time for a fold over wallet with a "kiss" lock -- didn't really want to sell it, so put a crazy price on it!) I <i>never</i> offered cash refunds, but felt if it wasn't the real thing I didn't want to rip her off. She never returned it, only popped in so often to see if I had found any more & say how she loved the one she purchased. I recently saw the exact bag selling on eBay for $399.99 and that was the cheapest one (I can't image someone actually laying out that kind of cash for essentially a wallet -- high-end designer wallets go for that kind of money & if you hit a sale you can get them 60% off or more at an Outlet.) I've still never found another like mine, and with all the use I've gotten out of it I'm definitely glad I didn't cave in and sell!<br />
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Fast forward to last summer/ early autumn. Somehow I wound up on Coach's website and couldn't believe what I saw. No logos. They had come out with what they called the "Legacy" or "Classic" collection. Back to basic shapes, and the colours were fantastic; fuchsia, lemon yellow, orange, red, and the color I was dying for was emerald (the green queen strikes again!) in addition to basic brown and black. Only I forgot about them until recently when asked what I wanted for mother's day. Then realised that was the Fall/ Winter collection and gone off the site.<br />
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That's when the lightbulb went off and I remembered the outlet at Woodbury Common (one of the biggest designer outlets probably anywhere.) If it was off the site, chances were pretty good that whatever was left was there... and we got there the day after they got in some of the "Legacy" pieces! We saw one Emerald bag, more like an overnight bag it was so huge, but it was kind of dark and not at all like the bright emerald colour the pics on the site showed. But oh, the fuchsia was calling my name! For as much as I love pink (most shades, some bore me) this one really spoke to me. I loved that they used the same leather as the original handbags but made them lighter (the originals were incredibly heavy), and switched the brass to silver with a very discreet "Coach" written at the top unlike the Coach logo handbags emblazoned with the giant "C" everywhere. Plus it was 50% off an already good price for a mid-range well-made leather handbag. Three compartments, middle one zipped for security, two pouches for phones and whatnot on both the front and back compartment, and an inner zip pocket in the first compartment. I'm in love. All I need to do is have "feet" added to the bottom which help to keep the edges from getting beat up (you can barely make out the "feet" on the first pic of my vintage handbag). I do wish I had gotten the wristlet, it would help to keep my handbag organized and is big enough for an evening bag. Perhaps next visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Here is my early Mother's Day gift, look it matches the secretary! Very sleek, but holds a ton, just what I need, as I'm always carrying around too much with me no matter how hard I try to clear out! Sorry no inside pics, I'm a pack rat when it comes to what I have to carry around!</td></tr>
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I did get one more mothers day gift... turquoise and pink wedge creepers! Tired of gloomy days and late (if ever) spring, they immediately sparked my shoe lust. Comfy and colourful, I adore them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">My crazy coloured new wedge creepers, LOVE the colours and they match my bag!</td></tr>
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I feel a need to thank Coach for bringing us the "Legacy" collection, a great everyday collection that is fab casually, and can be dressed up as well. If they hadn't I would probably still have that bad taste left in my mouth from over 30 years ago! I will keep my eye on the collection in hopes of more great styles. If you like my style, they seemed to have discontinued it for Spring/ Summer and is only available at the Outlets, so if you live near one do check it out. They will even fill out a form for the style and colour you're looking for and call you when it arrives. (You can even call and ask for specific styles at the Outlets, they're very helpful and will put things aside. Mine is called the "Ashley Hobo", oo the orange and lemon yellow were yummy too!)<br />
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I've also discovered they have a Coach outlet online (not fakes), it takes a few days or so to get your invite, but right now they have a Mother's Day sale so things are going fast, not even sure if they have anything left, but sign up for future sales; link <a href="https://www.coachfactory.com/store/default/customer/account/login/" target="_blank">here</a>. And do keep your eyes on the <a href="http://coach.com/">coach.com</a> site for new releases, I'm sure you'll be as surprised as I was!<br />
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So there you have my Coach story with a happy ending!<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet (now dubbed "The Governor" due to this wonky eye, for those who don't know, a reference to "The Walking Dead")<br />
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Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-38942194347518060702013-04-29T00:02:00.002-04:002015-04-10T11:37:39.775-04:00Blue Coupe, Heaps of Fun Not to be Missed!Tonight the planets aligned, Gwensday was able to sleepover at a friends home, and we were able to have a night out. A glorious night out minus child, even though she usually comes with us to gigs it was nice to be out on our own, oo it was like a date!<br />
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We went to the Cutting Room (first time I was there was for the very talented <a href="http://taffetadarlings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stacy Lomman's</a> fashion show, her collection was of course divine, as they always are), and its quite a fun venue, very rock n' roll. They now serve food, which I've had the chance to sample a few months ago when some friends from the UK were staying a few doors down at a hotel. Yummy and reasonable.<br />
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Blue Coupe is made up of members from Blue Oyster Cult and the Alice Cooper band. They play a mixture of both bands hits, and some original music and have a new album coming out "Million Miles More" available for pre-order <a href="http://www.bluecoupeband.com/store/million_miles_more_cd_pre_order/" target="_blank">here</a>. Alice Cooper sings on one track which should make for an interesting mix of music.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Th<span style="font-size: x-small;">e Tish and Snooky Bellomo, singing backups.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh look a smiling husband, 'tis a rare thing to be found in the wild! And I'm not grimacing as usual, though that wonky right eye is still swollen and bugging me. Oh I can't wait until I can wear contacts again!<br />
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Dennis Dunaway in a classic rock n' roll pose. Classic says it all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dennis Dunaway's glam bass has a hypnotizing effect on me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, hypnotized. I fear Gwensday may want me to customize her bass after seeing this!</td></tr>
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It was a lovely night filled with great friends and great music! They will be performing in Poughkeepsie on Friday, 3 May at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Shadowsonthehudson" target="_blank">Shadows on the Hudson</a>, not positive, but this may be the CD release party, so extra fun! I'm hoping to bring Gwensday, providing I can drive (still having probs because of my bum eye) so maybe I'll see some of you there? Come say hi!<br />
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XXX<br />
JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-88315031918582837642013-04-13T19:42:00.002-04:002015-04-15T16:13:31.595-04:00Patti Smith's Advice to the YoungI saw this on <a href="http://www.disneyrollergirl.net/" target="_blank">Disneyrollergirl's</a> site and had to re post. Something I think is important for not only the young, but some of us that are older and get brought down by life's "roller coaster ride". Please feel free to re post, there is some wise advice there that I certainly can relate to, especially having been on the scene at the time.<br />
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I felt like adding one of my fav songs... always makes me a bit melancholy, and I don't know why. There's some great old CBGB footage of her singing this, but such poor quality so a chose a newer one.<br />
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PS sorry for the repeat to those who saw my posting already on FB, but I wanted this to get more exposure.<br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-54739061638446037552013-04-08T22:32:00.000-04:002015-04-15T16:15:40.340-04:00Two Weeks of Hell (ish) with a Silver LiningJust before Easter my email accounts disappeared out of Apple Mail, and I've yet to restore them. (Any ideas? They're all gmail accounts.) Which really bites as it was so easy to go from one account to the other and find what I needed to respond to, delete, etc. Okay so computer glitch. I can live with opening a browser and reading email that way, so not a major disaster.<br />
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Then my phone went. People could hear me, but I couldn't hear them unless I put them on speaker. At least Apple replaced it, so one less problem to worry about as the worst was yet to come.<br />
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Remember when I said how thrilled I was that I could finally wear contacts? Last week I managed to scratch my cornea, apparently quite badly. I've been at the doctor every day for a week, and if it doesn't heal, off I go to another specialist. I'm terrified. So if you have a spare prayer I sure could use it!<br />
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Another set-back happened just before Easter, but I prefer not to talk about that and just pray for the best. (And let it be soon!)<br />
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I must say my husband has been taking such good care of me, I don't know if I could do it myself -- I have to use various drops every hour and get a 3-hour break during the night. So we're exhausted as well. Even Gwensday was the best nurse when my husband had something he couldn't get out of, and made sure I got those drops, even asking if I wanted food or drink (I can barely eat, I think its more depression over this whole thing rather than anything physical -- hey I can stand to lose a couple of pounds before bikini season!) I love my family so much, they're the best!<br />
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Enough of the negative, on to the positive...<br />
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A few weeks ago on FB I posted two pieces of furniture my great-grandfather made. My cousin was trying to clear out my aunt's apartment (she's had to be put in a nursing home) and I sobbed loudly (waking everyone in the house!) thinking it would go just anywhere. So even though I've no room, I took both pieces. I'll make room, selling pieces that don't mean anything to me! Here they are before paining and polishing.<br />
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There is some interesting history that goes back to Naples, Italy around the time of the Industrial Revolution, another reason I couldn't bear to see the furniture go just anywhere. My great-great grandfather worked for King Umberto in the castle, carving and creating furniture. The king's son and my great-grandfather were best friends. I had heard that this particular king was known for bestowing titles on those he favoured. So he made my great-great grandfather a Count. My great-grandfather gave up his title to become an American citizen, had he not, the title would have been passed down through each generation, making me a Countessa! (When I had my indie lingerie line I named it "The Countess" in homage.) I always knew I should be royalty! Heehee!<br />
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Here comes the freaky part... When I was reading "Infinite Variety" about the Marchesa Luisa Casati, I found out her family was also given their title by King Umberto! Kind of freaked me out, so I had to put the book away for awhile. (Especially when I realised my great uncle was named after the king.)<br />
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My great-great grandfather's work is still in the castle (and church too I believe) so one day I will go and see part of my family history. For now, I am happy to have these beautiful pieces, and swear I will write it in my will that they can't go to anyone outside the family (like the lease on the property on the other Italian side, that my grandmother got talked into selling for a pittance to a distant cousin, still in the family though. Grr. We could be spending our summers in Italy overlooking the sea!)<br />
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The secretary was in bad need of a paint job, and while I usually shudder at people who paint over old pieces, I could tell the wood underneath wouldn't be worth stripping. So the first colour that popped into my head was fuchsia (hey, why not go wild?) Then as I was painting it I kept thinking that if I painted the interior Tiffany Blue (like our bathroom) it would remind me of Marie Antoinette, and all those beautiful silks, not to mention macarons! So that's what I did, and as I was painting the interior it occurred to me that my great aunt (my great grandfather's daughter) was named Antoinette (and was born just down the street from my first shop locale on MacDougal St in Greenwich Village.) Then I realised this belonged to Antoinette's sister, my other great aunt who was born just a few blocks from my shop's second locale, also in Greenwich Village. So while I felt a bit odd painting over, I also felt I instinctively did the right thing. Like my family was giving me the okay. Besides, both Italian sides (who oddly both settled in Greenwich Village when they first came to the US) were artists, and as artists I know they would understand my decision as well as my vision.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">First coat of fuchsia!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Inside the drop down desk. I've yet to line the little drawers or the drawers below. And as you can see from the other pics, I've still got some touching up to do. But I can probably put it in place by the end of the week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The interior of the upper part. Instead of painting the underside of the shelves I used some fairytale themed scrap booking paper. Very magical looking if you happen to look up!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Close up of the hand carved legs. I sort of sponged silver over them as well as the hardware afraid that I wouldn't get hardware I'd love, or that it wouldn't get put back in properly after all these years in place. I also added some silver to the top finial. (yes I know I missed spots, I did it on purpose, wanting to leave some character.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The chest of drawers original state.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The chest of drawers, fairly well shined up -- was running out of wood oil!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Interior of the chest of drawers. The top drops down, doesn't pull out like the drawers below. That little shadowbox to the left was also my aunt's. I have so many little things taking up space in our china cabinet, so it will get an overhaul and become a showpiece.</td></tr>
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I was also gifted a little gnome figurine with an artist's palette and paintbrush at the ready, and one of my aunts faux fur coats that somehow fit (that side of the family were not teeny, they were mostly tall & willowy) so my cousin thought it had to go to me. I love having pieces belonging to family members, it always makes me think of happy times with them. I also came home with a few other tidbits like some cobalt blue pyrex custard cups & a few other decorative pieces. My husband found something quite interesting while dropping some pieces at the Goodwill, but I shan't speak of that now as it may have opened a hornet's nest. Perhaps when we know more I can write about it as its very interesting.<br />
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Before Easter when Gwensday was on holiday she and I had a fun day having lunch with a treasured friend, then heading out to pick out new colours. They keep coming out with more and more, and have now got a "Mixer/Pastel-izer" (seriously guys, just use white conditioner, just as easy) to make the colour pastel. I was told only Chris Benz and myself had it thus far! Can't wait to play, just been nervous since I can't see out of my right eye too well and eyeglasses get in the way!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Our new hair colours! On bottom l to r, Cleo Rose, New Rose, Mystic Heather (for Gwensday) and on top is the Pastel-izer. The pinks are much more vibrant, as is the Mystic Heather. <br />
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Having pieces of my family history, the love and care of my family and friends was really the silver lining to these trying past few weeks. However, today at my doctor appointment, I got good news! She said it looks much better than Saturday when she saw me last, I can cut down on one of the drops so we can get a whole 4 hours sleep straight through, and was very hopeful it was healing nicely. Last night on Facebook, feeling sorry for myself, I asked for your prayers and positive energy if you could spare some, then today the good news -- I don't believe in coincidences. I have the love of my family and friends to thank for all the prayers and good vibes -- I can't thank you enough, as I know the power of prayer and positive energy and know you all had a hand in this! Please accept my humble thanks. One bad thing is that she didn't think I should wear contacts again, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it as there may even be another type I can use that don't disintegrate or disappear so easily (seriously, I can see I've got it out to the white of my eye, then it disappears!) The odd thing is that I could see better with contacts than I can with eyeglasses, weird eh?<br />
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The sun shone brightly today and it was 70 degrees! I noticed a few bunches of crocus and the leaves of my tulips and daffodils are up too. So maybe spring has finally arrived? I hope so!<br />
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Have I missed anything fun? If it takes me awhile to get back to you --you know its still the Gmail import to Apple Mail driving me crazy!<br />
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Linking up to Lakota's Taa Daa Tuesday: <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/">http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com</a><br />
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XXX<br />
JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-58499743520441119582013-03-30T13:28:00.001-04:002015-04-26T17:13:20.962-04:00Ramones on Don Kirschner's Rock ConcertA little (well long) something for the weekend, for all of you Ramones lovers ...<br />
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For those of you too young to have seen the Ramones live, this is the closest representation I've found thus far of what it was like to be at a Ramones show. You were just blasted with song after song, no time to take a breath between dancing your ass off and having the time of your life! Its a bit long, so watch when you're bored, you'll be bopping around in no time!<br />
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This had to have been filmed a bit later, as I recall seeing them in the early CBGB days, they would just stop and start fighting over something on stage, then get back to it. Pretty funny actually!</div>
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BTW, this was filmed for Don Kirchner's Rock Concert, a series of concerts every week where he would introduce new acts, as well as feature more established bands. Happy times watching and developing a taste for the varied music of the 70s before I was too young to hit the clubs (okay I started sneaking in very early, so we're talking real young.) We got exposed to so much fantastic music, definitely helping to shape my snobbish (I prefer highly honed) musical tastes today!<br />
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Thursday we were in the city for a lovely late lunch with a dear friend and then went out to stock up on hair dye. More pink for me to play with, a lovely new shade called "Cleo Rose" (who is actually someone we know (a total character who was in the entrtainmnt biz in the 60s.) Manic Panic now makes a new one called Manic Mixer/Pastel-izer, so you can make any of their colours into pastel shades. I was told the designer Chris Benz and I are the first to have it in our grubby little hands, so of course I will be playing with it this weekend! While there, I noticed this fantastic poster of Joey that since I was planning on posting this piece this weekend, thought you would njoy as well!<br />
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Happy Easter/ Passover/ Ostara to all my lovelies!<br />
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Well it came through this time, maybe they got too many complaints about the outrageous pricing? Although I still found shit clothing labeled as "designer" with prices to match, and old, chipped and crackled dishes priced outrageously. But we managed to ferret out some great stuff, first time in ages.<br />
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First up a stack of books, some for each of us, all between 50c & 99c, can't beat that. Especially as Gwensday found a book she can use for High School next year (advanced algebra -- ew I barely made it through regular algebra! Thank goodness she has her Dad's brain for numbers!) Can you guess which one is mine? Muahaha!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hint: Mine is the second one from top, looks like a wickedly fun trashy novel composed of three stories by three different authors.<br />
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And now for Gwensday's picks...<br />
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Funky sneaks that zip on the side, brand new. She plans to draw all over them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">She wasted no time, the next morning she came down dressed and wearing these customized sneaks. She calls the red one the "murderous" sneaker because she accidentally got red paint on it, then just went for it. I told her the only thing you can murder with that is a cockroach! Now all her friends want her to paint theirs, I told her get a biz going!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not vintage, but a warm wool cardigan with the beading intact is fine with me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lightweight merino wool Breton style top. Love the pink!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think <a href="http://vintagevixon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vix</a> was infiltrating my brain when I came across this beauty. Fits perfect and will be nice and cool in summer. You can't see the sparkles sewn in, typical Indian dress with a riot of colour. Hey it'll go with whatever hair colour I have!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another lightweight wool top. Its not black and white, its pink and brown, closer to the second pic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got rid of one of these years ago and was always sorry I did. Its a maxi denim dress. Fab in summer, or layered in winter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the wash, looks almost new.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New slippers. They must have been rejects, never worn. I don't care, I go through this type rather quickly (me bad, I'll wear them outside to sit on the porch!) so $3 is fine for me.</td></tr>
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Lastly something I found for my husband. I call it his "cholo" shirt!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who could resist those skulls?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild right? Its enormous, but will be good for tossing over a swimsuit or when you just want something lose and not sticking to your skin! (if the warmth ever comes to NY!)</td></tr>
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Lastly, our niece was searching for a prom dress on a very limited budget. She's in St. Louis and I told her to try for vintage, but its expensive there. So I got her size, colour and style preference and, well this was the very first dress I laid my hands on!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sexy back!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of the front.</td></tr>
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She had wanted red or cobalt blue, halter or strapless, and when I sent pics she loved it but was afraid of size. She was also worried about it being clingy, but this is heavier satin so it will skim instead of cling. I said it's our treat, if it fits and you love it, great. Otherwise maybe another friend would like it. She was so cute, didn't want us to spend money if it wouldn't work, but I put it to her like this "It was less than any tee shirt you've ever purchased. So try it." Might need minor alterations but they shouldn't cost much, and she'll definitely be the only beauty with this dress! It will also look beautiful with her hair and eyes. So I hope it works for her!<br />
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Oh one last little gadget. Can you guess what it is?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its a knife and scissors sharpener! Very sharp and perfect since my utility sheers are always going dull. Not back for a buck!</td></tr>
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Well that's it for this week. We had a busy weekend, on Sunday we went to pick up furniture that my great grandfather made. They have a rich history and deserve a post all their own, which I'll do later in the week.<br />
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Linking up with Lakota's Taa Daa Tuesday: http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com<a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com</a><br />
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XXX<br />
JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-90996104570789017412013-03-22T11:14:00.001-04:002013-03-22T11:14:23.337-04:00NY Has Been Sassy Vamped!Or perhaps I should say Desified? One blustery, snowing day last week a parcel arrived much to my surprise. Within it was treasure from the glorious <a href="http://pullyoursoxup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Desireé</a>! A parcel for Gwensday Addams and myself. We got <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SassyVamps?ref=hl" target="_blank">Sassy Vamped</a>!<br />
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Gwensday's parcel was wrapped up very girly, with a postcard from Frankenweenie! She giggled at the dichotomy! Inside was a magnificent Sassy Vamps headband in the perfect shade for Gwensday's green hair -- black! She put it on right away! Also included were a pair of very cool (so cool mum may "borrow" them) vintage 80s sunglasses from the AU designer Maggie T.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Pretty vintage fabric, a pink bow and "Weird Girl" postcard which Gwensday LOVED!<br />
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In my parcel, which was wrapped with what I at first thought was beautiful vintage fabric, was a Sassy Vamps headband in the perfect shade for me -- GREEN! It's just a shade off from my living room walls, so how is that for perfection? Turns out the wrapping was a beautiful tea towel, my first from AU! (And now being used in the kitchen!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapped up all pretty with a vintage postcard of a vintage bathing beauty, which I love!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous tea towel and my Sassy Vamps headband in the perfect shade of green! Its so pretty, I'm keeping ti on display in the living room when not in use! Desireé you know me too well!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zombie without caffeine! I think I need to wave my hair to wear my "crown" properly, my hair looks too thin this way -- I need some volume!</td></tr>
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When bitching to my husband that he gets to be the grand high poobah, wear a special hat, sit on a throne, and what does the first lady get? Squat. Not even a damn tiara. He immediately retaliated with "You got a crown from Australia, now you're Priscilla Queen of the Desert!" So shall it be dubbed from now on!<br />
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Thank you so much Desireé for thinking of us, you are the sweetest, sexiest Sassy Vamp around!<span id="goog_963129760"></span><br />
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Hmm what can you imagine is inside this tureen, festooned by daffodils?<br />
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I usually make it thicker, almost stew-like, but for some reason I wanted soupy. And it was delish! Except the daffodils didn't ward off winter like I'd hoped ):<br />
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As a side note, the plain brown wrapping (oh so discreet!) has been ripped up and added to my compost pile. I smiled as I was doing it not only for the compost (and ripping paper is my therapy!) but because now Desireé is now a part of helping our garden grow -- imagine that, all the way from the other side of the world, my compost is that much richer for Desireé's lovely parcel!<br />
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For those of you who where asking for photos of me in my new arctic/ blue fox coat, here you go! Hair freshly re-pinked too (but ignore the pre-caffeine face scrunched up face!)<br />
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Lastly, I don't recall mentioning, but I'm finally glasses free! They've been the bane of my existence since I have to wear them all the time. I forget to take them off, then while reading doze off only to wake with a swollen nose and cuts on my cheekbones. Ew. I finally gave up and tried again, this time with success as they've finally made great strides in multi-focal lenses. The only problem is that I have green eyes, like olive green, with lots of yellow and orange. The slight blue tinge to the contacts cancels out all the green and I look like I have brown eyes! Now it wouldn't have been so bad if I was used to that, but at 53, I like my green eyes. And multi-focal lenses don't come in colours ): I found a solution though after doing a ton of research. You can indeed layer lenses. They need to be thin, not the theatrical kind (see my Halloween posts for that type), and you put them under your prescription lenses. I got one pair, not realising just how delicate they were so they were quickly destroyed. So I ordered again, this time green and hazel (hazel contacts actually make my eyes look more like their normal colour because of the orange and yellow flecks) and they're whisking their way to me as I write this. I can't wait to have green eyes again!<br />
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JetIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-36964871008508093342013-03-19T09:05:00.001-04:002015-04-11T17:02:04.241-04:00Estate Sale Finds & Homemade Baked ZitiLast month I was kind of jonesing for a thrift fix. Since the thrift stores around here have gotten out of hand, Tag and estate sales can be much better price-wise, plus you get to wander through some amazing homes (and get decor ideas!) So we found two in quite wealthy neighborhoods (I always look at the "better" neighborhoods, better stuff!) and set out. We purposely set out late -- with these kinds of sales, the dealers are vultures lined up hours before the sale starts and usually choose the things I'm not interested in anyway. They also are such hoarders that they miss a good deal of fantastic finds. The later you arrive, the better the price gets as they want it cleared out with as little to deal with at the end of the day as possible.<br />
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First sale was pretty empty, not much of interest until I spotted a silk Armani cape ( poncho?) They tried to raise the price, but that don't cut it with me, its marked, I'll either try to talk you down if I think its not worth that, or pay the asking price. It was $10, and will look amazing layered or even as a swim coverup as its quite long on me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Armani cape/ poncho thingie. Its actually quite sheer, made out of silk scarf-type fabric. (Yeah, it'll get ironed with the rest when I get motivated!)</td></tr>
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The second sale was STUFFED even though there was only a little more than an hour left to the sale. They were world travelers, so loads of interesting books, knick knacks, and I counted at least 20 fur coats! I spotted one fur immediately that I lusted after... 1960s silver fox. Price was way too much for my blood but a great deal for a coat in that condition (used they sell pretty high, as this particular style seems to be in demand.) Wandered through this great old Tudor style house (drooled over their vintage kitchen cabinets), found little doodads. A really cool vintage set of two decks of playing cards (sealed and in their original case!) from a South American cruise line that will be gifts. My husband found a complete series of first edition books by Winston Churchill that we found out are worth quite a bit (one volume alone is selling on abe.com for almost 2 grand with a poorer condition dust jacket! Okay so maybe those won't be kept in the book hoard!) If they really are worth that much then they'll have to go to a real auction house, it may be just that volume that is worth that much, the rest as a collection may pull the same price; but he wants to enjoy them first!<br />
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In the room filled with linens, I found a gorgeous Hanae Mori silk scarf, and a so-so Vera scarf (colours not what I normally go for but a lovely print, so may gift it.) Then I spotted a set of 4 linen napkins and placemats by Vera, and then a second unused set! The patterns and colours on these are beautiful and I have a few pieces I use all the time as they really brighten a table. For those of you in the UK Vera Neuman was quite a prolific artist and lent her designs to be produced as linens and scarves, mostly in very bright colours, geometrics, and flowers throughout the 60's and 70s. She actually lived near me (only found out recently) and some of her designs sell quite high. It's getting harder to find things by her as she's become "trendy". Ew. I've been collecting the scarves since the 80s and have a lovely collection. The linens are harder to come by, I guess they got used so much they got stained and people tossed them. Shame, I make stories up about stains on vintage linens about the meals eaten on them! (Of course our own stories get added...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the colour of this, it's actually very pink, not red like it looks on my screen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Pretty design, but the colours are eh.<br />
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Blogger is giving me trouble adding captions to the photos, so here's the descriptions of the linens. The first is the blue set bought at the estate sale, never used. The second, yellow was also found at the estate sale, but had been used (again, I haven't ironed after laundering everything, I need a new set up for ironing, drives me crazy now!) The round butterfly napkins I've had for some time, and the red set below was a first anniversary gift, never used, still in the shrink wrap. I've been using them for over 20 years and they still stay vibrant after countless launderings! As you can see, they each have the ladybird, usually in a colour to match the piece. </div>
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Lastly I was still thinking about that coat. I knew I couldn't nor wouldn't pay the asking price, but they were closing up. So I bit the bullet tried it on -- perfect fit for tiny me! I asked their best price, talked them into doing the whole lot of everything for a very reduced price. Score!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is! My blue fox jacket. Warm as toast for these old bones!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">It's pieced together with leather inserts, you can see on the left where the pocket is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I thought some of you might get a kick out of the hanger. I've had this and others from hotels all over the US for over 20 years, found in my hallway when we lived in Brooklyn Heights. I think they're from the 60s.</td></tr>
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The moral of this story: don't always be first to estate and tag sales, always bring everything together as one bunch that you plan to buy, and always make an offer -- the worst they can do is say no, and usually they want rid of it so will say yes!<br />
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On another note, an estate sale I happened upon two weeks ago was crazy, and not in a good way. I wish I had taken pics, the house gave me the distinct impression that someone mentally ill lived there, as there had been no cleaning for decades and items were in multiples. Kind of sad actually. The house itself should have been condemned! Seriously, I've been to some pretty rickety old houses but this one took the prize. As tiny as I am I was scared to climb any stairs inside because they looked so dicey. But my curiosity got the better of me. If there was one of an item, you could be sure to find at least two more. There was a bathtub filled with never worn tee shirts still in shrink wrap. A pile of mostly new mens clothes that went from the floor piled up about 6 feet tall, and about as wide. A pile of never worn Addias sneakers four feet high, again about as wide. Stuff crammed in every corner that I wondered how someone had actually lived there. The place was completely filthy, the floors, the walls, ceilings, everywhere. I spotted a vintage serving dish in a kitchen cabinet but when I went to fish it out the filth caked on the inside of the cabinets completely grossed me out! How does the inside of a cabinet get that filthy? I have only encountered that sort of thing when younger and exploring abandoned houses. I was out of there pretty fast, anything I might've wanted would've given me the heebie-jeebies to bring home! I actually came home, threw all my clothes (including my jacket) into the washer, and took a shower I felt so disgusting after being there. You never know what to encounter, but I'm sure glad they put a disclaimer about wearing old clothes, I didn't even bring in my handbag, just some cash in my pocket, thank goodness!<br />
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Now on to some yummy comfort food!<br />
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I had a request from both my husband and daughter for my homemade baked ziti. I haven't made it in awhile, and they had the ingredients on sale, so this was Monday night's supper.<br />
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Baked ziti is basically the same ingredients as lasagna (switching out lasagna for ziti), but much quicker and all jumbled together so no pretty layers, but same tastes.<br />
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I took 32 oz Ricotta cheese, 16 oz Mozzarella cheese (shredded finely) and one egg, and mixed together with some Italian seasonings, always with extra garlic! (Powdered garlic is fine for this, remember this is to be quick so don't faff about with fresh.) Save enough of the mozzarella to sprinkle over the top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is all the cheese, egg and seasoning mixed together. Don't forget to save some mozzarella for the top!</td></tr>
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While you're mixing the cheese, set your pasta to boil. You want it a little less done than al dente because it will cook more when you put it in the oven. Drain when done and dump in a roasting pan, then mix your sauce. Again, don't make homemade sauce, use a good jar (I used Trader Joe's Organic Marinara, 25 oz) and reserve some sauce to spread on top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A pound of Ziti Rigati (I like the grooves, they hold the cheese and sauce better than plain ziti) mixed with most of the sauce. Don't forget to reserve some sauce for the top!</td></tr>
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Next mix in the cheese mixture right in the pan, mix it up well. Then start putting some extra sauce on top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Here I've already mixed the cheese mixture in (oops forgot to take a pic of that) and started spreading the sauce on top.<br />
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Cover with foil, and pop in the oven. I set the oven to 350 degrees, for one hour. After the hour, I'll test to see if its hot enough inside, if not, it stays in with the foil. Once it's hot enough I remove the foil and let it bake just a little to make sure the mozzarella on top is melted nicely.<br />
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Here is the finished Baked Ziti. It wound up having to cook 1.5 hours with about 5 minutes to melt the top once the foil was off. It always seems to take a different amount of time, which is why I say to check after an hour, as it depends on your oven.<br />
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Now there are many variations on how to make this, but this is the way I grew up watching my Italian grandmother making it, and its how all of us in the family make it.<br />
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The recipe can easily be halved, or even quartered to suit your needs. My family will demolish almost half in one sitting and then the rest gets put in the fridge and is always gone by the end of the week, as it gets eaten for lunch, or if I don't feel like cooking one night -- leftovers!<br />
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You can also play with the cheese amounts. My family LOVES a lot of cheese, so I accommodate, but I have made it with less. You could also try using half the ricotta and half yoghurt cheese (strain yoghurt overnight in cheesecloth or a coffee filter to make yoghurt cheese.) I know other people that like to make a lower calorie version by using cottage cheese, but you'll never see that pass my lips! I can even see it made more vegan if you leave out the egg, used seasoned tofu, and vegan mozzarella (again, tofu doesn't go past these lips, its definitely a texture thing with both tofu and cottage cheese.) I do usually have extra sauce in the fridge, which is nice to add to leftovers as they can get dry. Play around to see what suits you best, but remember: this is Italian comfort food not really meant to be super healthy, just a hot gooey mess of cheese and pasta! (Hence why I made it while it was not only a freezing day, but also started snowing like mad!) Whatever you do, mangia!<br />
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Last week I was pleasantly surprised by a beautiful Valentine's Day gift from my husband. He knows I not only love McQueen, but chartreuse is my favourite colour. Imagine the glee when a chartreuse tri-skull ring was my gift! Perfection! </div>
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I've been dying for good crepes, somewhere along one of our moves I lost my good pan so haven't had luck making them (and they are so easy to make either sweet or savoury.) He found a local creperie that was casual but oh so delicious! Buckwheat crepes for supper, and my fav sucre, beurre, lemon for dessert. I cleaned each plate which is a first for me as I usually eat loads of small meals. And the dinner crepe was really packed! Definitely have to go back!<br />
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Also on Valentine's Day I re-did my hair pink. The pics don't show it too well, but the light parts are light pink. The only thing I dislike about light pink is that it fades so fast. I am quite in love with the darker pink "New Rose", and keep adding a little more each time the spirit moves me because it's so pretty!<br />
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I also tried my hand again at the no-time bread I wrote about last week. Better luck this time, but I still must be doing something wrong as the crust is just too hard. It was perfect for breaking up into the vegetarian vegetable soup I made though!</div>
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Lastly, kitteh pics. You buy these kids all kinds of toys and what amuses them most? A box with tissue paper. Kids today!</div>
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Linking up to Lakota's Taa Daa Tuesday: <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/">http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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PS for those interested, the werewolf hat came out looking too wonky, like its ears were the wrong size. So I took them off and have a happily toasty warm hat! </div>
Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-44671909812577781842013-02-14T13:24:00.002-05:002013-02-14T13:25:32.112-05:00Valentine's Day Our WayHere are Valentine greetings for all my fav ghouls...<br />
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Dinner tonight will be a new crepe restaurant. Been dying for good crepes, lost my pan somewhere during one of our moves. My husband asked if there was a dress code & they said "we don't care if you show up in a shower curtain!" Hmm not into shower curtains (too cold this time of year) but thinking up another wacky outfit to freak out the patrons might be kinda fun! Wish me luck... hey maybe Morticia and Gomez? (Dark glasses of course, we don't want to sign autographs hahaha!)<br />
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J.Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-13698929051595377302013-02-14T10:59:00.000-05:002015-04-11T17:08:03.063-04:00Santa Muerte Unoffical Saint of MexicoRecently while talking "shop" with mi corazon <a href="http://www.vpjlm.com/" target="_blank">Dama</a>, I ran across a kindle book on Amazon. I love reading about different cultures folk traditions and magic, and this one intrigued me as I had never heard of the book. So for $2.99 I sprang for it. And I read it in one sitting it was so fascinating! Best $2.99 spent!<br />
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The book title is "Grimoire of Santa Muerte: Spells and Rituals of Most Holy Death, the Unofficial Saint of Mexico" by Sophia diGregorio<br />
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Without ruining the book for those who may be interested in reading it, I will give a short breakdown. Loads of history, stories of her helping those in need, how to work with her, novenas to her, magic, altars, you name it. It also goes into how she became a patron of criminals who think they are above the wrath of the Gods, but wind up getting quite a surprise instead! The media misinformation also helped give her a bad name. I love that this book sets the facts straight for those with good intentions.<br />
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Santa Muerte sounds like a scary name, but I assure you even with the depiction of her with scythe, she is quite merciful and helps those who need it most, meting out justice when needed. You can find prayer cards of her wearing different colours, and the colours represent what energy you wish her to work with you.<br />
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We all have dark and light sides to us and many choose to deny the dark, never fully becoming a fully integrated individual. She has both.<br />
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As you can see here are the different colours associated with her.<br />
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I highly recommend this book if you're like me, a lover of different cultures, their traditions, and folk magic practices. It can be found on Amazon here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grimoire-Santa-Muerte-Unofficial-ebook/dp/B00B5NPCBS/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360471525&sr=1-6&keywords=santa+muerte" target="_blank">Grimoire of Santa Muerte: Spells and Rituals of Most Holy Death, the Unofficial Saint of Mexico by Sophia diGregorio</a><br />
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I hope this was as interesting for you as it was for me!<br />
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Linking with Lakota's Taa Daa Tuesday! <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/">http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com</a><br />
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XXX<br />
Jet<br />
<br />Idee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-25531372219335095192013-02-05T13:44:00.002-05:002015-04-11T17:13:55.222-04:00Werewolf ('there wolf') Hat & other Ta Dah'sIts brrr out there, and with a kid sized head, my best bet is to knit my own hats. Luckily I love to knit, and even got some designs in books & films during the '80's so I guess I'm pretty good. The main problem I had with this "Werewolf" ('there wolf', sorry can't help the Young Frankenstein reference, its ingrained in my head) is that I had a weird :snap: in my wrist (the one that most recently had neuropathy) so it was frustrating to try & knit with a brace, and not be able to knit in my normal speed knitting style. But I ploughed through & it was done in no time! If you follow me on FB you saw my <ahem> comments on trying to get the ears stiff (use your dirty imagination.) Just finished the second ear, and have them pinned, but now I'm not sure I like it as I've been wearing the super warm hat without (double layer bulky wool, heaven!)! So here you have my first Ta Dah!</ahem><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I'm lazy today & not in the mood to do any "staging". Deal with it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Sunday we went to see the Rolling Stones 50 exhibit -- nothing like waiting until the last minute, it was the last day! So for my Keef friends here I am with young Keith! (don't do a close up, I had a nasty migraine & my face is all scrunched up making me look like an old hag (well older of a hag than I already am!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course we couldn't leave out older Keith, still rocking like a madman! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got home & within one hour had made homemade vegetarian pea soup & homemade <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-notime-bread-40653" target="_blank">"No-Time Bread"</a> I' halved the recipe as I didn't want to be tempted to eat the rest myself, and it came out "meh". The crust was entirely too hard, and the interior was VERY dense. Good for soup though. I still have half in the fridge so maybe I'll try try again. It did look pretty though!</td></tr>
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Last is that I FINALLY found a fabulous optical shop that took their time and found contacts I can wear without sacrificing either distance or reading. For those of you who wear multi-focal lens, when you get contacts, one goes. Years ago I tried and I had to take them out every time I wanted to see distance. My distance is actually quite good, its the reading part that gives me a hard time. These guys were so patient and got my vision to 20/25 which I consider miraculous as my natural vision is 20/100! I can see! YAY! After the last bout of dozing off with glasses on, getting a swollen nose, bruised and cut cheek I'd had enough. And I'm so glad I finally tried again... although I will admit eyeglasses do hide a multitude of sins! Oh well just have to be craftier with the makeup!<br />
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Connecting up to Lakota's Ta Dah! Tuesday: <a href="http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/2013/02/ta-dah-tuesday-polar-bear-biscuits.html">http://faithhopeandcharityshopping.blogspot.com/2013/02/ta-dah-tuesday-polar-bear-biscuits.html</a><br />
So what has everyone else been up to?<br />
XXX<br />
Jet<br />
PS the Werewolf hat pattern is from "Vampire Knits" by Genevieve Miller<br />
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