Archive for July, 2009
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Jul 29, 2009
6 CommentsThe Julie/Julia Project
I’m on vacation this week and selected a book I’ve been meaning to read for quite some time as my “beach read.” I picked up Julie & Julia by Julie Powell on Friday night and finished it by Monday night, it was that good. One of the most authentic and open-hearted memoir-style books I’ve read...
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Jul 26, 2009
No CommentsNow on Etsy!
I love shopping for vintage books and treasures, looking for that perfect collectible find, but I often come home with more than my home can hold, or I am constantly shifting out old items with new treasures. For example, I found not one, but TWO vintage typewriters that I “had to have,” but I only...
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Jul 19, 2009
No CommentsQuiet
This weekend Chris and I are photographing our friends Aaron and Lane for their wedding weekend. Or I should say, Chris is photographing, and I am gear-watching and errand-running. We’re at Mount Magazine, and it is absolutely beautiful here. I woke up before the sunrise, when typically Annie and Sydney would wake me up. They’re...
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Jul 17, 2009
No CommentsHere We Go Again
Annie is nesting a lot in our office closet. She did this about a year ago – maybe a little longer, and it was a false pregnancy. This time, if we buy her little stuffed animal “babies,” I think Sydney will chew them up. What to do? Problem Numero Dos: The office closet now has...
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Jul 16, 2009
No CommentsSeeing Color
For the last great while, everything I’ve designed or decorated or made at home has had a very neutral theme. I’ve painted my living room six times, but they were all shades of brown, gray, or beige. I am really happy with the current buttercream color. Even though it’s stilly technically a shade of beige,...
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Jul 13, 2009
No CommentsThe Search for the Perfect Pair of Jeans
Lately I feel like my search for the perfect pair of jeans has been completely fruitless. I bought a pear of DKNYs that I loved. Unfortunately, they were a size too big and barely hung on after I’d been wearing them for a few hours. Baggy pants that clearly don’t fit aren’t exactly attractive. Then,...
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Jul 12, 2009
No CommentsHave You Seen This?
Now there is an Instant Back for the Diana medium format camera that let’s you capture the beautiful, vintagey feel this camera produces instantly… like a Polaroid! The Instant Back attaches to the back of any Diana. We already have two in the house. This sweet little accessory would just about fulfill my dreams of...
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Jul 09, 2009
2 CommentsNew ‘Do, New Woman
Photo Booth makes anyone look like a rockstar! A few months ago Scott Adams (creator of the Dilbert comic) wrote a fantastic blog post (which I just discovered last week) about women and haircuts. It’s titled “Your Hair is Different” – here’s an excerpt: I forget where I read this tip, but I have used it...
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Jul 06, 2009
No CommentsSummer Finally
I finished my last paper and my last quiz for my summer classes last night. Today, I stored my books, checked that they were listed on Amazon, and moved my files off my desktop. Summer is finally here! So what am I up to? In the next glorious seven weeks, I plan to: Go to...
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Jul 02, 2009
No CommentsNew Vintage Lovelies
My vintage typewriter came today! It’s a Royal III, and it’s in fantastic condition. I won it on eBay for $10 (plus shipping, which was still reasonable). Came with the case, manuals, even the original sales tag! And then I found this heavyweight beauty at our local Humane Society thrift shop. I had never been...
