vintage black suede & leather dress / $14.50

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A very good dress!

trying on the suede

Buffalo Exchange Long Beach.
There was a shop tag marked $110 attached.
Very soft and easy to wear.
I biked to the beach in it!
Score, right?

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06 lady bug friend

A ladybug was hanging around.
Probably wanted to join in on the red accenting.

02 toes in beach sand

03 red pink lips

I’m lucky to have the getaway to Long Beach available to me.
Belmont Shore is so beautiful. peaceful. quiet. mellow.
My brother lives there.
He still has the bad ass couch I passed on when I left Cali 5 years ago.
Every time I visit and sit/sleep on this marvelous couch, my brain calculates if it would be possible to get the couch back in my possession.
It’s deep. long. grey. seemingly unstainable.
And made by a local L.A. builder.
I bought it ten years ago at a local design boutique on 3rd Street (I think).
Couches are too much of a pain to move from place to place, sadly.
I’m glad this one is still in the family, at least.

on the beach

posted 3 days ago

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fuschia piplette dress / $free

Another of Randi’s rejects.

fuschia piplette dress

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Hooray for free dresses!
Double hooray for free dresses with pockets.

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Have I ever shown you my beloved vintage, golden, duramesh wallet?

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You know I love the duramesh. And I love this wallet so.
It has fallen apart, but no luck finding a replacement.
I’ve repaired it multiple times by sewing the top mesh to the zipper area.
You can see my threading in the shot below.

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Boy! have there been some surprising shifts this past month.
READY for February to get going today.
Last month I left my day job (hooray!), got notice my rent is going up 20% (looking for new digs)
and the boyfriend and I broke up (ah well - a promising new suitor has appeared).
All or nothing for me, apparently, in January 2012.
How about you? Pretty much the same?
heehee
Don’t worry, I feed on free falling.
Love the adventure and invigoration of unknown landing spot(s).

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posted 3 weeks ago

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vintage leslie fay black velvet


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Vintage Leslie Fay velvet dress.
Purchased long ago at Jet Rag for something like $15.
Inside was stuck a piece of garage sale masking tape: “$1.50”
Though I love the thrill of thrifting pieces at such insane prices, $15 was still a good deal for this one.

So, Christmas came and went.
I made some tasty stuff, like a goat cheese quiche with hashbrown crust (see my Pintrest) & a couple french silk pies.
And ate tasty stuff that others cooked and baked.
Gave some presents, got some presents.
Saw some folks, missed other folks.
Still working on finishing off the wine.

posted 1 month ago

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