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Vagabonding in the Park
One of the great things about Portland in the sense of community. During summer, this becomes pretty prominent. Between Flicks on the Bricks, Rose Festival, and concerts in the park, it’s hard not to...
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Gypsy Rose Lee Author Comes to the City of Roses
Last night I had the wonderful pleasure of hearing American Rose author Karen Abbott speak at Powell’s. With MacbookPro in hand, she presented a slide show and spoke about the life of legendary...
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Tom Brokaw Speaks on America
Something you may not know about me, is that I am a huge news geek. For someone who appears to be a complete and utter Time-Warp Wife, I am extremely up to date on current affairs. Often, my...
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Setzer Rocks the Coast
Before I start in on my holidays, I must share what has to be one of the best concerts of my life… Now, I’ve seen most of my favorite living performers…Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Michael Buble, The...
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Book Review: Forties Fashion
The 1940s was an interesting and decisive decade across the globe. With the Second World War we faced a period in which nearly all aspects of our lives were asked to change. From the warfare itself...
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Vintage Beauty: Introduction
Awhile ago, I picked up this book at Powell’s downtown… The cover grabbed my attention right away, and flipping through its pages provided both quality tips, as well as a few giggles. The book was...
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I Strum My Guitar…
Last night I was finally able to check off a band that I’ve been dying to see for years off my list…Social Distortion. Social D, like Brian Setzer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, was one of my early...
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Footsteps in the Fog
In about a week and a half, Patrick and I will be flying to San Francisco. He will be attending a hackathon down in Palo Alto, while I stay in the heart of San Francisco to spend a weekend visiting...
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The Black Dahlia: A Work of Surrealist Art?
WARNING: The Black Dahlia murder was gruesome and disturbing. This entry goes into some detail about her murder. To prevent any unwanted unpleasantness, I have included a link to an image for those...
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Rocket Roll
Last night is up there with one of the best nights of my life. I got to see my favorite band, The Phenomenauts. If you have not yet heard of them, I highly recommend you check them out. They are,...
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Vista Las Palmas
One of the fabulous things about our hotel is that they have complimentary bicycles for guests to use! We opted to go for a small peddle around one of Palm Spring’s modern neighborhoods, Vista Las...
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The Great Gatsby
Last night I did something I’d never done before…I wore a 20s dress. Why? Because I had one, and I was going to The Great Gatsby. More on that later…right now, let’s just focus on my amazing thrifted...
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