Catching up with The Stripes.

Stripes again.
Before the real cold and rain sets in for 6 months....I have a chance to wear things that are not warm, not cold....
Today was Wear Purple day so I did. 80s purple Laura Ashley dress and purple stripe tights and my fave little witch flats.
I wore purple ...not just for the gay kids, the gay soldiers..but for my brother Leland who didn't stick around to see that it got better.

And Like A Tree the day before. 50s wool sweater dress, b/w stripe tshirt under that (surprise!) and brown thi-hi's with...tall brown boots and a wide leather belt. I look like a jar of Chunky Peanut Butter. yum!

A few days ago....Black and White stripes and a black dress...cute flats...again...

I love the sunsets....it wears a lot of purple too......

What Inspires me today/What I'm working on...

I don't think I will ever tire of dresses/skirts with boots...and really cute sandals.....especially if they have buckles and straps........

A Blue dress for the Alice in you.......on etsy....







A tailcoat of ivory with toile, crochet and shells....and lots of lace......with a blue silk party dress.......
fairytale.........






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and this song was playing last night in the "new" Thriftway...as I was shopping for pie and lotion kleenex for my husband......I sometimes forget that I love Christine McVie

Shifted Into Neutral

Why am I in a cabin kind of mood? I need a vacation, that's why.
and that's why I made a cabin display in the shop......I want to sit in a cozy living room with a fireplace, I want to drink a boozy cinnamon hot tea, I want to have a stack of books sitting beside me.



I want to hear the chickadees sing, I want to hear a wooden rocker creak, and I want to bake some bran muffins......




I want to wear leather boots, I want to wrap myself in a warm wool blanket, I want to watch the evergreens sway in the breeze.

Well, tough luck on that...at least for awhile...;-)

So, I found a Cynthia Steffe corset dress...in black.

and a leather briefcase banged up just the way I like it.





some crumpled vanilla wrapping paper, many copies of The Stranger Genius issue...
a very vintage Irish hotel laundry basket



my wood Nordstrom hanger, old wood yardsticks, leather brouges, fringe moccasins and a leather tote bag.





Some of these will be listed on etsy in the next few days.....
And some wool camp blankets, and an Indian print blanket. Some safari dresses and linen.
What got me going was this man-selection I'm sure.

These are up at etsy right now!
30s - 40s A-2 leather jacket...



Red and Black plaid Woolrich vintage jacket.



Red Wing leather vintage work boots.



Air Force N 2B vintage hooded jacket with real fur.