Grape Wine Burgundy Berry Raspberry Blackberry oxblood

that color....a little bit purple *a little bit pink *a little bit blue *a little bit brown....it always feels so autumn, and that is just a few weeks away....it's also...Back To School.
I don't go back to school in the late summer just about Labor Day, but I still buy new yellow pencils, some pads of paper and sniff pink erasers...just for old times sake...

Pink, fuschia, rust stripe vintage 60s scarf  

Vintage riding Boots, fringe loafers, Bass tassel shoes, Suede ghillies.....
Riding boots in shiny dark oxblood burgundy leather with small wood stack heels.
 Soft burgundy wine suede menswear wingtip shoes that tie on the top.
 Tassel loafers, all the typical stuff, with a fringe in Burgundy Oxblood leather.
Bass Weejuns penny loafers, the burgundy Beefroll style is it, and has been since 1936.







 

 

Separates....
Raspberry wine boucle Cardigan 70s vintage Sweater V neck, 
Berry Pink Plaid Skirt pleated black burgundy wool check, 
Harley Davidson vintage thermal shirt Tacoma harley vintage 1970s, 
Vintage pleated Blouse 1970s Miss Magnin purple pink roses boho party top 

Purple floral corduroy vintage dress, wine corduroy jumper, purple gunne Sax, berry 70s knit shirtdress...for fall dressing.
Vintage 70s soft textured knit vegan boucle knit dress has a cute bodice and adorable puffed sleeves.
Crochet lace and sheer voile create an enchanted romantic vintage 1970s dress...pale lilac with purple floral sheer voile.
A long empire with a strappy neckline, this vintage 70s dress has a sexy top that gets even better....with perma pleats.
Simple slim vintage dress is purple with a faux wrap deep back neckline. In the front, it's a gentle curve and has little cap sleeves.
























 



Pretty cool !

Late summer August is dry

...with the light becoming slowly weaker......the sun has dropped from High Summer....the colors are brighter....and have more of a purply hue...since the hot bright sun doesn't wash them out...
Sugar Daddy petunias, purple alyssum, and pansies from last fall.......with water and a shot of weak fertilizer once a week....color stays around...

wow...Look at the crazy tall nasturtium........it just keeps growing taller and taller.......will it bloom?

My neighbor gave me a bouquet of dahlias that match my orange color scheme.....

I love that old wicker rocker.....
I only bring it out in the summer....maybe this year I'll take in the house for winter....

I took the uprights from my patio shade thingie (after November winds destroyed it....) and made a cage around my basement steps so I won't fall in and down !!

A big hydrangea in  a galvanized vintage boiler....and a big squirt gun to annoy the feral cats that want to eat my birds....

What have I listed lately? Lots more fresh Fall lovelies coming in a few days.....boots, plaid skirts, vintage blazers, and the men folks....a vintage suit, a Fedora...and other goodies......

Autumn vintage shoes.....wingips, mary janes, ..and preppy fringe loafers.









 

Summer songs, Farewell too soon...

Summer is hot days and swimming in the creek....Summer is hot sticky plastic seats your thighs stick to..... Summer is bugs in my soda pop....Summer time will be a love in there....and Summer is fruit flies in my face !

Words to live by....
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac Gangsta whitewalls TV antennas in the back You may not have a car at all But remember brothers and sisters You can still stand tall Just be thankful for what you've got Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac Diamond in the back, sunroof top Diggin' the scene With a gangsta lean Gangsta whitewalls TV antennas in the back...



  For those who come to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there





Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky

more starry, more immortal

If the day and night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal- that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself.
said Henry David Thoreau in Walden.

the seasons are about to change...I can already see the day a bit shorter from mid-July...I see the vegetables in the garden coming into full ripeness.
.........and autumn.......
Stay in your shorts and sandals as long as you can....Rage Rage Rage against the shorter days....but fall will come....and it could look like this:

Vintage Floral bucket purse crossbody huge Duffle bag

Basset Hound Scarf

Walden -- The one who came from farthest to my lodge, through deepest snows and most dismal tempests, was a poet. A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love.

 

80s vintage Rose Jean Shorts Floral Black Denim high waist

 

Vintage Lace Blouse White Camisole Ralph Lauren 70s boho top

Walden -- I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.
 

Vintage Black Gladiator buckle strap sandals shoes 7

 

Vintage Linen Black Boots canvas fabric Ankle booties 6

Walden -- Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Vintage NIKE running shoes 80s sneakers White Leather

Vintage 1950s Ivory white Leather T strap Heels slip on 7.5

Walden -- If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Neon lace 1970s vintage Bodysuit stretchy Blouse

 

Army Military shirt vintage Olive green fatigue field shirt

Walden -- if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Ralph Lauren ruffled Blouse Vintage 1970s Blue Chambray

 

Vintage Blue Rose Skirt floral Beautiful Ralph Lauren long gathered cotton

 

Cognac Snake purse vintage 40s 50s

Brighton Leather Belt Vintage 90s

Walden -- There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness

70s vintage watch Helbros self winding

Vintage 70s leather Belt boho handpainted butterfly and flowers

In the background of our lives....

I spent all my money and a lot of my time watching my oldest in dance class and in recital, so that means I heard a lot, and I mean a lot of SHOWTUNES !
I love showtunes so it wasn't a bad gig...Showtunes get you there quickly, and they're songs about things that happen in daily life...Like..."here I am peeling potatoes and What I did for love ! "
2 favorites are Chorus Line, and The Sting....the music provided by the darling Marvin Hamlisch, who just passed on.


 He was a rare and talented bird who won in all 4 categories of major US performance Awards: the Emmy^® (4), the Grammy^® (4), the Oscar^® (3) and the Tony^®. He is one of only 2 who have received a Pulitzer Prize (for A Chorus Line) for a play.

If you've never seen 1973's The Sting.....go see it now! (it's actually playing in Seattle right now!)
But it's available somewhere ...streaming...somewhere....
and it's another reason why the 70s were the best Decade Ever !! 
Marvin adapted Ragtime genius Scott Joplin's piano music....and brought it back to popularity in  America long after it was forgotten.
The soundtrack should be in your personal collection!







The movie stars

• Paul Newman as Henry "Shaw" Gondorff
• Robert Redford as Johnny "Kelly" Hooker
• Robert Shaw as Doyle Lonnegan
• Charles Durning as Lt. William Snyder
• Ray Walston as J.J. Singleton

• Eileen Brennan as Billie

photo of Redford and Eileen Brennan in costumes by Edith Head from this ebay seller

• Harold Gould as Kid Twist, aka Les Harmon...........
• ...and Costumes by Edith Head !!!!!  
• 

"Can't regret...Won't forget...What I did for Love..... "
Here's my favorite version of "What I Did For Love"...by Ethel Merman....luxuriate in the stunning piano and the orchestra that rises and falls and stuns you into submission....THAT'S Marvin Hamlisch, my friends.

England Swings

The Olympics are Here ! The Olympics are here....

I generally ignore them. I don't really do sports except Giants baseball when I was young, and swimming. always swimming. Archery.
Horseback riding. Canoeing.
Bicycle riding at a comfortable pace. Walking. Climbing trees.
Power shopping in thrift stores. Grocery shopping in record time.
Gardening. Ignoring housework. Reading.
Matching my underwear to my outfit for the day.
Some of these activities are Olympic events.
Still, I'm not interested.

I haven't ignored them. I check the news and I watch videos.

I agree that NBC is a mean-spirited asshole corporation, but what else is new.....

The balance beam ladies are amazing. Sexy men in Speedos. The ladies in bikinis playing Beach volleyball. Yeah, Something for everyone in the family !

This is a pair of Olympics, orange and yellow  vintage aviators sunglasses by B & L  RayBan, the Vagabond model. Awesome, eh?

The best thing about the Olympics are the Swag Bags.  We made about 350. bucks on 2 vintage Nike Munchen tote bags back in the old Ebay days.

It has a story...those Munchen 1972 Olympic bags.  That was the Olympics (this is the 40th anniversary) when the Black September Palestinian militant group killed 11 Israeli athletes in a terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Back in the 90s we were goofing off on a Sunday afternoon going to estate sales. When we walked in, the gals at the front desk were a bit burned out and smoking. They tried to interest us in Hummels....oh please! so we just walked around...it was empty!
No people were there but us. We loaded up on light bulbs, note pads and envelopes...the usual crap no one thinks about, but everyone uses.
We were about to go back downstairs when we spotted them on a bed......2 plastic tote bags with the Nike symbol, the Nike name, and the Olympics rings and Munchen printed on a typical plastic airline tote bag.
Only later, did we figure out what they might be worth. And the ebay auction was very nice...back in the old days, we'd sit and refresh the screen every few minutes...then every few seconds...at the last hour.....WEEEEeeeeee!

so continuing on the sports theme, the first of the new listings I've done for about a month....Vintage Nike shoes, Vintage Converse, and a tennis themed hanky....

Vintage Swimsuits............

and the wackiest Pidgin Hawaiian dress from the 60s...I love novelty fabrics and the novelty dresses in goofy prints...and this one is wild !!  'As Why Hard!'  'Crack Seed'  ' Time for Au Au'

Roger Miller sings England Swings...