Which is perfectly illustrated by the main point of this post. So, in order to appreciate this you must understand something about my sense of fashion. For the longest time I thought I didn’t have any because no one else seemed to like what I like. It took several years (of very awkward dressing) for me to finally realize that I do have a sense of fashion…it’s just 60 years old! For example: Lucille Ball’s costumes on the “I Love Lucy Show” and Meryl Streep’s costume at Dorothy’s birthday party in “Julie and Julia” ( I have so far been unsuccessful in finding images on the web to link to in order to show you examples so you’ll just have to watch the episodes and the movie). I have also discovered, thanks to Facebook (oddly enough), one of my favorite clothing websites: ModCloth which specializes in selling actual vintage and vintage inspired clothing! Unfortunately, even the most inexpensive dress on the site is beyond my budget for the moment but just wait till Christmas. I’m working on my wish list already!
Anyways, so I’m searching ModCloth thinking how much I love this style of clothing and how neat it would be to make my own when I get this sudden urge to search the Craigslist free section just for fun. And what to my wondering eye should appear but a post about 50+ free patters from the 1940s-1970s!! So I e-mail the lady who had posted and was at her house in an hour picking up a huge box of treasures!! The poor lady didn’t know how to sew and I think she told me she didn’t even have a sewing machine. She had been given the patterns after her grandmother-in-law passed away and had just been holding onto them for years. I assured her that they were going to a home where they would be cherished and well cared for. When I got home (meaning the place we’re currently staying..cuz that changes quite often) I was like a giddy school girl who couldn’t wait until the first day of school when she got to wear her brand new first day of school outfit for the first time! I couldn’t wait to take them all out of the box and examine them immediately! Then I selected my favorites and photographed them so I could share them with you friends, family and faithful readers!
aren't they just lovely?
way beyond my technical skill level but exciting none the less!
Other than that extremely exciting news (for me anyways) we’ve been mostly hanging with friends and trying to determine what to do with our lives, which, may I just say, is no easy task. But the fun times are what everyone wants to know about so here they are!
Serisse and her new boyfriend Sam.
The guys enjoying many a freeze pop.
And as usual we enjoyed many of Shawn’s culinary creations. He is, however, losing patience with me constantly photographing his meals so I have to get special permission so these are all you get…so enjoy them:
fresh (read: not canned) green beans, sausage stuffed baked green bell pepper= deliciousness
homemade pizzas, very tasty and cheap!
I just LOVE these patterns! Are you going to make some of them? Beautiful! And if not, you could just make fun wall art out of them.
And by the way, I love looking at Modcloth. They have so much fun stuff. My sister has ordered a few things from there and has sometimes been disappointed with the quality (especially considering the price), but I think a lot of their clothes and accessories are nice.