Browsing:

Tag: vintage

January ’24 Outtakes

Month 1 of 2024 took its sweet time–the pace of ordinary, the pace of feeling things out. Here are some outtakes. The late 1900’s. A really yummy mac and cheese I made with that cheese sauce you make from potatoes and carrot. It is so damn good. I had a Read more…


A Vintage Blow-out

Now that I am far from New York City, my love of thrifting, rummaging and antiquing has returned. This post is dedicated to this amazing vintage find–A Lady Schick Consolette Hairdryer for… $1.00! It was dirty and neglected, not attracting much attention, but after a quick clean: ๐Ÿ˜ First, the Read more…


๐Ÿ›ผ Skating Around in Riverhead

Of course I would have to head east to Riverhead for some brief adventures. This would start with a cheeseboard from Veg On Board. This board wound up feeding me even after I returned home to Rochester several days later. It is always a pleaser! We always have to fight Read more…


A Merry Christmas to You
Christmas Outtakes In No Particular Order


Mid December Outtakes
2024, Here We Come

Well we are half way through the last month of 2023. As time continues to fly, some mid-month outtakes. First, the tremendous pumpkin that the teenager picked out for Halloween, preserved nicely in the cold Western New York temperatures on the porch, would need to be processed. I needed the Read more…


๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸA Vintage Christmas 2023๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽ„
{Pictorial}

It’s December! And the tree is officially up! So… a photoshoot.


PSA: Treat Yo Self

As I break off onward to other destinations, I knew I’d need to give myself a treat. So when you can either get a gorss motel room for $80 or a gross motel room with a hot tub for $20 more, you get the hot tub! Because you deserve the Read more…


Dinner For Perverts
or The Candle Salad, Finally ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

My goodbye dinner party had a theme… a theme that had been discussed through many years of friendship. A perverted dinner party! So I dressed for the nines unsure of what phallic foods would be waiting for me. Feeling the love You can’t go wrong with potatoes… or er “poon”tatoes Read more…


A Vegan Tramp Stamp Cake

I had this cheeky idea for a layer cake after finding two vintage heart-shaped pans at the thrift store. And it would be a perfect addition to an upcoming dinner party… but more on that later. First, some pretty booty cake. My vintage tins. These did a great job keeping Read more…


A Day in the Bronx & The Vegan Factory

Before I leave New York City, I wanted to visit my paternal grandparents gravesites. So a day trip to the Bronx would be on the itinerary. They are both in a cemetery very easy to access from my first stop in Ridegwood, Queens. โค๏ธ I really hardly ever go to Read more…


The Pinkglow Pineapple ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ

Discovering the Pinkglow Pineapple in the local Wegmans was pretty exciting. I had never seen it before! Though I guess it’s a bit of a “thing,” yes. But its gorgeous hue and midcentury packaging inspired a quick vintage fruit salad photoshoot. The inside. Gorgeous fruit… How beautiful is this? Inspiration Read more…


Into the Desert Wilderness๐ŸŒต
Shady Dell Trailer Park {Pictorial}
Bisbee, Arizona

The Shady Dell Trailer Park in Bisbee, Arizona.


Into the Desert Wilderness๐ŸŒต
Old Neon Signs of Yuma, Arizona

If I stopped at every piece of roadside nostalgia then I would not get very far in my travels. So I have reserved early mornings for driving about towns to grab what I can while everyone is asleep. To follow, mostly Yuma, Arizona. This cleaners was still in operation. An Read more…


Day Trippers At The TWA Hotel

It has been on my Bucket List to actually stay at this marvel of a hotel at John F. Kennedy airport: The TWA Hotel. And for a very special occasion, I booked the budget-friendly Day Tripper reservation to have four hours of full access to the amenities, including their heated Read more…


New York Transit Museum ๐Ÿš‡
Brooklyn, New York

Why hadn’t I been to the New York Transit Museum before?! With its amazing collection of vintage train cars, complete with era-appropriate advertisements, I was in heaven. The purpose of my visit was to get some shots from my Dad. He has always been into trains; his Dad worked on Read more…


V.V. Holidaze 2022:
The Tree is Up! ๐ŸŽ„

I, like many, are welcoming in the Holiday season. My beloved vintage tree has been decked and trimmed and now the whirlwind of end of year activities begins. I needed to pick up some cheap garland from the discount store. They asked if I needed a bag and said, No, Read more…


Another Layover at the TWA Hotel
Mid Century Beauty in Queens

Ok, so I did have a flight to catch… but I got there extra early to, once again, see this gorgeous mid century modern gem. I’m just going to lay these images down here and remind you of one of my favorite things: mid century design. Till next time, TWA Read more…


Bat Magic Woman ๐Ÿฆ‡

This dress from Retrolicious has been sitting in my closet for a couple of years. Little did I know it had some witchy magic inside it… As I flap my wings, something happened… Ok, ridiculousness: over. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Happy Halloween! ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™€๏ธโšฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ป


Lady Sunbeam, Nostalgia ๐Ÿซง๐Ÿซง

I had this vision of a vintage commercial for this vintage set of Lady Sunbeam hot rollers I scored from the Rochester Goodwill Bins. But it was better in my mind. Still here is some related content for archival purposes. Little me in curlers…


Durand Eastman Beach Selfies

Right on the shore of Lake Ontario is Durand Eastman Beach, a great place to enter its lapping clear waters. With some time to kill, I lay on its sand and basked in the sun. The beach, of course, has wonderful light. So I tried to take the kinda pictures Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Miscellaneous Barcelona Scenery {Pictorial}

On my way from Madrid… Excited to be here! Special instructions for skaters The Gothic Quarter is where I stayed. Lots of beauty everywhere Plaรงa Reial Teehee Plaรงa de Catalunya On the way to the beach, which I thought was “la playa” . . but I suppose “platja” also works. Read more…


Abandoned Cove Haven Poconos Resort ๐Ÿ’”
Mysterious Find in the Land of Love

A truly fascinating place, we explored Cove Haven‘s boundaries from end to end. One late afternoon before we headed to happy hour to soak in the evening’s entertainment, we stumbled upon three cabins on the outer edge of the Resort. They had a different feel than the rest of the Read more…


โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ Cove Haven Poconos Resort โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
Some Vintage Fun in the Land of Love

As may have been evident during my reporting on abandoned honeymoon resorts, my fascination with these resorts runs deep. They have got it all: vintage kitsch and aesthetic, bygone-ism, and the gloriously futile attempt to harness the impossible… love … and create its physical manifestation. Being a hopeless romantic, I’ve Read more…


Some Sites From Reno, Nevada

I have a thing for vintage neon. Just like I have a thing for vintage anything, in general. And speaking of vintage, this is the one of the best vintage shops I’ve ever been to! Junkee. To Reno, a place with a lot of stuff I love.


Apex Surplus
โ–ถ๏ธ Buttons to Push Buttons โ–ถ๏ธ

On my Los Angeles list was a stop at Apex Surplus, a “museum” (to me at least) of industry and histechnology (I made that up.) It was an odd excursion I guess, but I really like the look of vintage machinery. Though the coolest goodies are reserved for serving as Read more…


These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things:ย Tiki Bars ๐Ÿน๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ—ฟ

You might have forgotten since I told you in 2018, but I have a thing for tiki bars. Real ones. Ones that opened long ago. There are two in Los Angeles and I was happy to have hit them both, along with a new one which, of course, was not Read more…