I think the most vintage attribute about me is my husband. While I appreciate many things vintage (architecture, movies, music, literature), you wouldn't know it by looking at me. My husband, however, is visably drawn to past-eras.
We make an odd-looking couple sometimes!
I'm a gypsy, too, when it comes to where home is. Sometimes the best place I've lived is the next place to which I'm moving.
I love the accessibility of shops and restaurants in cities, but I'd like to get that from a village. I've never lived in a mountain town or beach town--I'd like to...
Walk Oakland, Then Decide
I've been lurking on this post, but have to pop my head up now that the Oakland bashing is getting a little bit stronger.
I've lived all over the Bay, from San Francisco to the far-reaching countryfied burbs. For the past four years I've worked in downtown Oakland...
I love retro style and am married to one of the Fedora Lounge guys. But I'm big (usually a size 20) and can never find any retro outfits that don't a)make me look like an old battle axe; and/or b) look completely out of line for my managerial office job.
So...I end up wearing a lot of black...
Eeek! All I can think of is Mitchum's Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter...chasing after those terrified children in the dark of night. It was a scene that creeped me long after I saw it.
Breaking the gender boundaries....Elwood P. Dowd from Harvey. Elwood is so sweet, so innocent and kind. He accepts everyone with open arms and is a pure gentleman. He makes no judgments of others and expects nothing in return for his generosity.
In the past few years I've realized all these...
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