Gilbey's Gin advertisement ~ May 1992 ~ Victoria Magazine. Read more →
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Happy first day of fall! Read more →
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Summer is in full swing around here....apologies for the lack of posts but it's been a nonstop whirlwind of go, go, go with no signs of the pace slowing down.... Read more →
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I'll be debuting a very small portion of a trunk full of vintage Banana Bob jewelry. The company went out of business in the late 1990s, but in it's day made some lovely art deco & victorian inspired pieces with vintage and antique facets and findings. Swarvovski crystals were used in many of the pieces, and most were hand crafted and hand painted, with many limited editions. Read more →
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My blue vintage hat and I had a fabulous time out on the town...and The Duck & Bunny is the perfect venue for catching up with the gals or a romantic dinner for two. If you're wanting to enjoy the latter, you may want to request a quiet table away from large parties of females who managed to sneak out for a night Read more →
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"The cocktail hour is the vine-clad bridge in the day of the active modern. It separates and it connects the two distinct parts of the well-ordered life. It is the hour to gently close the work-day when the world makes its demands upon the person; it opens those hours when the person may make his demands upon the world. It is the bridge into the evening, into relaxation, into the world of intimates, into privacy...The cocktail hour is a time that every zestful modern owes to himself. It is a time for discovery of new moods, of desires, sometimes of new people, an hour to pool the feelings of separate souls. This, then is music for five o'clock until..." Read more →
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Brewmaster Aaron of Watch City Brewing brought to my attention that this weekend, October 23 & 24, is the 46th Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge. (photo courtesy of... Read more →
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A discovery on the ocean floor adds some rather tasty bubbles to the term "Treasure Hunt"..... Read more →
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In an effort to inspire a fellow blogger with wonderful old~world sartorial taste and a penchant for old~world hotels offering old~world style libations I present: Hudson's Bay Best Procurable Blended... Read more →
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