My Week According to Instagram

This week was rather busy for me.  It feels good to sit down and type this out.  Tuesday was the only day that I didn't have something to do.  I haven't been this busy in a while, it's weird.

Speaking of weird, the weather has been all out of whack.  It's turning around today and looking warmer for the rest of the week.  Unfortunately, with that, probably comes the humidity as well.  Humidity is not my friend.  My hair goes crazy and gets super fluffy and out of control.  I have yet to find the right hair products to defeat this nuisance.

1-2. Last Sunday's outfit.

3-4. At the car show in my town.

5-6. In black and white.

7-8. Monday's outfit. I wore a deadstock vintage frock.

9. The only day I got to take outfit photos due to the weather.

10. Ehm...yes.

11. A couple embracing at Penn Station in 1944.

12. Tuesday's hot weather outfit.

13. A good hair day.

14. Shared this blog post via Instagram.

15. I am currently addicted to Being Human (UK version) starring Aidan Turner.

16. Wednesday's hot weather outfit.

17. An updo to help with the heat.

18. Zachary Quinto was this week's Style Crush.

19. Went to a Reading Phillies game with my family.

20. Thursday's hot weather outfit.

21. Another updo.

22. A close up of the unique neckline.

23-24. Gorgeous vintage hats from my lovely neighbour.

25. Even more!

26-27. And a vintage Dior!

28. Colgate Shaving Stick can and antique tin.

29. A calendar from 1947.

30. An old thermos, mirror, and coasters.

31. An old letter holder and bookend.

32. A girl's teen magazine from 1944.

33. Less than two weeks until WWII Weekend!
34. I had a very geeky dream about Captain Kirk, Thor, Loki, and the Doctor.
35. Mickey was in the new Star Trek!
36. I Love Lucy themed outfit post.

37. Yesterday's very blue outfit.
38. I got to wear one of the hats my neighbor gave me.
39. A sweet couple in Central Park in the 40s.

Tomorrow, since it's a holiday, my mum and I are going to get some flowers for my wee garden and make it look pretty.  I hope you all had a wonderful (long, if you're in the US) weekend!

My Week According to Instagram

Happy Mother's Day to all you mummies out there (even mummies to pets)!  Today I got to spend the day with my mum, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew.  Mum and I went to church as usual and spent a bit of the early afternoon together.  Then we went over to my brother's house and spent time with his wife and son while waiting for him to come home from work.  We ate dinner at a local chicken restaurant and had a good time, until my nephew got cranky because he couldn't go miniature golfing.

Yesterday I got to hang out with my best friend Michelle whom I don't get to see as often as I'd like.  We live close to an hour apart, which isn't too terrible, but it does hamper getting together at times.  We spent the day walking around Lititz, which is a really beautiful area.  It's got loads of old historic buildings along the streets and also a bunch of sweet little boutiques and shops.

1-2. I am in love with last Sunday's 1930s inspired outfit.

3-4. Another photoshoot at the train tracks.  This is becoming a regular spot for me.

5. Last week's Instagram post.

6-7. Outfit for running errands.

8. Photoshoot by the cherry blossoms again.

9. Tested out my flapper outfit to go see The Great Gatsby.

10. A close up of my beautiful 1920s cloche hat.

11. 1920s shoes. I want them all!

12. A gorgeous couple from the 20s.

13. A sweet shot of my sweet Smudger.

14. Hmm...which to wear when I go see Star Trek Into Darkness...

15. Benedict Cumberbatch was on a fair amount of talk shows!

16. Carey Mulligan was this week's Style Crush.

17. Shared this blog post on Instagram.

18. My great-grandparents in March of 1920.

19. My great-grandmother on the far right in the 1920s.

20. Shared this post on Instagram.

21. There's just something tasty about British villains.

22. I cannot wait to see (Benedict in) Star Trek Into Darkness.

23-24. I couldn't pass up the photo-op by this caboose built in 1942.

25. I should have bought these cute cat-eye glasses.

26-27. The bedroom display at The Curiosity Shoppe is incredible.

28. Michelle and I couldn't pass up the chance to pose in these extravagant vintage hats.

29. We should have been hat models.

30. Oh no! The Enterprise is crashing!

It was really going into the different shops and looking at all the gorgeous vintage items (and lusting over a lot of them!).  We also tried on glasses and extravagant hats.  We laughed over some ridiculous 1970s clothing including some pretty out there jumpsuits.  Next time I said we will have to try on the craziest outfits we can find and take photos like we did with the hats.

My favourite store we went into by far was The Curiosity Shoppe.  It's loaded with lovely vintage items everywhere.  They've even named the shop's pet birds Fred and Ginger!  This is definitely my type of store.  The owner even told me about some future events because she knows from the last time I was in there (and from my outfit yesterday) that I'm very much into the past.  I hope I'll get to go to the one event in June she mentioned that will have swing dancing and whatnot.  It's only a few days after I am scheduled to get my wisdom teeth out so it will have to depend on how I'm feeling and what the swelling situation is at that time.

How was your weekend?  Did you get to do anything fun?

My Week According to Instagram

Yesterday I went to see my 6 year old nephew play t-ball.  It was so cute to see all the wee ones running about.  But it was also freezing!  It was about 50 degrees, partly cloudy, and really windy.  I felt bad for all the kiddies too because they weren't huddled up like we were.

1-2. Sunday's outfit inspired by the Titanic anniversary.

3. A wee Titanic memorial I have set up in my flat.

4. Tried a new location for outfit photos.

5. A lovely shot of my new (to me) hat.

6. A gorgeous shot of Titanic at the docks in Southampton.

7. The result of sleeping with foam rollers in my hair.

8. A horrific act near my brother's home. Such a sickening tragedy.

9. Another beautiful shot of the ship from a blog post I did for the anniversary.

10. The gorgeous Ann-Margret.

11. Shared this post via Instagram.

12. Super curly hair thanks to hot rollers and shorter layers.

13. Lovely vintage style shoes from Sears.

14. David Tennant. I cannot wait for the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who.

15. Benedict Cumberbatch AND Tom Hiddleston together? Thank you War Horse.

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17. Grandma Ruth and her brother Adrien, Wintrhop High, Maine 1937.

18. Prince Charming from Once Upon a Time in Thor? What a surprise.

19. Bits of my coffee table, a repurposed old trunk.

20. A photo from the top issue of Life, about camisoles.

21. Shared this post on Instagram.

22. Liza Minnelli was on Smash! Makes me think of when I saw her sing.

23. Lily Collins looking divine in a 1960s mod inspired look. I'm jealous of that cape!

24. Is it June yet so I can go to WWII Weekend?

This week started off rather busy with visits to the doctor and dentists.  I did have some nice visits with family on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.  Wednesday I helped my mum take her three dogs to Blue Marsh Lake for walk about and so they could go swimming in the water.  It was the first time I got to see the new puppy Willow swimming.  She is just the prettiest little golden retriever.

I've really been getting into crocheting since I learned a few basics at my library's crochet club.  I've already made one scarf and am starting on a second.  I know you're questioning why I'm making scarves in spring.  Well, it's a head start on Christmas presents of course!  Plus it's the only thing I know how to make right now.  I have a wee book that teaches some other things and of course the huge stack of patterns I got for free.  So I need to sit down and have a gander at what I can learn to make next.

Hope you all had/are having a great weekend!

My Week According to Instagram

This past week we had some really gorgeous (albeit hot) weather.  I wasn't quite prepared for it being that hot this soon.  A couple days it got into the 80s and that made for some very warm photo taking.  But it is so nice to have it be spring at last.

It was really pleasant to be able to take photos several days in a row this week.  I'm getting behind again on my outfit posts so I need to keep up on them.

1-4. Last Sunday's outfit.

5-6. It was Lucy inspired.

7. Holding a bottle of Vitameatavegemin.

8. Last week's Instagram post.

9. I've reached over 1000 Instagram followers!

10. I love these two authors: LJ Smith and Claudia Gray.

11-12. Monday's outfit for volunteering at the library.

13. RIP Margaret Thatcher.

14. My beautiful grandma Ruth in the 1930s/1940s.

15. Photoshoot at Conrad Weiser Homestead.

16. Shared this post via Instagram.

17. Another shot from Monday's post.

18-19. Tuesday's outfit.

20. One of my favourite pairs of heels.

21. This is so accurate, at least for me.

22. I cut my hair again! Took around 4-5" off it Tuesday night.

23-24. Wednesday's warm weather outfit. So simple but I love it.

25. Went out to take outfit photos.

26. My garden is finally in bloom.

27. Watched The Hobbit again. Love this film.

28. Lucille Ball was this week's Style Crush.

29. I've been bitten by the Sherlock bug and am now addicted.

30. Loved this cute Lord of the Rings cartoon.

31-32. Thursday's outfit for running errands.

33. Grandma Ruth with some kittens in the 1930s.

34. New (to me) hat! I am in love.

35. The hat's new home upon an old radio.

36. I have been all-consumed by a Benedict Cumberbatch obsession, thanks to Sherlock.

37. Some finishing touches to the antique radio.

38. Re-decorated my antique side table.

39-40. Sherlock, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and a Shakespeare quote.

 41. Pinup Barbie.

42. Benedict again. I can't help it...

43. Dear Willow a few months back. She's even bigger now.

44. Two gorgeous vintage hats I was given by a sweet lady at church.

This week I (finally) watched Sherlock.  I've been meaning to for quite some time and at last got the first series from the library.  It was love at first sight.  Oh Moffat...  Benedict Cumberbatch is the perfect Sherlock Holmes.  He portrays the witty, and sometimes socially inept, detective flawlessly.  And the always adorable Martin Freeman plays Dr. John Watson with such charm.

Yesterday was my nephew's birthday party.  He turned 6 on Friday.  It's hard to believe he's that old already!  I went over to my brother's house and had some good food and hung out with them and a lot of my sister-in-law's family.

Today has been the usual Sunday routine.  I go to church in the morning with Mum and then head back to her house.  We make dinner and dessert together and then play games.

Do you have any weekend rituals that you do?

My Week According to Instagram

It's now officially Spring!  Now please do me a favour, and tell the weather that!  They're calling for snow tonight into tomorrow night and it's still being very windy and cold.  I'm definitely over wearing tights and wool coats.  I'd like to wear my stockings by choice.  I'd also like to wear all the dresses I bought in the colder months that I haven't been able to wear yet.

Wednesday I ran some errands.  I was on the hunt for an open bottom girdle that would hold up stockings but still have not been able to get my hands on one at any thrift stores.  It's very annoying.  Mum swears there are some that were my grandmother's up in the attic, but that doesn't do me any good since that is chaos.  I know there are some gorgeous new ones like on What Katie Did, but there's no way I could afford that lingerie, most certainly not right now.

I did find an amazing pink tulle hat from I'm guessing the 1950s-1960s that I'll probably wear Easter Sunday.  I also found a pair of vintage nylons from the 1970s and two pairs of vintage backseam stockings.  Throw in a neat straw oversized clutch and all of that was just $5!  Oh how I love thrift shops.  I also scored a beautiful 1960s blue dress with a sweet Peter Pan collar for just a few dollars.

Last night I went out to eat at Kauffman's Chicken or as my nephew calls it, the Chicken House.  I went with my dad, two of my brothers, my sister-in-law, and my nephew.  It was good to get out of the house and eat some good food with good company.  Although my stomach isn't used to eating such greasy food and it was a bit queasy afterwards.

1. Doctor Who, Gallifrey, Irish?  Awesome!

2. An Irish blessing with sweet illustrations.

3. St. Patrick's Day tradition!

4. St. Patrick's Day outfit.

5-6. Lots of green for St. Patty's day!

7. This is so wrong, yet oh so right.

8. Oh Daryl, I missed you last week.  And Team Prison.  You better show your sexy, crossbow wielding bum tonight as there is only one more episode left after tonight.

9-10. St. Patrick's Day outfit post!

11. Had a dream about this gorgeous man.  Oh Joseph Gordon-Levitt...

12. One more photo from last Sunday.

13. Watched W.E. and am now fascinated by Wallis Simpson.

14. A gorgeous still from W.E.

15. Gathered accessories.

16. The final look.

17. A closer view of Wednesday's outfit.

18. A sweet Coke lunchbox I got in Main last year.

19. Lovely vintage luggage I got at a yard sale years back.

20. The tag is still attached to the makeup case.

21. Dr. Spencer Reid was this weeks Style Crush.

22. The beautiful Anita Page being a bit saucy.

23. Alexis Bledel makes a stunning Rosie the Riveter.

24. Oh Norman, you look so good dressed like that.

25. Yesterday's outfit for dinner with the family.

26. Curls!  A great hair day.

27. Am beyond excited for Doctor Who to come back!

Today will be the usual church with Mum and then go back to her place for the day.  We usually eat an early meal and spend the rest of the day relaxing by playing boardgames or watching some telly.  I'll leave with enough time to get home and watch Once Upon a Time and of course The Walking Dead.

I'm so gutted thinking there's only one episode left after tonight.  You know they are going to leave the season off at some huge cliffhanger.  Plus apparently there was some article saying that 27 people are going to die before the season is out.  Not to be mean to the innocents, but I hope it's mostly Woodbury peoples.  Team Prison has already dwindled down so much and there's no one in that group that I wouldn't miss except maybe Carol.  Sorry Carol, but that's the truth.  I'm indifferent about Merle but he does make for some good conflict.  The top people that I most definitely do not want to die are Daryl (obviously!), Glenn, Maggie, and Rick.  But I'd definitely be upset about Michonne and I'm starting to really like badass Carl.  See?  Just no one from Team Prison should die.

Team Woodbury?  There aren't really any main characters from there that I'd miss.  I'd feel a bit bad for Andrea but she had her chances.  I am a bit concerned for her to be in the Governor's twisted torture chamber.  I'd also feel a bit bad for Milton.  I guess we shall see!

Do you have any weekend rituals that you follow?

My Week According to Instagram

Yesterday it snowed.  So much for spring, huh?  Hopefully that was winter's last ditch effort and it will finally start admitting defeat.  It's so hard to believe that a week ago it was in the 50s and sunny and now it's back to snow.  Oh ridiculous weather.

This week has not been my best.  I've had a horrible migraine since last Sunday that will not go away.  No matter any different medicine I try, it still stays strong.  Worse, the tension is all across my head, through my neck, and even down to my shoulders.  On top of it all, halfway through the week my back decided to act up and I can't move without pain.  I have no idea what happened to it, but I can barely bend forward, that's how stiff it is.  Even with taking a muscle relaxer I'm still super tense.

1. Nostalgia time with Daria.

2-4. The outfit I wore last Sunday.  May I say I'm in love with it?

5. Homemade peach cobbler.

6. Last week's Instagram post.

7-8. What I wore on Monday.

9. Another outfit I absolutely love!

10. These shoes...I can't even...

11. Two of my grandmother's brooches.

12. Chocolate latte with whip cream and chocolate drizzle.

13-14. Shared this post on Instagram.

15. This week's Style Crush was Zooey Deschanel.

16. Smudger hanging out and looking cute.

17. My maternal grandmother, Ruth in the 40s.

18. My maternal great-grandfather, Norman in 1918.

19-20. Birthday outfit post went up.

21. St. Patrick's Day nails!  Mint green with a kelly green shamrock!
22. Felt like Lucille Ball or a factory girl.
23. Such a fabulous film.  And Ewan McGregor doesn't hurt...
24. I finally am all caught up on Glee thanks to a 6 episode marathon.

25. A stack of lovely vintage movie magazines from 1947-48!
26. Choices, choices.  My Irish jewelry options.
27. Mmm, yes...
28. Smudger says Happy St. Patrick's Day! (photo from last year)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  What are your plans?  I know it's a party day for those Irish and non and a lot of people will be drinking, even though it's a Sunday.  Myself, even though I am Irish, am not a big drinker.  Plus I don't want to give my head an excuse to hurt anymore than it already does.

But as per my St. Patty's Day tradition, I shall be watching The Boondock Saints.  If you haven't seen it yet...where have you been?  I'll also be watching the sequel, All Saints Day.  I don't care if some people think it's bad.  Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery can do no wrong.  Plus those two gorgeous men with Irish accents.  Swoon-worthy.

La Fhéile Pádraig Shona Duit!