My Week According to Instagram

Since I'm pretty exhausted, I'm not going to write much and just let the pictures do the talking.  I spent a good portion of the weekend in my mum's attic sorting through stuff to keep or pitch.  Since I'm still not healed from my back injury, it was very painful.  But I did find some incredible gems in the process including a 1940s bathing suit that belonged to my grandmother along with a mink stole that belonged to my other grandmother.  I'll share the photos via Instagram later when I'm more energized.

1. Informing Instagram followers of this post.

2. A swell old print.

3. I spent my New Year's Eve with the Doctor.

4. A beautiful 1928 English ink well and stand.

5. Sharing this post on Instagram.

6. Letting Instagram followers know about this post.

7. Put the teaser for this post on Instagram.

8. The yummy Dominic Monaghan.

 9. Enjoying Legolas in Return of the King.

10-11. My modern outfit of the day earlier in the week.

12. My dream fridge in my local library.

13. Sharing this post on Instagram.

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Empire State of Mind

Here are the rest of the photos from my trip to New York.  These are all the photos of the beautiful architecture and such.  You know, the ones that don't include me in them.

Central Park is gorgeous, even if it is touristy.  My favourite parts of it were the gorgeous old bridges.  They were restoring some of them whilst we were there.  It was neat to see that process.  But I also enjoy seeing them with some character and age to them.

There are some beautiful sights in the city.  There is literally something for everyone.  My only regret this visit was not being able to get a chocolate cupcake from Magnolia Bakery.  If you have never been there, it was definitely worth standing in the queue for a tasty treat.

What is your must stop sight in the city?

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Central Park and Such

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve!  It's so hard to believe this was October, the weather was so beautiful that day.  My mum and I went into the city for a day trip.  We spent the afternoon strolling through Central Park and enjoying the unseasonably warm day.  We packed food and had our lunch sitting on a bunch in front of a gorgeous little pond.  People were out walking their various sized dogs, jogging, playing with their kids.

The past several times I had gone to New York, it was in December and rather cold.  Now there's a certain magical aspect that comes with winter in New York.  All the Christmas decorations are out, there's the tree in Rockefeller Center, the ice skating, the amazing displays in shop windows, going to Magnolia Bakery and ordering a hot chocolate with a scrumptious cupcake...

Outfit Details:

vintage dress, vintage coat, vintage handbag, shoes, belt {thrifted}

vintage jewelry {paternal grandmother}

It's also very lovely to be in the city when it's warm out, which I got to experience this past visit.  I visited Central Park once a few years ago with my brother after he graduated from NYU Med school.  He showed us Strawberry Fields and a few other areas in the park.  This time I really got to explore the park more.  I again went to Strawberry Fields but I also go to see the Boat House and the Alice in Wonderland statue.  We walked all along the park for hours just enjoying the sunshine and warmth.  It was a lovely day.

Have you ever been to Central Park or New York City?  What is your favourite thing to do there?

 

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My (Past Two) Week(s) According to Instagram

I am so, so, so sorry for being a very bad blogger.  But in my defense, I had (still have) a horrible sinus infection.  So here is what happened in my life the past two weeks; though most of it is from two weeks ago and not this previous week.

My mum and I went to New York City for a day trip as it is only three hours away from us.  We had a lovely day strolling through Central Park and just enjoying the perfect weather.  I finally got to see the Alice in Wonderland statue.  It was really special because that's one of those stories from childhood that stick in your memory.

It was another hard week because after losing our dear Golden, we had to put down my kitty, Midnight.  She was the very first pet I ever had.  It was very hard to say goodbye to her.  She was a part of my life for almost 18 years.  That's over half of my life that she was in it.  I had good intentions on doing a post for her like I did for Harley, and I still would like to do one even though it's been a few weeks since she's passed.

My mum's cousins came down to visit from Maine last weekend.  Karen stayed with my mum and Kathy stayed with me.  It was wonderful having them around and the place seems a bit empty now that it's just me and Smudger again.  When they arrived Saturday we just hung around my mum's house.  Kathy had brought down a box of old family photographs and other neat things.  There was this amazing old records book that a family member kept of all the transactions he made from the 1800's.  It was beautifully bound in leather with yellowed pages and curvy quill ink script.  It was the neatest thing I ever held in my hands.  When you close your eyes and take a big whiff, you can smell the crackling fire it must have been written next to and almost imagine yourself back in that time.

Sunday we went to the Renaissance Faire.  I have loved that place ever since I first went there on a school trip.  I'm very thankful to have it so locally to me.  Kathy went with us last year when she visited but this was Karen's first trip down.  We dressed up in period costumes and had a blast (despite the cold and rain).  Then enter me getting sick from the dampness and the rain.  No fun.

1. Overlooking a lake in Central Park.

2. A gorgeous old bridge in Central Park.

3. Alice in Wonderland in Central Park.

4. Imagine Circle in Strawberry Fields (you guessed it, in Central Park.

5. Loving the new season of Once Upon a Time.

6. A hot air balloon on the way home from New York.

7. 1963 Barbie case from the side of the road!

8. Rainy days mean headscarves.

9. I wish nowadays were as glamorous as this photo.

10. Holding my kitty for one last time.

11. Saying goodbye to my beloved Midnight.

12. Girl crushing on Christina Hendricks.

13. The oh-so-lovely Rita Hayworth.

14. Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White.

15. Outfit photos in the rain are no fun.

16. The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

 17. A gorgeous frock for sale at the Faire.

18. Dalek + TARDIS = best souvenirs ever.

19. Waiting for the Mud Squad to start.

20. Vintage-inspired nails and reading Sookie.

I've been off of work all week and got some good use out of my telly and DVR.  I ended up having to go to an urgent care place today because on top of the sinus infection, I had severe chest pain.  I thought maybe it was pneumonia.  Good news/bad news.  It wasn't pneumonia, I just still have a very bad sinus infections.  My chest is so congested that that is the reason it hurts whilst I breathe.  And the fluid in my ears isn't draining correctly, which causes me to be lightheaded, dizzy, and off balance.  Again, no fun.

The only good thing about being off again, is that tonight is the season premiere of The Walking Dead.  You may not get it just looking at me, but I am a big zombie geek.  I love all things horror and I've been a faithful fan of The Walking Dead since it first aired.  It's definitely one of the best zombie related things I've seen.  Another thing about me: zombies and I are in a love/hate relationship.  I love them but they hate me.  I get the most horrific, intense, realistic zombie nightmares.  I wake up in a sweat, scared out of my mind.  Now when I tell people this, they tell me, "Don't watch it then!"  Well, this happens even when I haven't watched anything and don't have them even on the back burner in my mind.  So you know what?  If it's going to happen regardless, I'm going to watch and enjoy!

Is there anything in your life like that?  Where you like something so much but it has bad repercussions?