Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

More Vintage Finds: Mad Men Style

I'm not a big TV watcher. My work friends tease me all the time that I'm not up on what's going on on their favorite shows like "Loser" and "Idol". But I did manage to catch the premier of the AMC series "Man Men" mostly because I'd heard about the great fashion.

Intrigued as I was, I can't say I've turned the show back on since. But I do love vintage fashion, and I do hit the thrift stores regularly. After a recent trip, I realized that I had the beginnings of a great Mad Men party outfit. The shoes, the clutch, even the cake plate could make a girl look pretty fabulous. I'll probably not be attending these parties, so I have listed all this great stuff in the Etsy shop I share with my mom.


What are you watching these days? Should I give Mad Men another try?

It's Apple Pickin' Time!

I don't know about you, but I love fall. I love feeling the humidity give way to cool, crisp air and that "good sleeping weather" when it's about 50 degrees at night. I also love taking a trip to the orchard. This year we had to seek out a new spot, and although the apples were great, the orchard made the unfortunate decision to hand us a list of orchard rules when we pulled in their driveway. Eeeew, that kinda ticked me off right off the bat.

Although I'm kind of a rule follower by nature, I can't stand being told what to do (that's my bossy side coming through) and I really hate it when people point out the obvious ("Don't let your bratty kids climb all over our trees." and "If you don't pay for those 40 bags of apples you stashed in your trunks, we'll call the cops."). Then I was really put over the top when we were told not to drive the 200 yards (from Ginger Gold to Macintosh, in our case) -- that they really prefer that their customers drive so as not to be in the way of cars. Really, what's a peaceful day at the farm without a long list of rules and some bossy bosserson doling out additional rules as you stroll the premises? I just can't imagine why, if you don't want to walk around the orchard a little, you would go to a pick-your-own apple joint? Why not just hit the supermarket? Beats me.

But enough harping, the apples were great. We made an almond apple galette, some applesauce to save for the littlest pumpkin and today I made a Caramel Apple Tart for our relatives, who are bringing the main course for dinner. Pretty nice for $17 worth of apples, and there are still quite a few left.

Have you hit the orchard yet? Whatcha pickin'? Hopefully something good!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday