Sunday, February 20, 2011

Rejuvenation

Spent the whole day yesterday poking around antique stores - all within a 50 mile radius of home.

I wasn't even sure some of the buildings would hold up long enough for me to get in and out safely...
I'm a thrill taker - no doubt about it!


I saw shiny things...
and things from "The Shining"...the tag says this is a cast for a dolls head...really?
Looks like a macabre Jack Nicholson chicken head to me!

But the best score of the day (for $1.00) was this catalog from 1953...just in time for updating my spring wardrobe...and you can help me 'cause I'm torn.

I can't decide whether to go with the pastel pink or the siren red...

I think I've ruled out wearing the spider web dress - although the head band is appealing...

I'm toying with the Peter Pan hat and Red Riding Hood cape look instead of the Orientalia style on the bottom left.
I DO think this versatile aqua number would be perfect for those days of testifying in court and going out for cocktails afterwards; just pop on those sleeve puffs and I'd be good to go!

I'd be tempted to go for the dress -bottom right - but I KNOW Mary Ann is going to want this the minute she gets back from the island cruise with the Professor and Gilligan!

And knowing how much I love roses, I definitely will be getting THIS - and I'd better hurry since it's limited stock!

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If I wasn't afraid of looking like a slut, I'd also go for the black lace number...what do YOU think, too much?And, because a girls foundation is key...I'll definitely be getting a new bra and girdle!

OMG...THIS one brought back memories of my peeps and I in 6th grade, stuffing our bras with Dixie cups filled with cotton...oh yes we did!

Laughing our asses off that if the boys got 'fresh', all we had to do was turn the wrong way and put their eyes out! Now, those were good times!!

And despite the grey weather, so was this!
All that time travel for only a buck!

What a great Saturday!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

seeing

I've written about these Cracker Jack prizes before (here) but was playing around with different ways of seeing them last night for Project 365.

These two images reminded me that there's ALWAYS more than one way to see something.

Neither is right; neither is wrong; they're just different.

All photos are accurate. None of them is the truth.
Richard Avedon.


Just out of curiosity: which do YOU prefer?