Over the past decade or so, I have really become a fan of iced tea. I’m not one for hot tea – much prefer coffee – but a cool glass of tea really hits the spot. I’d been buying those instant iced tea mixes, usually mixed with tons of sugar and various dubious-sounding chemicals. Then… Read more »
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This American Anglophile Celebrates The Royal Baby!
After months of waiting, the Royal Baby is finally here! Yes, I am an unapologetic Anglophile. Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their new baby boy. While it is exciting, I do like the distance afforded by living across the pond from the frenzied UK media. American media… Read more »
Eight Years Without a Dryer and Still Going Strong!
I just realized – upon reading yet another blog about going dryer-free for a year – that it’s been at least eight years since I last used a dryer. Yes, that’s eight full years of total year-round air-drying. Or maybe even more, I really can’t remember it’s been so long. And this is in Seattle,… Read more »
It’s a Hydrangea Explosion Around Here!
I have a treasured blue hydrangea that sits right outside my home office window. Some years it blooms too little and too late, but this year it has bloomed rather early and rather explosively! I had cut it way back this winter, and it looked so barren and stark for so long. But with all… Read more »
Happy Independence Day!
Today, July 4th, is a day of great celebration for America. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. So while I do find the the interminable loud fireworks a bit annoying, it is what our founding fathers had in mind to celebrate this day…. Read more »
Ecstatic 1930s Housewives Hang Their Laundry!
It seems that laundry was a particularly joy-inducing task in 1939, as depicted in this cute ad for Rinso soap. The neighborhood ladies are frolicking around the clothesline, while an onlooking older woman comments, “Looks like the whole town’s going wild about the NEW 1940 RINSO and the richer suds it give in our hard… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!