yellow!

I am loving yellow lately. I don't know why--maybe it's the slew of rainy, gray days we've had. I'm not normally a big sunshine person. I like gray and rain! But yellow is where it's at for me right now.

Here are a few lovely yellow items I've seen in my Etsy travels lately. Click the photo to go directly to the item on Etsy.

UPDATE: The yellow wedges are MINE. I couldn't help it!

Sunny yellow espadrilles from thriftage.

1960s Rise and Shine dress from 13bees. Love the buttons on the bodice and little bow at the shoulder!

Spring Fling collage print by catwalk, whose artwork I've been obsessed with lately.

Deadstock vintage bathing suit by CassiesAttic.

Snuggly vintage yellow cardigan from Lolavintage.

Mod mary janes from simplevintage.

And another lovely bodice on this 1950s dress from labangvintage.

Need a little more sunshine? Check out my latest Etsy treasury!

xo

K

michigan--land of riches, part 2

Yeah, yeah, I already made a post about the Michigan--Land of Riches exhibit. Well, here's another one, but it will be the last one, because the exhibit (housed in and showcasing the old Grand Rapids Public Museum) has closed. We went to the closing night party to give it one last look.

It was a lovely evening, and far more successful than Thursday night's outing to the new "1970s punk rock" bar, which serves bottled beer in paper bags. Yep.

I wore a thrifted vintage skirt, vintage sweater, Target belt, and shoes by Report.

Andy looked very sharp in his "new" vintage plaid shirt.

I was not able to verify this, but I want to believe that the big chunk of architecture here in front of the beaver is a piece of my dearly departed Schnitzelbank, (gone now because god knows what Grand Rapids needs is another stinking parking lot). I have no memory of such an architectural detail at the Schnitz--my brain is stuck in a memory haze of their amazing sauerbraten and spaetzel, and their special dark beer--but I took a photo, wanting to believe it was a chunk of the Schnitz.

The DJ, spinning over the museum entrance.

Ghostly fabric representation of the life-size whale that used to be suspended over the museum's main hall.

We met up with our friends Roberta and Mark; it was their first time seeing the exhibit.

I'm so glad we got to view it again. I really hope they'll be able to keep the space open somehow. I think it would be great for concerts, art exhibits, bazaars. It's nice to see something old in this city be revived, rather than bulldozed for a parking lot or TGI Fridays.

xo

K

smorgasbord

It's the weekly shop clothing preview, and there's a little bit of everything in it: from khaki Izod shorts to a sequin and lace black crepe 1930s gown with matching jacket. There are pastel pinks, deep blues, bright yellows and neutral bisque. There's the usual plaid, paisley and florals. And there are some rather more unique prints--chickens, chain link fence, paving stones. Not to mention a little black nightie and peignoir. Scroll on...

Blue paisley linen dress.

1950s bisque blouse, by Jonbarry.

Lime green mod dress with bow tie at neck, by R&K Originals.

1970s blue chevron hickory stripe skirt, by Pea Pod.

Gingham dress with ruffled cuffs.

Bandanna red chicken and tulip print blouse, by Shapely Classic.

Psychedelic shift dress, by Lady Bayard.

80s does 40s rayon swiss dot blouse.

Canary shantung dress, by Fred Rothschild of California.

1960s Lisette double chiffon peignoir and nightie set.

1960s paving stones ascot neck dress, by R&K Originals.

Paisley cotton blouse, by Gabey.

Colorful jungle print party dress.

Izod Lacoste khaki shorts.

Chainlink fence print dress, by Tabak of California.

Delicate embroidered pale pink linen blouse.

Turquoise daffodil print dress.

Embroidered sailing motif shirt.

Rose print shirt dress.

Plaid crepe full, pleated skirt.

1930s rayon crepe evening dress with sequin and lace bodice, and tie-waist jacket.

Raspberry paisley blouse, by Bond Street by Atkin.

Crepe floral print sailor dress.

Forest green and brick red plaid blouse, by Dotty Mann of Cleveland.

Mustard stripe shirtwaist dress, by Abby-Kent.

Gauze pastel plaid skirt with padlock belt, by Glen of Michigan.

Flowers on the lawn sheath.

Faille flocked dot babydoll top.

Lemon yellow dress with sash belt and rickrack trim.

xo

K

springtime delights

I was so tickled when I ventured into the kitchen for my coffee this morning and saw the way Andy had arranged the asparagus left over from last night. It looks like it belongs in that blue Pyrex bowl.

It's Michigan asparagus, of course. And we ate some of it last night in this amazing asparagus and pancetta hash, from the Smitten Kitchen blog. I mean, Michigan asparagus, pancetta from Creswick Farms, some ramps foraged by Andy, potatoes, all topped off with a fried egg from a friend's hen--how can you go wrong?

Speaking of ramps...

The bad thing about Michigan is spring comes late, and there are often freezes, so you have to be kind of patient waiting for local produce. The good thing is, once it arrives, there's lots of it. And in the meantime, you can always forage for fun things like morel mushrooms (not sighted in our neck of the woods so far this year, sadly), fiddlehead ferns, and ramps, which we just discovered this year. Andy went out yesterday and brought home the above giant bag of them. I wish you could smell their garlicky goodness.

So for tonight's dinner we're going to follow another Smitten Kitchen suggestion and sautee up a mess of ramps to eat on toast with some local cheese, Creswick bacon, and fried egg...with a side of more asparagus. (By the way, I didn't love love LOVE asparagus until I moved to Michigan and had it the way Andy prepares it: roasted with olive oil and tamari sauce, or olive oil and sea salt, until it's nice and caramelized. So good!)

Yum. I am ready for dinner! What are you having?

xo

K