Last Minute Beach Trip...

Normal routine of running errands today.After grabbing some lunch hubby came up with the brilliant idea to go back to the house,grab the dogs and go to the beach!Fresh ocean air is good for wearing out not only children but pups too.My current favorite app on my iPhone is the Instagram..I'd imagine its what like Tumbler if Tumbler was a photo app....no I don't have a Tumbler,its tempting but its really hard for me to keep up with so many social networking sites as it is.If you have Instagram my username on there is "bakelitebroad".Here are some snaps I took today.



I loved the show "Futurama",Bender was my favorite character on the show so it was nice to see him smacked on a sign today.

This car made my heart flip flop.First off because its an old station wagon.I freaking adore old grocery getters!Secondly,its aqua!Which I'm sure you can make anything cooler when colored aqua.



I didn't want to disturb Waylan who had fallen asleep on the car ride home.Once we pulled into the driveway I didn't have the heart to wake him yet.While he slept I took a self portrait.


Still hunting for things for my giveaway.Other than that not a whole lot going on right now.Catch you on the flip side.

Burgers,Beaches and Fruit Baskets...

Typical day in my neighborhood yesterday.Got the kids and myself ready to go the post office,hubby joined us and afterward we took the kids to the park on the beach.My life often seems like the movie Groundhogs Day with Bill Murray,only mine is along the lines of thrifting,park,post office,listing.Sometimes that's good sometimes not...maybe you get bored hearing the repetitiveness?Well,that's why I at least have pretty photos to entertain you with.=)

Downtown is decked out for the holidays


After living elsewhere that has 4 seasons being back in a beach town that only knows sunny,cloudy and rain is unsettling to my senses.Peace on earth and palm trees.Its weird to not have snow.



I did get to wear my moccasins that I got from HulaGirl1922's shop


We grabbed lunch to go at the DQ and took it down to the beach to eat.


I appreciated the dumpster down there.Its nice to see people take something ordinary and give it some razzle dazzle



But didn't appreciate the man trying to keep the kids down...


I picked up these fruit salad basket earrings earlier in the week and though I had the best intentions of selling them I fell in love after wearing them yesterday so I am keeping them.Bad vintage seller,bad!I know.



Sad to report my bangs did not survive a 4 mile walk and day at the beach.They were quiet flat and fallen out of place by the time we got home.


and that was yesterday in a nutshell for me *insert "help!I'm in a nutshell" bad joke here*

Walks,Wishes and Wigs....

Kind of a random blog title I know,but this entry is kind of all over the place so seemed fitting.First I guess I'll show off my bang progress.I cut them into a little too short of a U bang last time I cut them so now that I've decided to grow them out its making it seem even longer...buuuuut they ALMOST touch my eyebrows!



Remember that little hole in the wall thrift store I got a lot of goodies from that I mentioned in my last post?Well,I scraped up enough to go back for one of the items I had to leave behind which is this fab red velvet 1960s Lane Bryant coat that I listed in my etsy shop the other day.If you're a 44 bust go snatch it up and give it a good home!I love it!



We've been walking down to the beach almost everyday which has been a good walk for the hubs and myself,plus the kids enjoy it of course.







There is an old wig shop downtown that we pass by often.I commented a few weeks ago to my hubby that I wanted this one and to wear a ballroom gown all the time declaring myself queen of Scotland (I'm not even a little bit Scottish so to myself this is hilarious.....yes,I have an odd sense of humor its fine).I just know that if I went grocery shopping one day and spotted a lady wearing this outside of Halloween it would make my day.


Going through one of my of my old magazines this morning I noticed these and wished for them so badly.They retailed for $24.95 back in 1951 so today with inflation that would be roughly $203.84!So ladies when you come across vintage seamed stockings stop complaining when you can snatch them up for $20.00 or less,really its a steal!They are pricey I know but they've always been.Why do you think some of our grandmas in a pinch use to draw lines on the back of their legs when they couldn't afford to replace the last pair they snagged?



Another thing I wished for besides the general men dressing better is that bow ties came back.When I saw this old radio ad I thought it awful cute and then wondered "have I EVER gotten to straighten a mans bow tie for him?"The answer is sadly no.I'd like to though.Men,take note.