This weekend we were supposed to go camping in Wisconsin with our friends, but the weather had other plans. Now, we are not lightweights. We've camped in the rain. We've camped in the cold. We've camped in a bazillion percent humidity, with mosquitoes biting everything that wasn't covered with a layer of bug spray. We can make almost anything work. So before our trip, we stalked the weather forecasts. It was looking ... Read more »
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My grandma
Hi everyone, I have returned from my trip to New Mexico. On Thursday evening I found out that one day before my flight to see her, my grandmother passed away. She had family surrounding her in her last days. She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96.As I'm sure you can guess, I was sad, frustrated and disappointed that I didn't make it in time to say goodbye. But as my mom told me on the phone when I called to ... Read more »
And the winner is…
The winner of two tickets to this weekend's Modern Vintage Chicago Spring Fashion and Jewels Show is the talented Chicago blogger Liz of zilredloh.com!I hope she doesn't mind, but I had to show you guys the vintage sweater Liz just knitted up.Image from zilredloh.comIsn't it fantastic? Not only that, but she used my knit-along post about sleeve caps to re-draft her sleeves. They look great! Don't you love the collar and ... Read more »
It’s official
On June 1st this year, Illinois will join 5 other states and allow civil unions. Now I don't talk about politics on my blog and I don't intend to start now. However, this is particularly meaningful to this vintage blogger.Yep, that's my engagement ring. For those of you who like details, it's a sapphire with diamonds on the top half of the band. My mom, bless her heart, said it was the color of my eyes. (If only that was ... Read more »
Bombshell Shocked winner!
And the winner of the Bombshell Shocked giveaway is...Kally of Kalandra Jane Millinery and Musings in the UK!Everyone should check out her blog, too, she's a very talented gal. Can you believe this is not a vintage necklace but polymer clay sculpted fruit that she made herself? Wow!!Image from http://kalandrajane.blogspot.com/So Kally, please email me at tasha {at} bygumbygolly {dot} {com} and your vintage sewing and ... Read more »
Blizzard
So, you may have heard we got a bit of snow over the last 24 hours here in Chicago?I worked from home and Mel stayed home, so we bundled up in our deepest winter gear and went on a walk during lunch.In the photo above, I was already standing on top of about 6 inches of snow. I think we got about 20" total in the city. The photos are beautiful today, but don't get me wrong, it was downright dangerous yesterday. On the walk ... Read more »