ThriftThursday: Typewriter

Ok, so it's not Thursday anymore, but I did happen to buy this item on Thursday, so it still counts.

My best bud Cristen and I went to an antique store downtown yesterday. Whist traipsing through the basement I stumbled upon this lovely lady:



It's a Tower Capri typewriter. I don't know much about it except that it was made in Holland. I did some digging online today and really couldn't learn too much more than that about it.

All I know is I love it and it loves me.

MondayMust: LOVEly dress

This icky weather has me thinking of warmer times, and I can't stop looking at this dress from Modcloth. It's so cute from the front, but the back ... oooooh. And it's only $60. Unfortunately, it's only left in a medium. I guess I'll just have to keep dreaming.

Nikon camera/lenses

Anyone looking for a new camera or maybe some Nikon lenses? Life is Love Cherish Life is selling her Nikon D300 and three lenses and for a pretty good deal!

31

It just hit 31 degrees outside, which means this rain is turning to ice. And in preparation for this weekend, I'm streaming "The Ice Storm" from Netflix. ... at least until the electricity goes out.

Pleasant weekend, everyone.

In need of some tropical air

Most years around this time I've had a vacation to look forward to. Not this year. I'm a working stiff with no time off over spring break and no money to spend.

Today was the second day in which the city was turned white by a thick coat of frost. It would have looked really pretty the week before Christmas. Unfortunately it's not the week before Christmas. At least it not minus-fuck-your-life degrees outside.

I miss actual fresh fruit. One can only eat so many apples and oranges. Last year in Costa Rica, we ate fresh pineapple, papaya, bananas and mango for breakfast most mornings. The real stuff. I didn't know that's what bananas were supposed to taste like, you know, for real fresh — not delivered to your local grocer green for consumption.

Every Saturday in the area of San Jose in which we stayed there's a farmers market. Up here in tundra country that doesn't get started until June, and even then, they don't have mangoes and pineapple. I don't see myself leaving this region any time soon, but man, it would be nice for a break from the winter for a while.

Looking back on Christmas

This year was the first time in a while that I got to spend a lot of time with all of my extended family. It seems like we are never all together at one time, but the stars seemed to align this year for a really fun holiday.

My nieces are both at a really fun age. They like to play games and do art projects for everyone, and they love to dress up, put on shows, dance and be silly. Looking through my pictures, the adults were always sitting around talking and the kids were a blur in my shutter speed. It's kind of sad that we lose that energy, but then again, we might all look pretty silly singing "Tooty Ta" for hours a day.





Maia, the 3-year-old, is really into making faces. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

Happy day

Happy Little Pea from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo.

I've watched this video from Pacing the Panic Room three times since it was posted, so I thought I would post it to share.