The Universe is back in order.
Hideki Matsui finally gets his much deserved ring and MVP!
I hope he stays in pinstripes.
Time to celebrate!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Top Of The Heap!
New York New York.
The Universe is back in order.
Hideki Matsui finally gets his much deserved ring and MVP!
I hope he stays in pinstripes.
Time to celebrate!
The Universe is back in order.
Hideki Matsui finally gets his much deserved ring and MVP!
I hope he stays in pinstripes.
Time to celebrate!
Baseball's all that's real!
My beloved Bronx Bombers return home for Game 6 of the World Series.
Daddy's new house needs the aroma of champagne & Matsui could sure use World Series *BLING* on his finger.
~Vintage 1952 World Series Ring.
They say the Yankees are the team most people love to hate, that's because there is no denying they are simply the BEST.
I grew up in the Bronx, home of egg creams, handball, stickball and Yankee Stadium, you could practically smell the hot dogs and popcorn through the entire borough when there was a game going on.
Sometimes its difficult to explain to someone who is not from there how baseball was ingrained in my culture. I watched baseball with dad, religiously. Those were some of the best times of my childhood. Dad was a hardcore Cincinnati Reds fan but he had respect for the Yankees.
I only had eyes for the pinstripes, even when they were going through their most difficult years in the 70s.
Later, in my early 30s I worked for a time with an organization of which Steinbrenner is a member. I spoke with the man, several times, he was always gracious, accommodating and generous. I will not lie when I say that I was pleasantly surprised.
I now live in the NW but no matter, I will always be a die hard Yankee fan. You can take the girl out of the Bronx but you cant take the Bronx out of the girl.
My mother was what you could call a super Yankee fan, her favorite player was Derek Jeter
Mom was in her 70s when she stood up on the hood of her car during the parade the City of NY held in honor of the Yankees victory of the 1999 World Series.
I have been doing a bit of vintage Yankee sleuthing
World Series watch 1923
World Series 1937 Official Program 25 cents!
A vintage magazine AD
1939 Spring Training St Pete FL.
'When Mantle learned that he and DiMaggio would have plaques side by side, he insisted that DiMaggio's "hang a little higher than mine"
Gehrig & Shawkey go fishing at the golf course LOL!
'As part of Gehrig's surprising desire to take Hollywood by storm he had earlier set his sights on playing Tarzan.'
"These were the most revealing portraits of Gehrig's body ever taken . . . his lower body appeared to belong to another species, neither man nor ape. Each thigh was bigger than many a man's waist, each calf the size of a Christmas ham. Here was the hidden source of his tremendous power and durability." ~ Jonathan Eig. Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005, 432 pp
The best line of his Farewell Speech
'...for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.'
Some years later a fantastic man and musician by the name of Michael Houser, used those words in an announcement to his fans and the world regarding his illness. Michael Houser ~ January 6, 1962 - August 10, 2002
Whatever happens tonight I can always count on my Yankees conducting themselves with class and style and performing best under pressure.
This post dedicated to all Yankees team members past and present.
'At night all the faces light up as the players take the field' - Rebirtha ~ Widespread Panic
Let's play ball!
Daddy's new house needs the aroma of champagne & Matsui could sure use World Series *BLING* on his finger.
~Vintage 1952 World Series Ring.
They say the Yankees are the team most people love to hate, that's because there is no denying they are simply the BEST.
I grew up in the Bronx, home of egg creams, handball, stickball and Yankee Stadium, you could practically smell the hot dogs and popcorn through the entire borough when there was a game going on.
Sometimes its difficult to explain to someone who is not from there how baseball was ingrained in my culture. I watched baseball with dad, religiously. Those were some of the best times of my childhood. Dad was a hardcore Cincinnati Reds fan but he had respect for the Yankees.
I only had eyes for the pinstripes, even when they were going through their most difficult years in the 70s.
Later, in my early 30s I worked for a time with an organization of which Steinbrenner is a member. I spoke with the man, several times, he was always gracious, accommodating and generous. I will not lie when I say that I was pleasantly surprised.
I now live in the NW but no matter, I will always be a die hard Yankee fan. You can take the girl out of the Bronx but you cant take the Bronx out of the girl.
My mother was what you could call a super Yankee fan, her favorite player was Derek Jeter
Mom was in her 70s when she stood up on the hood of her car during the parade the City of NY held in honor of the Yankees victory of the 1999 World Series.
I have been doing a bit of vintage Yankee sleuthing
World Series watch 1923
World Series 1937 Official Program 25 cents!
A vintage magazine AD
1939 Spring Training St Pete FL.
'When Mantle learned that he and DiMaggio would have plaques side by side, he insisted that DiMaggio's "hang a little higher than mine"
Gehrig & Shawkey go fishing at the golf course LOL!
'As part of Gehrig's surprising desire to take Hollywood by storm he had earlier set his sights on playing Tarzan.'
"These were the most revealing portraits of Gehrig's body ever taken . . . his lower body appeared to belong to another species, neither man nor ape. Each thigh was bigger than many a man's waist, each calf the size of a Christmas ham. Here was the hidden source of his tremendous power and durability." ~ Jonathan Eig. Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005, 432 pp
The best line of his Farewell Speech
'...for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.'
Some years later a fantastic man and musician by the name of Michael Houser, used those words in an announcement to his fans and the world regarding his illness. Michael Houser ~ January 6, 1962 - August 10, 2002
Whatever happens tonight I can always count on my Yankees conducting themselves with class and style and performing best under pressure.
This post dedicated to all Yankees team members past and present.
'At night all the faces light up as the players take the field' - Rebirtha ~ Widespread Panic
Let's play ball!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Thursday Eye Candy at figure8studio
and a Red Damask 60s Evening Swing Coat
Its all about color this month at figure8studio
Shop here for vintage dreams and more...
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If no one's in the kitchen, who's to see?
Seattle friends finally able to tear ourselves away from a myriad of responsibilities to see the much anticipated Julie & Julia, the movie about two foodies from different times Julia Child and the Texan living in Queens, NY, woman who with the help of her supportive and famished husband blogs through "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" over the course of a year.
We take time, sometimes once a month, sometimes more often-but never enough, to get together, smell the roses...or in this case, the beef bourguignon. I guarantee that by the time you leave the theater you will swear that you can.
I did not wear the string of pearls mom had given me years ago, its been too hot, it also turned into a balmy night. Barbara wore her cool cotton pedal pushers and was the envy of us.
Being a collector of Julia's books for a few years....
I wonder what became of our 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'. What is even more mysterious is three of us are missing copies from our shelves.
Maybe they are keeping each other company.
My favorite car in the world is the 1955 Citroën DS, designed by Flaminio Bertoni it was named 'Most beautiful car of all time' by Classic & Sports Car magazine.
But I was smitten with the 1947 turquoise Buick Roadmaster station wagon used in the movie, I read Paul Child named it "Flash".
Streep was given Julia's height by the angles of the camera, tabletops lowered, shorter actors, like the market scenes, by using lifts/not terribly attractive platform shoes or high heeled sneakers? eek.
I don't remember Julia ever wearing anything like them.
The shoes just did not seem quite right, but I'm probably just being nitpicky because, well, that's my job.
I remember Julia's enthusiastic personality watching her shows over my mother's shoulder, Julia sipping her wine as she cooked, as friend Sara pointed out, a pinch of this and that...not too worried about exact measures, sipping and cooking, chatting and laughing and disturbingly 'playing' with those plucked chickens. Julia had a way of holding them on the table in a way that it looked like they were dancing.
Ponder this story told by an esteemed acquaintance.
One evening you and your partner are cooking a special dinner for guests out of the pages of one of Julia's books, one of the sauces is not turning quite the way
you expected, one of you look in the phone book and you cant believe that Julia is actually listed! after a couple of glasses of fine wine and a little courage you ring her for advice, probably doubting she will even pick up the phone, you expect an assistant or an answering machine, at best, urging you to leave a message for an appointment.
You are surprised and delighted, once again, when Julia herself answers and she does not even seem bothered or annoyed, she gladly volunteers to walk you through the process on the phone. After several tries when there seems to be no progress she asks about your impressive wine collection and suggests, if you mind, if she drops by!? Mind??
That evening she is your 'private chef', to the shock and surprise of your guests who are probably still pinching themselves after all these years, she joins the guests and you are able to enjoy her company till the wee hours of the morning.
I'm guessing Julie Powell would not be terribly pleased about this story.
Isn't that life though?
Sometimes, when you least expect it, the stars align perfectly and magic happens, unplanned, totally by chance...
and sometimes we simply live with our dreams.
Streep is one of our favorite actresses, we felt she played Julia to a T.
a Streep cooking tip from one of her interviews about the movie: 'You can remove the odor of garlic and onions from your hands by rubbing them with salt and cool water, It actually works better than hot water and soap.' she said.
The scene of Julie in Dean & De Luca made my heart skip, those tiny tins, treasures in any serious foodie's kitchen shelves, they found their way, to my delight (and wallet relief) in (gasp) discount gourmet places. Stores where a poor college student could afford a bit of luxury, or as Julia would have said 'Those without a cook'
The post war Paris scenes and fashions were a delight, another reason I was looking forward to seeing the movie, being in the vintage business and all.
I confess I cringed and even closed my eyes during most of the lobster scene
'LOBSTER KILLA!'
But simply couldn't help cracking a smile during the scene where they are sitting at the table and Julie is wearing a lobster pin. I am a lobster pin collector, my favorite found in a Woodstock NY gallery, red enamel with black marcasites.
My NYC kitchen was turquoise with many red lobsters on the walls. After a few years my collection morphed into all sorts of lobster items as friends gave me anything lobster. Ashtrays, key chains, magnets, pot holders, dishes, candle holders, bottle opener...even Lobster Man!
Here he is, happily riding on Godzilla's tail
a gift from a special friend
a star aligning perfectly moment in my life.
What fun it must have been to shop for this movie! The thrill of the hunt one hundred times over.
Some say more should have been made of the Julia vs Julie's blog snub but I got it and I thought the movie did just fine without adding to the already rather awkward situation.
The movie had an excellent cast. The love depicted between Julia and Paul was heart warming.
After we exited the theater we chatted about it for some time, comparing our childhood and early adulthood Julia memories. Barb, being the excellent cook that she is, told us she was actually able to conquer the Aspic recipe without making soup and that her prize dish, prepared in Chicago from 'Mastering the Art' was the Veal Prince Orloff.
Julie & Julia is highly recommended.
The movie has lit my fire to dig through my collection for fashions of the era.
A quickie
Vogue Trend Reports the recession was still Topic A in the front rows of fall shows, maybe that's why they also announced the 40's is 'in'
Vintage will always be a smart investment.
Follow this link to an article found in Country Living mag with interesting tidbits about Julia's kitchen and the movie.
We take time, sometimes once a month, sometimes more often-but never enough, to get together, smell the roses...or in this case, the beef bourguignon. I guarantee that by the time you leave the theater you will swear that you can.
I did not wear the string of pearls mom had given me years ago, its been too hot, it also turned into a balmy night. Barbara wore her cool cotton pedal pushers and was the envy of us.
Being a collector of Julia's books for a few years....
I wonder what became of our 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'. What is even more mysterious is three of us are missing copies from our shelves.
Maybe they are keeping each other company.
My favorite car in the world is the 1955 Citroën DS, designed by Flaminio Bertoni it was named 'Most beautiful car of all time' by Classic & Sports Car magazine.
But I was smitten with the 1947 turquoise Buick Roadmaster station wagon used in the movie, I read Paul Child named it "Flash".
Streep was given Julia's height by the angles of the camera, tabletops lowered, shorter actors, like the market scenes, by using lifts/not terribly attractive platform shoes or high heeled sneakers? eek.
I don't remember Julia ever wearing anything like them.
The shoes just did not seem quite right, but I'm probably just being nitpicky because, well, that's my job.
I remember Julia's enthusiastic personality watching her shows over my mother's shoulder, Julia sipping her wine as she cooked, as friend Sara pointed out, a pinch of this and that...not too worried about exact measures, sipping and cooking, chatting and laughing and disturbingly 'playing' with those plucked chickens. Julia had a way of holding them on the table in a way that it looked like they were dancing.
Ponder this story told by an esteemed acquaintance.
One evening you and your partner are cooking a special dinner for guests out of the pages of one of Julia's books, one of the sauces is not turning quite the way
you expected, one of you look in the phone book and you cant believe that Julia is actually listed! after a couple of glasses of fine wine and a little courage you ring her for advice, probably doubting she will even pick up the phone, you expect an assistant or an answering machine, at best, urging you to leave a message for an appointment.
You are surprised and delighted, once again, when Julia herself answers and she does not even seem bothered or annoyed, she gladly volunteers to walk you through the process on the phone. After several tries when there seems to be no progress she asks about your impressive wine collection and suggests, if you mind, if she drops by!? Mind??
That evening she is your 'private chef', to the shock and surprise of your guests who are probably still pinching themselves after all these years, she joins the guests and you are able to enjoy her company till the wee hours of the morning.
I'm guessing Julie Powell would not be terribly pleased about this story.
Isn't that life though?
Sometimes, when you least expect it, the stars align perfectly and magic happens, unplanned, totally by chance...
and sometimes we simply live with our dreams.
Streep is one of our favorite actresses, we felt she played Julia to a T.
a Streep cooking tip from one of her interviews about the movie: 'You can remove the odor of garlic and onions from your hands by rubbing them with salt and cool water, It actually works better than hot water and soap.' she said.
The scene of Julie in Dean & De Luca made my heart skip, those tiny tins, treasures in any serious foodie's kitchen shelves, they found their way, to my delight (and wallet relief) in (gasp) discount gourmet places. Stores where a poor college student could afford a bit of luxury, or as Julia would have said 'Those without a cook'
The post war Paris scenes and fashions were a delight, another reason I was looking forward to seeing the movie, being in the vintage business and all.
I confess I cringed and even closed my eyes during most of the lobster scene
'LOBSTER KILLA!'
But simply couldn't help cracking a smile during the scene where they are sitting at the table and Julie is wearing a lobster pin. I am a lobster pin collector, my favorite found in a Woodstock NY gallery, red enamel with black marcasites.
My NYC kitchen was turquoise with many red lobsters on the walls. After a few years my collection morphed into all sorts of lobster items as friends gave me anything lobster. Ashtrays, key chains, magnets, pot holders, dishes, candle holders, bottle opener...even Lobster Man!
Here he is, happily riding on Godzilla's tail
a gift from a special friend
a star aligning perfectly moment in my life.
What fun it must have been to shop for this movie! The thrill of the hunt one hundred times over.
Some say more should have been made of the Julia vs Julie's blog snub but I got it and I thought the movie did just fine without adding to the already rather awkward situation.
The movie had an excellent cast. The love depicted between Julia and Paul was heart warming.
After we exited the theater we chatted about it for some time, comparing our childhood and early adulthood Julia memories. Barb, being the excellent cook that she is, told us she was actually able to conquer the Aspic recipe without making soup and that her prize dish, prepared in Chicago from 'Mastering the Art' was the Veal Prince Orloff.
Julie & Julia is highly recommended.
The movie has lit my fire to dig through my collection for fashions of the era.
A quickie
Vogue Trend Reports the recession was still Topic A in the front rows of fall shows, maybe that's why they also announced the 40's is 'in'
Vintage will always be a smart investment.
Follow this link to an article found in Country Living mag with interesting tidbits about Julia's kitchen and the movie.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I've got cling cling fsssss steam heat
Steampunk, anything that involves ingenuity and creativity without further waste. That which redefines time should be celebrated and deserves thoughtful consideration.
Jules Verne, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, whimsical fantasy, Victorian England, romanced technology coming alive with a heartbeat and misapplied technology.
There are no hard and fast rules for Steampunk style, its why it is possible for british adventurers, sky pirates, neo victorianas, mad scientists to exist under the same moniker.
Militaria, top hats, industrial gothic leathers, cords, velvets, browns, antique black or lightly touched with antique white laces, any color can be steampunked with perhaps the exception of neons. Gogles, monocles, skeleton keys, even Tiffany jumped in
...marching band jackets paired off with Victorian skirts, riding boots, docs...Oscillating antique fans lull me to dreamland...
I like how the steampunk movement combines technology with sustainability and DIY aesthetics
A Steam Powered Ipod Charger
from:
steampunkworkshop
In my Cañones cigar/jewelry box you'll find 80s earrings from recycled watch parts, skeleton heads necklace from a special friend Colin Pringle The Wild Bohemian
In my store:
30s BLACK LACE DRESS
Victorian Style Dress
Victorian Inspired Dress
additions of velvet and lace to be added in the next few days...
Other fine offerings:
Faux Fur Cashmere Clutch Coat - chichichambers
Victorian Chatalaine Misers Purse - chichichambers
Suzy Creamcheese Velvet Edwardian Style Suit - magsrags
40s Style Lace Corset Top - magsrags
This blog entry would be incomplete without my talented friend Michael owner of foxfirejewelers creations:
I covet:
Do not miss the Steam Driven Ring!
hmm...all this talk about steampunk reminds me Im overdue for a visit to Gas Works Park
fssss...
Jules Verne, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, whimsical fantasy, Victorian England, romanced technology coming alive with a heartbeat and misapplied technology.
There are no hard and fast rules for Steampunk style, its why it is possible for british adventurers, sky pirates, neo victorianas, mad scientists to exist under the same moniker.
Militaria, top hats, industrial gothic leathers, cords, velvets, browns, antique black or lightly touched with antique white laces, any color can be steampunked with perhaps the exception of neons. Gogles, monocles, skeleton keys, even Tiffany jumped in
...marching band jackets paired off with Victorian skirts, riding boots, docs...Oscillating antique fans lull me to dreamland...
I like how the steampunk movement combines technology with sustainability and DIY aesthetics
A Steam Powered Ipod Charger
from:
steampunkworkshop
In my Cañones cigar/jewelry box you'll find 80s earrings from recycled watch parts, skeleton heads necklace from a special friend Colin Pringle The Wild Bohemian
In my store:
30s BLACK LACE DRESS
Victorian Style Dress
Victorian Inspired Dress
additions of velvet and lace to be added in the next few days...
Other fine offerings:
Faux Fur Cashmere Clutch Coat - chichichambers
Victorian Chatalaine Misers Purse - chichichambers
Suzy Creamcheese Velvet Edwardian Style Suit - magsrags
40s Style Lace Corset Top - magsrags
This blog entry would be incomplete without my talented friend Michael owner of foxfirejewelers creations:
I covet:
Do not miss the Steam Driven Ring!
hmm...all this talk about steampunk reminds me Im overdue for a visit to Gas Works Park
fssss...
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