Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

The rain held off on Sunday, and my mum and I happily headed off to the market. I'm glad we didn't go last weekend as I overheard quite a few sellers complaining of how wet they (and all their stock!) got. It seemed that vintage treasures appeared before me at every turn- I bought so much stuff! Retro patterned dress, burgundy velvet jacket, patterned skirt, Johnson Brothers platter and tea cup sauces and striped cord pants. So much goodness in one photo. I can't wait to wear and use it all! I picked up the blue and orange patterned dress for $5. I love styles from the 1960s and 1970s, but lately I've been wearing a lot of 1970s styles, as I wear them more at work. Recently,  Devyn  and  Sydney  have reminded me of how much I love 1960s mod and psychedelic styles, so I was happy to purchase the dress. I also found these four records: Simon and Garfunkel's Sounds of Silence  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Southern Accent The P...

To answer the song lyric title, yes I've seen a lot of rain, especially over the weekend. It rained on Sunday which dampened ( pun intended! ) our chances of headings off to the market. I could hear the rain at 3 am and it went on for hours. I imagine that's what it'd be like living in England. So there was no market fun for me. Oh well, I got to sleep in, which is always good. Mind you, I"ve been to markets when it's downright raining, but it's not too fun getting wet, holding an umbrella and trying to look through the stakeholder's rails when they're often covered in plastic or soaking wet.  That happened a few years ago and I remember scoring a 1970s tan tooled bag for $7. It was probably meant to be that I didn't get to go to the market because I was so sick, I genuinely thought I was doing to die . I won't bore you with the details, but I will say it was very dramatic and all, I've never been in so much phy...

On Monday, we had a day off for the Queen's birthday. It was nice to have a little bit of a sleep in, as I always wake up early. I hopped out of bed and made pancakes for my family and I. They were topped with cinnamon apples, maple syrup and buttered pecans- yum! After breakfast, I continued working on my students' reports and then headed off to hardware and garden store, Bunnings.  My mum really loves indoor plants, she's slowly filling the house with them. I like having plants in the house too, and they're supposed to be good for your mental health, which is always good. I bought some sunflower and silver-beet seeds and planted them as soon as we got home. I'm growing them indoors as I don't want them to freeze in the cold. I've never grown vegetables indoors, I wonder if it'll work.  On the way out, we bought some sausages, which is sort of an iconic thing to do in Australia when visiting a Bunnings s...

After giving the market a miss last week , my mum and I decided to go on Sunday.  It was pretty cold, so we rugged up. Here's what I wore: Fluffy jacket- opshopped a few years ago. Skirt and vintage snakeskin bag- market finds. Boots, hat and scarf- retail, years ago. It was probably the last time I'll wear my trusty brown boots because the material on the right boot is starting to flake off. I'm glad I captured some images of them here . I really like brown boots and these are perfect for me because they're knee-high and have a comfortable block-heel, which brings to mind a 1960s inspired look. Luckily, I have a few other brown boots- one is a flat, lace-up pair and the other is a  high, block heeled pair . I don't wear the high pair often as they can be uncomfortable. I wonder if I'll find another perfect pair of brown boots. Retail shops only seem to sell uninteresting black boots so I'll have to wait for a ...

It's a busy time of year for me at the moment, as it is for many teachers. It's report writing time and I'm writing my first reports! I wanted to be really organised, so I've started working on them gradually over numerous weekends and this past weekend was the last one before we hand them in. I'm feeling happy that I've completed them and saved myself the stress of doing them all at once. But enough about that, I know I'm not the only one tired from work and that there's so many hard working people out there. When I'm at home, I tend to stay in my pyjamas, but on Saturday, I popped out to the supermarket to get a few things. This is what I wore: Denim dress and turtleneck: retail. Vintage snakeskin belt and pepper beads: market finds. Boots: Turkish shop.  I bought these Turkish boots quite a few years ago in a shop in Stratford, Victoria.  My family and I have passed the shop for many years on...

On Sunday, my mum and I didn't visit the market, can you believe it?! We love to go but didn't this weekend. Oh well, it's not all bad, I got to sleep in. We had some family coming over for lunch, so we spent the day with them, chatting and eating away. I even got to sneak in a bit of reading time in the sun, before they arrived.  I haven't been feeling well, so I really appreciated some time to sit and relax in the sun. My uncle's girlfriend made a lovely red velvet cake (below), a bit of a belated celebratory cake for my mum's and my recent birthday . Can you believe I only paid $5 for these boots at a market last year?  The lady who was selling them said she'd never worn them before  because the laces took too long to do up. Good things take time , I thought, and happily handed over my $5. This dress was another market find and cost even less ($3!) because there was a small r...