A Vintage Quickie....

I am on my way out the door for a day of wandering the back roads of Northern New Mexico and doing some hiking with Michelle. I just wanted to throw two things at you... First of all THIS...


"Is that what Marlon Perkins wore when he went out for a hot night of disco dancing?" Is what you MAY be asking yourself. But NO! It is actually a highly collectible piece of vintage Yves Saint Laurent from his early years (1968) creating his ready to wear line called Rive Gauche. I discovered it a few weeks back and I now have it listed on a ten day auction on ebay. So bookmark it and cheer me and Yves on into fashion auction history and record breaking bids on this safari tunic!

The second thing is this... please head over to the other blog I author and check out the cool feature I wrote up on Justine from Ikonic Vintage. Her etsy shop is really sweet and she has some killer vintage goods. She is offering a 20% discount to all blog readers through March 31st. I am loving this bedspread...


Actually I love the bed itself too. She has that spread listed for only $40. Someone go buy it for pete's sake!

OK! I will be back tonight or tomorrow with loads of fabulous and probably ridiculous photos from our adventures today.

Who Knew?

Not me... that's for sure. I'm talking about this place we have alighted upon here in upstate New York. I booked a spot here (at Letchworth State Park) for just three nights and we are due out on Friday morning and NO we don't have reservations anywhere for Labor Day weekend which means we will be holed up in a Walmart parking lot somewhere near here for three days. PU.)

So anyway... this place is FANTASTIC. ENORMOUS. It's big and good... get my drift? The park runs for like 25 miles North to South along the Genesee River. I was so not ready for the gorges and waterfalls and general awe inspiring views we have encountered here. I mean... have any of YOU ever heard of this place? It's worth talkin' about... people should be shouting about it out in the streets as far as I am concerned. Why don't more people know about this place? We totally stumbled upon it. I'm glad we did but I am bummed that we have to leave on Friday. Let me share some images so you can get a vibe on what I am all cranked up about here...







You really should click through to the larger image on all of those to get the full visual.

Today we hiked about 6 miles along the edge of the gorge which gave a multitude of great views. We obtained a permit to take the kayak out on the river tomorrow. People... I am really excited about this. I mean... imagine being down IN THERE in a kayak? It's gonna be big. The only bummer is that we have to carry the kayak down a steep trail for like a mile to get to the river to put in. This will suck. There is no way around it. The kayak is heavy and awkward to carry. Coming back uphill at the end of a long day of paddling upstream will be pretty rough too obviously. In fact... if you don't want to hear me crabbing about it don't tune back in here any time soon because I am sure I will be peeling off with a serious injury list about this time tomorrow night.

Until then... I leave you with an image of cedar bark. Something to chew on visually. Rudy enjoys it orally. Either way... to chew it or to just gaze upon it... I think it's great stuff.