I’d never owned a pair of heels until last week, when I visited my favorite vintage store and found the perfect pair. They’re skinny, just like my feet. If you haven’t noticed, narrow sizes have all but disappeared from the shoe racks. Were I to get an invitation to some fancy event, say a wedding, [...]
The other night, after months of really bitter cold, my husband and I broke down and went to the enormous mall (we’re talking 1,700,000 square feet of retail space). Neither one of us likes going to malls because the point of them is to part people from their money. But on this particular night, we [...]
I bought a used vacuum right after my husband and I got married, 22 years ago. The vacuum was already 41 years old at the time. It set me back $35.00 and worked wonderfully up until a few weeks ago, when it started consistently breaking new belts. I hauled it out to my car and [...]
Thrift store jewels that I’ll make into other treasures. I’ve written before about how much I love vintage jewelry. Some pieces I wear as they are; others I disassemble to use the components to make something new. Yesterday while I was nosing around my local public library, I found [...]
I admit it—I sometimes buy new clothing. In fact there are items that I never, ever buy used, and I don’t even look in the areas of the store where these things are located. Everyone has a limit, even me. Here’s what I will only buy new: Any and all underwear, except for beautiful old [...]
