the world outside my window.

Today I ventured into forbidden territory.

Also known as "my backyard".

According to our landlord, this place is off limits.

It's a mess of overgrown weeds, wild roses, and crabapple trees...

Grey cardigan, thrifted $1

Faux fur collar, thrifted $3

Lace vest, thrifted $2

Beige skirt, thrifted $2

Belt, thrifted $1

Lace up boots, thrifted $4

Black knit hat, UO $10

A place worthy of breaking the rules for.

sitting pretty.

I found this chair while thrifting with my boyfriend on Saturday afternoon...

It's perfect in just about every way possible.

Needlepoint chair, $9.99 from Savers

time travel.

My boyfriend bought me this little travel clock for Christmas.

Still in the original box....

It folds up so nicely into its little caramel-colored leather case.

I imagine myself tucking it into one of my vintage suitcases...

and taking it along on our little trips up and down the California coast.

Placing it upon the bedside table in a room in some

pretty old Bed and Breakfast,

and, of course, setting the alarm for early morning thrifting adventures.

winner.

I recently won my very first giveaway!

Tucked inside this pretty sage green clutch were...

Two lovely brooches.

A pair of clip-on earrings.

An assortment of pendants.

And beads.

(The little jadeite beads are my very favorite.)

Thank you so much, Danielle.

P.S. Be sure to visit here etsy shop.

It is full of so many beautiful things!

family photos (part III). plus, an award and a tag.

Mom and Dad on their wedding day.

1988.

November 1988.

The day I was born.

December 1st, 1988.

Dad and me.

1989.

Also, I received a blogging award from Annie, of Time Enough for Drums.

Thanks Annie!

And I was tagged by Danielle, of Dinosaur Toes

to reveal 7 random things about me.

I was tagged a couple months ago to do the same.

But oh well, time for Round 2...

1. I am pretty tall...5 feet 10 1/2 inches.

2. I looove Mexican food, and can say with confidence and experience that my hometown (Fresno) and my current city (San Francisco) provide some of the best Mexican food this side of the border.

3. I inherited my daddy's super long eyelashes.

4. I like sleeping with lots and lots of blankets. There are six on my bed at the moment.

5. My dresser drawers and closet in my childhood bedroom are crammed full of most of my precious vintage treasures, which I am saving for the day when I have a whole home of my own to decorate.

6. I'm not really a big fan of most breakfast foods...pancakes, waffles, donuts, cinnamon rolls.

Bleh.

7. I am really big fan of Harry Potter.

red, white, and rain.

It has been raining like crazy for the past few days.

Thunder.

Lightning.

Howling wind.

The kind of storm where you just want to stay indoors,

curled up in bed under piles of blankets.

Unfortunately, I must brave the elements and a take a soggy

bus ride downtown to work a closing shift.

Sigh.

red and white striped tee, thrifted $1.70

red sweater, thrifted $2

rust colored anorack, thrifted $3

black pants, BDG $29

black scarf, thrifted $3

shoes, thrifted $3.70

from the estate.

My apartment is a mere two blocks from a super fancy neighborhood

known as "Sea Cliff".

We are talking sprawling mansions, like this one...

and breathtaking ocean views.

I am sure you can imagine my delight when my best friend and I woke up on Saturday morning and followed signs down the street to an estate sale taking place in a house very much like the one pictured above.

It was full of the most beautiful things, most of which were surely out of my price range.

But I did manage to come home with something pretty spectacular.

This quilt, which was a shockingly inexpensive $10.

It is worn to perfection.

An absolute dream.

I'm in love.