Is It Just Me, Or....?

Do you resent spending money on new stuff too?

When it comes to vintage, I'll happily spend money on things, even though I obviously have access to cheap prices on some things I'll still pay full price for an item I really like. But it's as if new things have become a value-free zone for me for some reason, maybe I've just been looking at vintage for too long!

I've had quite a lovely day today, aside from a horror dentist visit this morning. Because of said visit I had some child-free time to do  shopping and cooking, a rare treat in itself.

Of course there are certain essentials which simply must be bought new, and that's what I had to buy today- things like makeup, socks, shoes, etc.  I bought these 2 pairs of shoes, and while they weren't at all expensive, I nevertheless found myself humming and ha-ing over paying for shoes that I just couldn't see much value in.

they are cute though, aren't they?

And so are these!


 I whipped up a few treats this afternoon, including these yummy marinated chicken tortillas, cooking anything a bit Mexi always makes me think of La Dama, I'd love to have her standing next to me in the kitchen giving me lessons in her cuisine.

Then this spicy beef stew, laden with chilli and fresh vegetables, most of this will be frozen for later. I don't have to cook to please anyone else, so I tend to cook a lot in one day then freeze quite a bit, that way everything is cooked fresh, there is no waste and I only have to cook about 3 days per week.

and fresh strawberries for dessert, that was the easy finish!

What have you done with your Friday??

New Shoes!

I have a ton of Christmas vouchers to spend at the moment, so went on the hunt today for some day-to-day black shoes.

I was disappointed to find that the local enormous generic shopping centre was almost completely identical to my own local enormous generic shopping centre.

And I'm 9 hours away from home. Still stuck in NSW btw, can't get home yet. Australia has major flooding in 5 of its 6 states at the moment, and bushfires in the other. But, I digress...it's hard not to at the moment.

I did manage to find these babies today, an absolute steal at $6!

These will go nicely with a few of my vintage dresses, and aren't too modern-looking. Little of them will be visible with a long dress anyway.

 I didn't find what I was looking for, but these were a nice little bonus.

 

With the 'variety' we see in brand-new-stuff shops these days, it's easy to see why vintage is rapidly gaining popularity ;)

Your Christmas Wish List (Part 2)

On with the Christmas wish lists for my regular commenters, these weren't quite as easy as my first 'victims' so lets see how I go.

 

First up, Vintage Christine. Now this is a lady who I think has a LOT of stuff,  but I'm sure she'd welcome a Roger Gallet vintage soap to add to her collection.

 

Along with a mid-century Japanese pedestal soap dish.

Now of course a virtual gift to Vintage Christine just wouldn't be right without some glass. How about this Fenton satin finish silver crest vanity set, Charleton handpainted of course!

I'm thinking Chris might actually NOT have this one, as it's appaerntly quite rare.

Now to Vix. Practically legenday in my mind by now, said young lady is away on a well-deserved holiday at the moment (she doesn't tell you, but she actually works incredibly hard), but I don't think she'll mind waiting until she gets back to see this.

 

Fab green crimplene maxi, all glittered up ready for the party season. I doubt that Vix would mind adding this to her well-stocked (or should I say overstocked?) wardrobe.

And because of course there's no such thing as too many shoes, I'm sure Vix would appreciate this addition to her shoe collection.

Now for Delia, of Dee Dees Retro Vintage Delights. The lady in question has not long started sewing and likes aprons I think, so this fab 50s apron pattern might be a winner.

I bought this 50s cowl-neck brocade wiggle dress just recently, pity this is only a virtual gift as I think it'd look fab on Dee Dee!