This past weekend my kids, husband, and I loaded up our vintage 1970 Avion camper and met up with a bunch of other cute little trailers in Warren Dunes, Michigan. We started going each year…
Last Thursday the Chicago area suffered some pretty hardcore rainfall. As a result of overburdened sewers, our basement flooded. I don’t want to tell you how the water came in or the color & texture…
NEST VINTAGE MODERN will be at next weekend’s Ann Arbor Antiques Market in Michigan. The highly anticipated Ann Arbor Antiques Market begins the new season this year April 20 and 21 at the Saline Fairgrounds,…
Spring break has historically never been a time we get out of town. It is, however, a time when we spend more time together as a family and enjoy some of our area attractions, cooking…
UPDATE: Just in case you happen to come across this older post at some point after 5/1/13, our address is now 26 S. La Grange Rd., La Grange, IL 60525 … This Saturday, March 16,…
Growing up on the Gulf Coast, I always had a melancholy soft spot for old cemetery angels. It was the main subject of my photography for many years. So a couple of weeks ago when…
There’s something about vintage picnic stuff that I just can’t pass up. Maybe it’s because they’re so functional, or just so darn cute. Anyway, this is just a small bit of my vintage picnic stash….
I have a few lights in the house which do not have switches on them. There’s a vintage marquee light in the shop right now which I have to bend over and plug in when…
This afternoon Sophia and I spent some quality time with our tube of E6000, some vintage buttons, and filigree ring blanks I ordered from Etsy. Super fun happy time!
I can’t believe I’m just now blogging about this. At the end of last summer, we bought a 1972 Airstream Argosy. I hesitate to say this since we’ve already played the Mama Bear, Papa Bear,…
