Vintage Photograph: Grandma Marlene

I spent a lot of this weekend thinking of one of my favorite ladies, my Grandma Marlene, who would have been 71 yesterday. I just had to share this fabulous photograph of her and my mom in the sixties. I drove all the way to Cottage Grove to buy a wonderfully inexpensive dress form off of Craigslist. Perfect for taking sneak peeks of Teacup Vintage's spring collection for Mighty Swell, and I couldn't resist stopping at another random thrift on the way home. I felt like she was there with me, as she was a great garage and rummage sale partner. I love you, Grandma Marlene, Happy Birthday!

Want an ivory shift dress like hers? How about this one or this one?

-Twill

Vintage Photograph: Dress Up

 I fondly remember being at my grandmother's house having a bin full of crazy dance outfits and too-big dresses, making crazy combinations and then prancing around the house. It was (and still is) one of my favorite things to do. I was so excited to find that years before, in Mexico, my aunt was doing the same.
-Ladybird

Vintage Photograph: Spinning Teacups

I was so excited when my Pappy gave me this photo of him from when he was little, on the teacup ride with his mom. An actual vintage teacup ride photo from the family, so great! He said she had to go to the nursing station afterward because he spun her so fast.

-Twill

Vintage Photographs: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Here are a few holiday vintage photographs from us!

Little Twill and her new Teddy Ruxpin

 Ladybird and dashing bro, what an adorable duo

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Hetty (Twill), 1987. First day of Montessori.

In honor of fall and the start of a new school year, here is a photo of me on my very first day of school at age 3. Yes, the book Colors CAN be read upside down (good thing I was so cute in my plaid dress, nobody noticed).

-Twill

Vintage Photograph

I remembered this photo after seeing the one of me in Amsterdam. Here I am at about 2 years old smelling the "ant flowers" in my yard, sporting a grandma knit sweater, oshkosh b'gosh overalls and a cute white T.  For years, I thought that these flowers were where ants came from because they would swarm out of each bloom, as though it was their womb.

I still smell the flowers with the same excitement and wonder.

-Ladybird

Vintage Photograph: Happy Mother's Day

My mother with baby me, just a few months old. It is amazing looking at this photograph how much I look like her! I love you noogleson!

-Ladybird

Vintage Photograph

This is my mom, Sandy, (far right) and her two best friends on holiday in London in 1978. I would love to find some dresses like these at the thrift shop, better yet, I wish she would have saved it for me! They look so fresh and springy.

-Twill

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Erick, my brother, looking nerdy chic with his plaid button up, not one but TWO belts (for extra awesomeness), sporting a gun of some kind with green plastic glasses and a visor. This kid was surely destined for great things. Today, my bro is an artist and naturalist living between Alaska and San Diego, and I am pretty sure you can still find him sporting this look today.

-Ladybird