Yesterday was another gorgeous day here in Coastal Carolina, capped off by a very starry night and sushi and a movie for my beau and I. I threw together this outfit for our casual evening out.I,...
Friday my beau and I played hookey and headed to Rockingham, NC, for a couple nights of "camping" (sleeping in a tent next to our car, next to hundreds of other people doing the same thing)&n...
Jacket- Vintage, Mrs. BoltonDress- Vintage, Kensington Market, TorontoSigh, peace at last, a day off.The last couple of weeks have been rough- emotionally trying, frustrating and downright exha...
April 14, 1865, Lincoln ShotApril 14, 1912, RMS Titanic hits icebergApril 14, 1935, Black Sunday dust stormApril 14 is a dark day in history. So dark, it has been termed "ruination day."
Last year, our Easter celebration consisted of my beau and I gorging ourselves on rabbit shaped chocolate candy and spending the holiday at the beach. This year, we still spent the day at the beach (...
Hello and a happy belated St. Patricks Day to you all, dear readers! I hope those of you that celebrated had a lovely day yesterday- I know I sure did. There is nothing like good weather and a lovely...
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I want to sincerely thank everyone who read and commented on my last post- it feels so good to be heard and understood. I also feel so lucky to have so many wise people looking i...
Once upon a time therewas a college girl whose reputation preceded her and flurries of gossip followed her where ever she went. She had appeared out of nowhere; no one knew her, knew where ...
Ladies, don your red petticoats and catch yourself a man, its the Ladies Privilege- better know as Leap Day. According to old tradition, today is the day any lady m...
This sweater vest usually gets lost in the back of the closet, but I love it every time I wear it. Note to self: buy more sweater vestsSweater Vest: Toronto thriftSweater: department storePink b...
Apparently, fedoras are all the rage at fashion week this year. The following looks are from the Ruffian Fall 2012 fashion show. To see more from fashion week, click here.Hands down my favo...
There is something so soft, lovely, and surreal about hand-colored photographs so when I saw this collection of hand-colored images from the 1920s, I just had to share. For more images from this...
Its a gloomy, lazy Sunday here on the coast and Ive had a bit too much fun with the glue gun, yet again. Yep, thats a shell encrusted switch plate. After painting the walls in the dini...
Having lived above 43° latitude most of my life, I know that winter months can be long and relatively dark. For those of you who know what Im talking about, heres a little vitamin D fr...
This outfit feels incredibly 90s to me. I think it has something to do with the black tights and the shirt under the tank dress. Probably the largeness of my hair has something to do with it too (thi...
As determined by the handy-dandy random number generator the winner of my Marvelous Mink Give Away is entry number two, Bettieboo999If you would please contact me at Ginger.at.the.sea@gmail...
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I suppose this is how a collection starts,you love one thing so much....scorpion earrings, worn herethat you want to find another. crab clip-ons: west coast prize from my beau And, when you...
If you were around the Sea last spring, you may have read my rant about the "shabby chic" furniture trend and, if you did, you know how angry I get when people paint perfe...
Growing up, I never admired pretty women, in fact, Im not even sure I was aware of them. Women that fascinated me were the women that broke the rules, did unconventional th...
Last Friday was my beaus birthday and to celebrate we indulged in the chocolatey goodness of a homemade ganache covered cake and enjoyed jousting and other knightly feats at Medieval Times.This was m...
win this hat!Dearest Readers, Happy 2012! Lets get this new year started right with a give away!To mark my 200th reader milestone and as a token of thanks to those of you that take the time...
So many posts were planned but remained unwritten while I prepared for Christmas for there were cookies to be frosted, houses to be decorated and trees to be trimme...
Im a bit under the weather, for the second time this school year (darn germy kids), but seeing as Im expecting house guests in just a couple days, hanging out on the couch all da...
How bout a little Satchmo for Christmas this year? Sure it wouldnt be Christmas without Bing and Johnny but who can resist Armstrongs wonderful, gravely voice.Despite having an incredible, and l...
This was my outfit for my last day of substitute teaching for the year. Despite the fact it was seventy degrees yesterday and feeling most un-Christmas-like, I wanted to wear something fest...
If you happened to read my last post, you may recall that I had found a number of vintage ornaments to create a "funky, non-traditional Christmas wreath." In total, there were four, large, gl...
I never thought Id be so happy to come back to the coast, trips up north have become so exhausting. Life in North Carolina is so calm and relaxed- just as life at the beac...
Over the summer, I wrote about my desire to adopt a dog in a post entitled Dog Days. Around this time, I was spending some serious time on Petfinder.com searching for the perfect additi...
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