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old words and vanilla tea
oldwordsandvanillatea.blogspot.com
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Vintage fashion, vintage books, vintage pics and tea, lots of tea :)
#71982 in All , #2534 in General Lifestyle

Tea Inspiration

"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." — William Ewart Gladstone Have a great Sunday ladies! And drink some tea :)

24 jul 11

Spanish Designer: Alma Aguilar

Alma Aguilar is my new discovery and I so glad I found it! It may be a bit out of my reach  but still, it is worth it :) Dont you love this retro style? Those pastel colors? The textures? In lov...

22 jul 11

Lisbon Romantics

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." — Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi there ladies! I just came back from Lisbon! I spent 3 days there with my close...

08 jul 11

Exam Day

On Saturday I took the English exam that will give me access to University in London. As  you know, the boy and I are moving this fall to the UK and we are pretty excited about it!  I think...

12 jun 11

Spanish Designer: Pepa Loves

Pepa Loves has been one of my favourites Spanish designers for the spring-summer season  for awhile. It is very colourful,  lively and bright, with a bit vintage vibe, just lovely! They&nbs...

12 jun 11

Spanish Designer: La Bigotera

Trying to find the perfect spring-summer dress? I think I have! La Bigotera is my new find  and I already love it! Every single 50s inspired dress is amazing and not expensive at all :) So how h...

12 jun 11

Alma Mahler

"I can not express in words how much I love you" Gustav Mahler - Symphony 5: Adagietto Alma Mahler was famous composer and conductor Gustav Mahlers wife. Although I dont  fully share her...

11 jun 11

Magnificent Russia

I know it had taken me sooo long to be back and post my Russian pics and so I apologize lovely ladies, but I promise I have been too busy this past month :( Oh well, but better  late than n...

11 jun 11

Stones In The Road?

"Stones in the road? I save every single one, one day Ill build a castle." — Fernando Pessoa The boy took me to Coimbra, Portugal, during the weekend to relax, go for long walks and eat ...

06 may 11

Strong Women

"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves." — Mary Wollstonecraft Hello ladies! We had such a great time in London. I visited the University I want to make my Phd ...

06 may 11

How Do I Love Thee?

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.For the ends of Being and ideal GraceI love thee to the level of ...

14 feb 11

Im Back (For Good)

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them." — Leo Tolstoy Hi there l...

07 feb 11

Terrific Dinner, Amazing Friends

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature." — Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey) Just a very...

19 dec 10

Jane Austen, 235 Years

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." — Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey) Oh my, I HAD to make a quick post about it....

16 dec 10

Spanish Designer: diKsí

Hi there lovelies! Ive been kind of stressed out this week buying Christmas gifts and getting ready for a business trip to Granada in the south of Spain for the next three days... Fortunately next Mo...

15 dec 10

The Cozy Coat

Some more pics of the snowy weekend. I am so proud of my new-old vintage coat. Its so warm and old-fashioned, I love it! :) Hope you are having a lovely week darlings, mine is being pretty tough, too...

09 dec 10

Snow: The World Looks Brand New!

"Wow, it really snowed last night! Isnt it wonderful? Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new! A new year...a fresh clean start !Its like having a big white sheet of paper ...

07 dec 10

Cant Say No To Praline Mocca

"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee." — Abraham Lincoln   I love tea, you girls know that, lol. Unfortunately I dont enjoy coffe...

03 dec 10

Books For Hope

I had to make a post about this. Isnt this handbag amazing? Spoonful of Chocolate is a great Etsy crafter who makes super pretty handbags, passport holders and page place holders&...

01 dec 10

Yes I Do Wear Hats

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." — George Eliot   Im enjoying the last days of fall... 2...

29 nov 10

Come Join Me For Morning Tea

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." — Henry James I do totally agree with Mr James, but I enjoy afternoon te...

27 nov 10

And The Winner Is...

The lovely Kellie of Second Star!!! She just graduated Writing, Lit, & Pub major. Dance teacher and choreographer. She loves clothes, shopping, and reading. So I guess shell enjoy the Old Words A...

26 nov 10

That 1960s Vibe

We took these pics after the boy came back from London, he had such a great time and we are so looking forward to moving there!! :) I felt such a sixties vibe while getting ready to go out for a walk...

24 nov 10

Spanish Designers: Kling, Winter 2010

Kling did it again. Their Winter 2010 collection is superb. Loving the colours, the texture and the originality. And whats best its the price, they are becoming very well-known but they still of...

22 nov 10

Maude Fealy

I want to share with you a few pics of Maude Fealy. She was an American stage and film actress born in 1883. She was quite a woman and very modern for her time. Now I feel like wearing lots of flower...

21 nov 10

Your Favourite Writers Quotes

Source Etsy "Lock up your libraries if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." — Virginia Woolf You inspire me every day ladies. Ther...

18 nov 10

Spanish Designers: Mónica Cordera

I.AM.IN.LOVE!!! I want the whole winter collection by the amazing Spanish designer Mónica Cordera. Peter pan collars, buttons everywhere,  bows, ribbons, beautiful colours... mixed with a r...

16 nov 10

Giveaway: The Old Words And Vanilla Tea Kit!!

Darlings, Im so happy for having such great readers! I have now 104 followers, a very nice figure considering I started this adventure just 6 months ago with little expectations but great enthus...

12 nov 10

A Haircut

"Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like" ~Author Unknown On Saturday I cut my hair. I had that weird voice insid...

08 nov 10 1 person likes this

Friday Night: The Baseballs

On Friday night the boy and I went to see The Baseballs and we had a blast! It was such a fun show. After the concert I didnt know whether I was in the 1950s or in 2010! If you havent liste...

02 nov 10

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