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pictured above draped across the radio in our living room as well as an utterly darling trio of vintage chalkware bluebirds pictured below came home with us that day and believe me it was tricky to stop at just those purchases as there was so many terrific well priced items to be had needless to say we shall be returning to that shop again especially as there aren t too many vintage stores around these parts at all let alone ones with such an amicable enthusiastic staff after that we headed over to my little sister s house for an afternoon visit i was delighted that she wasn t working that day as it meant i got to spend time with her on my birthday for the first time in far too many years this being due to the fact that i d been living in far flung corners for the past several years not right here in the gorgeous okanagan where she resides she gave me a darling pair of gifts both of which i just love to pieces are using around the clock i couldn t help but smile and feel touched when she said that she absolutely wanted to make sure she gave me something that involved the word vintage for my birthday and the set of minnie mouse opi nail polishes does just that fabulously and purely coincidentally the cute towel and washcloth set she gave me matched the balloons that my mom and tony used as part of my decorations incredibly well as the sun was shinning like mad we popped into the backyard for a little bit with my sister s incredibly adorable olde english bulldogge beau in tow where tony used my sister s nikon camera to take a really lovely photo of my mom sister and i yes i know i don t exactly look like either of them that much but that s ok i like being the redheaded sheep in the family this picture means a lot to me as it really drives home the fact that after so many years away i m actually living in the okanagan again and that i get to celebrate important events like birthdays and everyday moments alike with my family once more and here s me i think my sis took these pics with my ultra precious canine nephew beau he s almost a year old and just the sweetest friendliest wrinkliest thing imaginable who is making his chronically vintage debut here today after that our little group split into two parties my mom and i wanted to do some intensive consignment store shopping which wasn t of too much interest to tony and my sister so the went off to go fishing at nearby shannon lake while my mom and i hit on of our favourite kelowna consignment stores called second time around for a couple of hours we would have stayed longer but they close at 5 30pm which is a rather odd in between kind of time to shut their doors if you ask me though this shop doesn t specialize in vintage pieces and i didn t find any pre sixties items their prices aren t too steep higher than say value village but not unreasonable by consignment store standards and i did pick up several tops a marvelous grey cardigan with beautiful beading on it that my mother spied first stellar find mom and a few purses all of which were on sale for 2 to 4 a piece once we were done shopping we called tony to come pick us us dropped my sister back at her house and headed home to penticton for the evening after a lovely summery meal including a big bowl of a gluten free version of my all time favourite pasta salad that i d whipped up in advance the night before i got to open my birthday presents tony and my parents spoiled me with really thoughtful terrific gifts some of which i plan to chat about in future posts for sure and then tucked into a big dish of homemade by my mom gluten free rice krispie squares which is what i requested when my mom asked me what i d like for my birthday dessert i hadn t been feeling to great the night before and didn t sleep one wink though i did veg in bed for five hours straight so by the time time the end of the day rolled around i d been awake for something like forty hours straight not mind you that i really felt tired until after we d eaten must have been all the excitement of the day keeping me going hands down this was one of the best most enjoyable birthdays i ve ever had and i can t begin to thank tony and my family enough for everything they did to ensure that i had such an amazing time i hope with all my heart that this birthday represents that kind of year that lies ahead for me and after such a top notch celebration am already counting down the months until my 29th rolls around handwritten by witchcrafted life at 7 00 am 33 comments labels beau birthday gifts cute dogs dragonfly quilts kelowna family kelowna antiques kelowna vintage stores my birthday vintage birthday vintage gloves vintage kelowna what i wore july 29 2012 enter to win a 40 gift certificate from fairyfiligree as i sit here in the wee morning hours of the last sunday in july it strikes me that it s been a good long while since chronically vintage last hosted a giveaway there s no particular reason for that though no doubt last year s vintage 365 project and the whirlwind of activity surrounding our move earlier this year certainly factored in as there is no time like the present though or for a present come to think of it today i m thrilled to be able to offer all of you the chance to win a 40 00 gift certificate to a wonderful etsy shop called fairyfilgree that s based out of the beautiful country of malta featuring a handpicked selection of mid century clothing accessories and jewelry fairyfiligree was founded in 2009 a lovely lady named marika who has a lifelong passion for vintage clothing and jewelry as evident by her eponymously named blog fairyfigree culling items from the sunny gorgeous island of malta as well as her travels to italy and elsewhere throughout europe marika presents shoppers with a fun fashionable mix of reasonably priced pieces that primarily hail from the 1950s through to the 80s many of her pieces radiate an chic appealing mediterranean vibe that help them standout from the etsy crowd such as the terrific items pictured below from top left to bottom right 1960s polaroid sunglasses 1970s italian holiday souvenir scarf vintage glass bead triple strand necklace 1980s embroidered cotton detachable collar giveaway details this giveaway will run between today august 29th and sunday august 5 2012 it is open to all chronically vintage readers from around the world one lucky winner will be drawn at random on august 5th and announced here in a blog post soon after i will also contact the winner directly to let them know that they ve won the winner can put the 40 00 gift certificate which will be provide to them by fairyfiligree toward the cost of whatever item s they would like from fairyfiligree s shop i want my readers to have as many chances as possible to win this terrific gift certificate from fairyfiligree so there are five ways for you to earn as many as five separate entries in this giveaway 1 post a comment below letting me know what your favourite item is that fairyfiligree currently has in stock in this etsy shop 2 add fairyfiligree to your list of etsy favourites 3 post about this giveaway including a link back to this announcement post on chronically vintage on your own blog telling your readers about this contest if you d like to use the photo collage i created above just right click on it to save it to your desktop once you ve written about the giveaway come back here and let me know you ve done so by leaving a comment with a link back to your post 4 follow chronically vintage with google friend connect or let me know if you re already a gfc follower 5 copy and tweet the following line on twitter chronically vintage is giving away a 40 gift certificate from etsy vintage seller fairyfiligree everybody is welcome to enter in however many of the five ways they wish just be sure that you let me know about each entry in a separate comment to better enhance your chances of winning four comments for example would give you four entries into the contest thus four potential chances to win please remember to post a separate comment for each entry i wish everyone who participates the absolute best of luck and thank you all in advance for taking part in this exciting etsy gift certificate giveaway handwritten by witchcrafted life at 6 00 am 47 comments labels blog giveaways contests etsy giveaways fairyfiligree fashion giveaway gift card giveaway giveaways malta vintage etsy sellers vintage giveaway vintage mediterranean fashion july 27 2012 how i came to love the olympics growing up like most people who owned a television my family certainly watched some of the events that transpired every two years when the olympics be they summer or winter were held but they save perhaps for the hockey finals this being canada after all were not something that we scheduled our days around or which we got too massively excited about sure we cheered team canada on and each person had their favourite events but that was about all there was to these games for me back then my husband is not by and large a huge watcher of sports he enjoys rooting on italy during the fifa world cup and will tune in for the occasional game especially if it s a playoff game of one sport or another but the rest of the time he s not exactly glued to tsn a point which makes it all the interesting and in a way awesome that he is a massive fan of the olympics while there are certainly some events that he enjoys watching more than others it really doesn t seem to matter what countries are vying for the gold in whichever sport if there s an iconic five ring olympic flag flapping somewhere in the background he s all over it it s thoroughly fun to watch someone who doesn t usually bat an eye over most sports make the energy level of the cast of glee look unenthusiastic by comparison when his interest in the olympics swings into full gear from the grand opening ceremonies to the very final competition he s there watching admiring and rooting for the underdogs as much as the winners it s beautiful really and it so perfectly captures his caring optimistic spirit and desire to see others succeed the first summer we ever spent together 2004 as our relationship blossomed with the strength of gold medal weight lifter was an olympic one held in athens greece to be exact and it was then that i first got a taste of what an big fan of the olympiad my soon to be future husband was after work we d jockey our flatmates we were living in dublin ireland at the time for the tv remote there was only one tv in the house and plunk down with our dinners in front of the tube to watch as many of the events as we could cram into one evening a wonderfully vintage inspired poster designed for the 2012 summer olympics by artist peter gander that s available on etsy features the colours of the british union jack and is the kind of piece that you could hang on your wall to keep the olympic spirit burning in your heart much as it does in tony s long after the closing ceremonies on august 12th i d never before known anyone who was so into watching the olympics and then as now tony s enthusiasm for the games especially the summer ones which are his favourite of the two was instantly contagious in the years since between turin held in tony s home country of italy no less beijing and vancouver i ve watched easily three times more olympic events than in all my life prior to 2004 put together and have wholeheartedly enjoyed every last moment of it today as the games of the xxx olympiad kick off i know that i m in for sixteen days of stats scores semi finals gold medal competitions excitement energy and lots and lots of discussions about what transpired in london the day before and quite frankly i wouldn t have it any other way for tony made an olympic loving convert out of me eight years ago and i haven t looked back once to all the athletes taking part in the summer olympics this year from our humble sofa in penticton b c tony and i are behind you all the way cheering you on and commending you on representing your nation in the world s biggest sporting event no matter what happens on the medal podium you re all winners in our eyes handwritten by witchcrafted life at 7 00 am 18 comments labels 2012 summer olympics london 2012 olympics london olympics london summer olympics summer olympics summer sports vintage olympic poster vintage olympics vintage sports july 25 2012 speak of the 1950s deviled eggs last month we delved into potato salad with a delicious ingredient rich recipe from the 1940s today we re going to spend a little while with another summertime party picnic and cold cut based supper staple the deviled egg where exactly deviled eggs got their start is hard to say as foods that included a notable hit of spice or piquancy have been called deviled since at least the 18th century and stuffed filled eggs have likely existed for that far back if not longer given how popular eggs have been throughout many cultures around the world for centuries known less commonly as salad eggs eggs mimosa no relationship to the drink and dressed eggs deviled eggs appear in scads of yesteryear cookbooks and really began to gain in popularly from the 1930s onwards with i d venture to say the 1950s being their heyday i m sure that this is due in no small part to the fact that refrigerators were becoming more commonplace and thus eggs especially ones that had been prepared with highly perishable ingredients like mayonnaise could be safely stored in a chilled environment until they were ready to be served much as with many other summertime finger foods and salads most people put their own subtle spin on deviled eggs though at its heart this relatively simple recipe remains fairly similar across the board hard boiled eggs are partnered with mayo miracle whip or salad dressing cream various seasonings and often mustard a sprinkling of paprika or for those who like it extra spicy chili powder is commonplace but not always a given in today s 1950s recipe for deviled eggs the ingredient list is kept to a relative minimum but there s no shortage of taste of crowd pleasing appeal here especially since this recipes lends itself to being multiplied to your heart s content a smile inducingly fun illustration accompanies this 1957 recipe for deviled eggs making it one that s worthy of printing out and pasting into your book of favourite recipes image via charm and poise on flickr i adore sweet relish so i d likely up the content there a little if following this recipe if i was in the mood to deviate i might ditch the ketchup and relish and swap the yellow mustard for honey dijon or grainy swirling in a small handful of freshly picked chopped chives parsley basil or tarragon a dash of worcestershire sauce can also be a wonderful savoury note to include in the filling when making this classic finger food if you like your deviled eggs to be especially evil aka sizzlingly hot you can always toss in a splash of tabasco chili or 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