I am seriously looking forward to Fall with some of the new items in my shop. Lately I have been keeping an eye out for vintage coats and jackets, I also just found a lot of amazing boots, I will be listing some of those tomorrow. I swear if I were a size 7 1/2 I would be so happy, almost every pair I ever find is that size. I also have a gross story for you, from last night. I hailed a cab with Jason in a bag that I was carrying, the cab driver drove half a block and then got out to vomit on the sidewalk saying that he was deathly allergic to dogs. I was like "but he's a poodle?!" I jumped out quick, but then I kept wondering if it was really because I said that I was going to Brooklyn, no cabs ever want to leave Manhattan. I suppose that would be a pretty dramatic move if that were the case. I was surprised that someone could be allergically moved to vomit in under a minute, especially since Jason just had a bath and Poodles don't even shed, they are special! Who knows.

I have had such a strange week, one the the highlights would be the day that I got to go thrift shopping where I found this book as well as a lot of new stuff for my store. On Tuesday I got to walk around with my friend Josh, we visited a new record shop/ taxidermy/ coffee shop in Brooklyn called Black Gold, it was very cool and I hope they do well. They had a stuffed hyena in the corner next to their record player. Yesterday I was hired for a random job over the phone by someone I have never met in person, I was sent to an Orthodox Jewish designer clothing store in Coney Island to repair a fallen window display. I had to do it alone which was an added stress. I was warned that when I got off the train out there that I would be in a strange land, I found that to be true. The shop owner treated me horribly, I don't know if that was because I am a girl or if it was because I am me, I had to call the guy who hired me to intervene and to explain to them that I knew what I was doing. I repaired the display and left with this massive relief that I would never go there again.

Last night I went to the Tribeca Grand Hotel for their Sunday night screening of Mad Men, they serve old fashioned drinks and screen it in a real movie theater in the basement. I drank a Tom Collins. It was funny to drink in a theater while watching people drink in a theater onscreen. After that we went to a bar that was playing the best music ever, from the Cure, to Joy Division to Gary Numan, as I danced I declared it in my mind the funnest night of the summer. I got home very late and ended up sleeping on the couch because my bed was too hot. Jason peacefully slept next to me and he didn't even wake me up early, he is usually my alarm clock.

I thrifted these vintage tablecloths, they are cotton and super vibrant. I wish I had a linen closet and a table that would fit either of these.




I also found these vintage potholders, I really can't resist anything that is neon and patchwork.





I found this little suitcase as well, it is in perfect condition like it was never even used. Jason makes for a great travel bag model in my opinion. In other news last night I took Jason out for a quick walk, when we came back inside he let out a little "woof!" and to my horror a pigeon had come into the front hallway of the apartment building and it was twitching and laying face down on the floor. I picked Jason up and stepped around the bird, it was very sad though, I felt so sorry for it. I went down again a little while later and it had dragged itself to the corner behind the radiator and died. I was wondering how long it would stay there but this morning it was gone. Then around 4 in the morning I was woken up by my neighbors having a violent fight in the apartment next door. They are such nice people when I see them in the hall, it's sad that they fight so intensely. It really sounded like they were physically throwing each other against the wall, it may have involved some furniture as well. I need some sage to burn to cleanse the electrical problems/ pigeon death/ neighbor fighting bad vibes out of this place.

We went to see the Charles Burchfield show at the Whitney today, it made me wish I were a psychedelic landscape painter. It's really magical, I totally recommend checking it out.

This post is about my favorites on etsy, I was just looking through them and I am amazed that no one has snapped up any of these yet.
vintage 70's jean jacket by DecadesBaltimore

1970s Owl and Mushrooms Basket Purse by ArtDecoDame

Octagon Patchwork Embroidery by FromFlorida



1950's MISS SCARLET wire brimmed beach hat by PranceAndSwagger

1950s Floral Embroidery Swim/Sun suit by adelinesattic

All new tonight in my etsy shop. I am currently having like the worst night ever, the power went out around 8, at first I thought oh, a fuse must have blown so I ventured down to the scary basement to flip the switch. I came back up and it was to no avail, the power was definitely out. I called ConEd and reported it to the automated system, then I realized I could hear the t.v. from the apartment next store and it dawned on me that it was only my apartment that could be out. I sat down and thats when the lights began to flicker, they have been coming on and going off for the past few hours, it's sort of like a horror movie. I started to panic thinking that mice chewed the wiring and that the building was going to burn down so I called my landlord, you have to call him like 8 times though to get a response. I went outside and realized it's the whole right side of the building, the guys who work in the convenience store downstairs looked very stressed out, they were flipping the fuse box switches and it just came back on for more than five minutes, I am hoping it doesn't fail again while I type this. I just got a call saying that an electrician is coming, I have to wait up for them. I don't know how they can even figure out where the wires are broken. It seems like it would require x-ray vision, I don't know how they do it. Of course tomorrow I have to wake up so early, of all days for this to be happening. I wish I could bring Jason to work with me tomorrow, I'm going to be worried about him all day.