I wonder if this is the same pink beauty soap that belonged to Mrs. Maisel's mom, Rose and was off limits to Susie in The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel? Camay soap hit the shelves in 1926 and according to Amazon reviews has been a favorite of women for decades. Some have only ever used this soap because its what their mothers and grandmothers used. Camay started out as a pure white soap since many soaps of the day were colored to mask impurities and perfections but it eventually evolved in to the perfumed pink bar that graced so many soap dishes and bath tubs for decades. These days Camay isn't sold in many stores in the US but it can still be found online. Some die hard fans stock the bars by the case in fear that Procter and Gamble will stop making it.








                                                              Frownies facial patches

 


Two weeks ago we had over a foot of snow dumped on us in two days. I can't remember the last time we had so much snow! I spent the day inside, making hot cocoa for the kids and working on craft tutorials. I did have to bundle up and go work on a snow man at one point.





I stashed all of my vintage coats away for the season and since I had been wearing my red hooded coat recently I haven't taken them out of storage yet. I rooted through some totes and found this 60s coat with a beautiful warm fur collar. I love these high collars when its really windy.



I also wore my favorite headband that I knitted from a free 1950s pattern. I wear this headband a few times a week at least and I really should knit some in different colors. Its very wide so I wear it often on bad hair days but its also a cute pin curl scarf.


Sometimes I wear it with a high bun. I really can't get enough of it. I finally had a chance to wear it for its designated ear-warming purpose on this day though and it was very cozy. I might make one and line it with fleece for even more wind proofing.

Did you get any snow where you live?

On the last day at grandma's house, Pj woke up first. He stepped outside and quickly came back in to tell me there was a deer laying down in the yard right by the house! I slipped on my sweater and we quietly opened the back door facing the meadow to find a mama and two deer right in the back yard!

My grandma told us there was a mom and two baby deer who lived nearby. She saw one of the babies very shortly after it was born because its legs were still wobbly. They don't seem to mind grandma since she lives here but when they saw us, they dashed off with their white tails flashing behind them. It was such a neat thing to see first thing in the morning!



I love this meadow year round but the winter is such a beautiful time to see it. In the summer, there is a lot of overgrowth and you have to be careful out here to not step on a snake or something but in the winter, everything is dormant and you can really see every little plant and patch of moss close to the ground.





There are these pretty little fern type plants that creep along the ground and they look so fragile but from the frost the other morning and the running deer, I can tell that they're stronger than they look. Although I do miss the wild daisies that come with summer in this area, there's something to be said about the little hidden things that come when the flowers die off for the season.



Today I wore one of my favorite tops that I made with Simplicity 1364 and a skirt I made with vintage wool fabric with a stack of matching bakelite. This top is one I plan to sew again and again. I wore another made from this pattern recently but I did something funky with the neckline and it didn't turn out as the 60s slash neck top that I hoped so this time I was more careful to follow the instructions and take my time.

These fruit salad earrings are some of my favorites and they really don't get enough wear for how much I love them. I found them on my birthday two years ago. Pj and I had the day off while the kids were in school so we went to my favorite antique mall and I found these earrings and an applejuice bakelite bangle with glitter in it! What an amazing day of birthday shopping that was!  You can read more about how to identify bakelite here

I'm glad that we went out to snap some pictures of my outfit because otherwise I would have been curled up under my warm blankets watching Lucy Worsley documentaries on YouTube, wearing my pajamas that say "Eggstra Sleepy" with fried eggs all over them. The frost only lasted about 2 hours after the sun came up and we haven't had another frost like it since. Some things are worth freezing your butt off for.

Speaking of freezing your butt off, I totally did not wear these shoes for any period of time that day. My sister in law got me a really cute pair of brown and pink fuzzy lined moccasins for Christmas and I basically live in them now but they don't go with every outfit so sometimes I slip into something pretty just for pictures and then slip right back into my cozy moccasins.

Sometimes my slippers are just out of the frame so I can hop right out of these heels before going back inside. On this day, though, the slippers were inside and these heels sank right into the slightly softened rocks and moss and I fell over!

While taking these pictures, I heard a noise that sounded like a hyena coming from the tree line. I looked over and saw about 6 wild turkeys hopping down from the trees to start their morning. I didn't know turkeys hang out in trees but apparently they root in high branches over night to stay safe from predators on the ground. 

  

When my grandma moved to her home in the country, one of the things I loved most about the house was this big old tree with the tire swing. My kids have played on it since they were old enough to hang on tight and every time we come, the run right for it. My yard doesn't have any trees or I would definitely have a swing on a strong branch too.



 

This top is one of my favorites. I will probably wear it til it falls to pieces, even though I've already sewn a few with the same pattern. This is Simplicity 1364. I love 3/4 length sleeves and the retro slash neck top.

Tiger print top- made by me from Simplicity 1364
plaid pants- thrifted
lace inlay shoes- thrifted
bakelite bangles- various antique shops