V is for Valentine’s Day!
I know you’ll forgive me for this belated post, as we just moved and I’m lucky if I can find my toothbrush! But I wanted to share our Valentine’s gifts with you! I’m still excited about them.
I know you’ll forgive me for this belated post, as we just moved and I’m lucky if I can find my toothbrush! But I wanted to share our Valentine’s gifts with you! I’m still excited about them.
I finally remembered to buy my tickets for The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942! It’s coming up next weekend – it snuck up on me! You save $10 if you buy them in advance, and I’m all about that.
I better go get my picnic basket out of storage! (I mean, right after I move the contents of my whole house 30 miles south tomorrow. 😉 In case you were wondering, there was not yet US government rationing of food in February of 1942, so if you want a period-accurate picnic you don’t have to skip the meat and sugar! I’m glad – I’ve tried a couple wartime ration recipes and they aren’t very good. I quickly learned why people hated rationing so much!
Sugar was the first food to be rationed in the US, starting in the spring of 1942 – but tricky homemakers found ways around the rules, like using marshmallows to make desserts instead of plain sugar.
How you hold your shoulders during swivels and switches has a big impact on the overall look – for the classic LA style swivels, it’s important to pull your shoulders back and center them over your core (don’t hunch forward and don’t lean back – your shoulders should be directly over your hips). This technique is functional as well as stylistic – you’re building a solid foundation in your midsection, so that your bottom half can relax and let your feet do more than just hold you up.
Finally found time for an update! Well not really, since I should be packing for our move…but I need a little break, right?
Last weekend I headed out to the Pickwick Vintage Expo that I posted about previously. Chris decided to skip it, since there isn’t usually much menswear at this event. Good call – even our favorite vendors didn’t bring menswear – they have it, but it doesn’t sell as well so they don’t bother bringing it.
I was hoping to find some sewing notions and magazines, but didn’t find either. I did get a couple new pieces though!