Do you say you love books but how often do you actually read them? Are you “too busy” to read but can spend hours in front of your favorite TV shows instead? I always felt like I was a “fake book lover” that could pull off any book related conversation because I had once watched …
Hello dearies! I can’t be the only bygone gal who has had a difficult time finding a fashionable AND warm winter coat? In another winter style post I talked about how I’ve learned to warm & stylish in the winter and how to layer in a vintage style; but what about the outerwear that should …
Hello dearies! From the photo above would you guess that I’m wearing 3 separates? In the last post I shared how I’ve learned to stay warm + stylish in the wintertime for my vintage inspired wardrobe. But it can be a whole other matter to know how to go about creating outfits, especially if you …
Hello dearies! I can’t be the only bygone gal who feels uninspired to dress up during the winter time? Well this California girl has lived through several harsh winters in Sweden and now NY and it’s taken me a lot of trial and error to find “my style” during the colder months. I’m sharing my …
Dearies, if you had 30 mins to grab your most treasured possessions to fit in a small suitcase, do you know what you’d grab?! That’s how much time Jonas & I had when we went to our storage unit for the first time in 3 years!!! Many of you probably didn’t even know we have …
Hello dearies! Have you seen “Mary Poppins Returns” yet?! Jonas & I have seen it 3 times already… and we CAN’T GET ENOUGH!!! The first time was on New Year’s day and I don’t think it could have been a more perfect fit to kick off 2019. Not only is the film full of 1930’s …
Hello dearies! Do you ever feel blue during the wintertime? I’ve never been officially diagnosed with “Seasonal Affective Disorder“ but it wasn’t hard to figure out that I was severely S.A.D. that first cold dark winter I lived in Sweden. Let me back up a little big, as I’m going to open up about a …
Once upon an early day in November, we found ourselves at a local diner, staring at a delightful waffle placed in front of us. It was cold outside and nature was in that typical limbo between the time when your mind refuses to accept it is not autumn anymore, yet winter seems to far away …
Hello dearies! Come along with us on our trip to California for Christmas! We went to Disneyland on Christmas Day and also went to a few of our other favorite historic spots in Orange County! Hope you enjoy the storytelling about our family Christmastime! Bye For Now, -Lindsay Dianne & Jonas
“Dear Friends, Sending you many heartwarming holiday greetings to you and your home from our cottage. May you cherish every charming moment of the season. We hope this finds you well with our best wishes for a bright new year of adventures and dreams coming true.” We hope you enjoyed receiving our virtual Christmas card, …
“In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan; Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter long ago.” -In The Bleak Midwinter Poem by Christina Rossetti 1872 Merry Midwinter, dearies! It is the time of again, when the days are the …
Dear Friends, join us for a cozy tea time in the cottage chatting about our cover story with Marjorie Magazine about “The Way Charming Should Be” and ways you can live a charming life too! It’s such an honor to grace the pages of this beautiful autumn/winter publication that celebrates the best of vintage lifestyles …
