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Life of a twenty something

Life of a twenty something

Rachael ― http://twenty-something-sherbet.blogspot.com

The life of an ordinary English girl, a journey of photgraphs, a long distance relationship, random occasions and the odd rant.

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Listed: Jul 11, 2011

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1966 Bangs and Dazzle Do's

1966 Bangs and Dazzle Do's

Life of a twenty something ― We ended up watching a rerun of what was a network adaption of The Temptation's Motown career on VH1 Classic last night, so while I have my The Supremes, The Comodores and The Temptations LP's lined up on my record player, I thought I'd share with...

Tags: Vintage, Etsy, Beauty

Rachael ― 3 days ago

Blossom and BBQ's

Blossom and BBQ's

Life of a twenty something ― Michigan springs are pretty much the temperature of English summers, but after the cold winter I forgot just how warm it gets here. The bright sun and the warmth really sets off the blossoms which cover street upon street around these parts which ...

Tags: Sunday, Michigan, State Park, Spring

Rachael ― 5 days ago

Date Nights

Life of a twenty something ― SourceOnce a week, every week me and Joe have our date night. Going from being in an international long distance relationship for two plus years, to getting married and living together and getting into that routine like married couples do, it's...

Tags: Relationships

Rachael ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

By the People, For the People 1936-1943

By the People, For the People 1936-1943

Life of a twenty something ― When I came across a post on the Knitting on Trains blog showcasing some gorgeous prints uploaded by the Library of Congress, I just knew I'd be spending hours, if not days pouring over the libraries collection of vintage prints, photographs and...

Tags: Vintage, 1940s, Library Of Congress Prints, 1930s

Rachael ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

In 1949

Life of a twenty something ― One of the finds of the weekend was this promotional photograph from Grinnell's a once famous organ and piano maker from Detroit. Established in 1882 as "Grinnell Brother's", they sold upright, baby grand and player pianos until they were declared...

Tags: 1940s, Michigan, Photographs, Detroit, Estate Sales

Rachael ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

Ask Me Anything - Part 2

Ask Me Anything - Part 2

Life of a twenty something ― So it's time for the more lifestyle responses, you can find the answers to part one - the more vintage based ones here. So here we go! ∙ So many things you write about and say on twitter remind me of ... well ... me. So, I want to know, are...

Tags: Blogging, USA - UK Comparisons, Detroit, Personal

Rachael ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Recent Crafty Goings On

Recent Crafty Goings On

Life of a twenty something ― I've refound my crafty vibe over the last couple of weeks which has finally made me finish off a lot of the projects that were half started - I often get to a project being three quarters done and then think about what crafty thing to do next and...

Tags: Projects, Cross Stitching, Crocheting, Sewing, Estate Sales

Rachael ― 3 weeks 4 days ago

Volupte Reflects the Prettiest of Faces

Volupte Reflects the Prettiest of Faces

Life of a twenty something ― ∙ Volupte - a compact manufacture producing designs between the 1930's and the 1950's credited themselves and their compacts as "reflecting the prettiest faces" are considered to have been one of the top compact companies in their time. ...

Tags: Volupte, Vintage, Vintage Powder Compacts, Estate Sales, Florida

Rachael ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

An April Sunday at the Zoo

An April Sunday at the Zoo

Life of a twenty something ― We've been on a mission of the past three weeks to head back to the Detroit Zoo - but one thing or another - being ill and the weather stopped us from ever getting there until last Sunday when we made our trip there our "date" of the week. It's ...

Tags: Sunday, Michigan, Photographs, Zoo, Detroit

Rachael ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

Expat to Expat Q&A

Expat to Expat Q&A

Life of a twenty something ― I seem to be getting on a roll with the whole question and answer kind of posts so I thought I would carry on the theme and link up with the expat Q & A post that I found on Belinda's expat blog Found Love, Now What?. The questions are all...

Tags: Blogging, USA - UK Comparisons, Personal, Spring

Rachael ― 4 weeks 2 days ago

Record Store Day and Vintage Pickings

Record Store Day and Vintage Pickings

Life of a twenty something ― The vinyl gods were certainly in our favour on Saturday when Record Store Day arrived - not only in grabbing the vinyl we wanted in our local record store but additionally in our estate sale pickings. In the end we came home with 27 LPS and a ...

Tags: Music, Vintage, Record Store Day, Vinyl, Estate Sales

Rachael ― 4 weeks 4 days ago

Top Dog

Life of a twenty something ― Growing up I had a toy dog, a Fisher Price Little Snoopy toy dog that had wheels that clacked and made the "yip yip" sound as they went round, a cord wire for a tail and a yellow wooden shoe dangling from it's mouth. I dragged that toy dog on ...

Tags: Childhood, Vintage, Estate Sales

Rachael ― 4 weeks 5 days ago

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