We got a scooter.

We figured we ought to take advantage of living in a downtown area and get this sweet scooter we've had our eye on for a while. It's a 1984 Suzuki FA-50, and it's so cute! I'm still too scared to drive faster than 10 mph, so people hate me on the road, haha. I love it, though, so I'll keep riding until I'm comfortable. Franklin, on the other hand, is a natural. He's gonna start using it to get to work! I wish I were that cool, haha. But I'm not. I did take lots of pictures with it, though! haha. Also, we decided to name it Milo. Perhaps, if we ever get another one (which, we want to!) we'll name that one Otis, heehee. I hope you get the reference. I watched that movie on VHS so much that the tape broke.

It reminds me of the Mobylette that Nino Quincampoix rides in Amelie, sigh! Which makes me all the more smitten with it. Unfortunately, our little guy has weight restrictions, so we can't ride two up on it, like they do in my favorite scene in Amelie, ahh! Maybe we can break the rules for just a few seconds? Just to satisfy that daydream, maybe. Yes.

Well, it's a really nice day, so we're going to take turns riding around, and maybe hit up the nearby arcade. BY THE WAY, I am like, super obsessed with pinball now. So I've been wearing a fanny-pack filled with quarters all week! Okay, well, have a great weekend, guys!

-Elizabeth

Winter is coming.

Natural lighting is hard to come by these days.
I've been working on brooches, but the lighting's never quite right for taking good pictures for my etsy listings. I think I'm going to have to construct a light box or something. I've kinda been ignoring the bad weather, and pretending it's nice enough to wear cropped cardigans and short skirts. It's not. But I'll keep pretending. I'm super obsessed with pony-tails & knee highs right now.

OUTFIT DETAILS:
sweater, shirt, skirt, belt: thrifted
knee highs: old navy
red moccs: minnetonka
game of thrones brooch: stoic + pariah handmade

In other news, Franklin started school again, so I decided to start working on kid's songs while Franklin's in class. I figured if I can do a song a week, then we could have enough material for a kid's album or something by the end of the quarter. Anyway, I made a song last week about kids waking up early from nap. I work in the toddler room at my preschool, and when those little ones start waking up from nap, they usually try to make lots of noise to wake up everyone else, haha. This song is for those kids:



Anyway, I hope I can stay on track with my goal of making one song a week!
We'll see!

-Elizabeth

it's been a long time.

guess what, guys?
we moved.

Moving stresses me out big-time, so I had to take a couple months off from blogging. Going from a huge farmhouse out in the country to a tiny little studio apartment in a downtown city area is intense, man. We had to get rid of so much stuff. It was liberating, but it mostly sucked. I've never been a city-dweller, so it feels a little weird. I'll update again soon with pictures of our new place.

I just wanted to say HELLO AGAIN, after two long months.
I hope you're all still there! I've missed you!

-Elizabeth

Summertime Clothes

Outfit Details:
Everything: thrifted
Shoes: Minnetonka

I'm really bad at dressing for warm weather. Like, getting dressed kinda stresses me out in the summertime - what am I supposed to do without sweaters?! I've found that if I stick to this formula, though, I'll be okay: an airy skirt + a tank top + an overshirt. The overshirt kinda satisfies my need for layers without making me feel all hot and miserable.

In other news: I just got back from a crazy last minute road trip to-and-from Southern California. My grandma passed away last week, and Franklin, my sister & I drove down to attend her funeral. The drive is about 20 hours each way, and we didn't stop to rest. It was crazy. I don't think I've known what true exhaustion was before this weekend, haha. I'm glad we went, though. Funerals are important for your soul, I think.

Anyway, I hope ya'll are having a great summer!
I'm going to go drink a few whiskey-gingers & call it a night.

-Elizabeth

Portland Ghost Adventures.

A couple weekends ago, Franklin and I took a spontaneous mini road trip to Portland to meet up with two of our really good friends. We stayed at a haunted hotel, and drank lots of whiskey, in hopes that it would aid in fending off ghosts. We explored the "Hawthorne" neighborhood with our dear friend Joe, where he showed us an amazing bookstore (where I bought those sweet Oregon edition field note books), and some tasty-fine breakfast. I really really REALLY like Portland. Like, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since we left. We're going to try to make it a regular (perhaps monthly?) trip. Maybe we'll have game nights with Joe, and play nerdy board games, and maybe I will participate in a famicom-playing night that Franklin & Joe dreamed up long ago - in which they would pick out an obscure Famicom game once a week and play through it together. (speaking of which, have you seen these videos? SO GREAT! I want to watch them all, heehee). We also said farewell to our friend Shelby, who is going to live in Brazil for 2 months to live and work on an organic farm! How exciting and romantic, teehee.

And, you can't go to Portland without getting a maple-bacon bar, right? :)

-Elizabeth
PS: Congratulations to Remi on winning the brooch giveaway!! :)

Bloglovin' Brooch Giveaway

Check it out, guys. I made a blogger badge of honor brooch for this most spectacular occasion: my first giveaway ever! The only mandatory entry is following us on bloglovin', but there's some other ways for you to earn extra entries, like tweeting about the giveaway, following us on twitter, and adding our etsy shop to your favorites :)

You can enter through Rafflecopter below:)
The giveaway ends at midnight, July 10.
Good luck, ya'll.


a Rafflecopter giveaway

-Elizabeth

Purty in Pink

What I wore to see Camera Obscura last night:

OUTFIT DETAILS:
pink scalloped dress: tjmaxx, three ena
knee-highs: fred meyer
oxfords: thrifted, rockport
record player brooch: handmade (not in the shop yet, though)

I found this awesome vintage king-sized sheet at the thrift store, and we're using it as a photo backdrop in our bedroom. I want to start taking weekly family portraits with Franklin in front of it - I think it'll be fun. Maybe we'll change the backdrop every season? So many possibilities. Oh, I'm excited :)

Camera Obscura was amazing, by the way. Danced the night away to my favorite songs, and I even made eye contact with Tracyanne Campbell, heehee. They played French Navy during the encore, and it made me so so happy. Anyway, I had a good time. I never thought I'd see 'em live, so I'm a very happy girl.

-Elizabeth