Father's Day

For Father's Day my younger brother, Dustin, and I rode our bikes and took the train out to Hillsboro, where we grew up, to see our Dad. I took a few pictures along the way....

This is crossing the Hawthorne Bridge into downtown.

On the Max train.

Strange pink Dr. Suess-esque tree.

Biking alongside the Hillsboro Airport to get to 273rd Ave, the country road where we grew up.

Horses are kind of a theme around the farm....

Hanging out in the barn with Dad, Dustin, and Lita.

That's one confused chicken.

Shepard likes peas, Buddy likes to sleep.

Up until a year ago, this wheat field used to be a thick forest that my brother and I played in as kids. Goodbye deer, coyotes and pond filled with frogs. :( Hello Orowheat.

It was a really nice day......

xoxo
-Desiree

pretty songs.......

It's raining today in Portland... no big surprise there, except that it's almost the end of June and we haven't seen much sun yet... Anyway. This song by Papercuts feels like Portland today.



Warm. Yet gloomy. That is Portland.


xoxo
-Desiree

Weekend Goodies

New stuff that will be popping up over the weekend in Maiden Rapture Vintage!

What are you doing this weekend? I've barely left my house in the past two weeks since I've been trying to catch up with work. This weekend I am going thrifting, BBQing and hanging out at the park! Can't wait to stretch and feel some sun on my skin....


As always, feel free to comment with any questions about anything you see!


xoxo
-Desiree

Solids

Solid crocheted chair, solid silver table, solid hardwood car.

xoxo
-Desiree

Your Daily Kitten

I came home to find this little mess yesterday. She climbed to the top of my record shelf (a good 6 shelves high) to where I keep my 45's. Deciding that they'd be pretty comfortable to sleep on, she knocked a bunch down until she decided enough of them had made it into her bed. I'd be so mad if it wasn't so damn cute.

Despite being a total delinquent, she clearly has excellent taste in men... see that Bruce Springsteen 45 behind her? :)

Too many kitten posts?


xoxo
-Desiree

Coming Today!

All these should be up in the shop by the end of the day (if I work my hiney off, which I plan to....). Email me with any questions!!

Click HERE to shop Maiden Rapture Vintage.

more More MORE AND M O R E coming soon!


xoxo
-Desiree

Kitten's Log, Caturday 2009

Fulfilling a childhood dream, I picked this little kitten out of a box of free kittens sitting in a grocery cart outside of a grocery store. She was crawling with fleas, full of worms, and covered in urine and feces... her energy level was so low, I thought we might lose her after the stress of her flea bath that first night! Now that she's clean and flea and worm free, she's all attitude and sass and she's doubled in size since we brought her home! It's been really nice to have a little teeny baby around to mother and love... For the time being, it has placated my ticking maternal clock, thank GOD! I am so NOT ready for any little monsters yet, no matter what my body is telling me. Kitty to the rescue!

Here's our little Purr-bot today:

Oh, they just grow up so fast, don't they? Next thing you know, we'll be buying a mini-van.


xoxo
-Desiree

Date Night

At least once a week my boyfriend and I have Date Night. Sometimes we go out, but mostly we just pop a movie in the DVD player, eat ungodly amounts of food, and snuggle up in bed. Last night we ate Ratatouille from the local organic grocery store and watched Badlands....

Badlands enthralled me. It turned me upside down and shook me. It was as beautiful as it was fu**ed up. It was as enchanting as it was chilling. The dance scene to "Love Is Strange," in the woods below their tree house hideout was wonderfully surreal, sickly sweet, and far too short. I could have watched Martin Sheen's slow herky-jerky hip shake for hours. I loved this movie. Everything about it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Rent it!!!!!!!! (It goes well with Ratatouille, btw.)


xoxo
-Desiree

Thierry Mugler

Having recently found a Thierry Mugler skirt, but admittedly not knowing much about the designer other than his reputation for futuristic Couture (didn't even know how to pronounce his name), I set out to learn a little more. This NY Times Style video is pretty interesting.

Hmm... a bit campy for me, but at the same time, completely fascinating. The man was a genius, a true visionary who definitely knew how to think outside the box, or perhaps he invented the box. I completely respect and admire his innovative spirit (and obviously Balenciaga and all the other huge fashion houses do to)!

xoxo
-Desiree

In the Shop NOW!

So pleased to finally be back in the swing of working... and so excited to finally be sharing what I've had backstocked for months with the world of Etsy.... here's a taste:

Find plenty more here, and please keep checking back! I'll be uploading new stuff all through next week.

xoxo
-Desiree

PS My amazing model has an amazing blog here.