Saturday Stuff and Things

Hello, Peoples!

Welcome to the September 15th edition of Saturday Stuff and Things.  Let the random begin!

Thing 1

On Thursday, I wore my all-time favorite scarf which is printed with birds in what appears to be synchronized perching.  Here is a close up of one of the bird groups:

I've always assumed that whoever designed this scarf (it's unmarked) didn't actually base the bird activity in reality until the fabulous Amber of Butane Anvil (read her, she layers like a pro) sent me this link to this picture:

That's right, birds really do hold synchronized perching competitions.  They call them huddles, but I think we all know what's really going on here.


Thing 2

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That's right, I got a spam post about spam.  Awesome!


And Some Stuff

Yesterday after work, my friend Alex and I went to a vintage flea market at one of Salem's historic estates:

 Deepwood is one of my favorite places.  They have gorgeous gardens, which is where the soiree was held:

As you can see from the ticket above, the theme was Alice in Wonderland, and they did a great job of decorating.  It started by going through the rabbit hole:

And once you were in, there was the caterpillar and his hookah:

And the Mad Hatter's Tea Party:

There were playing card guards:

And, of course, Alice:

The vendors got into the spirit too, using lights and diaphanous fabrics for their tents:

 

And, on the way out, a Cheshire Cat (Pumpkin):

 

I bought a few things there, including a ram's head belt buckle, a pair of cameo and garnet earrings and this hand-painted glass lamp:

It needs to be cleaned up a bit, and I'm going to have to replace the wiring, but I absolutely fell in love with this lamp as soon as I saw it.  

I hope you're all having a wonderful Saturday!

Gracey

Saturday Stuff and Things

It's time for another round of Saturday Stuff and Things.

Thing 1

I am OBSESSED with the Louis Vuitton Fall 2012 ads:

Image via styleite.com

I'm (probably) not going to go out and get a giant hat and goggles for this fall, but I love the colors.  I mean, what's not to love, it contains my beloved mustard, animal print and a delightful dusty rose.

Thing Two:

Don't forget, you can get 10% off an eShakti purchase through the end of August using code FA26KEY at checkout.  And you can get 20% of a Marika Tek workout tee through the end of September at Marika by entering the code TEK20 at checkout.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Gracey

Saturday Stuff and Things

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday.  I didn't work and while I intended to still post, I didn't even log in.  Instead I got some sun, ran some errands, broke the washing machine and pinned a bunch of crap to Pinterest. You can follow me on there, if you're interested, by using the button on the right.


And now on to the Saturday Stuff and Things.

Last Saturday I went to a Jazz Concert at Cathedral Park in North Portland.  I had never been to Cathedral Park but I wanted to go after seeing the lovely pictures Stacey at Gray Skies takes there.  And it was as cool as I'd hoped.  The St. John Bridge has lovely Gothic, cathedral-like construction:

The park is right under the bridge and it was the perfect setting to listen to jazz on a hot summer's day.


On Sunday, I went to see Florence + the Machine at Edgefield and it was the best concert I have ever been to.  Her voice is even more magical in person and she is a great performer too.  One thing that surprised me was how personable she was.  Funny even.  For example, she told us all about her Portland adventures saying she got the "whole Portland experience" because she went to Powell's Bookstore (where she bought a 90s copy of Virgin Suicides), went to Voodoo Donuts and in a coffee shop heard two men with full sleeve tattoos discuss where to get the best line tattoos.  And when her hair fell from dancing, she borrowed bobby pins from the crowd to pin it back up.

Anyway, this is Florence:

Sorry it's not a great photo; I was mesmerized by her voice.

And here are some pictures of The Machine:

Seriously, best concert ever.

Although, I anticipate the concert I'm going to today will be pretty fun too.  We're going to a music festival of 80s cover bands.  Yes, it's pretty much my dream music festival.  We're going to see Journey cover  band Stone in Love, Bon Jovi cover band Steel Horse, and, for the first time, Guns and Roses cover band Appetite for Deception.  So excited!!

Finally, I am obsessed with the new song by The Killers, called Runaways.  Please to enjoy:

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Gracey

Saturday Stuff and Things

I've decided to post (probably infrequently) a list of stuff and things from the week that didn't make it into my daily outfit posts.

And so, without further ado, welcome to my inaugural Stuff and Things post!

Thing One: eShakti is having a huge sale, offering items up to 40% off and they've given me a code to share with my readers for an extra 10% off of the 40%!  Just enter code FA26KEY at checkout through July 31st..  The sale includes dresses, skirts, tops and even some handbags, so go take a look.

If I were shopping, here are my picks:

The Striped Pleats Dress

The Undulation Skirt

The Bow Ties are Cool Dress

Yes, you've seen the Bow Ties are Cool dress on here before; what can I say?  I love it.

Thing Two: This is Sally's Already Pretty Book:

If you don't already know, I am in this book.  And I am giving away a copy to one of my lovely Reader Friends.  My giveaway ends tomorrow at noon, so don't forget to enter here.

And that's it.  Happy Saturday, All!

Gracey