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My hair won't do shit in the winter. I could spend time being upset by that, or invest in conditioners/styling products/a decent haircut, etc. but being the practical sort, I looked in my cupboard, assessed my collection of hats, and here we are. Life is too short to spend it screwing around with hair.  Outfit Particulars: Vintage wool ski sweater-Hand-Me-Ups Vintage 70's skirt-Goodwill Boots-K Mart Vintage handbag-Goodwill Hat-K Mart Vintage earrings-Thrift shop in Wisconsin Fragrance-Estee Lauder Knowing (vintage formulation) Sometimes though, I want a classic, black wool beret. I look like I ought to be puffing on  Gauloises.  Outfit Particulars: Trousers-Goodwill Poloneck-K Mart Vintage Kashmiri embroidered jacket-gift Vintage handbag-Goodwill Enamel bangle-Goodwill Fragrance-Chanel no. 22 Not hat related, but I had to show you the Selro necklace I picked up last weekend for $5.99. I nearly fainted when I saw it. The Christmas tree brooches will be added to the collec...

I've been going through my wardrobe looking for appropriate clothes to wear for my trip to the island.  Well,  Grand Island . More like an island in a sea of prairie grass, but I still need something decent to wear for the Fair at the end of August. The pies are judged on stage so I can't show up looking a fright. I cannot begin making my yearly State Fair hat until I know what I'm wearing, and I'm stumped. August in Nebraska is beastly hot. I have a vintage Lanz gingham dress from the 50's, but it is not the most comfortable thing I own.  Photographing gingham is a special sort of hell. The fact that I haven't worn it since 2013 is a good indication that it isn't easy to wear. On the other hand, should I just suffer through it so I look great holding a pie? Optimistically, if I win a ribbon and get my photo in the newspaper, vintage gingham Lanz is going to make a terrific photo...unless the photographer can't take a good photo of gingham either, in whi...