MAAM WWII Weekend 2017 - Pt 2

As promised here is my second post about the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's WWII weekend. This time I thought I would share some fun photos from around our camp. To give you an idea of just how big this event is, have a quick peek at this map of the site.

Part of the US Navy "air station" on Wake Island

Communications bunker on Wake Island

Here is most of our group!

Here are a few shot by Emileigh of Flashback Summer who joined me that weekend.

Our kitchen for the weekend. Three square meals each day, thanks cooke!

Breakfast time!!

I love this one, the guys were having too much fun reading the ads in this 1940s Life Magazine!

Here are a few shots from the French Village. I wish I had taken more but was having so much fun visiting with friends I only took a few.

Watching the vintage planes during the air show portion on the weekend is always a highlight!

That's all for now! Hope you enjoy! :) Be sure to check out Flashback Summer's post for more photos.

The Vintage Fashion Challenge

Hello all! No I haven't totally disappeared from the blogger world, I have just been slacking when it comes to my blog this year. There are a variety of reasons but I won't get into them now. I have been a bit more active on Instagram as some of you may have seen. This is due largely to some awesome ladies in the blogging/vintage world. Sara, Carla and Jenny created the Vintage Fashion Challenge and I decided to play along.

I'm sharing just a few of my posts from the challenge, to see more hop on over to my Instagram page.

 I have several exciting posts planned for June (with TONS of photos!!!) so stay tuned as I dive back into blogging!!

Another Enchanting Rose Teacup Exchange

I'm very excited to have participated in another teacup exchange hosted by Stephanie of the blog The Enchanting Rose. Stephanie has hosted this exchange many times (10 so far!), and this was my second time participating. (You can read about the last exchange here.)

Each person taking part in the teacup and/or mug exchange fills out a quick questioner with some basic info in order for Stephanie to pair us up. Along with our teacup, or mug, we were asked to include a friendly note, tea or coffee and a little something extra. The idea of the exchange is the opportunity to connect with like-minded people and, hopefully, create new friendships. I like that in organizing the exchange, Stephanie made sure that we each sent and received packages from different people. More ways to connect with different people!

The arrival of my teacup package could not have been timed more perfectly. I had recently learned that a very dear friend, someone I had been incredibly close to for years, had died from cancer. The real kicker was that because we had not talked for several years, I had no idea he was even sick. The news came as an absolute shock and the next few days were a roller coaster of emotions. Daniel, or Danny as I knew him, and I were best friends growing up and later high school/college sweethearts. We went our separate ways but his friendship is something I'll always treasure. Today marks a month since he passed. :( Needless to say the arrival of a box full of tea and dark chocolate was just the thing I needed that particular day. The teacup is so pretty too, don't you think?

Thank you Hana for your wonderful teacup, tea and chocolate! Your gifts and lovely note helped brighten my day!

I don't often share this kind of thing outside my personal FB page but a few people have asked if there is anything they can do. For those that might be interested, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help my friend's family. Danny was only 35 when he passed, he was a disabled military veteran and he leaves behind his wife and a little girl. For anyone who has dealt with the loss of a loved one or is currently going through a serious illness, not having to worry about small things like a buying week's worth of groceries can be a big relief. I realize many people are not in a position to donate, or many feel weird about giving money to someone you don't know and I totally understand. However if you are able and willing, any amount would be a great help. Even if you are not is a position to donate I know that sharing the page would be greatly appreciated as well.

What's On My Sewing Table and More Snow

I have been a very lazy blogger lately. But I promise I have been working on projects! So far this year I have made two pairs of pants for myself, and could really use at least one or two more pairs. I don't have any good outfit photos right now but here are a couple detail shots. These are actually pajama pants but I don't care, they are so comfortable!

I also made a third pair of pants with a matching bolero jacket for a friend. I'm really happy with how that set turned out. I used leftover fabric for the facing and for the pockets!

I have been making some good progress on my pile of UFOs! This green bolero is the third one I had made using the pattern and I absolutely love it. You can see my first one in this post. I plan to make the dress at some point this year too.

If you follow me on Instagram, or on my personal FB page, then you have seen all the snow and animal photos. And we are getting more snow now!! (12 inches and counting!!) Back in February I spent a week farm sitting for my sister. It was a nice change from working in the office!

We did have some nice weather, including the 60 degree day I went snowshoeing, (you can check out the little video I post to my YouTube channel) but now it's back to shoveling!! Had to believe that the official start of spring is only a few days away!

More From the Ladies Home Journal, February 1943

I would like to share a few more images from my February 1943 copy of Ladies Home Journal. (For fashion-related images from the magazine see this post.) Vintage magazines are so much fun to read through. The images I picked for today are all health and beauty related. Three of my favorite 1940s movie stars have ads in this magazine. Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth and Rosalind Russell. I've always wondered if they star who advertised products actually used them on a regular basis. What do you think?

It seems ladies in the 1940s worried about their weight too, just like many of us today.

How about this ad for nail polish? I find little things like this helpful when choosing make-up and nail colors for an authentic look.  I also appreciate that, given it's 1943 and WWII is in full swing, the ad features a female shop worker. Just because you're working in a factory doesn't mean you can't have pretty nails! Or so the ad would lead us to believe. ;)

Even this lovely lady, recently engaged, has her nails painted!