Author: psaugust

“Well, I’ve often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a cat ?”

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jewelry / Vintage

A gooood Saturday well spent through the vintage shops. Some neat finds, all under $20. You can’t tell but this Cheshire cat ring is almost the size of a belt buckle. I love love love it! It reminds me of my fat cat Maggie. And another owl ring for the collection. I like the art deco-ness of this design. (I don’t know why I opted for the Georgi O’Keefe theme for the photo. Guess I […]

Saturday night’s alright

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food / weekends

It was White Linen Night in the Heights yesterday. Everyone came in their best whites to check out Houston’s vintage scene on 19th Street. I wish I could have stayed a little longer, but I had birthday dinner reservations with the sis and her beau, and free Italian dinner is so tempting. 🙂 Those shiny, rainbow pinata and streamers blowing in the wind by Casa Ramirez had me mesmerized for awhile there. The birthday boy. […]

something old, something new

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film / Vintage

Yay! My snail mail has finally arrived! Let’s see, a few new ones, (The Double Life of Veronique, Fanny & Alexander, Kagemusha, and 3 Films by Louis Malle) and some old favorites. It’s a bit much I know, but I think it’s about time I finally owned a legit version of these movies. The Royal Tenenbaums were getting quite lonely on that shelf by itself. I’ve been hanging around  the Heights area lately checking out […]