Fever, chills and Duck Friends

So, this blog has gone from an attempt to document my day to day delvings into vintage style to some sort of odd online sickness tracker.
I've got the flu- going on day 5 now.
5 days where the biggest thing I've done is move from my bed to the couch without feeling like I was going to pass out. In all hopes, I'm on the backside of this and will be back in working order soon. But until then, I'm stuck inside with little to do except troll the internet. And my word, nothing is worse for my bank account then sickness fueled etsy searches.
I've restrained myself so far from buying anything- oddly enough, even though I do the majority of my shopping online, I tend to be a very hesitant buyer. It usually takes a few days of fawning over the item and then another few day trying to find comparable lower cost versions before I actually buy anything.
It's only a matter of time though so perhaps there will be a little "package" post next week.

Photos? Yeah, I have a few shots from the mini trip I took last week with the family to Palm Springs. Not so much my ideal of vacation but really, any travel is nice. And the area was a big jet-set locale for the Rat Pack during the 60's so I suppose it sort of fits the "Formerly Vintage Activities" tag....

And they're off-

Just returned from spending the day at the horse races. God know I love formerly vintage activities. And since the Del Mar Racetrack was build by Bing Crosby, I think that definitely counts as formerly vintage.

I think I've only ever been to the racetrack a handful of times and I've never bet (I'm not much of a shake at gambling)

But my boss gave us all free tickets and rented out the pavilion in the middle of the track and really made it a big to-do, so I figured I might as well go whole hog. Full petticoated dress, pincurled hair and brand new parasol. Not to mention $100 to hit it big.

Which of course didn't happen but we did have a lot of fun. I had some beginners luck and won the first two posts. I think all in all, I only lost $20. Which isn't that bad considering I bet about $75. Although, I'm not sure it all evens out when I take into account how much I spent on parking ($8) and a thimble sized glass of wine ($7)

But it's all about the experience, right?

Photos!