Autumnal Delights

For most of the world, we're all headed into that sacred, beautiful time known as Autumn. A wonderful and dreamy season that passes all too quickly as it descends into Winter. 

Now, for those who follow Beatrice and Nadia on various social medias like Facebook (find us and "like us!") and B's Birdcage Twitter, you find two very different points of views on the changing season from Beatrice and Nadia. Comments from Beatrice are usually variations of: "Bring back Summer!" and "I put on my jacket for the first time this summer, shoot me now." Nadia's are more along the lines of "Oh, I love when the weather gets a little bit nippy." and "Yes! Fall clothes in the stores already." She's much more tolerant than Beatrice, as you can see.

It's obvious, you can tell Beatrice isn't all too thrilled with the changing season, while Nadia looks forward to it for as long as the cooler weather remains reasonable. (Keyword, reasonable.) However, despite Beatrice's many protestations, both Beatrice and Nadia love Autumn and all that it consists of.

Bike rides for Beatrice become prettier with the colorful trees above, and the crunchy leaves on the pavement prove too hard to resist stomping on. Apple-picking comes around which brings apple cider which is manna on Earth in her opinion, and the pumpkins. Oh, the pumpkins. This is when Beatrice's inner chef comes out. Think: pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup with apples, pumpkin pie, pumpkin risotto, pumpkin penne. The possibilities are endless, but she digresses. 

Nadia revels in the earthy smell of burning leaves and fireplaces being lit anew after a long slumber. The colors of the foliage makes her smile as she walks past. There's a sense of new beginnings as she begins a new school year. The temperature drops just enough enough to require a pretty little jacket but not too much that it can be considered cold. That is exactly the best moment of the entire season for her.

Autumn is special. Embrace it, spend every moment realizing it, revel in it, pay attention to it. The crunchy leaves are calling to you, and you know it. But be careful, keep warm in case of a nippy breeze. This green paisley jacket is perfect to throw on once the warmth fades away for the day. Keep it unbuttoned, scrunch up the sleeves, and let loose, it's Autumn!

We told you our favorite things about Autumn: pumpkins, leaves, and the perfect temperature for a jacket. What are your favorite things about the season? We'd love to hear it!

Happy Vintaging!

Beatrice and Nadia

A Vintage Affair: Book to Love

So I was just browsing along the internet, seeing what the words "Vintage Clothes" would come up with in Google when I found this: a book.

A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

Now I'm an avid, avid reader. I love books, I especially indulge in the "Chick Lit" section because I spend the whole day, everyday, thinking hard about things and I would like a story to read in which I do not need to contemplate too much and accidentally hurt my brain. This book, however, doesn't seem too "chick lit." It seems interesting, fun, and a complete must-read.

It's about a woman, Phoebe Swift, British and hot with a vintage shop in London, who is engaged to be married. Of course, in classic "Chick Lit" character, her engagement falls through. (Remember the rules of "Chick Lit" and romantic comedies? The man you see at the beginning will not be there in the end.) Here she turns to her burgeoning and beautiful vintage clothing shop and a dear proprietor named Mrs. Bell who shows Phoebe her true self. Come on now, vintage clothes and finding yourself? It's a classic!

So upon discovering it on Amazon.com, I immediately pulled myself up and forced myself to go to the library. I don't feel top-notch today and, in fact, took a three-hour-long nap this afternoon. So to make myself take what could possibly be an unnecessary trip to the library meant this was a big deal.

I have a great library here in the suburbs of Northeast Ohio. It's like a little gem in the rough and I have decided that if I must move, an acceptable library is important to have. My point is, I usually find whatever I need here, however obscure the book is (Four Plays by Eugene Ionesco sat there waiting for me to pluck it of the shelf.) Sadly, A Vintage Affair was not available. Oh, dear me! I was about to collapse on the floor in front of the computer, my head was pounding, I felt like I was going to throw up, and here I was, futilely searching for a book I discovered on the random.

Well, I can tell you I put it on hold. That book will be in my hands soon enough. Once it is, I'll read it hungrily and then relay to you every delicious, vintage detail.

If you happen to borrow, buy, or however get (steal, coerce out of your friend's hands, whatever it takes) this book, please do comment and tell me how fabulous it is! It can be like a miniature book club. Yippee! I just can't wait.

Happy Vintaging,

Beatrice