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Using Lace in the Kitchen & Ribbons on Party Tables

A change of scenery always gives a chance for inspiration and rejuvenation, but when it comes from visiting family this adage is doubly true. Continue reading →

Tags: baby shower, curtains, decorating with lace, decorating with ribbon, DIY home decor, DIY kitchen ideas, DIY party decorations, DIY tips, Lace, repurposed decorations, table cloth, table runners, thrifty vintage, vintage chic, vintage family photos, vintage tea pot

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Success: Navy SEAL Style

27 Jun

Day 5 of Navy SEAL PT Course means graduation, but it’s an honor you don’t show up and collect, you still have to earn it down to the very last minute of push-ups and ruck-runs. Continue reading →

Tags: Afganistan, BBQ for the troops, benefit BBQ, Cooking With The Troops, fashionista, Iraq, Navy SEAL PT Course, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Walter Reed, wounded troops

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Life Lessons from a Navy SEAL

27 Jun

The biggest lessons I got from my week of training with Navy SEAL Jack Walston include: Be motivated, Work as a Team, Don’t be a victim. Here’s a little insight behind Jack’s own pearls of wisdom. Continue reading →

Tags: be aware, be prepared, how-to not be a victim, lessons from a Navy SEAL, motivation, Navy SEAL PT Course, SEAL training, teamwork

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From Fashionista to Military Non-Profit’s First ‘Coined’ Civilian

24 Jun

Day 5 brought me to tears … but it wasn’t because of some new torture derived by Navy SEAL PT Instructor Jack Walston, rather it was from a handshake. Continue reading →

Tags: blake powers, Coin Check, coining ceremony, Cooking With The Troops, fashionista, first civilian, Jack Walston, Navy SEAL PT Course, Robin Wallace, TBI, Thrifty Vintage Chic, Walter Reed, wounded troops

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Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors Island 2011

Boarding a ferry to chug across the waterways to an isle adjacent to the island of Manhattan kind of sets the mood perfectly for a weekend of a Roaring 20s Jazz Age Lawn Party. Come sail with me to Governors Island, where all the magic unfolds.
Wool: Summer’s Vintage Fashion Statement

Michael Phelps has space-age materials to go splish-splashing in, but vintage enthusiasts Heidi & Joe model the predecessors to the Speedo LZR fast suit. The materials? Organic & all-natural, you know, kind of like the sheep which grew the wool. Yes, wool in summer — how’s that for being a slave to fashion?
Today’s Dapper Lad Dons Vintage Styles

{Today’s Dapper Lad Dons Vintage Styles} May I introduce you to the next Mr. GQ …
Puttin’ on the Ritz: Jazz Age Lawn Party

The Roaring 20s came on like a flood of booze at a Prohibition Speakeasy this past weekend on Governors Island.

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Using Lace in the Kitchen & Ribbons on Party Tables

A change of scenery always gives a chance for inspiration and rejuvenation, but when it comes from visiting family this adage is doubly true. Continue reading →

Success: Navy SEAL Style

Day 5 of Navy SEAL PT Course means graduation, but it’s an honor you don’t show up and collect, you still have to earn it down to the very last minute of push-ups and ruck-runs. Continue reading →

Life Lessons from a Navy SEAL

The biggest lessons I got from my week of training with Navy SEAL Jack Walston include: Be motivated, Work as a Team, Don’t be a victim. Here’s a little insight behind Jack’s own pearls of wisdom. Continue reading →

From Fashionista to Military Non-Profit’s First ‘Coined’ Civilian

Day 5 brought me to tears … but it wasn’t because of some new torture derived by Navy SEAL PT Instructor Jack Walston, rather it was from a handshake. Continue reading →

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