..a fair day..

In all my years of good intentions, I had never actually gone to the Renaissance Fair that is held in Muskogee, Oklahoma just an hour from where I live.  It is held every weekend in May and this year Memorial Day, too.  So, you still have two days left if you haven't made it yet!  Our friend Stinky Pinky had been talking about how much he wanted to go this year, being a weapons connoisseur and history buff.  Even though we have been relatively low on funds, we decided that
..the time had come to put on fancy garb, and travel not too very far, to watch and dance and laugh and eat and roam Castletown in the hot May heat.  We all had a very nice time!  Our friend Shawn was actually very reluctant to leave, he was asking for job applications.  I am already looking forward to next time we go!

 I theoretically learned how to milk a cow..

 Some armour was tested.

Some leg of turkey was enjoyed.

And some more lessons on belly dancing are probably needed.

 Amazing beautiful birds of prey.

we met Gandalf!

 The dress I wore is one that my Mom wore for Homecoming in '77.  It works perfectly as a medieval princess gown too.

..sears in the 70s..

I have been neglecting my picture taking lately, which includes outfit posts and shop updates.  I guess I was kinda burned out. So, I better get back in the swing of things. Here is a long overdue, week later outfit post.  This dress was my Granny's.  It is a rockin' early 70's polyester shirtdress from Sears.  I love the summery vibe, and apparently summer has decided that it is its time.

*dress- vintage sears

*belt- vintage

*shoes- gianni bini

*earrings- SimplyDifferent on etsy

..making rural waves..

This has got to be one of my favorite times of year. From the rolling thunderstorms to the gusty sunny days.  I really love when the field in front of our house is fully grown.  I absolutely love the bright and cheery wildflowers some of which I usually harvest for my kitchen table before they brush hog and bale.  I also love when the tall grass rolls like waves under the wind.  Ah, I am looking forward to tomorrow's sunshine already.  

Last Sunday I got to enjoy both the thunderstorms and sunshine, intermittenly. We had storms in the morning, sunshine all day then storms in the evening.  So, during the sunny time I got out and took some really lovely pics with some of the local wildlife or should I say tamelife.

I have had this vintage skirt for about a year now and this is actually the first time I have worn it.  I could never get the styling quite right to suit me. Then the other day this outfit just popped into my head and amazingly it actually worked in reality! I rarely get to wear my sunglasses, so I opted for contacts and donned my newish vintage sunnies.

*shirt- ?

*belt & skirt- thrifted vintage

*shoes- antonio melani

*sunglasses- urban outfitters vintage

..last week's fun..

This week it was really difficult to get back to the routine.  We drove back from Ohio Sunday.  Fourteen hours in a car was definitely hard on the bum.  And after a week of having to get up at a decent hour to get back to work, I was having a hard time getting around to sifting through and editing all the photos we took on our trip. 

Today has actually been quite a productive day.  I caught up on some much needed sleep, then got up and took some outfit pics which will probably go up later on, then I worked out in the garden until the sun went down while intermittently chasing down my cat who desperately wants to catch himself a cute little bunny.

Well, I finally compiled some of the pictures we took one day when we went into Frankfort.  We went to the local Amish Market.  I love that place! Mike was picture happy.  We got some dry goods and snacks to take home, then Mike got some bacon cut from slab while I got us some made to order sandwiches. We drove downtown to the little park by the creek to eat and waste some time. When we made made our way back to the house we had to stop and look at the adorable tiny lambs. I can see why Lisa Simpson went vegetarian after she saw one. They were actually cute enough to make me squeal a little with glee :)

 I recommend the Mustard Pickled Eggs, Mmmm.

Above is some of Historic Frankfort

 Northfork Creek

So many sheep, makes me sleepy.

..sunny days in Ohio..

After the rainy weekend that wrecked havok on most of the middle of America, it was nice to see some sunshine.  Mike and I have been visiting his family in Ohio this week and though we are in small town central, we have been able to find some interesting things to do.  Tuesday, we went for a drive in search of one of the many Amish markets in the area.  The one we were in search of was one we had never been to, outside of a town called Bourneville.  Mike couldn't resist getting a picture with the horse and buggy that was pulling in with a cartload of traditionally dressed, straw hat and bonnet bearing kids.
After we picked up some goodies at the market, we stopped at the Seip Mound State Memorial and hiked around a bit.  There were a lot of lovely wild flowers in bloom and they had the pathways pleasantly mowed.  I was really nice!

Then the next day we took a little hike down the road to the creek, with Mike's childhood friend, Forrest.  We treked through the woods and found a couple of spots where the guys could try to catch some fish.  I just wondered around looking for photogenic flowers and rocks :)