Revas Rags 2 Roses

Yard Sale Hippie

A hot afternoon driving around yard sales with my Mom.

Some of my goodies:

80's pumps, $1.oo

Vintage watercolor jacket and 80's dress, $3.oo each.

A box of vintage scarves, 36 in all $10.oo, Vintage bracelet,2, Aigner coin purse,$1.oo.

My outfit: Merona wide-leg linen pants, Bag: Old Navy, Summer Beret: F21, Scarf as belt, Target, Earrings: F21, White tank over black spaghetti strap tank. Necklace: World Mkt.

Cornfields: Mother Nature.

Funny old farmer dude: My Dad !

Sweet old lady prepping new potatoes: My Mom ! She didn't know what "camel-toe" was. Boy did she laugh when I told her ;)

A few Antique Mall goodies:

I fell for the compact with the lady on it, but forgot to get it !

A working Holly Hobbie sewing machine.

I got this owl key chain to make into a pendant.

My Dad may be the silliest character I know! We bought him this old hat as a joke, and my Mom says he's been wearing it ever since. I Love Him !!!

More tomorrow !

P.S.

I am so thankful for everyone who supports me and follows my blog. I may not get to comment as often as I'd like, but know how much you all mean to me, each and everyone. Without you, it would be a lonely trip ! I am considering a blog make-over, so if anyone has ideas, please feel free to let me know. I promise to update my blog-roll soon as there are so many great ones I visit daily. Thanks again lovlies !!!

*Reva*

It's Good To Be Back

There's no place like home! It's good to be back! Thanks for all your Birthday wishes. My trip started out as my usual forced meditation car trip, which is about 5-6 hrs. highway driving. Playing music so loud the windows rattled and feeling free as a bird. Sun, wind and clouds flying by with Lucinda's "Live at the Filmore" blasting! I wore a white cotton dress with boots sans socks and my favorite cowboy hat to get me in the country spirit. This is my usual first stop, at a rest area in Indiana. It was a freakin windy day! It's usually pretty deserted, and I can pop off a few shots here.

I definitely had a feather theme. (necklace: F21) and silver feather dangle earrings.

This Route 66 dress is a perfect summer item. The heat index was over 100 and very humid.

I made it in time to have fresh green beans, potatoes and a tomato from Dad's garden!

My Mom and I spent a day riding around, and going to yard sales.

When I hit the 2 lane highway into my hometown, I popped some shots. The sky seems bigger in KY.

Horse farms,

Flat corn and soybean fields, Grain silo's,

And coal belts stretch for miles to the Ohio River.

I'm always attracted to old, run-down barns, houses and churches.

This Pinto and Donkey really caught my attention. My Mom is fun to ride around with. She has neat stories about the old days when these small towns were booming. This area is called Caseyville, and old river town.

This old church sits just a few hundred yards from the river bank.

I guess no matter where you go, graffiti is there. Across the river is Illinois.

Tomorrow I will have some yard-sale goodies, and more outfits from the trip!

Although being in a no-computer zone ( my parents don't even have an answering machine ) was refreshing,

I really Missed you all !!!

*Reva*

Fashion and Philosophy

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Fashion and Philosophy

If I were a fashion super-hero, I'd like to be called "Eclectia". Maybe "Mishmoshia". Though as super-heroes go, I kind of enjoy not carrying such a burden. I cry too easily, or get freakishly angry at mean people. I suppose that comes with the Gemini personality. But let's blame it on hormones. There are 2 severe sides to my personality, since I hit the big 40. A self reflective Zen student with a pre-pubescent "gimme-now!" tendancy. Waiting for my middle-aged Butterfly to surface. Hurry up already!
That's probably why my closet is filled with "trends" that I am already sick of , price tags still attached. They have since "gone out of style" or don't suit my fancy anymore. I see them as the equivalent of the red,shiny convertible that the Y chromosome is so fond of during "the change". I feel like I'm waiting to turn 16 so I can get my license to drive, or 21, so I can be "legal". Puberty all over again!
The great thing about it, this time around, is that I am much quicker to stop looking Outward for the solutions, and turn my attention Inward. All will be revealed in time. So I can relax. Remember who's in charge.
So, my last season, freshly tagged clothes are hitting the consignment shop. A little poorer in wallet, but hopefully richer in awareness. With the knowledge this time around that the Yen to my Yang isn't hidden. I just forgot where I put it ! By the Way, has anyone seen my keys ???

My outfit:

An embellished peasant top, plaid cotton skirt, tank, floral scarf, belt, thrifted leather mules, gold-coin dangle earrings. All bought on clearance, Dots or thrifted.