Iowa Pickers

Hello All!

How was your weekend?

During the weekend my love and I decided to head out Iowa for a day

First, on Friday, we went on a date to a small Des Plaines Theater to view
"Metropolis"
It was being played for the Silent Film Festival
The movie was being shown with a skilled organ player, which was very effective to all
the high points of the movie

The movie "Metropolis" was over 2 hours long and yet some
parts were still missing from the original film

I would say that film is dark, trippy and innovating
There are creep moments that are so intriguing
I caught some people sleeping during the movie, but would
recommend it if you are into silent movies with cool sci fi dark scenes

Saturday we headed to Le Claire, Iowa

We visited the "Antique Archaeology" shop

I was a bit disappointed with the size... somehow I imagine a large

non-ending store full of old treasures, but it was quite small

I did however enjoy the picks they found and displayed

Have to seen the show "American Pickers?"

http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers

Well watching some episodes got us interested to see the store front

My love and I took a few pictures that I would like to share

The black and white pictures were taken from him

Here is what appealed to us

http://antiquearchaeology.com/antique_archaeology_leclaire_ia.html

You can't really see all the people in this picture, but their were so many cool bikers all around the store

Those faces!

Love this pic

After browsing around we went to eat at
"Crane & Pelican Cafe"


http://www.craneandpelican.com/

The atmosphere was so awesome
It felt as though we were eating at someones house
Very inviting

My meal

His meal
The potatoes were soooo good

Vegan Pie for the finish :)

Close up of my top

After our small feast we drove to Davenport, Iowa
We did some vintage/resale store shopping
See anything you like?

Art Museum time


http://www.figgeartmuseum.org/

It felt like we were the only ones in the museum, which was so cool :)

Look at all the colors

My favorite piece of the day

Matching with art :)

Next to a Roy Lichtenstein print

The small trip was well needed and I had a great time
Here is a link of the last time we visited Iowa,
if you are interested in checking out


http://iartfashion.blogspot.com/2012/05/antique-shopping-in-iowa.html

Thanks for stopping by!

-Julia-

During the Week

Hello Friends,

I was hoping to do a couple outfits of the day this week, but only got to

post these pictures on my instagram

Here are some pictures I would like to share with you

I was really feeling floral patterns this week as you can tell

I bought these new glasses at Aldo a few weeks ago and they go with just about anything, 

very essential if you ask me :)

One of my neighbors beautiful flower

This dress was so comfy 

Had on a matching head scarf and belt too

Trying to get more fruits in my body and a couple of work outs in

Might add some tasty juice recipes to my blog soon :)

Have a great weekend!

-Julia-

Catching Up

Hello!
I've been away from my blog for a while.
I felt the need to take some time off for perspective, but I am back
to share with you vintage fashion, art and life :)

Let's jump right back in!

On Saturday my love and I headed to a Sale to find some treasures

The weather was amazing

A close up of one of the bikes inside the sale 

Snap!

I really liked how worn the sign was

Darling.....

Another pic of myself
with an awesome elongated mirror effect

Afterwards we headed out to
www.nightanddayvintage.com

Elvis was outside to greet us

I didn't find anything to buy, but I had a good time browsing


We then took some food to eat by the lake

What a view

People watching

Lovely walk through some trails

We headed west of the city and did more walking


A big group of bikers was in the prowl and this guy posed for this pic :)

Sunday was a fun day with the family
We played baseball and did some grilling

Thanks for stopping by

Take Care

-Julia-