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Celtic Culture in Ligonier Pennsylvania

“Celtic Culture was founded in 2004 with the mission of bringing a wide range of style forward products from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The company was founded by Andrew Carr who has traveled extensively in Ireland and the British Isles and has always had a love for all things Celtic. ” from their Website

Just about fifty miles from downtown Pittsburgh, you can find all things Celtic.

Celtic Culture Shop is a gorgeous gem right on East Main Street in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

We saw sweaters, cloaks, wool caps, jewelry, crystal, greeting cards, home decor items, preserves, candies, chocolate, sweets and even Marmite.

It would be a pretty time to drive out to the Laurel Highlands and check out the Celtic treasures, do a little holiday shopping.

Sweet Samples

Beautiful Sparkling Crystal

The photos were taken in the summer on the day of the Yarn Crawl- August 2019, but just recovered this first day of November, 2019. Thanks for your patience, Andrew.

November 1, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: British Isles, Celtic, Celtic Culture, chocolate, crystal, fashion, gifts, home decor, Ireland, jewelry, Ligonier PA, Marmite, Scotland, shopping, stationery, Wales, woolen items 3 Comments

D’Anjou Pear Galette

Dessert at the Cafe at the Frick. See those slices of fresh pear? The flaky crust galette was warmed and topped with a scoop of ricotta gelato. That’s a golden drizzle of bourbon caramel and a shake of cinnamon you see finishing the presentation. Oh and a pansy with a few blueberries for garnish. Mmmmmm.It was a perfect fall dessert.

Before lunch, my friend V and I had seen the exhibit of Katherine Hepburn Dressed for Stage and Screen showing her Costume and Fashion Collection. On view until January 12th. This winter we’ll watch a few of the old movies featured to see her wearing the costumes on screen. Here’s an article link https://www.post-gazette.com/life/fashion/2019/10/17/The-Frick-Pittsburgh-Katharine-Hepburn-Dressed-for-Stage-Screen/stories/201910170010in the Post-Gazette by Sarah Bauknecht about the exhibition

from The Philadelphia Story

From The Little Minister

Katherine Hepburn had a 20 inch waist.

October 25, 2019 by Ruth Categories: foodTags: baked pear, Café at the Frick, costume, dessert, fashion, galette, gelato, Katherine Hepburn, movies, pastry, pear, photography, postaday, The Frick Pittsburgh 7 Comments

Dovecote in Aspinwall on Brilliant Avenue

Dovecote, a vintage boutique in Aspinwall Pennsylvania, located on Brilliant Avenue. What a great address. Brilliant!

My friend Vincie and I were shoe shopping at Soothe the Sole on Brilliant Avenue and Holly (at the shoe store) suggested we check out Dovecote right across the street.

Here’s what we discovered –

The boutique is definitely eclectic and affordably priced. Scroll down for more details. There are vintage items, consignment items, handcrafts, antiques, jewelry, home decor and holiday fun. Sports team theme including black and gold potholders and darling onesies with hand sewn embellishment, adorable ruffles.

The felted Mr. Rogers created by Artist Christine caught my eye, and the Pennsylvania ceramic platter would be cool to serve from at a dinner party.

from their website

from Dovecote Aspinwall click for virtual store tour

“If your style is eclectic with a vintage vibe, this is the place for you! We offer a wide variety of vintage & antique home decor items, as well as new & vintage clothing & accessories. From tables and lamps, paintings, and dishes; to jewelry, shoes, candles imported from Spain, gifts, vintage-inspired greeting cards, and more, there is something for everyone in our cozy store. We carry Lindsay Phillips’ line of shoes & sandals (SwitchFlops), as well as Naked Bee’s organic skin care creams & lotions. Need to make space in your closet or sell your unused home accessories? We offer resale and consignment options. Visit our vintage boutique, and then follow us on Facebook for frequent updates!”

A place to take things when you need to downsize! Good to know.

September 28, 2019September 29, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Art, vintageTags: antiques, art, Aspinwall PA, Brilliant Avenue, candles, decorations, design, Dovecote, eclectic, fashion, gifts, handcrafts, holiday decor, home, home decor, interior design, jewelry, Pittsburgh PA, shopping, vintage 5 Comments

Late Night Window Shopping on Bleecker Street

Last night my sister and I were walking around the neighborhood and window shopping at Naadam Ultra Thin on Bleecker Street. Cashmere and silk store. “Responsibly Sourced Sustainable Mongolian Cashmere Clothing” – The sign says soft, soft, soft world.

Can you find the two of us with the goat’s reflection? And the goat is not a taxidermy specimen but a large replica, like a giant stuffed toy.

July 9, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Bleecker Street, cashmere, cashmere clothing, fashion, fiber, fibre, goat, Greenwich Village, Mongolian, NYC, photography, postaday, silk, sister, Sustainable, travel, West Village, window shopping 5 Comments

Spring Hats Evoke Another Era to Me

When I was visiting the family in Ohio for an extended stay, one of the last days I was there we went to Von Maur, a lovely department store in Columbus at the Polaris Mall.

Maura and I saw all the elegant Spring/Easter hats on display. She tried on a gray one that matched her Ohio State Swim shirt. A gracious salesperson asked if we needed any help and of course, we did not. But she didn’t seem worried about trying on a hat.

(*see Men’s Hat Posts below the photos)

Growing up, almost all women in church wore hats.

.The Kentucky Derby, the first Saturday in May, is a place to wear a fashionable hat. Or a Derby party as you watch the race on TV. You see Royal Wedding attendees sporting stylish hats. I wish I’d looked inside the hats to see where they are made. Do you own a hat and on what occasion do you wear it?

Putting on a hat can change your whole persona, help you feel dressed to the nine. The epitome of dressing up in style.

“To the nine” is an English idiom meaning “to perfection” or “to the highest degree” or to dress “buoyantly and high class”. In modern English usage, the phrase most commonly appears as “dressed to the nine” or “dressed up to the nine”.

* And not to leave the men out of the hat post.

I posted Meyer the Hatter in New Orleans in 2009

and the Bleecker Street Hat Shop in NYC post in 2012

April 24, 2019 by Ruth Categories: fashionTags: church, Columbus OH, design, dress to the nines, Easter bonnet, fashion, granddaughter, hat, Kentucky Derby, Maura, men's hats, New Orleans, New York City, royal wedding, shopping, Spring, store display, style, VonMaur 11 Comments

I Learned to Sew in the ‘60s with Simplicity Patterns

Saw this Simplicity Patterns display at the local JoAnn store.

Immediate recognition of “the look” and then some nostalgia surfaces.

I took Home Economics at Morris Plains Borough School in the mid 60’s.

Mrs. Phelan was our teacher.
I remember one project being given a B instead of an A because I didn’t take care of all the loose ends of thread inside my blue and red polka dot dress.

Mortifying. I think of her when I weave in loose ends of yarn or tie knots in threads and trim them oh, so neatly.

We made an apron, a skirt, a blouse, shorts, a dress and the other half year we cooked and baked. I graduated to Vogue Patterns eventually but I think all of my early basic efforts were Simplicity.

March 24, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: apron, childhood, fashion, pattern, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, sewing, simplicity, travel 26 Comments

Mend

Mend.

No, it’s not the word of the week. And I haven’t done much mending lately.

It’s just that Mark asked if I could mend/repair his beloved Dude Cowichan Sweater. Both elbows were worn. I brought it home with me from Ohio.

There’s an incredible sense of satisfaction in having accomplished this task.

I got some yarn and mended the holes first, and then I ordered elbow patches and stitched them on using a blanket stitch. The tiny perforations weren’t easy to get the needle through and I wish I had my mother’s thimble. It’s in my house but I didn’t look too deeply.

Mark’s sweater looks brand new.

No, I didn’t knit it. I mended it.

Just repaired the holes in the elbows and added the patches.

Scroll down to listen to Al Green sing-

and thanks to dictionary.com

Mend- to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in.

‎On the mend · ‎Mend one’s fences · ‎Mend one’s ways · ‎Commend

And Al Green sings How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ?

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?

Did people really reserve a whole day to mend?

Early Thursday morning was the day reserved for mending according to the nursery song Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush

January 9, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Al Green, All Around the Mulberry Bush, clothing, Cowichan sweater, family, fashion, knitting, Lebowski, mend, mending, patches, Pendleton, photography, postaday, repair, sewing, sweater, yarn 16 Comments

Snippet of Lace and a Tiny Flower Tattoo

My sister gave me this vintage apron years ago.

It’s a conversation piece. I don’t know who made it.

Most of my aprons hang inside the pantry door and aren’t vintage. That will be another post.

This half apron is fun to wear when hostessing,

Just lift up the skirt of the dress for the unexpected.

A bit of lace and an embroidered flower. The fabric of the midriff is worn and there is a hole right where the navel would be. Maybe it is one of a kind?

And of course it it all trimmed with good old rick- rack.

Vintage_Apron_Close-Up OoooooLaLa

January 8, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: apron, cooking, embroidery, entertaining, fashion, flower, fun, humor, kitchen, lace, photography, postaday, rick-rack, sewing, vintage, vintage apron 20 Comments

I’m Knitting as Fast as I Can

We’re down to less than six full days before the 25th. Should I title this post Procrastination is an Art Form? Last year I gave my son-in-law a box of balls of yarn. He asked for a sweater. I’ve inflicted my hand knitted gifts on numerous unsuspecting recipients so when I get a specific request, it’s a thrill. My one son said”Ma, I think we’ve got enough hats.”

To blog it not to blog last night? Priorities? I’m getting three grandkids as houseguests starting today. I can’t knit a patten where I have to check the chart and the count very well while hostessing . Mindless knitting I can do in the company of others.

So it’s crunch time. I was determined to finish those sleeves before I went to sleep. Phew. I’m pretty sure one is a bit wider than the other.

James will get this sweater by Christmas. It can’t be in pieces. Joanne told me how to cast on the fronts and back and knit all at the same time so no side seams.

Plus, I’m headed to photograph the house moving adventure.

Will I make it? Stay tuned

Did I mention I’ve one full ball of yarn left?

The color is called “concrete ”

It’s time to play Yarn Chicken, too.

December 19, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Christmas gift, family, fashion, gift, gift giving, handmade, knitting, photography, postaday, procrastination, sweater, travel, yarn Chicken 34 Comments

Nutcracker Suite on a Snowy Day

The Columbus City Ballet School Production- Saturday December 9th

Maura was in two dances The Tea Dance and The Russian Dance. A couple of the moms helped me out as Maura’s mom was with her siblings at a swim meet. Suzanne watched her while I ran to get lunch after the morning dress rehearsal and I’d left the makeup bag on the kitchen counter so Shelly added the finishing touches to Maura’s stage look.

Norma Garrison in charge of Costumes

Maura Lydia and Annelise

Two Grandmothers and a Pap from Virginia

Annelise and Elena with their Mom

Aunt Lala

Annelise and Elena with their mom Aunt Lala and Maura 24082980847_dc5432be62_k What a fun day. Great performances by all. Thanks to Shir Lee Wu, Artistic Director of the Columbus City Ballet School.

December 9, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: ballet, Columbus City Ballet School, costumes, dance, family, fashion, holiday, music, Norma Garrison, nutcracker, Nutcracker Suite, photography, Shir Lee Wu, snow, weather 10 Comments

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