West Side Market

Listen people, if you visit me, we will eat our way through Cleveland. The West Side Market is super fun (and way more crowded than my photos make it seem). You can sample all kinds of treats, buy great ingredients, and experience a little Cleveland history.

snow!

My mom and I walked around the block after the big storm today. It was so silent! Soooo siiiiilent.

Welcome to Cleveland!

Hello again. It's snowing here, we're expecting up to twenty inches by Tuesday!

Before I even arrived, I'd found a sofa (kind of Frenchy), and I picked up a few things from my grandparents on the way here. I've secured an apartment with a January move-in date. It's big and I'll walk to work when the weather warms up again. There will be tons of things to post about as I work on making the place mine.

In the mean time, I've been doing a little vintage hunting, starting with my parents' basement. I tried on a few of my grandmother's dresses from the 1950s and 1960s. There is a hideous bright floral Adele Simpson (fits, will never wear it), a cute navy 3/4 sleeve number from Lord and Taylor (no other labels, fits), and an amazing black Ceil Chapman cocktail dress (fits, needs a little fixing up before wearing). A few others that don't fit. I also scored this new coat from Craigslist, of all places. I found it almost by accident - I think the listing just said "vintage coat." Well, it turns out that it's a Schiaparelli lamb coat with mink collar, so soft and in great condition! For fifty dollars. Yes, people, believe it. I could hawk this thing in NYC for $500, at least! But I kind of like it...



More about my new job, and life in general, to follow.