A Brief Sunny Day

We caught a small glimmer of blue sky and marginally warm weather today, albeit only for a few hours. I had some errands and thrifting to do, so of course I called up Solanah to make the trek with me. Afterward we returned to my little house to play with my children. The youngster was snoozing, so we popped into the back yard for a moment to soak up some light sun with Auggie B.
Oddly enough, half of what I wore today was given to me by Solanah. I think she looks so cute all snuggled up with my son. We had a lovely afternoon, but the grey and gloom has returned. I can not wait for spring to bloom, and cotton dresses with cardigans to be acceptable outdoor wear!
Hope you all had a lovely Monday.

Urban Snow Adventure.

I love the snow. I sit in front of my living room window like a child hoping for a blizzard when I see the first flakes begin to fall. I assume the reason I love the snow so much is that we rarely see it here in the Pacific Northwest. We always get a little dusting that is generally gone by morning, so there is never any time to play in it. Although for some reason it always causes at least a dozen car accidents? I don't know how that one works.

I was so excited when it began snowing 2 nights ago. I caught this picture on my porch of me watching the snow falling.
It was becoming nightfall so we could not go play in it, so I waited til morning. I bundled the kids up. I put on my bamboo stockings(warm!!) and a 50s wool skirt. We popped over to Solanah's house to walk her to work. We brought the sled, but at that time it had mostly turned to slush on the sidewalks.
My kids, ever optimistic, changed their chant from sledding, to "Its a pirate ship!" as we trudged the sled through puddles.
We had a blast regardless, and it was a lovely little stroll. I hope it is not the only snow we get this year. My kids loved it as much, if not more than me and I hope to have some more sledding adventures before the end of winter.

I want to wish you all a safe and happy New Year. Please remember to designate a driver and keep the roads safe. Also, look as fantastic as you possibly can! Happy New Year!

Exciting Metropolitan News!

350? What? That is the number of google followers this Blog had as of last night! How exciting, and right about the time that this same blog turns ONE! I can hardly believe I have been sharing my vintage life for a year now.
To say thanks, we have two very exciting giveaways coming! One is scheduled for the end of this month, and the other I will fit in next month, so stay tuned and enter to win some really cool goodies.


I want to take a second to formally ask that if you have ever purchased an item from my Etsy Shop, and you would like to share it with my readers, please send me a photo! I would love to post it here so people can see where my traveling dresses end up. Don't be shy.

That's right, I am now available for facebook fan page stalkery! So become a fan and join right in, share links, pictures, chat, or just read silently, but do it... Become a Fan of the Mysterious Life of the Metropolitan Housewife.

I entered the give-away over at Fab Gab's Vintage, and I won! Today, just in time for Christmas I received a package filled with lovely goodies, like a bakelite bangle, a purse, stockings, earrings, and lovely scarves! It really brightened my morning when the post man dropped it off. Thank you Julie for having such a cool give-away!

And last, but not least, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Happy Holiday Season to the rest of you, have a merry holiday no matter what you celebrate! I will be back after Christmas, with fresh posts and give-aways! Thank you all for being such awesome readers! I am so happy to share my life with all of you. Thank you so much for being, you.

Packaged Love.

Over this holiday weekend, I received a bunch of packages in the the mail. I love to get things in the mail, It is my favorite part of online shopping, and or gift-y season. I love the feeling of tearing open a box and embracing your new item. And heck, any mail item that is not a bill is exciting!

I collected my boxes from the porch to find, some stockings I ordered super cheap on etsy, a card from a friend, and my box of goodies I WON from the give-away over at Dandelion Vintage! The prize winnings included a pink apron, clutch purse, hat box and much more! How spoiled I felt.

What a glorious way to end the holiday weekend, no?
I can't wait for the holiday season to really hit, so I can open my box to Christmas cards and letters! Delightful.

DIY Sewing Kit

I own several vintage sewing boxes I have picked up at Estate Sales over the years. But they are never the right size, or very portable. The other day while digging through my horded piles of vintage I came across one of my train cases. I have train cases for everything, no joke, I have a problem! I have a train case for traveling, one for modeling, and this one that was just sitting around waiting to be the perfect sewing box!
These old luggage pieces are perfect for holding all the little notions you can imagine, and the handle makes this set up totally transportable. Transport is wonderful if you have a sewing buddy like me, and need to take all your goodies.
It's also very helpful if you have a tiny tot to dig through your sewing kit. Very... helpful.

Give Away! Give Away!

Yes, we have made it to the official 100 followers Give Away here in the Metropolitan Blog!
You know what that means right? I am going to share with you some goodies, you will get a chance to win for FREE! And heaven knows, you can't beat free.
Ahem, so ladies of the vintage mind, I offer to you our 100 Reader Give Away:

First I would love to give a heartfelt thank you to Miss Lauren of Bobby Pin Blog (not to mention the book!) for letting me use a copy of Vintage Hairstyling in this here give-away. Let me tell you ladies, this book is the go to book for all your questions about vintage hairstyle. It has detailed play by play instructions and tons of full color pictures. It even features a small section on make-up tips & tricks. This is hands down the vintage hairstyle bible. So, wouldn't you be excited to win it?

Second we have a lovely bright pink hair flower, that clips into your lovely "do" with the greatest of ease.
Simply wonderful, and will brighten any summer hair style. You can't go wrong with a darling flower in your hair.

I will also be including wave clamps and pin-curl clips (not pictured.) and other vintage goodies I find in my travels.

The Rules and How to Play:

There are 2 ways to enter yourself in this contest. Two (2) votes per person. You must enter by midnight PST on June 30th. A name will be picked at random on July 1st.

To Enter:
1. Comment on this entry and tell me your favorite decade/era and why. It will also be helpful if when you comment you leave your contact information, so I can get in touch if you win!

2. Link to this post. Down below this entry (under the comments) there is a link that says "create a link" click that and share this post with your blog followers. You can also just link directly to the URL above, if you know your html!

Sound Fair? I hope you all enjoy this as much as I am. I look forward to a fun and lively give away!