A Sparkling Vintage Life

Tada! Another cover reveal!

Heeeere’s Dottie! And sweet Charlie, dressed up in his finest. Ain’t Misbehavin’ will soon be sporting this spiffy new cover to go alongside You’re the Cream in My Coffee. As Dot might say, “Whadja think, sister?”

Episode 4: What is Charm?

She’s charming. He’s a charmer. Prince Charming. When you hear someone described as “charming,” what images does it bring to mind? Listen in as Jennifer tries to dissect what writers of the past have said about the quality of charm, and what it...

Episode 1: Introduction

This episode is an introduction to a new podcast called A Sparkling Vintage Life Host Jennifer Leo explains how she came to love all things vintage and sometimes feels as if she was meant to live in an earlier era. Through A Sparkling Vintage Life she’ll be...

Launch party day!

I was truly blessed today when intrepid readers and friends braved a spring snowstorm to make it to the launch party for Ain’t Misbehavin’. Held at a local coffee shop in Sandpoint, Idaho, the party was the bee’s knees.  

It’s a Bouncing Baby Book!

Ain’t Misbehavin’ launches today! To celebrate, I thought you might like to hear the song that inspired the title. While the song was first published in 1929, this clip is from a 1943 movie called Stormy Weather in which the composer, Fats Waller, sings...