A Sparkling Vintage Life

Sparkling Vintage Habits: Rise and Shine!

“An ounce of morning is worth a pound of afternoon.” (Traditional proverb) Last week I kicked off this little habits series with “getting a good night’s sleep” for good reason: to get your reading to experience a Sparkling Vintage...

Retro Recipe Wednesday: How to Make a Sandwich

I found this adorable video by way of The Apron Revolution.  I love how the mother and daughter are working together in the kitchen to make tuna sandwiches for their guests. There’s something so homey and charming about such a scene.   The commentary that...

Sparkling Vintage Habits: Get a Good Night’s Sleep

“Sleep, thou that knittest up the ravel’d sleeve of care…” (William Shakespeare, Macbeth) I’ve been thinking a lot about habits recently. I’m not much of a New-Year’s-resolution-maker, but I do find great value in establishing good habits and dropping...

Sunday Serenade: Brightest and Best

As we head into the new year, with all its fresh starts and turnings of new leaves, here’s an old Epiphany hymn that I’ve always liked. This is the version I’m most familiar with. However, I like this one equally well, and it’s a little more...