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Photo a Day Overseas Adventure: April 3
Today was a beautiful day in Paris...mostly sunny, full of delicious food, and some really amazing sights. We let ourselves sleep in a bit this morning due to some residual jet lag, and then grabbed a...
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Photo a Day Overseas Adventure: April 4 & 5
(Vintage store by the kilo; lunch at Fish la Boissonnerie; coming out of The Louvre and its glass pyramids)Hello again from Paris! Can't believe that tomorrow is already our last full day here. I feel...
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Photo a Day Overseas Adventure: April 6-8
Hello from the UK! The hubs departed Paris on Sunday morning after taking the high-speed train from Paris, under the English Channel and into jolly ol' London! But before I get into our adventures here...
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Overseas Adventure: April 9-11
We arrived back in London late afternoon yesterday, a day later than we were suppose to because we loved Bath (and especially the B&B in which we stayed) so much we decided to stay an extra night....
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Deep Thoughts With Beth
Hello.This post is being written on the assumption that some of you are still out there and haven't completely given up hope on me. :)I know this blog has gradually become less and less frequent over...
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The Thrifted Kitchen :: Cold Lemon Souffles
So I've never made a souffle. You hear all the time how temperamental they are and how the smallest alternation in seemingly millions of factors can cause it not to rise, so I've just never wanted to...
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Spring Fling Recap
Last month I organized a vintage show in St. Louis called Spring Fling in the City. It was held in the beautifully restored Crown Square; the weather (save some strong winds every now and again)...
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Cheers to Three Years!
Three years ago today I married an amazing man. You all know him as "The Hubs," but today, I think I'll give him a break and actually use his name. :-) Collin is, quite simply, the love of my life, and...
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An Exciting Announcement!
After a month of negotiations, followed by several weeks of demolition behind doors and windows covered with brown paper, I'm ready to let you all in on Parsimonia's next big step! As you can see by...
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Parsimonia Vintage Store Updates
Well I'd say two months is long enough to be holding out on you all, don't you? :-) Although I can assure you my absence on this blog hasn't been me just sitting back and twiddling my thumbs. We've...
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Strange Folk Festival Recap + October Shows
Late-night shift in the park getting Holly set up for Strange Folk!This past weekend Holly and I ventured out to O'Fallon, Ill., for the yearly Strange Folk Festival. It's put together by the lovely...
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Red Velvet + New Arrivals
Earlier this week I made the trek down to Springfield, Mo., for the Red Velvet estate sale. Those of you who, like me, are fans of the A Beautiful Mess blog and the sisters who run it, can appreciate...
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Parsimonia Gets "Framed"
Whew. I tell ya what, friends. I am s-t-r-u-g-g-l-i-n-g this afternoon. Last night, Holly and I ventured out to Craftoberfest to sell our vintage goods, and I think I officially have a hangover from...
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Sucre Shop @ the Parsimonia Store
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Brooke of Sucre Shop at the Parsimonia Store for a little stop and drop. That's right: We're now carrying the cutest (and locally made, mind you!) wooden...
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New Arrivals This Week!
Hello, my lovelies! Happy, happy Friday! I hope your week has been wonderful, and that you have some fun things planned for the weekend. Last night I found myself yelling at the TV and hugging my dog a...
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Modern Vintage Travel-Themed Party (Or Happy First Birthday, Nora!)
This past August the hubs and I traveled to Omaha for our niece Nora's first birthday party, and I've finally gotten around to editing the photos to share will you all!My sweet sister-in-law asked if I...
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Grateful
Hi friends.Just wanted to pop in and wish you all a day of love and gratefulness! I'm sitting here at the store on Thanksgiving Eve, the doors are locked until Friday, and I'm just so, so grateful....
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Online Store Updates
Hello, my lovelies! Well, I might have missed out on Cyber Monday, but I've been working my no-so-little buns off that past week to get the Parsimonia online vintage store back into shape, and wanted...
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Parsimonia Handmade Holiday Market
Hello, my lovelies! It occurred to me today that I never posted any photos of the Handmade Holiday Market we've had set up here at the store since the week before Thanksgiving! It's been going really,...
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The Thrifted Kitchen: Rock & Rye
Some weeks ago before the holiday hustle, I picked up a copy of the 1976 Sappington School Mothers' Club Christmas Goodies cook book at an estate sale. I love buying these collections of carefully...
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Free 2014 Owl-Lover Calendar
One of my favorite times each year is when I get an email from Shivani of My Owl Barn telling me the new (and free!) Owl-Lover calendar is ready to be printed!For those of you who might not be familiar...
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Let's Get Fresh
Beautiful print by Yellow Button Studio.So it's been almost 9 months since I last hit that "new post" button. Almost enough time to incubate and birth a baby, which, I think, is pretty fitting for...
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